Flora Sophie Dorothy MacDonald

[RickyJack]

Hi All...Ive run aground....Macdonald of Surry
Flora Sophie Dorothy Macdonald  b. 1878 Surry UK d. 1915
married 1906 Skipton
Son Eustace James Macdonald b. 1907  Kildare Ireland merchant seaman 39-45 ww2 medal
daughter Enid Flora Marie b. 1911 Guildford Surry
Son Edmund George Macdonald b. 1910-1959 service no 7259210
married 5 April 1942 Skipton UK
Beryl Gwyneth Cranston 1917-1963
Trying to confirm/find Flora S D Macdonald maiden name and her Husbands details ...it maybe John Macdonald...he was a full time military man, so maybe he was posted around the world as hes not in the 1911 census records
Tips and suggestions very welcome
stay safe Rick in Tasmania
 

[rosie99]

Enid F M McDonald
Birth year   1911
Regiment   30th Foot
Woking
1140 /118

[heywood]

Here is Eustace’s birth
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1908/01667/1664347.pdf

John is a Sergeant in the East Lancs Regiment and Flora’s maiden name McDonald

If you click on the link, you just need to prove you are not a robot  it is free.

[rosie99]

In 1911 Flora and children are living in Barracks at Knaphill, Woking - the youngest 2 children were born Woking. 

MCDONALD, FLORA  ENID MARIE    mmn MCDONALD 
GRO Reference: 1911  March Quarter in GUILDFORD reg district  Volume 02A  Page 78

https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/guildford.html

[heywood]

I looked for a marriage and found this

1905 Kensington
John McDonald and Mary Dorette S F McDonald are on the same page.
That rang a bell 

This is a very long thread concerning that family.

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=846754.45

[sparrett]

Beryl Gwyneth Cranston 1917-1963


The names in this birth are similar but....
 
Births Mar 1917   
 
Cranston Beryl G
mother     Williams
At Gateshead
10a   /1562      

Sue

ADDING Confirming G is standing for Gwyneth

CRANSTON, BERYL GWYNETH  mms  WILLIAMS   
GRO Reference1917
 M quarter at GATESHEAD
 Volume 10A Page 1562

Also this birth is subsequent to the death year you have given for Flora (1915)

[RickyJack]

Wow and Thankyou all...
Its all come together very well and sent a message to Groat on that other thread as apparently there is a Photo of Flora at age 18 around 1890..wont that be something....
so Thankyou again...a compliment from Tasmania......youre worth ya weight in Ice Cream....it does not get any better than that...
Kind Regards
Rick

[groat]

Hello

I've only just noticed this thread.

Most of the information RickyJack is looking for is already to be found somewhere on RootsChat, but to summarise the McDonald family:

Flora McDonald (nee McDonald) married John McDonald in Kensington in 1905. They had 6 children the first of whom died in infancy.
The remaining 5 were Eustace James - Eust, Edmund George -Baldo, Enid Flora Sophie - Sis, Ronald Edward - Ron and Bernard Henry - Tim (my father). I met all of them except Flora (and the dead child of course)

Here's an Obit of John McDonald - hope this helps.

[heywood]

That’s a lovely  tribute