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Walter Donaldson 1819–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1819

Birth Location: Wooler, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 23 Nov 1888

Death Location: Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA

Father: William Donaldson

Mother: Isabella McDonald

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Walter Donaldson was born in 1819 in Wooler, Northumberland, England, the child of William John Donaldson And Isabella Atkinson Mcdonald. Walter Donaldson passed away in 1888 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Donaldson was born in 1819 in Wooler, Northumberland, England, the child of William John Donaldson And Isabella Atkinson Mcdonald.
  • Walter Donaldson passed away in 1888 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA.

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Walter Donaldson's Ancestors

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Walter Donaldson
1819–1888
Birth Place: Wooler, Northumberland, England
Parents
William John Donaldson
1795–1870
Wooler, Northumberland, England
Isabella (Atkinson) McDonald
1797–1883
Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Joseph Donaldson
1753–
Warden, Northumberland, England
Peter McDonald
1770–1865
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret (Herrel "Harrill") "Harreld"
1775–1847
Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
William Donaldson
1723–
Grizzel Paterson
1724–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Donaldson's Timeline

2 Records

1819
6 Feb 1819
Birth of Walter Donaldson in Wooler, Northumberland, England
Wooler, Northumberland, England
1888
23 Nov 1888
Age 69
Death of Walter Donaldson in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA
Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1819
    Event Place: Wooler, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1888
    Event Place: Polo, Ogle, Illinois, USA

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