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Vera Olive McDonald 1892–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1892

Birth Location: Beechworth, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 9 May 1978

Death Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Father: Augustus McDonald

Mother: Harriet Bland

Spouse(s): George Ashwell

Children(s): Harold Ashwell, Vera Ashwell, Reginald Ashwell, Dorothy Ashwell

The story of Vera Olive McDonald began in 1892 in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia. Vera Olive McDonald married George Henry Ashwell, and had children including Dorothy Ashwell, Harold Francis Ashwell, Reginald George Ashwell, Vera Olive Ashwell. Vera Olive McDonald passed away in 1978 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Vera Olive McDonald began in 1892 in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
  • Vera Olive McDonald married George Henry Ashwell, and had children including Dorothy Ashwell, Harold Francis Ashwell, Reginald George Ashwell, Vera Olive Ashwell.
  • Vera Olive McDonald passed away in 1978 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Augustus McDonald
1868–1920
Birth Location: Chewton Victoria Australia
AM
Harriet Bland
1870–1964
Birth Location: Barkstead, Victoria, Australia
HB

Spouses(s)

George Ashwell
1894–1980
Birth Location: Raupaki, Canterbury, New Zealand
GA

Children(s)

Harold Ashwell
1916–2007
Birth Location: Bluff, Southland, New Zealand
HA
Vera Ashwell
1913–2010
Birth Location: Bluff, Southland, New Zealand
VA
Reginald Ashwell
1914–2004
Birth Location: Bluff, Southland, New Zealand
RA
Dorothy Ashwell
1925–1925
Birth Location: Bluff, Southland, New Zealand
DA

Vera McDonald's Ancestors

Self
Vera McDonald
1892–1978
Birth Place: Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Augustus Gregor (Grigor) McDonald
1868–1920
Chewton Victoria Australia
Harriet Bland
1870–1964
Barkstead, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
John McDonald
1829–1909
Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland
Margaret Morrison
1836–1907
Nairnshire, Scotland
Charles Bland
1824–1901
Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Isabella Munro
1834–1912
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Vera McDonald's Descendants

1.
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Vera (Olive) McDonald (26 Sep 1892–9 May 1978) m. George (Henry) Ashwell (3 May 1894–17 MAR 1980)
  1. 1. Harold (Francis) Ashwell 1916–2007 m. Catherine (Lorraine (Kitty)) Calder 1917–1998
    1. 1. Russell (James) Ashwell 1934–2013
  2. 2. Vera (Olive) Ashwell 1913–2010
    1. 1. Ronald (George) Smith 1931–2016
  3. 3. Reginald (George) Ashwell 1914–2004
  4. 4. Dorothy Ashwell 1925–1925

Vera McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1892
26 Sep 1892
Birth of Vera Olive McDonald in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
1978
9 May 1978
Age 86
Death of Vera Olive McDonald in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1892
    Event Place: Beechworth, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1978
    Event Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
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