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Irene Rachel (Dot) DONALDSON

Irene Rachel (Dot) DONALDSON

Female 1901 - 1959  (58 years)

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  • Name Irene Rachel (Dot) DONALDSON 
    Nickname Dot 
    Born 5 Oct 1901  Pine Hills Qld Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Education Armidale NSW Find all individuals with events at this location 
    The 4 children were educated by a governess until they moved to Armidale where Dot attended Miss Crossman's or Miss Tyndale's private school and then Armidale Public School. She then became a boarder at Presbyterian Ladies College.
     
    Achievements Successful at equisterian events at the Armidale Show. 
    Health Dot developed Parkinson's disease in her thirties. 
    Died 26 Oct 1959 
    Buried Bellingen NSW Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I-7555  Christina and Donald McLean
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2018 

    Father John DONALDSON,   b. 1854, Newry Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1909, Warialda NSW Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship -2470 
    Mother Rachel Jane Cheriton MCDONALD,   b. 30 Jan 1867, Finniss SA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. c1940, Bondi NSW Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship -2470 
    Married 1897  Warialda NSW Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F-2470  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Henry HEWITT,   b. 27 Nov 1900,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 5 Nov 1927  Sydney NSW Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Belligen NSW Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Park St Bellingen NSW 
    Children 
    +1. BI H
    +2. GH H
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2017 01:41:39 
    Family ID F-2478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    0551 - Rachel Jane (Jenny) Donaldson with Dot, Ian, Ina & Norman.jpg
    0551 - Rachel Jane (Jenny) Donaldson with Dot, Ian, Ina & Norman.jpg
    0557 - Dot Hewitt on her wedding day.jpg
    0557 - Dot Hewitt on her wedding day.jpg

    STORIES
    5192 - Irene Rachel (Dot) Donaldson & George Henry Hewitt
    5192 - Irene Rachel (Dot) Donaldson & George Henry Hewitt
    Biography as published in the BRB in 1985 & 1995.

  • Sources 
    1. [S-76] MyHeritage 92connections, my heritage (with a log in), 8 Feb Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      John Donaldson Birth 1854 Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Marriage Circa 1897 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia Marriage to:Rachel Jane Cheriton Circa 1897 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia Death Mar 23 1909 Warialda, Victoria, Australia Burial Warialda, Victoria, Australia