[Index]
Christina FINLAYSON (1828 - 1915)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Margaret MCDONALD (1854 - 1929)
Roderick MCDONALD (1856 - 1935)
Christina Ann Catherine MCDONALD (1859 - )
Andrew Morton MCDONALD (1862 - 1952)
Jessie Mary Flora MCDONALD (1867 - )
 Christina FINLAYSON (1828 - 1915)

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Donald MCDONALD (1821 - 1909)
 Roderick FINLAYSON











Ann (FINLAYSON)











Donald MCDONALD
Donald MCDONALD
b. abt 1828 at Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
m. 1853 Donald MCDONALD (1821 - 1909) at Albury, New South Wales, Australia
d. 25 Oct 1915 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia aged 87
Near Relatives of Christina FINLAYSON (1828 - 1915)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Archibald MCDONALD 1785 Inverness-shire, Scotland 16 Apr 1872 Royalla, ACT, Australia 87
Mother in Law Margaret MCDONALD abt 1785 Inverness-shire, Scotland 10 Mar 1861 Royalla, ACT, Australia 76

Father Roderick FINLAYSON
Mother Ann (FINLAYSON)

Self Christina FINLAYSON abt 1828 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland 25 Oct 1915 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 87

Husband Donald MCDONALD 1821 Inverness-shire, Scotland 31 Dec 1909 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 88

Daughter Margaret MCDONALD 1854 Albury, New South Wales, Australia 1929 Young, New South Wales, Australia 75
Son Roderick MCDONALD 1856 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jul 1935 Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia 79
Daughter Christina Ann Catherine MCDONALD 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Son Andrew Morton MCDONALD 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 19 Jan 1952 Canberra, ACT, Australia 90
Daughter Jessie Mary Flora MCDONALD 1867 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Son in Law James MCINTOSH 1844 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 17 Sep 1915 Young, New South Wales, Australia 71
Daughter in Law Louise MORTON 1873 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 21 Jul 1897 Canberra, ACT, Australia 24
Son in Law Walter HESS
Daughter in Law Theresa Eveline HATCH 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1952 Canberra, ACT, Australia 81
Son in Law Henry SIGGS 1854 Warbleton, East Sussex, England 1925 Granville, New South Wales, Australia 71

Grandson Donald J MCDONALD 1895 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Vera M M MCDONALD 1896 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Aubrey M MCDONALD 1897 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Donald MCDONALD 1909 ACT, Australia
Grandson George Alexander MCDONALD 1911 ACT, Australia
Granddaughter Ella Florence SIGGS 1891 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter Ada Catherine SIGGS 1894 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Grandson Leslie George SIGGS 1896 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 30 Dec 1922 Trundle, New South Wales, Australia 26
Granddaughter Ethel Olive SIGGS 1901 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter Hannah Christina SIGGS 1906 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia

Nephew Hugh MCDONALD 1839 Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Archibald MCDONALD 1841 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 18 May 1869 Burra, New South Wales, Australia 28
Niece Margaret MCDONALD 1843 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ann MCDONALD 1845 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1853 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 8
Niece Catherine MCDONALD 1846 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Donald MCDONALD 1850 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 11 Sep 1921 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 71
Niece Janet MCDONALD abt 1852 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 06 Sep 1942 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 90
Niece Mary MCDONALD 1853 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Abigail MCDONALD 1857 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jun 1912 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 55
Nephew Andrew Morton MCDONALD 1860 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 25 Jun 1896 Burra, New South Wales, Australia 36
Niece Elizabeth MCDONALD 12 Jun 1843 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 22 Jun 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 42
Niece Flora MCDONALD 1844 Uriarra, New South Wales, Australia 20 May 1921 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 77
Niece May MCDONALD 1847 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Grace MCDONALD 1848 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Margaret MCDONALD 1852 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1927 Maclean, New South Wales, Australia 75
Nephew Alexander MCDONALD 1853 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia Feb 1908 Orange, New South Wales, Australia 55
Niece Allison MCDONALD 1854 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Archibald MCDONALD 1855 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1902 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 47
Niece Catherine MCDONALD 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 20 Nov 1894 Burra, New South Wales, Australia 36
Nephew Thomas Andrew MCDONALD 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1931 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 72
Niece Mary MCDONALD 1861 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Nephew John William Ferguson Reid MCDONALD 1862 Canberra, ACT, Australia 20 Nov 1942 Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia 80
Niece Georgina Georgiana MCDONALD 1866 Canberra, ACT, Australia 10 Mar 1916 Canberra, ACT, Australia 50
Niece Christina SINCLAIR 1843 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia May 1926 The Rock, New South Wales, Australia 83
Nephew Alexander SINCLAIR 1846 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1849 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 3
Niece Mary SINCLAIR 1848 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Margaret SINCLAIR 1850 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Duncan SINCLAIR 1851 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary Ann SINCLAIR 1854 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Sarah MCDONALD 1852 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 26 Dec 1929 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 77
Niece Margaret MCDONALD 1854 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew George MCDONALD 1855 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 30 May 1885 Nymagee, New South Wales, Australia 30
Nephew Archibald MCDONALD 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 17 May 1943 Inverell, New South Wales, Australia 85
Niece Elizabeth MCDONALD 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1863 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 4
Nephew Alexander Joseph MCDONALD 1861 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1936 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 75
Nephew John William MCDONALD 1863 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 20 Oct 1945 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 82
Nephew Joseph Webb MCDONALD 1865 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 03 Sep 1941 76
Niece Charlotte Janet MCDONALD 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 19 Aug 1926 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 58
Niece Catherine (Kate) MCDONALD 1870 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 17 Aug 1951 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 81
Nephew Morton Norman MCDONALD 1872 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 09 Sep 1958 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 86
Nephew William Coll MCDONALD 1875 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1949 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 74
Niece Elizabeth Caroline MCDONALD 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 17
Niece Margaret MCDONALD 1854 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 21 Aug 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 33
Niece Flora MCDONALD 1856 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 26 May 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 21
Niece Eveline Julia C MCDONALD 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1861 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 2
Nephew Archibald MCDONALD 1861 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16 Sep 1943 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 82
Niece Julia MCDONALD 1863 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Catherine Agnes MCDONALD 1866 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1902 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 36
Niece Mary MCDONALD 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Nephew William Patrick MCDONALD 1870 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1910 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 40
Nephew John Angus MCDONALD 1872 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1943 Redfern, New South Wales, Australia 71
Niece Sarah Anne MCDONALD 1875 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Sister in Law Catherine MCDONALD 1818 Glenelg, Inverness-shire, Scotland 21 Jun 1898 Royalla, ACT, Australia 80
Brother in Law Alexander (Sandy) MCDONALD 1822 Inverness-shire, Scotland 16 Nov 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 68
Sister in Law Mary MCDONALD 1825 Inverness-shire, Scotland 09 Dec 1854 Canberra, ACT, Australia 29
Sister in Law Margaret MCDONALD 1829 Inverness-shire, Scotland 13 Apr 1917 Canberra, ACT, Australia 88
Brother in Law John MCDONALD 1830 Inverness-shire, Scotland 12 Nov 1908 Uriarra, New South Wales, Australia 78
Brother in Law Coll MCDONALD 1831 Inverness-shire, Scotland 17 Jul 1918 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 87
Events in Christina FINLAYSON (1828 - 1915)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1828 Christina FINLAYSON was born Ross & Cromarty, Scotland 6
27 Oct 1837 9 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'William Nicol' 6
1853 25 Married Donald MCDONALD (aged 32) Albury, New South Wales, Australia V1853702 123/1853 6
1854 26 Birth of daughter Margaret MCDONALD Albury, New South Wales, Australia V18544657 121B/1854 6
1856 28 Birth of son Roderick MCDONALD Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 7421/1856 6
1859 31 Birth of daughter Christina Ann Catherine MCDONALD Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 11766/1859 6
1862 34 Birth of son Andrew Morton MCDONALD Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 12820/1862 6
1867 39 Birth of daughter Jessie Mary Flora MCDONALD Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 17085/1867 6
31 Dec 1909 81 Death of husband Donald MCDONALD (aged 88) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 2933/1910 6
25 Oct 1915 87 Christina FINLAYSON died Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16707/1915 6
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 200 (Marriage)
- Reference = 200 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 99 (Death)
- Reference = 99 (Birth)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2287/christina-mcdonald.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Born: 1831; Died: 1915; Married: Donald McDonald

Christina and her husband Donald McDonald settled at "Ashton", Round Hill, Weetangera in about 1870 where he was a farmer and grazier there for nearly forty years. This is not to be confused with "Aston", the property of Henry Gozzard Senior. "Ashton" was on the border of the Parishes of Canberra and Weetangera.

Donald and Christina McDonald had five children, two sons and three daughters:
Margaret (Mrs J. McIntosh)
Roderick
Catherine Ann (Mrs R. Hess)
Andrew Morton
Jessie May Flora (Mrs H. Siggs)

Their son Roderick McDonald was born in 1856. He married Louise Morton, daughter of William and Ellen Morton, and niece of the well-known Dr Morton of Queanbeyan. Roderick was a farmer at Round Hill, near his parent's property "Ashton".

Roderick and Louise had a daughter Muriel in October 1896 and a son Aubrey in February 1898. Tragically, Louise died a few days after her son's birth, leaving her husband with a
16 month old daughter and a new born baby. Christina helped raise the two children and was widely admired for doing so.

The family were members of St. Ninian's Presbyterian Church, an outstation of the Queanbeyan Charge. The original, wooden church, on the Yass Road, was built by the Kinlyside family about 1865, replaced by the stone church in 1871 and is still in use today in the suburb of Lyneham, north Canberra. Roderick served on the St Ninian's Board for many years and both Christina and her son are listed as having contributed financially to the church.

Roderick's two children attended the Weetangera School, which was in very poor condition. In 1906, together with other parents, Roderick signed a Petition requesting a new school building for the 23 students, including his Muriel aged 9 and Aubrey aged 8. It stated the building was in an "extremely dilapidated condition". A replacement school was opened in July 1907.

Roderick left Weetangera in 1915 and died in 1935.

Christina McDonald died in 1915, aged 84. She was remembered for caring for her two very young grandchildren after their mother's death. The Presbyterian Minister of St. Stephen's Church, Queanbeyan, Rev. Macintosh-Carter, described Christina as " bowed with years but a bright Christian".

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References
Armour, J, And This Stone – Story of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Queanbeyan Queanbeyan 1974
Gardiner, L., Witness in Stone – Story of the Presbyterian Church in North Canberra, Canberra, 1958
Gillespie, L. L., Early Education and Schools in the Canberra Region, Canberra, 1999
Gillespie, L. L., Ginninderra: Forerunner to Canberra, Canberra 1992
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