Hugh Sheridan MCDONALD

1890 - 1980  (90 years)

• Name	Hugh Sheridan MCDONALD
  Born	12 Sep 1890	West Wail Vic
  	born 'Wyn Wyn' West Wail Vic
  Gender	Male
  Education	1899	Wail West Vic
  	Hugh was nearly 9 years old when began his formal schooling at the Wail West State School number 3329.
  Military Service	WWI	Egypt
  	During WW1, with 2 brothers, served in the AIF overseas and all returned home. Hugh was Private H.S. McDonald, 29th Battalion in the 1st AIF. He served in Egypt and then trench fighting in northern France. He was injured in the face by a shell blast, subsequently losing the sight of one eye.
  Health	WWI	France
  	Hugh lost the sight of one eye during war service in WW1.
  Occupation	Land valuer with the Victorian Taxation Department.
  Occupation	1914	Camberwell Vic
  	Guard and shunter with the Victorian Railways
  Residence	Camberwell Vic
  	105 Wattle Valley Road Camberwell Vic
  Died	12 Oct 1980
  Buried	Springvale Vic
  	buried Springvale Botanical Cemetery Vic
  Person ID	I-7289	Christina and Donald McLean
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Alexander John MCDONALD,   b. 28 Oct 1861, Finniss SA ,   d. 16 Jun 1937  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	-2374
  Mother	Jessie McDonald SHERIDAN,   b. 8 Jan 1867, Cavandish Vic ,   d. 4 Nov 1943, Geelong Vic  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	-2374
  Married	27 Nov 1889	Clear Lake Vic   [1]
  	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
  Family ID	F-2374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stella WOMERSLEY,   b. 21 Jul 1887,   d. 25 Jun 1974  (Age 86 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1918	Ascot Vale Vic
  	MARRIED St Paul's Church of England Ascot Vale Melbourne Vic
  Residence	Heatherdale SA
  Residence	Surrey Hills Vic
  	Stella & Hugh lived in Surrey Hills until 1923.
  Residence	1923	Glenhuntly Vic
  	Stella lived in 23 MacGowan Ave Glenhuntly from 1923 until 1940
  Residence	1953	Blairgowrie Victoria
  	Retired to Blairgowrie VIC on the southern shore of Port Phillip Bay - for 15 years from 1953 to about 1968.
  Residence	1968	Maroochydore Qld
  	They lived there for about 5 years - from 1968 to 1974.
  Residence	1974	Melbourne Vic
  Children	+ 1. Rev Norman Womersley MCDONALD,   b. 9 Aug 1919, Hawthorn Vic ,   d. 30 Apr 1998, Geelong Vic  (Age 78 years)  [] + 2. JM M + 3. William Hugh MCDONALD,   b. 23 Nov 1923, Brisbane Qld ,   d. 7 Oct 1985, Brisbane Qld  (Age 61 years)  []
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2020 10:12:43
  Family ID	F-2382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		0535 - Wedding day of Stella Womersley & Hugh Sheridan McDonald.jpg Wedding day: Military Uniform WWI; 7 Jun 1918
  		0536 - Wedding of Tina & Ted - Christina May McDonald & Ted Parker.jpg Wedding 2 Sep 1922 C W (I7507) JR W (I7506)

  
  

  Stories

  5181 - Hugh Sheridan McDonald & Stella Womersley Biography as published in the BRB in 1985 & 1995.

  
  

• Sources

  [S-250] WARREN MCLEAN FAMILY TREE using My Heritage, my heritage (with a log in), 23 May 2021 Lorna McLean Researcher. Jessie McDonald (born Sheridan) Birth Jan 8 1867 Cavendish Victoria Marriage to: Alexander John Wesley Andrew Mc Donald Nov 27 1889 Clear Lake Victoria Death Nov 4 1943 Geelong Victoria Burial Geelong Eastern Cemetery East Geelong Victoria