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Frederick John, Bowhey McDonald 1902 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1902

Birth Location: Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 6 Feb 1978

Death Location: Palmerston, South Island, New Zealand

Father: Frederick McDonald

Mother: Ethel Roberts

Spouse(s): Gwendoline Simpson

Children(s): Valerie McDonald, Frances McDonald, Thelma McDonald, Lesley McDonald

In 1902, Frederick John Bowhey McDonald entered the world in Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, born to Frederick John McDonald and Ethel Roberts. Years later, Frederick John Bowhey McDonald married Gwendoline Mary Simpson, and the couple became parents to Valerie Patricia McDonald, Frances Claudia McDonald, Thelma Catherine McDonald and Lesley Gwenyth McDonald. Frederick John Bowhey McDonald died in 1978 in Palmerston, South Island, New Zealand.

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Parents

Frederick McDonald
1875 – 1932
Birth Location: Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Ethel Roberts
1883 – 1965
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Gwendoline Simpson
1904 – 1989
Birth Location: Arrow, Otago, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Valerie McDonald
1927 – 1930
Birth Location: –
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Frances McDonald
1928 – 2002
Birth Location: Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Thelma McDonald
1929 – 2008
Birth Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
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Lesley McDonald
Birth Location: –
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Jul 1902
    Event Place: Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Feb 1978
    Event Place: Palmerston, South Island, New Zealand
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