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Re: MacDonalds in Canada
« Reply #27 on: Tuesday 01 September 09 07:38 BST (UK) »
Haven't had any luck in further tracing WILLIAM MACDONALD (b. 21 June, 1887, Cullicudden, Resolis, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
Facts I already know are: he was living 327 Euclid Ave., Toronto, Canada, with his sister Harriet Jane MacDonald (1912-1914) and was a driver. 
Joined 123 Bn. C.E.F. Royal Grenadiers, Canada Expeditionary Force, as Private, 8 Dec., 1915 and at time, was living at 26 Bulwer St., Toronto, Canada.  He married Mary Callaghan 7 January, 1914 (she was born 7 Oct. 1889, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland)- at time of marriage she was living at 77 Belleville St., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Anyone help with any info. re his children, and deaths of both he and Mary, presumably in Canada.    Ruth

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Re: MacDonalds in Canada
« Reply #28 on: Thursday 03 September 09 14:54 BST (UK) »
I keep getting a message saying the connection has been refused and they will keep trying for five days.  Have had this twice?
Perhaps this is why the documents you have been trying to send having come through. ( I sent you a personal message.)

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Re: MacDonalds in Canada
« Reply #29 on: Saturday 05 September 09 17:36 BST (UK) »
Since we seem to be having trouble with the PM's I'll bring you up to date here. Been to Mount Pleasant Cemetary twice now. Unfortunately there's no stone - that is obvious. They are going to raise the corner markers and see if a stone can be found. Apparently this was requested to be done in 2005 by someone - maybe an undiscovered McDonald?
They won't tell me who the lot owner is - damn privacy laws. I drafted a letter and asked if they could send it to the owner on my behalf. Damn.
But the good part - there are 5 burials in this lot.
Joseph in 1919,
Harriet in 1982 and
Harriet's 4 year old Son (Charles James Fadden) from her second marriage to Charles Colburn Fadden. 1927.
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Robert and Agnes, Joseph's Parents. 1918 at age 82 and 1920 at age 82 respectively.
Spent 4 hours at the library yesterday searching the Death notices in the Toronto Star. Searched by name first and there's just too many 'hits' to check them all out in the 60 minute time limit they give you on the PC. They also say the character recognition software may miss some too. I did check the ones that I knew the dates - Harriet and Joseph. No luck.
Went to the microfiche to check on Harriet and Joseph. Checked back two weeks prior to internment and nothing! I may have to go back and try the other 2 Toronto newspapers.

With that wasted 4 hours I didn't get to the Toronto directories to find William. That's today's task. But the problem I'm anticipating is how do I know which of the many Williams is him? 1912 he's at 125 Wellinton as a Teamster. In the 1914 directory Debbie sent he's not at 125 anymore and I can't figure out which one he is. Doesn't say Teamster. I tried looking at his Wife's address when they married (1914) but it can't be read on their Marriage Cert. We know he's at 26 Bulwer St in 1915 (Attest. Papers).
I can get photocopies of all the McDonald directory pages today but I'm going to need some direction on identifying our William.
Stephen