David McDonald B. UK 1842-1847 D. Australia 1900

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Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 7 Send Message	Suzza	Report	6 Jun 2014 07:17
	My maternal great grandfather born possibly Scotland about 1847 or earlier Migrated to Adelaide South Australia Austrailia date unknown. Married Mary Jane Smith 14 Jan 1868 Adelaide SA Australia Died 16 April 1900 aged 53 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Children - David Edward (Edwin), Charles Stewart, John (Jack) Alexander, Albert Edger, Alan Christopher, Flora Beatrice and Violet Lily all McDonalds To the best of my knowledge going on places of children's births he was a gardener This is as correct as I can make it not having many family records of living relatives to help in my search. I would appreciate any information on his origins that can be found. Thank you.
	Researching: Gryst, Grist, Waddell, McDonald
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26 550 Send Message	Gee	Report	6 Jun 2014 08:17
	Hi Have you got the marriage certificate to check parents and his age at the time of marriage? Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name:David Mcdonald Father's Name: David Mcdonald Spouse Name: Mary Jane Smith Spouse's Father's Name: Edwin James Smith Marriage Date:14 Jan 1868 Marriage Place:Adelaide Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Page Number:222 Volume Number:74
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Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10 646 Send Message	greyghost	Report	6 Jun 2014 08:22
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10 646 Send Message	Do you have the marriage certificate, what is his age on that and does it give father's name and occupation? It might be worth your while adding Australia into your title to attract the members with better knowledge of/access to Australian records. There are 33 OPR and 6 Catholic birth/baptisms showing on the Scotlands People website for David McDonalds between 1842 and 1848. There may be more unrecorded. And he may not have been born Scotland as you realise. The traditional Scottish naming pattern for children of a couple may help?
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26 550 Send Message	Gee	Report	6 Jun 2014 08:26
	Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Name:David Mcdonald Gender:Male Birth Date:12 Sep 1839 Baptism Date:6 Oct 1839 Baptism Place:Forfar,Angus,Scotland Father: David Mcdonald Mother: Ann Thom FHL Film Number: 0993432-0993433 Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Name:David Mcdonald Death Place:Ballarat, Victoria Age:63 Father's Name: David Mcdonald Mother's name: Ann Thom Registration Year:1903 Registration Place:Victoria Registration Number:4331 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1840 No way of knowing this is your man, not without the marriage certificate
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Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 7 Send Message	Suzza	Report	7 Jun 2014 04:25
	Thank you Gins and Greyghost for you tips. I have added country where he died in caption and I will try and get a copy of the marriage certificate.
	Researching: Gryst, Grist, Waddell, McDonald
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 4 065 Send Message	Cherilyn	Report	7 Jun 2014 09:28
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 4 065 Send Message	This is his wife's death notice - from NLA Trove The Advertiser, Friday 21 August 1908 McDONALD. —On the 20th August at her residence, Synagogue-place, Mary Jane, relict of the late David McDonald, aged 59 years. And a son's death: The Advertiser, Thursday 9 August 1906 McDONALD.-On the 3rd-Augnst, at his mother's residence, Charles Stewart, the second beloved son of Mary Jane and the late David McDonald, aged 31 years. A patient sufferer.
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 4 065 Send Message	Cherilyn	Report	7 Jun 2014 09:45
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 4 065 Send Message	The Advertiser, Wednesday 25 December 1918 McDONALD-WADDELL.-The engagement is announced of Violet Lily, younger daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. D. McDonald, of St. Peters, to Archibald Ingram, younger son of Mr. and Mrs G. Waddell, Victoria-avenue, Rose Park. Violet and Archibald married in 1920; she died in 1966 in Adelaide and he died in 1965.
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 4 065 Send Message	Cherilyn	Report	7 Jun 2014 09:48
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 4 065 Send Message	Can't see David's death in SA but not sure why he would have been in Victoria? http://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-databases.html
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 7 Send Message	Suzza	Report	8 Jun 2014 02:12
	Thank you Cherilyn, I must try Trove for other family members.
	Researching: Gryst, Grist, Waddell, McDonald

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