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Bertie Thomas McDonald[1]

Male 1879 - 1947  (67 years)

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  • Name Bertie Thomas McDonald
    Birth 12 Oct 1879  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 2 Oct 1947  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Sep 1950  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322529284065  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father Thomas MacDonald,   b. 1859, Forres Scotland or Dyke Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
    Mother Maria Swift,   b. 9 May 1857, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1951, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    Marriage 21 Jul 1879  Holy Trinity, Chelsea, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Victoria Lizzie Matthews,   b. 27 Dec 1879, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1956, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Children 
     1. Lizzie Victoria (Toppy) McDonald,   b. 9 May 1899, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1983, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     2. Frederick E McDonald,   b. 8 Mar 1910
     3. McDonald   d. Bef. 1911
     4. McDonald   d. Bef 1911
    Family ID F5213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.


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