[Index]
Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD (1847 - 1940)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Arthur FERGUSON ( - 1940)
Mary Agnes FERGUSON
William Hunter FERGUSON
 Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD (1847 - 1940)

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William FERGUSON (1846 - )
 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 - )



Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD
Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD
Pic P1. Warby Family Tree - Ancestry - DavidMac

Pic 1. Warby Family Tree - Ancestry - DavidMac

b. 1847 at Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
m. 1878 William FERGUSON (1846 - ) at Balmain, NSW, Australia
d. 1940 at Penrith, NSW, Australia aged 93
Near Relatives of Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD (1847 - 1940)
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 John FERGUSON
Mother in Law Margaret TRACY

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 Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD 1847 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1940 Penrith, NSW, Australia 93

Husband William FERGUSON abt 1846 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Son Arthur FERGUSON bef 1940
Daughter Mary Agnes FERGUSON
Son William Hunter FERGUSON

Brother Alexander Cameron MACDONALD 09 Dec 1845 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 08 May 1897 Woodstock, Queensland, Australia 51
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 Margaret Isabella MACDONALD 10 Dec 1851 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 08 Nov 1944 West Australia, Australia 92
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 Unknown TARRENTE

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
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
Nephew William Charles GODSCHALL-JOHNSON
Niece Margaret Ellen GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1879 Queensland, Australia 1959 Perth, WA, Australia 80
Niece Bertha May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1881 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 1921 Wellington, West Australia, Australia 40
Niece May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1882 Queensland, Australia 1963 Perth, WA, Australia 81
Niece Violet GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1882 Possibly Emerald, Qld 1962 Perth, WA, Australia 80
Nephew Connie GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1885 Bu Ni, Victoria, Australia 1938 Bridgetown, WA, Australia 53
Niece Jessie Sarah GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1886 Bright, Victoria, Australia
Niece Mabel Cecelia GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1888 Victoria, Australia 1979 Canning, Western Australia, Australia 91
Nephew Frederick William GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1891 Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1965 Plantagenet, West Australia, Australia 74
Nephew Robert GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1894 Gisborne, Victoria, Australia 1961 Victoria, Australia 67
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 Cedric Spencer WILLS 01 Dec 1844 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 23 Jan 1914 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 69
Brother in Law Fredrick Flower Godsshall JOHNSON 1846 St Omer, France 1915 Bunbury, WA, 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 Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD (1847 - 1940)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1847 Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD was born Campbelltown, NSW, Australia Note 1
1878 31 Married William FERGUSON (aged 32) Balmain, NSW, Australia Note 2 52, 60
27 Dec 1910 63 Death of mother Elizabeth Henrietta (DOW DOUSE DOUX) DOWSE (aged 88) 'Glendarrwill', Maude, Victoria, Australia Note 3 52
25 Mar 1924 77 Death of father George MACDONALD (aged 100) 'Glendarrwill', Maude, Victoria, Australia Note 4 54
1940 93 Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD died Penrith, NSW, Australia Note 5 60
bef 1940 93 Death of son Arthur FERGUSON see death notice for mother
1940 93 Burial Penrith General Cemetery Presbyterian section
Note 1: fathers death cert - 1924 - age 77 = c 1847

Warby Family Tree - DavidMac
Note 2: Sydney Morning Herald 9 Sept 1878
FERGUSON-MACDONALD.-August 24, at the residence of Mr. W. J. Nelson, Nelson-street, Balmain, by tho Rev. James Cosh, M.A., William, eldest son of the late John Ferguson, Sydney, to Mary Ann Sophia, eldest daughter of George Macdonald, Glen Darriwill, Geelong, Victoria.

Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 about William Ferguson
Name: William Ferguson
Spouse Name: Mary A J Macdonald
Marriage Date: 1878
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Balmain, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1878
Registration number: 1470
Note 3: 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 4: 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 5: Nepean Times (Penrith) - 28 March 1940
Late Mrs. M. A. S. Ferguson
Mrs. Mary Ann Sophia Ferguson, whose death at the residence of her granddaughter. Mrs. Allaway, Bel more Street Penrith, on 19th inst., was briefly reported in last issue, was born at Campbelltown 93 years ago. Her family were true and worthy re presentatives of the hardy old colonial pioneers whose simple and good living conduced to longevity. Her father died at the age of 100.

Deceased, whose maiden name was McDonald, spent her early years in Victoria. She and her husband, who was a marine engineer, lived at New castle for some time. He died many years ago. Thereafter Mrs Ferguson lived with her son, the late Mr Arthur Ferguson, first at Macksville, and afterward for a few years at Katoomba and Hazelbrook, coming to Penrith 19 years ago.

Mrs Ferguson, possessed a wonderfully cheerful disposition that appealed to all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. she maintained her activity up to her last declining years. Her health usually was good till a few years ago when she became a sufferer from rheumatism.

Deceased leaves a son, Mr William Ferguson of Bellevue Hill, and a daughter Mrs Tarrente, who is living in South Africa. Another son, Arthur, predeceased her. There are five grand children and three great-grandchildren, and deceased also leaves four sisters—three in Queensland and one in West Australia—all of whom are over 80 years of age. Mrs Ferguson was the eldest.

The remains were laid to rest in the Presbyterian portion of Penrith general cemetery on 30th inst., Rev, A. Fleming conducting the service.
Source References:
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 about William Ferguson
Name: William Ferguson
Spouse Name: Mary A J Macdonald
Marriage Date: 1878
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Balmain, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1878
Registration number: 1470
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Sydney Morning Herald 9 Sept 1878
FERGUSON-MACDONALD.-August 24, at the residenco of Mr. W. J. Nelson, Nelson-street, Balmain, by tho Rev. James Cosh,

M.A., William, eldest son of the late John Ferguson, Sydney, to Mary Ann Sophia, eldest daughter of George Macdonald, Glen

Darriwill, Geelong, Victoria.
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Nepean Times (Penrith) - 28 March 1940
Late Mrs. M. A. S. Ferguson
Mrs. Mary Ann Sophia Ferguson, whose death at the residence of her granddaughter. Mrs. Allaway, Bel more Street Penrith, on 19th inst., was briefly reported in last issue, was born at Campbelltown 93 years ago. Her family were true and worthy re presentatives of the hardy old colonial pioneers whose simple and good living conduced to longevity. Her father died at the age of 100.

Deceased, whose maiden name was McDonald, spent her early years in Victoria. She and her husband, who was a marine engineer, lived at New castle for some time. He died many years ago. Thereafter Mrs Ferguson lived with her son, the late Mr Arthur Ferguson, first at Macksville, and afterward for a few years at Katoomba and Hazelbrook, coming to Penrith 19 years ago.

Mrs Ferguson, possessed a wonderfully cheerful disposition that appealed to all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. she maintained her activity up to her last declining years. Her health usually was good till a few years ago when she became a sufferer from rheumatism.

Deceased leaves a son, Mr William Ferguson of Bellevue Hill, and a daughter Mrs Tarrente, who is living in South Africa. Another son, Arthur, predeceased her. There are five grand children and three great-grandchildren, and deceased also leaves four sisters—three in Queensland and one in West Australia—all of whom are over 80 years of age. Mrs Ferguson was the eldest.

The remains were laid to rest in the Presbyterian portion of Penrith general cemetery on 30th inst., Rev, A. Fleming conducting the service.
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