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Sydney Chadwick McDonald 1899–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 September 1899

Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Death Date: 14 July 1975

Death Location: Heidelberg. Victoria. Australia

Father: Sydney McDonald

Mother: Elizabeth Lloyd

Spouse(s): Iris Polkinghorne

Children(s): Lorna McDonald, Gwenda McDonald, Sydney McDonald

The story of Sydney Chadwick McDonald began in 1899 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. Sydney Chadwick McDonald married Iris Lavinia Polkinghorne, and had children including Gwenda Joyce Mcdonald, Lorna Iris Mcdonald, Sydney June Mcdonald. Sydney Chadwick McDonald passed away in 1975 in Heidelberg. Victoria. Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Sydney Chadwick McDonald began in 1899 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Sydney Chadwick McDonald married Iris Lavinia Polkinghorne, and had children including Gwenda Joyce Mcdonald, Lorna Iris Mcdonald, Sydney June Mcdonald.
  • Sydney Chadwick McDonald passed away in 1975 in Heidelberg. Victoria. Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sydney McDonald
1864–1901
Birth Location: Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
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Elizabeth Lloyd
1869–1930
Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Iris Polkinghorne
1902–1966
Birth Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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Children(s)

Lorna McDonald
1921–1943
Birth Location: Albany, Western Australia, Australia
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Gwenda McDonald
1926–2015
Birth Location: Cue Western Australia
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Sydney McDonald
1931–2015
Birth Location: Cue. Western Australia. Australia
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Sydney McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Sydney McDonald
1899–1975
Birth Place: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Parents
Sydney Joseph McDonald
1864–1901
Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth (Agnes) Lloyd
1869–1930
Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Stephen McDonald
1830–1867
Ireland
Mary (Ann) Simmonds
1834–1891
Paddington, Middlesex, England
Hugh Lloyd
1823–
Radnorshire, Wales
Elizabeth Chadwick
1837–1891
Wallasey, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Margery Wilson
1798–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wilson
–1820
Jane Hughes
1769–1836

Sydney McDonald's Descendants

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Sydney (Chadwick) McDonald (25 September 1899–14 July 1975) m. Iris (Lavinia) Polkinghorne (1902–8 November (1966))
  1. 1. Lorna (Iris) McDonald 1921–1943 m. Henry (Peterson) Hughson 1907–1976
    1. 1. Christopher (William) Molloy 1940–2022
    2. 2. Peter (James) Hughson 1938–2012 m. Judith (Gwenda) Bell 1936–2016
  2. 2. Gwenda (Joyce) McDonald 1926–2015
  3. 3. Sydney (June) McDonald 1931–2015

Sydney McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1899
25 September 1899
Birth of Sydney Chadwick McDonald in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
1975
14 July 1975
Age 76
Death of Sydney Chadwick McDonald in Heidelberg. Victoria. Australia
Heidelberg. Victoria. Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 September 1899
    Event Place: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 July 1975
    Event Place: Heidelberg. Victoria. Australia
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