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William Eric McDonald 1917–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1917

Birth Location: Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Apr 1999

Death Location: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Father: William McDonald

Mother:

Spouse(s): Kathleen James

Children(s):

William Eric McDonald was born in 1917 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of William Phinn Mcdonald And Ellen White Bavidge. William Eric McDonald married Kathleen Winifred James, and had children including Duncan Mcdonald, Kathleen Mary Mcdonald, Paul Mcdonald. William Eric McDonald passed away in 1999 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Eric McDonald was born in 1917 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of William Phinn Mcdonald And Ellen White Bavidge.
  • William Eric McDonald married Kathleen Winifred James, and had children including Duncan Mcdonald, Kathleen Mary Mcdonald, Paul Mcdonald.
  • William Eric McDonald passed away in 1999 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.

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William McDonald's Ancestors

Self
William McDonald
1917–1999
Birth Place: Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Phinn McDonald
1887–1951
Aberdeen, 143 North Broadford
Grandparents
Neil (McDonald) O'Donnell
1846–1925
Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland
Julia Phinn
1853–1931
Carndonagh, Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas O'Donnell
1810–
Mary McLucas
1810–
William Jr
1828–1896
Julia Hutcheon
1826–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hutcheon
1796–
Elizabeth Urquhart
1798–1863

William McDonald's Timeline

2 Records

1917
23 Oct 1917
Birth of William Eric McDonald in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1999
8 Apr 1999
Age 82
Death of William Eric McDonald in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1999
    Event Place: Grimsby, Humberside, England
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Grimsby Evening Telegraph - 10 Apr 1999 - Page 13, Obituary for ERIC MCDONALD 10 Apr 1999

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grimsby
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1999
    Event Place: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

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