Alexander Cameron MACDONALD (1796

Alexander Cameron MACDONALD (1796 - 1847)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
George MACDONALD (1824 - 1924) Margaret MACDONALD (1826 - 1923) Alexander Cameron MACDONALD (1828 - 1917) Peter Fitzallan MACDONALD (1830 - 1919) Sarah MACDONALD (1832 - 1918) John Graham MACDONALD (1834 - 1918) Jane MACDONALD (1836 - 1837) William MACDONALD (1838 - 1838) William S MACDONALD (1839 - 1914) Jane MACDONALD (1842 - 1942) Charles Hugh MACDONALD (1844 - 1924) Isabella F MACDONALD (1846 - 1921)	Alexander Cameron MACDONALD (1796 - 1847) + Sarah (twin) WARBY (1806 - 1893)	James MACDONALD



		Mary STEWART

Pic P1. copied from MacDonald Family Tree - ancestry - owner DavidMac142

Pic S1. Ancestry - originally submitted this to BARRON Family Tree on 22 Oct 2009

Pic 1. copied from MacDonald Family Tree - ancestry - owner DavidMac142

Pic 2. copied from MacDonald Family Tree - ancestry - owner DavidMac142

Pic 3. copied from MacDonald Family Tree - ancestry - owner DavidMac142

Pic 4. copied from MacDonald Family Tree - ancestry - owner DavidMac142

Pic 5. copied from MacDonald Family Tree - ancestry - owner DavidMac142

Pic 7. Ancestry - davidmac142

b. 16 Mar 1796 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

m. 14 Jan 1822 Sarah (twin) WARBY (1806 - 1893) at Liverpool, NSW, Australia

d. 26 Feb 1847 at Campbelltown, NSW, Australia aged 50

Near Relatives of Alexander Cameron MACDONALD (1796 - 1847)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	John WARBY	18 Feb 1767	Cottered, Herefordshire, England	12 Jun 1851	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	84
Mother in Law	Sarah BENTLEY	abt 1780	Highgate, London	19 Oct 1869	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	89

Father	James MACDONALD
Step Father	Unknown WHITE
Mother	Mary STEWART

Self	Alexander Cameron MACDONALD	16 Mar 1796	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	26 Feb 1847	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	50

Wife	Sarah (twin) WARBY	10 Oct 1806	Prospect, Sydney, NSW, Australia	06 Jan 1893	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	86

Son	George MACDONALD	03 Jan 1824	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	25 Mar 1924	'Glendarrwill', Maude, Victoria, Australia	100
Daughter	Margaret MACDONALD	10 Apr 1826	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	12 Jul 1923	Haberfield, NSW, Australia	97
Son	Alexander Cameron MACDONALD	09 Aug 1828	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	18 Jun 1917	Prahran, Victoria, Australia	88
Son	Peter Fitzallan MACDONALD	04 Sep 1830	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	19 Jun 1919	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	88
Daughter	Sarah MACDONALD	27 Sep 1832	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	26 Sep 1918	Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia	85
Son	John Graham MACDONALD	05 Sep 1834	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	29 May 1918	South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	83
Daughter	Jane MACDONALD	10 Apr 1836	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	01 Apr 1837	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	0
Son	William MACDONALD	06 May 1838	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	13 Sep 1838	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	0
Son	William S MACDONALD	04 Oct 1839	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	1914	Quirindi, NSW, Australia	75
Daughter	Jane MACDONALD	12 Feb 1842	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	27 Mar 1942	Corowa, NSW, Australia	100
Son	Charles Hugh MACDONALD	29 Apr 1844	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	23 Mar 1924	South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	79
Daughter	Isabella F MACDONALD	24 Nov 1846	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	30 Oct 1921	St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia	74

Daughter in Law	Elizabeth Henrietta (DOW DOUSE DOUX) DOWSE	abt 1822	New South Wales, Australia	27 Dec 1910	'Glendarrwill', Maude, Victoria, Australia	88
Son in Law	Thomas TERRY	1821	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	1905	Albury, NSW, Australia	84
Daughter in Law	Margaret Rainey ROBERTSON			1901	Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Daughter in Law	Julia Louise AYREY	1840	London, Middlesex, England	1920	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	80
Son in Law	Robert IRVINE	abt 1824	Co Fermamagh, Ireland	1862	Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia	38
Son in Law	William Adams JACOB			1908	Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
Daughter in Law	Adelaide Mary Anne Amelia GRAHAM	1834	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	1902	Sydney, NSW, Australia	68
Daughter in Law	Esther Elizabeth SAMPSON
Daughter in Law	Annie Ruth Ballantyne MCPHEE	1860	Albury, NSW, Australia	1913	Mosman, NSW, Australia	53
Son in Law	Ross Houston RAMSAY	abt 1818	Drumro, Co. Tyrone, Ireland	1886	Corowa, NSW, Australia	68
Daughter in Law	Maria RAY			1878	Trinity Bay, Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law	Sarah Nora CORMACK	abt 1859	Ireland	1917	"Yabba", Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia	58
Daughter in Law	Rose Ethel LANE
Son in Law	James Wilson MCIVER	abt 1841	Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland	1919	Turramurra, NSW, Australia	78

Grandson	Alexander Cameron MACDONALD	09 Dec 1845	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	08 May 1897	Woodstock, Queensland, Australia	51
Granddaughter	Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD	1847	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	1940	Penrith, NSW, Australia	93
Granddaughter	Sarah Jane MACDONALD	1848	Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia	20 May 1899	Lethbridge, Victoria, Australia	51
Granddaughter	Elizabeth Henrietta (Berry) MACDONALD	26 Dec 1850	Brewarrina, NSW, Australia	25 Jan 1944	Minerva Creek, Springsure, Queensland, Australia	93
Granddaughter	Margaret Isabella MACDONALD	10 Dec 1851	Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia	08 Nov 1944	West Australia, Australia	92
Granddaughter	Adelaide Victoria MACDONALD	1852	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	1947	Queensland, Australia	95
Granddaughter	Christine Eliza MACDONALD	1853		04 Jul 1948	Springsure, Queensland, Australia	95
Granddaughter	Ellen Augusta MACDONALD	abt 1858		1923	Northcote, Victoria, Australia	65
Grandson	John George MACDONALD	1859		17 Aug 1921		62
Grandson	Charles Hugh William MACDONALD	19 Apr 1861	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	10 Jan 1946	Glen Darriwell, Maude, Victoria, Australia	84
Grandson	William A J (Jack)MACDONALD	1881	Albury, NSW, Australia	1938	Queensland, Australia	57
Grandson	Henry L (Harry) MACDONALD	1882	Balmain, NSW, Australia
Granddaughter	Mary M MACDONALD	1885	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Jane (Jean) MACDONALD	1888	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Catherine McLean (Kitty) MACDONALD	1893	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia	1989	Sydney, NSW, Australia	96
Grandson	Donald McPhee MACDONALD	1895	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia	1970		75
Grandson	Jo McLaren (Ian McLaren) MACDONALD	1900	Quirindi, NSW, Australia	1973		73

Nephew	Benjamin WARBY	abt 1825
Niece	Adelaide Mary Anne Amelia GRAHAM	1834	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	1902	Sydney, NSW, Australia	68

Brother in Law	Edward WARBY	1800	Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1804	Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia	4
Brother in Law	William WARBY	1801	Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia	18 Aug 1885	Hotham, Victoria, Australia	84
Sister in Law	Elizabeth WARBY	1802	Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1894	Albury, NSW, Australia	92
Brother in Law	John WARBY	1803	Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1826	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	23
Brother in Law	Benjamin WARBY	1805	Liverpool, NSW, Australia	1880	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	75
Sister in Law	Jane Agnes (twin) WARBY	1806	Liverpool, NSW, Australia	1876	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	70
Brother in Law	Charles Cable WARBY	1810	Sydney, NSW, Australia	1876	Bathurst, NSW, Australia	66
Sister in Law	Mary Ann WARBY	1813	Sydney, NSW, Australia	1904	Surrey Hills, NSW, Australia	91
Brother in Law	Robert George WARBY	1814	Liverpool, NSW, Australia	1853	Albury, NSW, Australia	39
Sister in Law	Eliza WARBY	1815	Liverpool, NSW, Australia	1896	Ashfield, NSW, Australia	81
Brother in Law	James WARBY	1817	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	1899	Albury, NSW, Australia	82
Brother in Law	Joseph WARBY	1818	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	1899	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	81
Brother in Law	Richard WARBY	1821		1821		0

Events in Alexander Cameron MACDONALD (1796 - 1847)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
16 Mar 1796		Alexander Cameron MACDONALD was born	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	Note 1	54
1811	15	Other Event	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland	Note 2
31 Mar 1812	16	Trial	Edinburgh Court of Justice	Note 3	54
1813	17	Immigration	"Fortune 2" to NSW	Note 4	54
14 Jan 1822	25	Married Sarah (twin) WARBY (aged 15)	Liverpool, NSW, Australia	Note 5	8, 52, 54
03 Jan 1824	27	Birth of son George MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 6	52, 54
10 Apr 1826	30	Birth of daughter Margaret MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 7	52
09 Aug 1828	32	Birth of son Alexander Cameron MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 8	52
04 Sep 1830	34	Birth of son Peter Fitzallan MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 9	52
27 Sep 1832	36	Birth of daughter Sarah MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 10	52
05 Sep 1834	38	Birth of son John Graham MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 11	52
10 Apr 1836	40	Birth of daughter Jane MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 12	52
01 Apr 1837	41	Death of daughter Jane MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 13	52
06 May 1838	42	Birth of son William MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 14	52
13 Sep 1838	42	Death of son William MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 15	52
04 Oct 1839	43	Birth of son William S MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 16	52
12 Feb 1842	45	Birth of daughter Jane MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 17	52
29 Apr 1844	48	Birth of son Charles Hugh MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
24 Nov 1846	50	Birth of daughter Isabella F MACDONALD	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 18	52
26 Feb 1847	50	Alexander Cameron MACDONALD died	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Note 19	52, 54, 60
		Burial	Campbelltown, NSW, Australia	Presbyterian cemetery

Note 1: Ancestry Trees -
OPR
James McDonald (Burning stationer?) and Mary Stewart his spouse, New Northern kirk parish a son born the 16th current (16/3/1796) named Alexander bapt in Church.

Note 2: MacDonald Family Tree -
Alexander was living with his mother Margaret and his step father John White in Weir's Close, Edinburgh. He was working as a labourer in a brass foundry.

Note 3: Trial for manslaughter - see pictures
Alias Alexander 'White'. Held on board the Prison Hulk 'Retribution'. Convicted on 31 Mar 1812 and sentenced to life for manslaughter. Departed England 03 Dec 1812. Arrived onboard 'Fortune 2' on 11 Jun 1813.

Note 4: Transported for life on the 'Fortune 2' leaving England on 3 Dec 1812 and arr Sydney on 11 Jan 1813

Note 5: Reg No 1822 V B, Liverpool - Sarah Warby and Alexander Mcdonald
St. Luke's church, Liverpool

Note 6: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about George Mcdonald
Name: George Mcdonald
Birth Date: 1824
Father's Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Mother's Name: Sarah
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1824
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Volume Number: V18246516 1B

Note 7: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Margaret Mcdonald
Name: Margaret Mcdonald
Birth Date: 1826
Father's Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Mother's Name: Sarah
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1826
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Volume Number: V18267662 1C

Note 8: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Alexander Mcdonald
Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Birth Date: 1828
Father's Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Mother's Name: Sarah
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1828
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Volume Number: V18288794 1C

Note 9: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Peter Mcdonald
Name: Peter Mcdonald
Birth Date: 1830
Father's Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Mother's Name: Sarah
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1830
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Volume Number: V183010588 IC

Note 10: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Sarah Mcdonald
Name: Sarah Mcdonald
Birth Date: 1832
Father's Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Mother's Name: Sarah
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1832
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Volume Number: V1832547 16

Note 11: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about John Mcdonald
Name: John Mcdonald
Birth Date: 1834
Father's Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Mother's Name: Sarah
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1834
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Volume Number: V1834689 18

Note 12: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Jane Mcdonald
Name: Jane Mcdonald
Birth Date: 1836
Father's Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Mother's Name: Sarah
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1836
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Volume Number: V1836921 21

Note 13: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Jane Mc Donald
Name: Jane Mc Donald
Death Date: 1837
Death Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1837
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Volume Number: V18372730 21

Note 14: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about William Mcdonald
Name: William Mcdonald
Birth Date: 1838
Father's Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Mother's Name: Sarah
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1838
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Volume Number: V18387 153

Note 15: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about William Mc Donald
Name: William Mc Donald
Death Date: 1838
Death Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1838
Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales
Volume Number: V18382540 22

Note 16: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about William Mcdonald
Name: William Mcdonald
Birth Date: 1839
Father's Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Mother's Name: Sarah
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1839
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Volume Number: V183922 153

Note 17: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Jane Macdonald
Name: Jane Macdonald
Birth Date: 1842
Father's Name: Alexander Macdonald
Mother's Name: Sarah
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1842
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Volume Number: V184232 153

Note 18: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Isabella Mcdonald
Name: Isabella Mcdonald
Birth Date: 1846
Father's Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Mother's Name: Sarah
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1846
Registration Place: Campbelltown, New South Wales
Volume Number: V18461736 48

Note 19: Reg No V1847412 104 - Campbelltown - no parents given

Townsville Daily Bulletin 5 June 1912
PERSONAL.
Mr T. P. Adlam writes to the Sydney 'Daily Telegraph' as follows: 'Many of your readers will, I feel sure, be interested in perusing a copy of the record of the MacDonald family, well known In New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland. The MacDonalds, had all survived, would have, numbered 12. There are 10 of them now living, namely, George, age next birthday 89; Margaret 86, Alexander Cameron 84, Peter Fitzalan 82, Sara 80, John Graham 78, William 73, Jane 70, Charles Hugh 68, lsabella 66. A brother of the above died in 1838, and a sister in 1837, each only a few months old. Thus, there has been no death among this generation of the MacDonald family (10 in number) for 74 years. The father of the MacDonalds. Alexander Cameron, who was born in 1797, died In 1847, Sara Warby, the mother, born in 1806, passed away in 1893. Mr John Graham Mac Donald, of Brisbane, and one time of Townsvllle, who was the sixth of the twelve, is in the best of good health, and carries out the duties of his responsible office with a capacity and energy men many years his junior might well envy."' His son, Mr Wm. MacDonald is the well-known solicitor at Hughenden.

Personal Notes:

http://www.convictrecords.com.au/convicts/ship-name/fortune
Alexander Macdonald was on of 200 convicts transported on the 'Fortune' - departure November 1812 for NSW - average sentence was 12 years - 148 life sentences

TICKET OF LEAVE 31/63 [4/4078; Reel 915]
Name - Alex McDonald aka White
Ship - Fortune 2
Master - Walker
Year - 1813
Native Place - Edinburgh
Trade or Calling - labourer - brass founder
Offence - manslaughter
Place of Trial - Edunburgh Court of Justice
Date of Trial - 31 March 1812
Sentence - life
Year of birth - 1794
Height 5 feet 7 inches
Complexion - fair
Hair - brown
Eyes - hazel
Allowed to remain in the District of Airds

TICKETS OF LEAVE
A Ticket of Leave was evidence that a convict was allowed to work outside the "assignment" system. Conditions applied - the convict was confined to a named area, had to report regularly to authorities, and was supposed to attend divine worship each Sunday.
Minor offences could see a Ticket revoked by the magistrates and the holder returned to Government service. Penalties for greater offences were heavier than those for free persons. Ticket holders were not allowed to own land, and until 1843 were allowed to neither own personal property, nor sue (e.g. for wages).
The butts of Tickets issued between 1810 and 1875 have survived. Potentially, each ticket butt gives the following information: prisoner's number, name, ship arrived on, master of ship, year of arrival, native place, trade or calling, offence, place of trial, date of trial, sentence, year of birth, complexion, height, colour of hair, colour of eyes, general remarks, the district prisoner was allocated to, the Bench who recommended him, and the date of issue of ticket. The butts also often annotated with changes of district, conditional pardons, etc.

CONDITIONAL PARDON 1July 1832 - pardon no 132
NSW Convict Pardon 1826-1870
A photocopy of the Conditional or Absolute Pardon granting freedom to a convict. The original pardon was issued to the convict to prove he/she was no longer a convict.
Since convicts with a life sentence were not eligible for a Certificate of Freedom they could instead be granted a Conditional or Absolute Pardon if their behaviour deserved it.
The condition for a Conditional Pardon was that the convict "not return to the country from which he had been transported", whereas an Absolute Pardon did not have this restriction. Imperial and Colonial Pardons were also occasionally granted.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/res-11.html
Tickets of Leave
A Ticket of Leave (TOL) was a document given to convicts when granting them freedom to work and live within a given district of the colony before their sentence expired or they were pardoned. TOL convicts could hire themselves out or be self-employed. They could also acquire property. Church attendance was compulsory, as was appearing before a Magistrate when required. Permission was needed before moving to another district and 'passports' were issued to those convicts whose work required regular travel between districts. Convicts applied through their masters to the Bench Magistrates for a TOL and needed to have served a stipulated portion of their sentence:
- 7 year terms needed 4 years service with 1, or 5 years with 2 masters
- 14 years needed 6 years with 1, 8 years with 2 or 12 years with 3 masters
- Lifers needed 8 years with 1, 10 years with 2 or 12 years with 3 masters
TOL documents record the convict's number, name, ship, year of arrival, the master of the ship, native place, trade or calling, offence, place and date of trial, sentence, year of birth, physical description, the district the prisoner was allocated to, the granting Bench, the date of issue, and further remarks about Conditional Pardons and district changes. Registers of Tickets of Leave 1824 to 1827 (with index) are included in the SAONSW Genealogical Research Kit. Records of applications for replacement tickets and records of passport tickets for convicts moving between districts from 1835 to 1869 were also kept and are held by the SAONSW.
Conditional Pardons
Conditional Pardons (CP) freed convicts and were granted on the condition that convicts did not return to England or Ireland. Original copies of the pardons were sent to England and duplicates remained in Australia. Copies were also given to convicts as a proof of pardon. Conditional Pardon records give date, name, where and when tried, sentence, ship and date of arrival. Later records may also give master, native place, trade or calling, offence, sentence, year of birth and a physical description. Copies of butts of Conditional Pardons (1824-1827) and Conditional Pardons registered by the Colonial Secretary (1826-1870) are available. An alphabetical register of pardons (1828-1862) is on microfilm as well as a register of Colonial Pardons from 1788 to 1867.

Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton) 24 Aug 1912
UNIQUE FAMILY RECORD.
New South Wales can produce many instances of long-lived families, says the "Sydney Mail" of the 21st instant; but it is doubtful whether the record of any family can beat that of the Macdonalds, as disclosed by the following figures. Of the family of twelve, all of whom were born in the county of Cumberland, New South Wales, two died in infancy; but the remaining ten are all alive and hearty, though the aggregate of their ages at the present date is 779 years.
Since there was a death in this family seventy-four years have elapsed..
The eldest, Mr. George Macdonald, who is eighty-nine, lives at Glendarriwell, near Geelong ; the second, Margaret, at Wahroonga, Albury; and the others in order of age are as fellow: -
Alexander, Yaarooga, Kew ;
Peter, Rockhampton ;
Sara, Wagga Wagga ;
John, Brisbane;
William, New South Wales;
Jane, Lavender Bay, Sydney;
Charles, Kilcoy , Queensland ;
and Isabella, Turramurra, North Sydney.

Here is the record in tabulated form :

George Macdonald .. Jan. 3. 1824 80
Margaret Macdonald April 10, 1826 87
Alexander Cameron Macdonald Aug. 9, 1828 84
Peter Fitzalan Macdonald Sept. 4, 1830 82
Sara Macdonald Sept. 27, 1832 80
John Graham Macdonald Sept. 5, 1834 78
## Jean Macdonald April 10 1836 --
## William Macdonald June 6 1838 --
William Macdonald Oct. 14, 1839 73
Jane Macdonald Feb. 12, 1842 71
Charles Hugh Macdonald April 29, 1844 69
Isabella Macdonald Nov. 24, 1846 66

Aggregate years 779
## Died Ap. 1, 1837.
## Died Sept. 13, 1838.

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Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton) 4 July 1924
SIXTY YEARS IN QUEENSLAND.
MEMORABLE PIONEERS.
By J. T. S. Bird
No. 67. THE MACDONALD FAMILY

Subsequent to the sketch published ssome months ago about the late Mr Peter Fitzallan MacDonald, formerly of Yaamba Station, and "Morning-tide", Rockhampton, who, with the Archer family, so largely participated in the exploration and settlement of Rockhampton and district, the writer received a letter from Mr. H. L. Ryder, of Boonah, repeating particulars of the MacDonald family that had been published by the "World's News", on February, 1924.

Though a considerable portion of the information the letter contained had previously been published in the sketch referred to, there are interesting additional particulars, and therefore the writer gives the informative letter in full. The old generations are passing away after long lives of activity and enterprise, and the present generation are not likely to learn too much of those hardy pioneers of both sexes, who struggled so strenuously and successfully to make this great country what it now is.
The "World's News" wrote :-" The Scottish Highlanders are a race that have from time immemorial been noted for their longevity. It would appear that some of their descendants in Australia are going to keep up the reputation of their forefathers. A notable instance is Mr. G. MacDonald, who celebrated his hundredth birthday on January 3, at Lethbridge, Victoria. He was born in 1824, at Campbelltown, New South Wales, and is one of a family of ten children, all of whom reached advanced ages. Mr Macdonald claims to be the oldest Australian Native living. He at one time was engaged in pastoral pursuits, and during the forties was manager of Mr. S. Faithful's Brewarrina sheep station, on the Murrumbidgee River. In 1876 he purchased the Glendarriwell Estate from his brother, the late Mr. A. C. MacDonald. F.R.G.S., and has resided there ever since. Mr. MacDonald is in full possession of his faculties and until quite recently was able to transact all his business. He still has all his teeth." This fine old centenarian, however, was not destined to add to his years for he died on March 2?, 1924. During his earlier days George MacDonald, like most of the earlier settlers in Australia, did some exploring, as well as travelling overland with stock. For the 1st fifty years of his life he resided on his valuable Glendarriwell Estate, which is situated
near the township of Mandee, Victoria.

The second son of this notable family was Peter Fitzallen MacDonald, who was born in 1830, and died on June 19,1919, in his ninetieth year. He was
a noted explorer and bushman in the early days. An owner of large station and town properties, and for many years a member of the Queensland House of Assembly.

The third son was A.C. MacDonald, who was born in 1828. In his young days he was an explorer and overlander, and likewise a surveyor. At the time of his death, and for many years previously, he had been engaged in business in Melbourne. The date of his death is not stated.

John G. MacDonald, so well-known in Rockhampton and the Central and Northern districts, was born in 1831. He was always a prominent character in public life. Like his brothers he engaged in exploring and pastoral occupation, in partnership with the late Sir John Robertson. He was a notable Stipendiary Magistrate for forty years, and during all that lengthy experience he only had three appeals against his decisions, two of which were dismissed. At one period he was a Gold Commisioner in charge of one of the Northern fields. He died on May 28, 1918, aged eighty-four years.

William MacDonald, was the fifth son, and was born in 1839. Like his brothers in his younger days William was engaged in pastoral pursuits, which included some exploring work in Queensland, and the management of stations. Later in life he was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Murrumbidgee District of New South Wales. When that office was abolished, Mr. MacDonaId was transferred to other important Government positions, where he remained till the date of his retirement from the Public Service. He died on May 17, 1912, aged seventy-three years.

The sixth son was Charles Hugh MacDonald, who was born in 1844. Following the example of his older brothers, Charles took up pastoral pursuits, which included overlanding with stock and station management, as well as exploring work. He was the senior Gold Warden when the Palmer Gold Rush look place in 1874. Later he left the Government Service and became manager of Dotswood and Yabba Yabba stations for the Queensland National Bank, Limited, and the Queensland National Pastoral Company, Limited. After retiring from the service of the latter company, Mr. MacDonald took up his residence in Brisbane. When visiting relatives in Boonah, some sixty miles from the metropolis, and after making several trips through the surrounding country, he expressed the opinion that the scenery and its general effect, surpassed anything he had seen in any other part of Queensland. As he had practically travelled through all parts of Queensland he should have been able to express reliable opinion on the subject.
Charles MacDonald died on March 20, 1924, aged eighty years.

Margaret MacDonald, whose married name is not given, was born on April 20, 1826. . She married and had twelve children, six sons and six daughters, of whom five sons and three daughters are still living. This fine old lady died on July 12, 1923, in her ninety-eighth year. With reference to the sons in the foregoing list, it may be remarked that they were all noted horsemen, and excellent judges of all kinds of stock. They held positions as judges at various Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' shows in the country districts. Their experience in country life and what they encountered in the way of difficulties and hardships in early times can easily be imagined, and would make a volume of thrilling incidents.

When the MacDonalds first came to Queensland there were thousands of wild, uncivilised aborigines roaming the bush, and were frequently making brutal attacks on settlers. At times these attacks were only overcome by devices and strategy. Schemes were devised to frighten the blacks, or to lead them to believe the settlers were well armed with rifles and a good number present. In early times there were few educational advantages, the schools being few and far between. These and other drawbacks impeding the early years in life at which they tackled the problems of the bush, makes it almost marvellous that any of them should have succeeded to live at all, instead of everyone making a success.

Source References:

8. Type: Marriage Certificate, Abbr: Marriage Certificate, Title: Marriage Certificate

- Reference = (Marriage)

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Reference = (Death)

54. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Ancestry Family Trees, Title: Ancestry Family Trees, Auth: Ancestry.com

- Reference = (Birth)

- Reference = (Immigration)

- Reference = (Other Event)

- Reference = (Death)

- Reference = (Marriage)

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Townsville Daily Bulletin 5 June 1912
PERSONAL.
Mr T. P. Adlam writes to the Sydney 'Daily Telegraph' as follows: 'Many of your readers will, I feel sure, be interested in perusing a copy of the record of the MacDonald family, well known In New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland. The MacDonalds, had all survived, would have, numbered 12. There are 10 of them now living, namely, George, age next birthday 89; Margaret 86, Alexander Cameron 84, Peter Fitzalan 82, Sara 80, John Graham 78, William 73, Jane 70, Charles Hugh 68, lsabella 66. A brother of the above died in 1838, and a sister in 1837, each only a few months old. Thus, there has been no death among this generation of the MacDonald family (10 in number) for 74 years. The father of the MacDonalds. Alexander Cameron, who was born in 1797, died In 1847, Sara Warby, the mother, born in 1806, passed away in 1893. Mr John Graham Mac Donald, of Brisbane, and one time of Townsvllle, who was the sixth of the twelve, is in the best of good health, and carries out the duties of his responsible office with a capacity and energy men many years his junior might well envy."' His son, Mr Wm. MacDonald is the well-known solicitor at Hughenden.

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