[Index]
Margaret Isabella MACDONALD (1851 - 1944)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
William Charles GODSCHALL-JOHNSON
Margaret Ellen GODSCHALL-JOHNSON (1879 - 1959)
Bertha May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON (1881 - 1921)
May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON (1882 - 1963)
Violet GODSCHALL-JOHNSON (1882 - 1962)
Connie GODSCHALL-JOHNSON (1885 - 1938)
Jessie Sarah GODSCHALL-JOHNSON (1886 - )
Mabel Cecelia GODSCHALL-JOHNSON (1888 - 1979)
Frederick William GODSCHALL-JOHNSON (1891 - 1965)
Robert GODSCHALL-JOHNSON (1894 - 1961)
Margaret Isabella MACDONALD (1851 - 1944)

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Fredrick Flower Godsshall JOHNSON (1846 - 1915)
George MACDONALD (1824 - 1924) Alexander Cameron MACDONALD (1796 - 1847) James MACDONALD
Mary STEWART
Sarah (twin) WARBY (1806 - 1893) John WARBY (1767 - 1851)
Sarah BENTLEY (1780 - 1869)
Elizabeth Henrietta (DOW DOUSE DOUX) DOWSE (1822 - 1910) Isaac DOWSE (1781 - 1853)



Elizabeth (SYMONDS) SYMONS (1787 - )




b. 10 Dec 1851 at Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
m. 1879 Fredrick Flower Godsshall JOHNSON (1846 - 1915) at Springsure, Queensland, Australia
d. 08 Nov 1944 at West Australia, Australia aged 92
Near Relatives of Margaret Isabella MACDONALD (1851 - 1944)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Alexander Cameron MACDONALD 16 Mar 1796 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 26 Feb 1847 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 50
Grandmother Sarah (twin) WARBY 10 Oct 1806 Prospect, Sydney, NSW, Australia 06 Jan 1893 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 86
Grandfather Isaac DOWSE abt 1781 1853 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 72
Grandmother Elizabeth (SYMONDS) SYMONS abt 1787

Father in Law Ralph Edward Godschall JOHNSON
Mother in Law Sarah Eleanor BUTLER

Father George MACDONALD 03 Jan 1824 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 25 Mar 1924 'Glendarrwill', Maude, Victoria, Australia 100
Mother Elizabeth Henrietta (DOW DOUSE DOUX) DOWSE abt 1822 New South Wales, Australia 27 Dec 1910 'Glendarrwill', Maude, Victoria, Australia 88

Self Margaret Isabella MACDONALD 10 Dec 1851 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 08 Nov 1944 West Australia, Australia 92

Husband Fredrick Flower Godsshall JOHNSON 1846 St Omer, France 1915 Bunbury, WA, Australia 69

Son William Charles GODSCHALL-JOHNSON
Daughter Margaret Ellen GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1879 Queensland, Australia 1959 Perth, WA, Australia 80
Daughter Bertha May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1881 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 1921 Wellington, West Australia, Australia 40
Daughter May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1882 Queensland, Australia 1963 Perth, WA, Australia 81
Daughter Violet GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1882 Possibly Emerald, Qld 1962 Perth, WA, Australia 80
Son Connie GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1885 Bu Ni, Victoria, Australia 1938 Bridgetown, WA, Australia 53
Daughter Jessie Sarah GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1886 Bright, Victoria, Australia
Daughter Mabel Cecelia GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1888 Victoria, Australia 1979 Canning, Western Australia, Australia 91
Son Frederick William GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1891 Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1965 Plantagenet, West Australia, Australia 74
Son Robert GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1894 Gisborne, Victoria, Australia 1961 Victoria, Australia 67

Brother Alexander Cameron MACDONALD 09 Dec 1845 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 08 May 1897 Woodstock, Queensland, Australia 51
Sister Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD 1847 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1940 Penrith, NSW, Australia 93
Sister Sarah Jane MACDONALD 1848 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 20 May 1899 Lethbridge, Victoria, Australia 51
Sister Elizabeth Henrietta (Berry) MACDONALD 26 Dec 1850 Brewarrina, NSW, Australia 25 Jan 1944 Minerva Creek, Springsure, Queensland, Australia 93
Sister Adelaide Victoria MACDONALD 1852 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1947 Queensland, Australia 95
Sister Christine Eliza MACDONALD 1853 04 Jul 1948 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 95
Sister Ellen Augusta MACDONALD abt 1858 1923 Northcote, Victoria, Australia 65
Brother John George MACDONALD 1859 17 Aug 1921 62
Brother Charles Hugh William MACDONALD 19 Apr 1861 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 10 Jan 1946 Glen Darriwell, Maude, Victoria, Australia 84

Son in Law Clarence Theodore ELPHICK 1885 Maitland, South Australia, Australia 1918 Egypt 33
Son in Law Charles Victor DRAPER
Son in Law R. A. WILLIAMS 1948 Fremantle, WA, Australia
Son in Law Arthur Vincent ELPHICK 1882 Moonta, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 1964 Perth, WA, Australia 82
Son in Law Donovan Russell ELPHICK 1890 Prospect North, South Australia, Australia 1935 Perth, WA, Australia 45
Daughter in Law Agnes Caldwell McDermott (JOHNSON)

Aunt Margaret MACDONALD 10 Apr 1826 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 12 Jul 1923 Haberfield, NSW, Australia 97
Uncle Thomas TERRY 1821 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1905 Albury, NSW, Australia 84
Uncle Alexander Cameron MACDONALD 09 Aug 1828 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 18 Jun 1917 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 88
Aunt Margaret Rainey ROBERTSON 1901 Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Uncle Peter Fitzallan MACDONALD 04 Sep 1830 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 19 Jun 1919 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 88
Aunt Julia Louise AYREY 1840 London, Middlesex, England 1920 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 80
Aunt Sarah MACDONALD 27 Sep 1832 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 26 Sep 1918 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 85
Uncle Robert IRVINE abt 1824 Co Fermamagh, Ireland 1862 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 38
Uncle William Adams JACOB 1908 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
Uncle John Graham MACDONALD 05 Sep 1834 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 29 May 1918 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 83
Aunt Adelaide Mary Anne Amelia GRAHAM 1834 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1902 Sydney, NSW, Australia 68
Aunt Esther Elizabeth SAMPSON
Aunt Jane MACDONALD 10 Apr 1836 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 01 Apr 1837 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 0
Uncle William MACDONALD 06 May 1838 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 13 Sep 1838 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 0
Uncle William S MACDONALD 04 Oct 1839 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1914 Quirindi, NSW, Australia 75
Aunt Annie Ruth Ballantyne MCPHEE 1860 Albury, NSW, Australia 1913 Mosman, NSW, Australia 53
Aunt Jane MACDONALD 12 Feb 1842 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 27 Mar 1942 Corowa, NSW, Australia 100
Uncle Ross Houston RAMSAY abt 1818 Drumro, Co. Tyrone, Ireland 1886 Corowa, NSW, Australia 68
Uncle Charles Hugh MACDONALD 29 Apr 1844 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 23 Mar 1924 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 79
Aunt Maria RAY 1878 Trinity Bay, Queensland, Australia
Aunt Sarah Nora CORMACK abt 1859 Ireland 1917 "Yabba", Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia 58
Aunt Rose Ethel LANE
Aunt Isabella F MACDONALD 24 Nov 1846 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 30 Oct 1921 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 74
Uncle James Wilson MCIVER abt 1841 Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland 1919 Turramurra, NSW, Australia 78
Aunt Margaret DOWSE abt 1815 New South Wales, Australia
Uncle Isaac DOWSE abt 1818 New South Wales, Australia
Uncle Thomas DOWSE abt 1824 New South Wales, Australia 1903 Bathurst, NSW, Australia 79

Cousin William A J (Jack)MACDONALD 1881 Albury, NSW, Australia 1938 Queensland, Australia 57
Cousin Henry L (Harry) MACDONALD 1882 Balmain, NSW, Australia
Cousin Mary M MACDONALD 1885 Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Jane (Jean) MACDONALD 1888 Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Catherine McLean (Kitty) MACDONALD 1893 Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia 1989 Sydney, NSW, Australia 96
Cousin Donald McPhee MACDONALD 1895 Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia 1970 75
Cousin Jo McLaren (Ian McLaren) MACDONALD 1900 Quirindi, NSW, Australia 1973 73

Niece Adelaide Victoria Georgina MACDONALD 1884 Queensland, Australia
Nephew Alexander Gordon MACDONALD 1887 Queensland, Australia
Nephew Edward James MACDONALD 1889 Queensland, Australia
Niece Alice Isabell MACDONALD 1891 Queensland, Australia
Niece Olive Mary Jane MACDONALD 1894 Queensland, Australia
Nephew Arthur FERGUSON bef 1940
Niece Mary Agnes FERGUSON
Nephew William Hunter FERGUSON
Niece Elizabeth Spencer WILLS 12 Mar 1873 Queensland, Australia 24 Oct 1956 Queensland, Australia 83
Niece Edith Spencer WILLS 10 Jun 1874 Queensland, Australia 15 Sep 1956 Queensland, Australia 82
Niece Emily (Emilyne) Spencer WILLS 16 Aug 1875 Kew, Victoria, Australia 05 Feb 1960 Queensland, Australia 84
Nephew Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS 28 Aug 1876 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 30 Aug 1960 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 84
Nephew Cedric Spencer WILLS 29 Nov 1877 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 25 Sep 1957 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 79
Nephew George WILLS abt 1879
Niece Minnie Spencer WILLS 27 Apr 1880 Queensland, Australia 23 Sep 1962 Queensland, Australia 82
Nephew Egbert Spencer WILLS 23 Jul 1881 Queensland, Australia 04 Aug 1888 Queensland, Australia 7
Niece Rose Spencer WILLS 16 Sep 1882 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 21 Feb 1969 Queensland, Australia 86
Niece Ruby Spencer WILLS 23 Nov 1883 Queensland, Australia 1978 Queensland, Australia 95
Niece Ivy Spencer WILLS 30 Jul 1885 Queensland, Australia 09 Feb 1968 Casino, NSW, Australia 82
Nephew Thomas Wentworth Spencer WILLS 25 Jul 1886 Queensland, Australia 22 May 1963 Queensland, Australia 76
Nephew Colden Spencer WILLS 15 Oct 1888 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 20 May 1972 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 83
Niece Agnes Victoria RYDER 1886 1898 Wattleside, near Cindee, Queensland 12
Niece Beatrice Victoria Seymour BRETT
Nephew Frank BRETT
Niece Lily BRETT
Nephew Reginald BRETT
Nephew Alex MACDONALD
Niece Annie MACDONALD
Nephew Cedric MACDONALD
Nephew Claude MACDONALD
Nephew Clyde MACDONALD
Nephew Dudley MACDONALD
Niece Elsie MACDONALD
Nephew Graham MACDONALD
Nephew Leslie MACDONALD
Nephew Raymond MACDONALD
Nephew Rupert MACDONALD
Niece Winifred Stuart MACDONALD 1904 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 1979 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 75
Nephew Charles Stuart MACDONALD 1905
Nephew George MACDONALD 1907 1988 81
Nephew Allen Cameron MACDONALD 1910 1987 77

Sister in Law Martha Jane GROVES 01 Dec 1935 Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law William FERGUSON abt 1846 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Brother in Law Cedric Spencer WILLS 01 Dec 1844 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 23 Jan 1914 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 69
Brother in Law John Ambrose RYDER abt 1849 Prince Edward Island 1898 Queensland, Australia 49
Brother in Law Reginald Morris BRETT 1852 Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England 1922 Northcote, Victoria, Australia 70
Sister in Law Beatrice Constance CONLEY 1872 Elaine, Victoria 1900 28
Sister in Law Ernestina (Ernstine) PERDRISAT abt 1867 1951 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 84
Events in Margaret Isabella MACDONALD (1851 - 1944)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
10 Dec 1851 Margaret Isabella MACDONALD was born Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia Note 1 52
1879 28 Birth of daughter Margaret Ellen GODSCHALL-JOHNSON Queensland, Australia Note 2 52
1879 28 Married Fredrick Flower Godsshall JOHNSON (aged 33) Springsure, Queensland, Australia Note 3 52, 60
1881 30 Birth of daughter Bertha May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Note 4 52
1882 31 Birth of daughter May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON Queensland, Australia Note 5 52
1882 31 Birth of daughter Violet GODSCHALL-JOHNSON Possibly Emerald, Qld Note 6 52
1885 34 Birth of son Connie GODSCHALL-JOHNSON Bu Ni, Victoria, Australia Note 7 52
1886 35 Birth of daughter Jessie Sarah GODSCHALL-JOHNSON Bright, Victoria, Australia Note 8 52
1888 37 Birth of daughter Mabel Cecelia GODSCHALL-JOHNSON Victoria, Australia Note 9 52
1891 40 Birth of son Frederick William GODSCHALL-JOHNSON Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Note 10 52
1894 43 Birth of son Robert GODSCHALL-JOHNSON Gisborne, Victoria, Australia Note 11 52
27 Dec 1910 59 Death of mother Elizabeth Henrietta (DOW DOUSE DOUX) DOWSE (aged 88) 'Glendarrwill', Maude, Victoria, Australia Note 12 52
1915 64 Death of husband Fredrick Flower Godsshall JOHNSON (aged 69) Bunbury, WA, Australia Note 13 60
1921 70 Death of daughter Bertha May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON (aged 40) Wellington, West Australia, Australia Note 14 52, 60
25 Mar 1924 72 Death of father George MACDONALD (aged 100) 'Glendarrwill', Maude, Victoria, Australia Note 15 54
1938 87 Death of son Connie GODSCHALL-JOHNSON (aged 53) Bridgetown, WA, Australia Note 16 52
08 Nov 1944 92 Margaret Isabella MACDONALD died West Australia, Australia Note 17 60
Note 1: Fardig Family Tree - direct descendant


Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Margaret I Macdonald
Name: Margaret I Macdonald
Birth Date: 1851
Father's Name: George Macdonald
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1851
Registration Place: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Volume Number: V1851646 51
Note 2: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
View Record
Name Margaret Ellen Johnson
Birth Date 30 Oct 1879
Birth Place Queensland
Registration Year 1879
Registration Place Queensland, Australia
Father Frederick Godschall Johnson
Mother Margaret Isabella Macdonald
Page number 7497
Registration Number 005306
Household Members
Name Age
Margaret Ellen Johnson
Margaret Isabella Macdonald
Frederick Godschall Johnson
Note 3: Fardig Family Tree - direct descendant

The Queenslander 15 Feb 1879
Johnson—MacDonald.— On the 1st February, at Cullinlaringo, Springsure, by the Rev. W. Meiklejohn, Frederick Godschall, third surviving son of the late R. E. G. Johnson, Esq., to Margaret Isabella, seventh daughter of George Mac Donald, Esq., of Glendarriwill, Victoria..


Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 about Margaret Isabella Macdonald
Name: Margaret Isabella Macdonald
Spouse Name: Frederick Godschall Johnson
Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1879
Marriage Place: Queensland
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1879
Registration number: 000973
Page Number: 8972
Note 4: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Bertha May Johnson
Birth Date: 27 May 1881
Birth Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1881
Registration Place: Queensland, Australia
Father: Frederick Godschall Johnson
Mother: Margaret Isabella Macdonald
Page Number: 7474
Registration Number: 005853
Note 5: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: May Johnson
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1882
Birth Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1882
Registration Place: Queensland, Australia
Father: Frederick Johnson
Mother: Margaret Isabella Macdonald
Page Number: 7501
Registration Number: 001126
Note 6: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Violet Johnson
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1882
Birth Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1882
Registration Place: Queensland, Australia
Father: Frederick Johnson
Mother: Margaret Isabella Macdonald
Page Number: 7507
Registration Number: 001125
Note 7: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Constance Johnson
Birth Date: Abt 1885
Birth Place: Bu Ni, Victoria
Registration Year: 1885
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Frederick Gods Johnson
Mother: Margaret Isabella Macdonald
Registration Number: 15804
Note 8: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Jessie Sarah Johnson
Birth Date: Abt 1886
Birth Place: Bright, Victoria
Registration Year: 1886
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Frederick Gous Johnson
Mother: Margaret Isabella Macdonald
Registration Number: 24107
Note 9: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Mabel Johnson
Birth Date: Abt 1888
Birth Place: Cranbourne, Victoria
Registration Year: 1888
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Frederick Godsc Johnson
Mother: Margaret Isabel Macdonald
Registration Number: 10572
Note 10: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name: Fred Wm Johnson
Birth Date: Abt 1891
Birth Place: Brunswick, Victoria
Registration Year: 1891
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Fred Flower God Johnson
Mother: Margt Isabella Macdonald
Registration Number: 30646
Note 11: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name Robt Godschall Johnson
Birth Date Abt 1894
Birth Place Gisborne, Victoria
Registration Year 1894
Registration Place Victoria, Australia
Father Fredk Flower G Johnson
Mother Margt Isbla Mcdonald
Registration Number 12298
Household Members
Name Age
Robt Godschall Johnson
Margt Isbla Mcdonald
Fredk Flower G Johnson
Note 12: Reg No 1910/13333 - Elizth Mcdonald - age 87 - born c 1823 - Lethbridge, Victoria - father DOUX Isaac

see transcription of headstone in pictures

Death cert posted on MacDonald Family Tree - ancestry
Deaths in the District of Lethbridge in the State of Victoria, registered by Mary Gebbie
When and where died - Dec 27th 1910 - Maude, Shire of ???, County Grant
Name - Elizabeth Macdonald
Sex and age - female - 87 years
C of D - Senile Decay, 2 years, A.W. Marwood - MD Geelong, last seen 22 July 1910
Father - Isaac Dowse, brickmaker
Mother - not known
Informant - John George Macdonald - son - of Glendarwill
Registrar - Mary Gebbie, 28th Dec 1910, Lethbridge
Buried - 29th December, 1910, Lethbridge Cemetery by Rev McCook, Presbyterian clergyman
Where born - Campbelltown NSW - 32 years in NSW and 55 years in Victoria
Where and when married - Cambbelltown NSW - age 21 years - to George Macdonald (living)
Children -
Alex - deceased
Mary - 63
Sarah? Jane - deceased
Elizabeth -61
Adelaide - 58
Christina - 57
Mary Sarah? - 55
Ellen - 53
John George - 51
Charles - 49
Note 13: Ancestry trees

The West Australian (Perth) 21 Dec 1915
JOHNSON.—On December 17, 1915 (suddenly), in his 70th year, Frederick Flower Godschall, dearly beloved husband of Margaret I. Johnson, of Sunnymead, Bunbury, and loved father of Mrs. C. T. Elphick, Mrs. J. Blechyndeb, Mrs. R. A. Williams, Mrs. C. V. Draper, Mrs. G. Chidgzey, Mrs. A. V. Elphick, Mrs. D. R. Elphick, Charlie G. Johnson, Private Fred. W. Johnson, and Q.M.S. Robert G. Johnson.
Note 14: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Bertha Blechynden
Death Place: Western Australia
Registration Year: 1921
Registration Place: Wellington, Western Australia
Registration Number: 50

The Bunbury and Blackwood Express 1 April 1921
MRS B. BLECHYNDEN*
At St. Clair's Hospital, Bunbury, on Tuesday morning, Mrs Bertha Blechynden, wife of Mr James Blechynden, of Bridgetown, passed away. Canon Adams officiated at the interment of her remains in the Anglican portion of the New Cemetery South Bunbury, on Wednesday afternoon. They were enclosed in a polished jarrah casket.
The deceased lady was a daughter of the late Frederick Johnson, of Bunbury, and daughter of Mrs M. I. Johnson, who resides in Eileen Street. Her brothers, Messrs C G, F W.and R G Johnson, are now living in Bunbury, and she had six sisters who are married and living in different parts of the State
She was born at Rockhampton, Queensland, 39 years ago, and in 1903 married James Blechynden, who was then residing at 'Springfield", Dinninup, Upper Black wood. For eight years before her marriage Mrs Blechynden was a school teacher at Boyup Brook and Diuninup, respectively. Her husband survives her and her loss is also lamented by five children, Mabel, Ellen, Myra, Hubert, and Charles, the eldest being 15 years of age and the youngest eight.
Messrs W Brittain and Son were responsible 'for the funeral arrangements.
Note 15: see picture of head stone details

The Argus 27 March 1924
MACDONALD-On the 25th Mrach, 1924, at his residence, Glendarriwell, Maude, George, beloved husband of the late Elizabeth Macdonald, and loving father of Alex. [deceased], Mary Mrs. Ferguson, Sara [deceased], Berry [Mrs. White, Vic., [Mrs. Ryder], Christie, Maggie (Mrs. Johnson), Nellie (Mrs Brett deceased)m John (deceased), and Charlie Macdonald, at the age of 100 years and 3 months.

The Age (Melbourne) 27 March 1924
Oldest Australian Native Dies.
LETHBRIDGE.— Mr. George Macdonald, of
"Glendarriwell", Maude, died on 25th inst.,
aged 100 years and 3 month. Deceased was the
oldest Australian native. He was born in Campbelltown, N.S.W.; and came to Victoria
with his wife and six children over 70
years ago. He was a member of a family of ten
children, all of whom reached advanced ages.
Deceased had never lost a tooth, and up to quite
recently had transacted his own business.


Death cert - MacDonald Family Tree - ancestry
25th March, 1924 - Glen Darriwell, Maude
George Macdonald (farmer and grazier) - male - 100 years -
C of D - senile decay - 9 months - A W Harwood M.D., last seen 7th MArch 1924
Parents - Alexander Macdonald and not known
Informant - Graham George Macdonald - grandson, Maude
Registered 26th MArch 1924 at Lethbridge
Buried - 27th March 1924 - Lethbridge C of E
Where born - Campbell Town NSW - in Victoria for 68 years
Married - Campbelltown NSW - age 21 years to Elizabeth Dowse
Children
A.C. Macdonald - dec?
Mary Ann - 77
Sarah Jane - deceased
Elizabeth Marion - 78?
Victoria Adelaide - 72
Christina Elina - 71
Margaret - 68
Ellen Augusta - deceased
George John - deceased
Charles William - 63
(Other writing in margin - possible other children)
Note 16: mother's death notice

The West Australian (Perth) 18 April 1938
FUNERALS.
The Late Mrs. C. E. G. Chidgzey.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Constance E.
G. Chidgzey, the beloved wife of George J.
Chidgzey of Bridgetown, Western Australia,
and of Paterson and Co., Ltd., took place in
the Church of England portion of the Karra-
katta Cemetery on Saturday afternoon last,
in the presence of a large gathering of friends
land relatives. The late Mrs. Chidgzey was
born Victoria and had been a resident in
this State for over 35 years, most of her life
being spent in the South-West, in particular
Bridgetown, where she was loved by all who
knew her. Her passing came as a great shock
to her very many friends.
The chief mourners were:—Mr. G. J. Chidg-
zey (husband), Douglas, Vernon and Robert
(sons), W. Elphick (nephew), T. C. Moss
(son-in-law) and V. Chidgzey (brother-in-law).
Note 17: Fardig Family Tree - direct descendant

The West Australian (Perth) 10 Nov 1944
DEATHS
JOHNSON.—On November 8, 1944, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs M. E. Elphick, of 1 Alvan-street, Mt Lawley, Margaret Isabella, widow of the late Frederick Godscall Johnson, and loving mother of Nellie (Mrs M. E. Elphick), Bertha (deceased), Connie (deceased), Violet (Mrs R. A. Williams), May (Mrs C. V. Draper), Jessie (Mrs A. V. Elphick), Mabel (Mrs M. C. Elphick), William, Charles and Robert; aged 89 years.
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Margaret I Macdonald
Name: Margaret I Macdonald
Birth Date: 1851
Father's Name: George Macdonald
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Birth Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1851
Registration Place: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Volume Number: V1851646 51
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 about Margaret Isabella Macdonald
Name: Margaret Isabella Macdonald
Spouse Name: Frederick Godschall Johnson
Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1879
Marriage Place: Queensland
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1879
Registration number: 000973
Page Number: 8972
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: The West Australian (Perth) 10 Nov 1944
DEATHS
JOHNSON.—On November 8, 1944, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs M. E. Elphick, of 1 Alvan-street, Mt Lawley, Margaret Isabella, widow of the late Frederick Godscall Johnson, and loving mother of Nellie (Mrs M. E. Elphick), Bertha (deceased), Connie (deceased), Violet (Mrs R. A. Williams), May (Mrs C. V. Draper), Jessie (Mrs A. V. Elphick), Mabel (Mrs M. C. Elphick), William, Charles and Robert; aged 89 years.
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Johnson—MacDonald.— On the 1st February, at Cullinlaringo, Springsure, by the Rev. W. Meiklejohn, Frederick Godschall, third surviving son of the late R. E. G. Johnson, Esq., to Margaret Isabella, seventh daughter of George Mac Donald, Esq., of Glendarriwill, Victoria..