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William James McDonald 1881 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1881

Birth Location: Middlesex, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 21 Jun 1951

Death Location: Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Father: Hugh McDonald

Mother: Anne Cluness

Spouse(s): Helena Bennett

Children(s): John McDonald, Margaret McDonald, Genevra McDonald

According to available records, William James McDonald was born in 1881 in Middlesex, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, the child of Hugh McDonald and Anne Cluness. Following those early years, William James McDonald married Helena Mabel Bennett, and their family grew to include John Alexander McDonald, Margaret Helen McDonald and Genevra Myrtle McDonald. In the later years of life, William James McDonald died in 1951 in Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Hugh McDonald
1839 – 1907
Birth Location: East Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
HM
Anne Cluness
1847 – 1892
Birth Location: East Williams, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
AC

Spouses(s)

Helena Bennett
1885 – 1972
Birth Location: Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
HB

Children(s)

John McDonald
1911 – 1914
Birth Location: East Williams, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
JM
Margaret McDonald
1915 – 1915
Birth Location: East Williams, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
MM
Genevra McDonald
1919 – 2004
Birth Location: Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
GM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Jun 1881
    Event Place: Middlesex, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1915, Year: 1891; Census Place: Dumfries North, Waterloo South, Ontario; Roll: T-6375; Family No: 261, Year: 1891; Census Place: Williams East, Middlesex North, Ontario; Roll: T-6353; Family No: 98, Year: 1901; Census Place: Williams (East/est), Middlesex (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 32, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 49; Record Group: Rg 80-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Williams East, Middlesex North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Dumfries North, Waterloo South, Ontario; Roll: T-6375; Family No: 261, Year: 1891; Census Place: Williams East, Middlesex North, Ontario; Roll: T-6353; Family No: 98

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Williams (East/est), Middlesex (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 32

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Jun 1951
    Event Place: Strathroy, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nairn, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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