McDonald's of Grafton. Family of 13 children

[Jamjar]

Wonder if this is his birth registration:

1082/1852 MCDONALD John V18521082 51 parents John and Anne

There are 5 sequential registrations with folks John and Anne, which include a Colin and an Ellen. The John and Ann in Grafton had a Colin and an Ellen. Could be coincidental, of course.

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

Read about the McDonalds and others: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120596700

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

Death of son Garland: 41865/1972 MCDONALD Garland Leslie parents JOHN and ANNIE LEONARDS

Death notice gives his siblings, 1st page: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19720121&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

I think his brother Weston may be this Douglas Weston. If it is it looks like it may assist with sorting the John and Anne and the John and Euphemia children. Unless the captains wife was moving about. 

19895/1890 MCDONALD Douglas W parents JOHN and ANNIE E at MACLEAN.

18743/1969 MCDONALD Douglas Weston parents JOHN and ANNIE ST LEONARDS

Death and funeral notices, 1st page: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19690528&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Other siblings mentioned:

1879 Elsie Maud born to Annie E at GRAFTON
1885 Walter J born to Annie E at GRAFTON
1894 Flora I M born to Annie E at ULMARA
9288/1979 MACDONALD Flora Ivy May parents JOHN and ANNIE EUPHEMIA

1895 Ivy E born to Annie E at ULMARA - this is Mrs Austin

I can’t find Campbell and Del.

Jamjar

[CassT]

Hi Have you checked this site

https://austcemindex.com

there is a photo of John McDonald's Headstone which states that he was born on the Hunter 2.12.1847 and died at Grafton 14.3.1907  There are lots of other photos of McDonald headstone in Grafton Cemetery, including Johns Wife Annie.

https://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=9835601#images

hope this site helps and it is the correct John

Cass

[weemalla]

I found in the obit for the eldest son John Allan McDonald in the Argus & Clarence River General Advertiser, 16 Feb 1910 the names of the children "Of the five daughters, the eldest is the wife of Captain Allan, of the tug boat Volunteer, Bellingen Heads, and the remainder, Misses Annie, Emily, Susan and Jean McDonald, are unmarried and reside in Grafton' but I cant find what became of these girls. Were they raised/adopted  by aunts, cousins or others?. Did they marry? Can you help with this please.

[Jennaya]

If the girls were teenagers it's possible that they stayed on living at home. They were very competent and resourceful in those days.

[rosball]

Hi weemalla,
   I think this obituary for Ann Gillies McDonald in 1952 is relevant.  She cared for the younger members of her family after her mother died.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article194759475

  It gives the married names of her sisters and location of her brothers

Ros

[rosball]

Here is marriage announcement for Jean to Ralph Stafford in 1921
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15971980

Here is a birth announcement for the couple http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16113426

Ros

adding : from NSW BDM marriage 1921
    16718/1921 Ralph D Stafford , Jeanette McDonald, at Randwick

adding : death 1975
  24574/1975  Jeanette STAFFORD, father John, mother Annie

[rosball]

From NSW BDM

Marriage
9678/1925
Allen P.R. EHRENBERG, to  Susie McDonald at Sydney

Death
12002/1981 Susie ERHRENBER, mother Annie, father John

Ros