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William Ridley MacDonald 1927–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1927

Birth Location: Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Death Date: Nov 2006

Death Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Father: Emmerson MacDonald

Mother: Jane Ridley

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In 1927, William Ridley MacDonald entered the world in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England, born to Emmerson Macdonald And Jane Anne Ridley. In 1939, William Ridley MacDonald resided in Durham, England. William Ridley MacDonald married Irene A Ayre, and had children including Barry Macdonald, Glynis Macdonald, Janet Macdonald, Paul Macdonald. William Ridley MacDonald passed away in 2006 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Biography

  • In 1927, William Ridley MacDonald entered the world in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England, born to Emmerson Macdonald And Jane Anne Ridley.
  • In 1939, William Ridley MacDonald resided in Durham, England.
  • William Ridley MacDonald married Irene A Ayre, and had children including Barry Macdonald, Glynis Macdonald, Janet Macdonald, Paul Macdonald.
  • William Ridley MacDonald passed away in 2006 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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William MacDonald's Ancestors

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William MacDonald
1927–2006
Birth Place: Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
Parents
Emmerson MacDonald
1902–1991
Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England
Jane (Anne) Ridley
1907–1994
Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
Grandparents
Thomas MacDonald
1867–1927
Choppington, Northumberland, England
Mary (Dodds) Gleghorn
1874–1953
Easington Lane, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas McDonald
1840–1893
Sarah Moffatt
1834–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McDonald
1802–
Mary Duff
1801–1879

William MacDonald's Timeline

3 Records

1927
1 Jan 1927
Birth of William Ridley MacDonald in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
1939
1939
Age 12
William Ridley MacDonald resided here in Durham, England
Durham, England
2006
Nov 2006
Age 79
Death of William Ridley MacDonald in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1927
    Event Place: Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012784H

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Durham, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012784H

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 2006
    Event Place: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

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