Descendants of Alexander MCDONALD
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The following is mostly extracted from Bruce Hannah's website - http://home.pacific.net.au/~hannahhome/index.html
Jane (Jeanie) Jack was born 1866 in Hamilton near Glasgow, Scotland. Her parents were William Jack and Catherine McDonald. William, a coalminer, was the son of Arthur Jack, labourer, and Jane Jackson. Catherine was the daughter of Malcolm McDonald, housepainter, and Jane Millar.
William and Catherine married on the 31st December 1861 in Leechlee Street, Hamilton, "according to the forms of the UP Church of Scotland".
Jeanie was the first daughter of William and Catherine. Older siblings were William (1860), Arthur (1862), Malcolm (1864), Mary-Ann (1869), Janet (1871), Ann (1873), John (1875), Alexander (1877) and James (1881).
She left Scotland aboard the "SS Belgic" out of Plymouth Harbour, arriving in Sydney on the 12th of September 1885. In the NSW immigration papers she is listed as Jane Jack, 18 years old. Her occupation is listed as "servant", home county as Lanark, and her religion as Presbyterian.
Jeanie listed an uncle as present in the Colony. This was most likely William Spalding her mother's brother-in-law who married Ann McDonald and migrated to Australia in 1884.
Jane Jack came to Australia with the intention (so the story goes) of marrying William Spalding b1866 (her cousin) but arrived to find William firmly attached to Maria Carr, so they introduced her to Thomas Baird Hannah who worked with William Spalding.
Marriage: NSW BDM 1957/1888 HANNAH THOMAS JACK JANE BALMAIN
Jane (Jeanie) Jack married Thomas Baird Hannah on the 23rd of March 1888. The wedding took place “according to the forms of the Presbyterian church” in the home of William and Ann Spalding, attended and witnessed by Albert Kitching and Maria Carr, who was later to marry William Spalding jnr. The ceremony was performed by Reverend James Cosh. The Spalding family were living in Rosebery Street, Balmain. William Spalding, his wife Ann and family had arrived in Sydney on 16 February 1884 in the "Stirlingshire".
Thomas and Jeanie had three children. William Alexander was born on 3rd December 1888. The address was recorded as the Brennan Estate, 15 Halloran Street, Leichhardt. Doctor Burgoyne of Balmain, and Mrs Sonter (or perhaps Souter, Thomas’s sister Jane), a nurse and neighbour also from Halloran Street, attended the birth.
Their second child, Agnes, was born on 7th September 1892. Thomas and Jeanie were then living at 120 Foucart Street, Balmain. In attendance at the birth were Doctor Davidson and Mrs Spalding.
Their last child, Catherine (Kate) was born on the 11th December 1894. Doctor Kelly and Mrs Spalding attended the birth.
On the evening of Monday the 8th of April 1895, Jeanie's husband Thomas drowned. The Daily Telegraph reported that an eyewitness alerted Balmain police that she had seen “a man” slip from the rocks after the net become tangled around his leg. The water police recovered Thomas’s body at 11 am on the following morning.
A magisterial inquest was held by JC Moore JP on the 10th April at the Carrington Hotel, Balmain. The magistrate found the drowning to be accidental, stating that “the said Thomas Baird Hannah in the waters of Roselle Bay, Annandale in the District of Sydney in the colony at one said on the 8th day of April 1895 was accidentally drowned whilst prawnfishing”. No autopsy was held. The report concluded that there was “no intemperance”, and that the deceased possessed no cash or property. He was 32 years old.
Thomas’s death certificate was witnessed by William Spalding, his cousin-in-law, of 21 Christie Street, Balmain, and his wife Jane (Jeanie), of Foucart Street, Balmain.
Sydney Morning Herald - Tuesday 25 June 1895
"BENEFIT CONCERT AT BALMAIN.
The Balmain Town Hall was attended last night by about 1000 persons on the occasion of a benefit concert to assist the widow and orphans of the late Thomas Hannah who was accidentally drowned in Rozelle Bay, Balmain, recently. Alderman O.H. Chidgey presided. In addition to numerous vocal contributions the Balmain Coldstream Brass Band, under Mr Edward Kearnes, rendered selections. Mr W.H. Howell was the Hon secretary."Several years later, around 1900, Jeanie decided to return to her hometown of Hamilton, Scotland with her three children.
In March 1901 when the Hamilton census was taken, the family were living at 45 Muir Street, along with Jeanie's parents and 21 other people. Jeanie recorded her occupation as "washerwoman", the children were all recorded as scholars.
In 1901 Jeanie remarried a William Linton in Hamilton.
Scotland Marriage: LINTON WILLIAM JACK JEANIE 1901 647/ 144 Hamilton
A daughter Janet (Jessie) was born to the couple on the 7th June 1905.
The eldest child, William (Willie) didn't like his stepfather and eventually came back to Australia leaving his sister in Scotland to break the news to his fiancee that he wasn't returning to
marry her but staying in Balmain and marrying a Balmain girl named Charlotte Martha Cox.Jeanie Jack died on Sunday the 3rd of July, 1910 at 45 Muir Street, Hamilton, at the age of 42 years. The cause of death was given as pulmonary phthisis. Her death registration was witnessed by her husband William. She was buried in Plot G597, Wellhall Cemetery, Hamilton.
Her husband, William, died on the 18th of November 1940. He was placed in the same plot.
The following is mostly extracted from Bruce Hannah's website - http://home.pacific.net.au/~hannahhome/index.html
Thomas Baird Hannah was born at 53 Eglinton Street, Tradeston, an inner suburb of Glasgow, Scotland on 12th September 1863. His siblings were Robert (1844), Margaret (1847), Janet (1849), Agnes (1852), Jane (1854), William (1856), Mary (1859), Isabella (1861), and John Cooper (1867). Thomas was the only child born in Glasgow.
His mother Agnes died in December 1873 when he was ten years old, and his father William died in August the following year.
The 1881 census records his occupation at the age of 18 as a joiner. At that time he was living with a relative, Duncan Gilchrist, at 106 Stirling Road, Glasgow.
Thomas, aged 18, migrated to Sydney, Australia aboard the sailing ship, "Orontes" out of the Port of London, leaving on the 24th of May, 1882. Thomas arrived in Sydney on the 19th August 1882. Thomas was an assisted passenger, his sister Margaret, already in Sydney, paying a five-pound deposit for him in the Colony on 25th January 1882. His address on leaving Glasgow was recorded as 14 Glen Street, Paisley. A reference was provided by Douglass Brennan, of Love Street, Paisley.
Thomas stated on his immigration papers that he had a sister Agnes present in the Colony.
The ships’ list records his occupation as labourer, and home place as Renfrew. It was also recorded that he could read and write and that both his parents were dead.
On the voyage, there was also an Albert Kitching, a 16 year old traveling from Yorkshire with his family. Albert was later to be a witness at Thomas’s wedding.
In October 1885 his sister Jane arrived in NSW with husband Alexander Souter and daughters Agnes and Jane.
Six years after his arrival in Sydney, Thomas married Jane (Jeanie) Jack on the 23rd of March 1888. The wedding took place “according to the forms of the Presbyterian church” in the home of William and Ann Spalding, attended and witnessed by Albert Kitching and Maria Carr, who was later to marry William Spalding jnr. The ceremony was performed by Reverend James Cosh. The Spalding family were living in Rosebery Street, Balmain. William Spalding, his wife Ann and family had arrived in Sydney on 16 February 1884 in the "Stirlingshire". Jane Jack was the niece of Ann Spalding, and arrived in Sydney aboard the Belgic in September 1885.
At this time Thomas declared himself to be a saw frame worker.
Marriage: NSW BDM 1957/1888 HANNAH THOMAS JACK JANE BALMAIN
Thomas and Jane had three children. William Alexander was born on 3rd December 1888. The address was recorded as the Brennan Estate, 15 Halloran Street, Leichhardt. Doctor Burgoyne of Balmain, and Mrs Sonter (or perhaps Souter, Thomas’s sister Jane), a nurse and neighbour also from Halloran Street, attended the birth. Thomas was aged 25, and gave his occupation as a sawyer.
Their second child, Agnes Baird, was born on 7th September 1892. Thomas and Jane were then living at 120 Foucart Street, Balmain. In attendance at the birth were Doctor Davidson and Mrs Spalding. Thomas was 29, and gave his occupation as labourer.
Their last child, Catherine (Kate) was born on the 11th December 1894. Jane recorded her name as “Jeanie”. Doctor Kelly and Mrs Spalding attended the birth.
On the evening of Monday the 8th of April 1895, Thomas drowned. The Daily Telegraph reported that an eyewitness alerted Balmain police that she had seen “a man” slip from the rocks after the net become tangled around his leg. The water police recovered Thomas’s body at 11 am on the following morning.
A magisterial inquest was held by J C Moore JP on the 10th April at the Carrington Hotel, Balmain. The magistrate found the drowning to be accidental, stating that “the said Thomas Baird Hannah in the waters of Roselle Bay, Annandale in the District of Sydney in the colony at one said on the 8th day of April 1895 was accidentally drowned whilst prawn fishing”. No autopsy was held. The report concluded that there was “no intemperance”, and that the deceased possessed no cash or property. He was 32 years old.
Sydney Morning Herald - Tuesday 25 June 1895
"BENEFIT CONCERT AT BALMAIN.
The Balmain Town Hall was attended last night by about 1000 persons on the occasion of a benefit concert to assist the widow and orphans of the late Thomas Hannah who was accidentally drowned in Rozelle Bay, Balmain, recently. Alderman O.H. Chidgey presided. In addition to numerous vocal contributions the Balmain Coldstream Brass Band, under Mr Edward Kearnes, rendered selections. Mr W.H. Howell was the Hon secretary."
Thomas’s death certificate was witnessed by William Spalding, his cousin-in-law of 21 Christie Street, Balmain, and his wife Jane, of Foucart Street, Balmain.Thomas was buried at the Field of Mars Cemetery, North Ryde in the Old Portion Presbyterian section in unmarked plot 105. William was laid to rest in the plot alongside when he died in 1913. William Alexander Hannah considered William Spalding as an uncle in later years.
Birth: Thomas Baird HANNAH 1863, Tradeston RD 644/9 Entry 1233, General Register Office (Scotland)
SRNSW Immigration Deposit Journals, January 1882 Entry 234
SRNSW Immigrant Index, Orontes 1882, Reel 2142
SRNSW Assisted Immigrants (Boards List) 1882, Reel 2493
Marriage Jane Jack NSWBDM 1888, Entry 1957/42
Register of Coroner's Inquests and Magisterial Inquiries NSW Ref 4/X2084 Reel 2225
Sydney City Coroner: Register of Inquests NSW Ref 2/772 Reel 168
Death: NSW BDM Thomas Baird HANNAH, 1895, Entry 3524/483
Field of Mars, Ryde NSW Presbyterian Section, Old Portion Row 6, Plot 105
Birth: NSW BDM 1477/1895 HANNAH CATHERINE THOMAS B JEANIE BALMAIN SOUTH
Death: HANNAH CATHERINE aged 60, died 1955 644/13 896 Hillhead Scotland
Birth: William Linton
Mother Janet Davidson
Father George Linton
Birth 23/12/1865 Hamilton,Lanark,Scotland1901 Census 647 Hamilton Lanarkshire ED: 5 148
Address:39 Muir St Hamilton
William Linton 36 Boarder Coal Miner born Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Household Members:
James Mccarroll 34
Catherine Mccarroll 25
William Linton 36
Roll: CSSCT1901_337Death: William Linton GROS 1940 RD 647/00 Entry 438
Birth: LINTON JANET F 1905 647/ 837 Hamilton
The only child of William Linton and Jeanie (Jane) Jack, she was step sister to William Alexander Hannah, Agnes Baird Hannah and Catherine Hannah. She was apparently known to her family as “Jessie”.
The 1911 census shows her living with her father and step siblings at 45 Muir Street.
When she witnessed her fathers death registration she was recorded as Janet McGuire.
Possible marriage: MCGUIRE JOHN BUNTON JANET 1921 644/3 789 Calton (Glasgow)
Death: MCGUIRE JANET aged 73 died 1977 609/ 396 Glasgow, Martha St
Birth: NEILSON ALEXANDER M 1884 638/1 263 Larkhall
Marriage: NELSON ALEXANDER CROSS ANNIE 1912 644/10 926 Blythswood
Possible death: NELSON ALEXANDER 52 1933 644/21 234 Govan
Alabama Marriages: William McDonald
Marriage Date 25 Dec 1901
Marriage Place Marion, Alabama, USA
Spouse Nola Berryhill
Film Number 0010311041920 USA Census
Home Spring Valley, Colbert, Alabama
W W Mcdonald 42 Birthplace Alabama Race White Head Married Occupation Farmer
Spouse's Name Nola Mcdonald
Father's Birthplace Alabama
Mother's Birthplace Alabama
Home Rented
Able to read Yes
Able to Write Yes
Household Members
W W Mcdonald
Nola Mcdonald
Rosie Mcdonald
Clyde Mcdonald
Lillie Mcdonald
Estelle Mcdonald
Pearl Mcdonald
James Mcdonald
Louise Mcdonald
Roy Mcdonald1930 USA Census
William W Mcdonald 53 White Birthplace Alabama Married Head
Brick, Colbert, Alabama, USA370 River Pike. - East of Leighton-Brick Pike
Family Number 381 Home Rented
Age at First Marriage 23
Able to Read and Write Yes
Father's Birthplace Alabama
Mother's Birthplace Alabama
Able to Speak English Yes
Occupation Farmer
Household Members
William W Mcdonald
Magnolia Mcdonald
James H Mcdonald son 16 Alabama
Louise Mcdonald duaghter 14 Alabama
Ethel M Mcdonald
Russel J Mcdonald
Elvin Mcdonald
Melvin Mcdonald
D Kathleen McdonaldAlabama Deaths
William W McDonald
Birth Date abt 1878
Death Date 30 Jun 1961
Death Place Sheffield, Colbert, Alabama
Death Age 83
Marital Status Married
Father Name James Russell McDonald
Mother Name Julia Ann Bozeman
Spouse Name Nola Mcdonald
FHL Film Number 1908963Grave: William Jackson McDonald
Birth Date 25 Oct 1877
Death Date 30 Jun 1961
Cemetery Colbert Memorial Gardens
Burial or Cremation Place Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America
Spouse Celia Magnola McDonald
Children Lutie Estelle Isbell
Grave: Celia Magnola McDonald
Maiden Name Berryhill
Birth Date 24 Nov 1885
Death Date 10 Feb 1978
Cemetery Colbert Memorial Gardens Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America
Spouse William Jackson McDonald
Children Lutie Estelle Isbell
US Social Security
Bill McDonald
Spouse Rola Berryhill
Child Melvin McDonaldAlabamah Marriages:
Melvin Milton McDonald 20 Marriage Date 13 Sep 1946
Marriage PlaceColbert, Alabama, USA
Father W W McDonald
Mother Nola Berryhill
Spouse Mildred Lee McDougal
Film Number 001976241Veteran Affairs
Melvin McDonald
Birth Date 5 Dec 1925
Death Date 2 Nov 1995
Cause of Death Natural
SSN 422203073
Branch 1 ARMY
Enlistment Date 1 30 Mar 1944
Release Date 1 4 Jun 1946Grave:
Melvin M. McDonald
Birth Date 5 Dec 1925
Death Date 2 Nov 1995
Cemetery Colbert Memorial Gardens Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America
Father William Jackson McDonald
Mother Celia Magnola McDonald
Spouse Mildred Lee McDonald
Alabama marriages
Mildred Lee McDougal 18 Marriage Date 13 Sep 1946
Marriage Place Colbert, Alabama, USA
Father Lit McDougal
Mother Linda Hand
Spouse Melvin Milton McDonald
Film Number 001976241Grave:
Mildred Lee McDonald
Maiden Name McDougal
Birth Date 9 May 1928
Death Date 25 Oct 2007
Cemetery Colbert Memorial Gardens, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America
Litt Allen McDougal
Spouse Melvin M. McDonald
Birth: Sarah Jane Beetham
Birth Date27 Nov 1899
Birth Place Essex, Ontario, Canada
Father Charles W Beetham
Mother Mary T Valade
