Alexander John MCDONALD

1861 - 1937  (75 years)

• Name	Alexander John MCDONALD
  Nickname	Johnny/Big Jack
  Born	28 Oct 1861	Finnis SA
  Gender	Male
  Education	Probably attended Finniss School or was taught by a governess.
  Achievements/Education	Jack built a 'McDonald's Bridge' which was in use for many decades.
  Died	16 Jun 1937
  Buried	Geelong Vic
  Person ID	I-5833	Christina and Donald McLean
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Ewen MCDONALD,   b. 1818, Inverness Scotland ,   d. 14 Jul 1905, Noradjuha Vic  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	-898
  Mother	Rachel MCLEAN,   b. 6 Feb 1825, Duisky Scotland ,   d. 20 Aug 1908  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	-898
  Married	8 Dec 1847	Adelaide SA   [1, 2]
  	The wedding celebrant was Rev James Farrell. The witnesses were Sarah Douglas and Donald Stewart.
  Family ID	F-898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie SHERIDAN,   b. 8 Jan 1867, Caversham Vic ,   d. Yes, Date Unknown
  Married	27 Nov 1889	Clear Lake Vic
  	born 'Clear Lake' Vic
  Occupation	Yan Yean Vic
  	Arab and Shetland Pony Stud at Yan Yean, north of Melbourne Victoria
  Occupation	West Wail Vic
  	Farmer 'Wyn Wyn' West Wail Vic
  Occupation	Horsham Vic
  	Farmer St Helens Plains Horsham
  Occupation	Streatham Vic
  	Jack was the manager 'Nerrin Nerrin' - a large sheep station five miles south of Streatham in Victoria's Western District.
  Residence	Geelong Vic
  	Lara Geelong Vic
  Residence	Geelong Vic
  	Myer St Geelong Vic
  Children	+ 1. Hugh Sheridan MCDONALD,   b. 12 Sep 1890, West Wail Vic ,   d. 12 Oct 1980  (Age 90 years)  [] + 2. Christina May MCDONALD,   b. 5 May 1892, West Wail Vic ,   d. 21 Aug 1981  (Age 89 years)  [] + 3. George Wallace MCDONALD,   b. 20 Jun 1894, West Wail Vic ,   d. 5 Aug 1961  (Age 67 years) + 4. Ella Jean MCDONALD,   b. 12 May 1896, West Wail Vic ,   d. 22 Feb 1983  (Age 86 years) + 5. Ian Douglas MCDONALD,   b. 24 May 1898, 'Wyn Wyn', West Wail, Vic ,   d. 6 Mar 1963  (Age 64 years)   6. Lindsay William MCDONALD,   b. 23 Jul 1900, West Wail Vic ,   d. 30 Jul 1900  (Age 0 years)  []   7. Rachel Annie MCDONALD,   b. 17 Nov 1902, West Wail Vic ,   d. 27 Nov 1949  (Age 47 years) + 8. Neil Alistair MCDONALD,   b. 4 Feb 1906, West Wail Vic ,   d. 18 Dec 1995, Geelong Vic  (Age 89 years)  []
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2016 05:58:26
  Family ID	F-2374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		0529 - Alexander John (Jack) McDonald.jpg Walrus Moustache;magnificient
  		0530 - McDonald's bridge.jpg McDonalds Bridge: The bridge that Jack built
  		0431 - Alexander John (Jack) McDonald.jpg
  		0533 - Jack & Jessie McDonald at their home at Wyn Wyn, West Wail about 1903.jpg

  
  

  Stories

  5180 - Alexander John McDonald & Jessie Sheridan Biography as published in the BRB in 1985 & 1995.

  
  

• Sources

  [S-3] FS BRB - 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995, The BRB has a good index for each individual. Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. , 40. [S-18] PUBLICATION Edwin Maclean's genealogy(no sources provided), Person 14-viii.