Brief Life History of Allan
When Allan MacDonald was born on 5 August 1888, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Macdonald, was 28 and his mother, Catherine Mcgregor White, was 26. He married Elizabeth Wilson Donahue on 5 September 1913, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Saint Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891 and Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1901. He died on 7 May 1960, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 71, and was buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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- Allan Macdonald in household of John Macdonald, "Scotland Census, 1891"
- Ontario, Canada, The Ottawa Journal (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices),
- Allan Macdonald, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1890 · Opening of the Forth Railway Bridge.
The Forth Bridge is a railway bridge across the Firth of Forth river in the east of Scotland, 9 miles west of Edinburgh City Center. It is considered as a symbol of Scotland and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was opened on 4 March and was the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world until 1919. It is still in operation.
1896 · Opening of the Glasgow Subway.
The Glasgow Subway opened on 14 December and is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world. It is one of very few subways that have a running gauge of 4 feet, but its twin circular lines were never expanded.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
Scottish: see McDonald .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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