Harriet Jane (Gill) McDonald (1856 - 1919)

Born 8 Jun 1856 in Jones Island, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Hugh McDonald — married 2 Nov 1876 in Jones Island, Colony of New South Wales

Descendants

Died 21 Jun 1919 at age 63 in Moorland, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Harriet (Gill) McDonald was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Harriet was born in 1856. Her parents were William Edward Gill and Rosena Helen Delma Rosina Shoesmith. She was one of 10 children (of this marriage)

Emily Gill COULTER 1853–1935

William Henry GILL 1854–1923

Harriet Jane Gill McDONALD 1856–1919

Eliza Gill LAUGHTON 1858–1920

Frederick GILL 1860–1926

Godfrey GILL 1862–1943

Louisa Mercy Gill MANWARING 1864–1906

Jessie Gill LAUGHTON 1867–1947

Isabella Gill EMERTON 1868–1932

Alexander GILL 1872–1935

Hugh Stewart McDonald and Harriet Jane Gill were married on 2 Nov 1876 in Manning River, Colony of New South Wales. They had 8 children.

Rosina Ellen Delma McDONALD 1877–1962

Sarah Jane McDONALD 1879–1961

Mary Isabella McDONALD 1881–1952

Jessie May McDONALD 1883–1965

Hugh Archibald McDONALD 1886–1939

Esther Lavinia McDONALD 1888–1957

Electra Wilhelmina McDONALD 1891–1973

William James McDONALD 1893–1893

She passed away on Saturday 21 June 1919 in Moorland, New South Wales, Australia, and was buried on Mitchells Island, New South Wales, Australia. Harriet died of Kidney Trouble and died 15 years before her husband. ^{[1] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ Buried https://www.austcemindex.com/inscription?id=4727999
2. ↑ Taree and District Burials https://mnclibrary.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/TAREE-and-DISTRICT-BURIALS_compressed.pdf

• Birth

Department of Justice, New South Wales, Registry of Birth, Deaths and Marriages: Birth. GILL, FEMALE; 7221/1856; WILLIAM; ROSE A; PORT MACQUARIE. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/

• Marriage to Hugh McDONALD

Department of Justice, New South Wales, Registry of Birth, Deaths and Marriages: Marriage. 3258/1876; MCDONALD, HUGH; GILL, HARRIET J; MANNING RIVER. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/

• Death

Department of Justice, New South Wales, Registry of Birth, Deaths and Marriages: Death. MCDONALD, HARRIET J; 20735/1919; WILLIAM; ROSINA E D; TAREE. https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/

• Obituary

The Northern Champion (Taree, NSW : 1913 - 1954) Wed 25 Jun 1919 Page 2

MRS. Hugh McDonald.

The death was announced on Sunday of Mrs. McDonald, wife of Mr. Hugh McDonald, of Moorland, aged about 60 years. The deceased had not been in robust health for some time. Mrs. McDonald had lived with her husband and family at Moorland for upwards of 20 years. Prior to going on the land Mr. McDonald had a general store business at Croki. The late Mrs. McDonald, who was a daughter of the late Mr. W. Gill, of Jones Inland, was a splendid woman bright and cheerful, and one who could always see a silver lining to the blackest cloud. She was highly esteemed in the districts in which she had lived, and by her death a good wife and mother has gone to her eternal rest.

Mr. McDonald, the husband, met with a severe accident a week or so ago, by being thrown out of a spring cart. He has not yet recovered from the effects.

The following members of the family are left to mourn the death of a mother:~Mrs. E. C. Chapman, Moorland; Mrs. Ernest Armstrong, Sydney; Mrs. A. S. Ussher, Kendall; Nurse Saldie, Sydney; Misses Jessie and Ettie, who reside on the homestead; and Mr. Archie McDonald, who is a dairy farmer at Lecton.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/157094672

Acknowledgement

WikiTree profile Gill-472 created through the import of Salmon tree.ged on May 31, 2011 by Rena Brewin. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Rena and others.

• Notes taken from Usher box of Information.