Donald
Geddes
Born in Tynemouth, Northumberland
Ancestors 
Son of John Geddes
and Margaret Elizabeth (Brooks) Geddes
Brother of
Elizabeth Brooks Geddes, Isabella Jack Geddes, Andrew Geddes, James Geddes, John Geddes and Flora Brooks Geddes
Husband of
Margaret Veronica (Collins) Geddes
— married
26 Mar 1940 in North Shields, Northumberland
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 40
in Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jul 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Birth
Death
- 1952 Australia[3]
Note
- Donald Geddes won the Distinguished Service Cross For bravery, resolution and skill in carrying vitally important supplies to North Russia under contiguous attack from enemy submarines and aircraft.
- Mr Donald Geddes Chief Officer, Merchant Navy
- The Distinguished Service Cross
- Info courtesy of Wendy Dunnett
- 20 October 1944
- 5/54358 War Subs S.Q.M.S Donald Geddes (359737)
- 1389443 Donald Geddes 186735
DNA note
- DNA match on Ancestry between Euren-4 and Donald's granddaughter Michelle Moy 3C1R 43cM 4 segments
Sources
- ↑ General Register of Births; Mar 1912; Geddes Donald Brooks; Tynemouth, vol 10b, page 466; https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=127591353:5636&d=bmd_1653949805
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FG6-L97 : 1 October 2014), Donald Geddes, 1912; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
- ↑ Ancestry website
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Donald by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Donald:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Donald by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Donald:
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~1.56%
Sarah (Euren) Jordan
:
23andMe, GEDmatch A671713 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A671713 [compare], Ancestry member SarahJordan77
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A671713 [compare], FTDNA kit #336213
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Living DNA, GEDmatch HA5821383 [compare]
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~1.56%
Malcolm Maclennan :
23andMe
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