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Janet (Jessie) McDonald 1845 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1845

Birth Location: Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Death Date: 21 May 1935

Death Location: Kyogle, Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Donald McDonald

Mother: Marcella McDonald

Spouse(s): Alexander Rankin

Children(s): Alexander Rankin, Mary Rankin, Mary Rankin, Sarah Rankin, Donald Rankin, William Rankin, Isabella Rankin, Lilly Rankin, John Rankin, Florence Rankin, Samuel Rankin, George Rankin, Francis Rankin

The story of Janet (Jessie) McDonald began in 1845 in Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, with parents Donald McDonald and Marcella Marjory McDonald. As an adult, Janet (Jessie) McDonald wed Alexander Rankin. Their household included Alexander Rankin, Mary Ann Rankin, Mary Ann Rankin, Sarah Marjorie Rankin, Donald Angus Thomas Rankin, William Andrew Rankin, Isabella Rankin, Lilly Adeline Rankin, John Ronald Rankin, Florence M Rankin, Samuel B Rankin, George Sylvester Rankin and Francis Bede Rankin. Janet (Jessie) McDonald's life came to an end in 1935 in Kyogle, Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Parents

Donald McDonald
1801 – 1884
Birth Location: Port-a-Bhata, Isle of Shona, Scotland
DM
Marcella McDonald
1811 – 1894
Birth Location: Appin, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
MM

Spouses(s)

Alexander Rankin
1843 – 1916
Birth Location: Native Dog Flat, Nimmitabel, Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales, Australie
AR

Children(s)

Alexander Rankin
1866 – 1945
Birth Location: Cooma, South Coast, New South Wales, Australia
AR
Mary Rankin
1867 – 1867
Birth Location: Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia
MR
Mary Rankin
1868 –
Birth Location: Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia
MR
Sarah Rankin
1871 – 1924
Birth Location: Native Dog Flat, New South Wales, Australia
SR
Donald Rankin
1874 – 1944
Birth Location: Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
DR
William Rankin
1876 – 1953
Birth Location: Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
WR
Isabella Rankin
1878 – 1960
Birth Location: Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
IR
Lilly Rankin
1880 – 1970
Birth Location: Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
LR
John Rankin
1882 – 1958
Birth Location: Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
JR
Florence Rankin
1884 – 1892
Birth Location: Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
FR
Samuel Rankin
1886 – 1946
Birth Location: Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
SR
George Rankin
1887 – 1956
Birth Location: Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
GR
Francis Rankin
1889 – 1929
Birth Location: Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia
FR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Sep 1845
    Event Place: Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 May 1935
    Event Place: Kyogle, Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kyogle, Kyogle Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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