[Index]
Martha Jane GROVES ( - 1935)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Adelaide Victoria Georgina MACDONALD (1884 - )
Alexander Gordon MACDONALD (1887 - )
Edward James MACDONALD (1889 - )
Alice Isabell MACDONALD (1891 - )
Olive Mary Jane MACDONALD (1894 - )
 Martha Jane GROVES ( - 1935)

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Alexander Cameron MACDONALD (1845 - 1897)

Frederick Charles NORMAN ( - 1930)
 Thomas GROVES











Jane OLIVER











Martha Jane GROVES Alexander Cameron MACDONALD
Martha Jane GROVES
Pic P1. from MacDonald Family Tree - ancestry

Pic S1. from MacDonald Family Tree - ancestry

Pic 1. from MacDonald Family Tree - ancestry

m. (1) 30 Jan 1879 Alexander Cameron MACDONALD (1845 - 1897) at Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
m. (2) 1899 Frederick Charles NORMAN ( - 1930) at Queensland, Australia
d. 01 Dec 1935 at Queensland, Australia
Near Relatives of Martha Jane GROVES ( - 1935)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law George MACDONALD 03 Jan 1824 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 25 Mar 1924 'Glendarrwill', Maude, Victoria, Australia 100
Mother in Law Elizabeth Henrietta (DOW DOUSE DOUX) DOWSE abt 1822 New South Wales, Australia 27 Dec 1910 'Glendarrwill', Maude, Victoria, Australia 88

Father Thomas GROVES
Mother Jane OLIVER

Self Martha Jane GROVES 01 Dec 1935 Queensland, Australia

Husband Alexander Cameron MACDONALD 09 Dec 1845 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 08 May 1897 Woodstock, Queensland, Australia 51
Husband Frederick Charles NORMAN 1930 Queensland, Australia

Daughter Adelaide Victoria Georgina MACDONALD 1884 Queensland, Australia
Son Alexander Gordon MACDONALD 1887 Queensland, Australia
Son Edward James MACDONALD 1889 Queensland, Australia
Daughter Alice Isabell MACDONALD 1891 Queensland, Australia
Daughter Olive Mary Jane MACDONALD 1894 Queensland, Australia

Nephew Arthur FERGUSON bef 1940
Niece Mary Agnes FERGUSON
Nephew William Hunter FERGUSON
Niece Elizabeth Spencer WILLS 12 Mar 1873 Queensland, Australia 24 Oct 1956 Queensland, Australia 83
Niece Edith Spencer WILLS 10 Jun 1874 Queensland, Australia 15 Sep 1956 Queensland, Australia 82
Niece Emily (Emilyne) Spencer WILLS 16 Aug 1875 Kew, Victoria, Australia 05 Feb 1960 Queensland, Australia 84
Nephew Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS 28 Aug 1876 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 30 Aug 1960 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 84
Nephew Cedric Spencer WILLS 29 Nov 1877 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 25 Sep 1957 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 79
Nephew George WILLS abt 1879
Niece Minnie Spencer WILLS 27 Apr 1880 Queensland, Australia 23 Sep 1962 Queensland, Australia 82
Nephew Egbert Spencer WILLS 23 Jul 1881 Queensland, Australia 04 Aug 1888 Queensland, Australia 7
Niece Rose Spencer WILLS 16 Sep 1882 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 21 Feb 1969 Queensland, Australia 86
Niece Ruby Spencer WILLS 23 Nov 1883 Queensland, Australia 1978 Queensland, Australia 95
Niece Ivy Spencer WILLS 30 Jul 1885 Queensland, Australia 09 Feb 1968 Casino, NSW, Australia 82
Nephew Thomas Wentworth Spencer WILLS 25 Jul 1886 Queensland, Australia 22 May 1963 Queensland, Australia 76
Nephew Colden Spencer WILLS 15 Oct 1888 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 20 May 1972 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 83
Nephew William Charles GODSCHALL-JOHNSON
Niece Margaret Ellen GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1879 Queensland, Australia 1959 Perth, WA, Australia 80
Niece Bertha May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1881 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 1921 Wellington, West Australia, Australia 40
Niece May GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1882 Queensland, Australia 1963 Perth, WA, Australia 81
Niece Violet GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1882 Possibly Emerald, Qld 1962 Perth, WA, Australia 80
Nephew Connie GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1885 Bu Ni, Victoria, Australia 1938 Bridgetown, WA, Australia 53
Niece Jessie Sarah GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1886 Bright, Victoria, Australia
Niece Mabel Cecelia GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1888 Victoria, Australia 1979 Canning, Western Australia, Australia 91
Nephew Frederick William GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1891 Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1965 Plantagenet, West Australia, Australia 74
Nephew Robert GODSCHALL-JOHNSON 1894 Gisborne, Victoria, Australia 1961 Victoria, Australia 67
Niece Agnes Victoria RYDER 1886 1898 Wattleside, near Cindee, Queensland 12
Niece Beatrice Victoria Seymour BRETT
Nephew Frank BRETT
Niece Lily BRETT
Nephew Reginald BRETT
Nephew Alex MACDONALD
Niece Annie MACDONALD
Nephew Cedric MACDONALD
Nephew Claude MACDONALD
Nephew Clyde MACDONALD
Nephew Dudley MACDONALD
Niece Elsie MACDONALD
Nephew Graham MACDONALD
Nephew Leslie MACDONALD
Nephew Raymond MACDONALD
Nephew Rupert MACDONALD
Niece Winifred Stuart MACDONALD 1904 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 1979 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 75
Nephew Charles Stuart MACDONALD 1905
Nephew George MACDONALD 1907 1988 81
Nephew Allen Cameron MACDONALD 1910 1987 77

Sister in Law Mary Ann Sophia MACDONALD 1847 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1940 Penrith, NSW, Australia 93
Sister in Law Sarah Jane MACDONALD 1848 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 20 May 1899 Lethbridge, Victoria, Australia 51
Sister in Law Elizabeth Henrietta (Berry) MACDONALD 26 Dec 1850 Brewarrina, NSW, Australia 25 Jan 1944 Minerva Creek, Springsure, Queensland, Australia 93
Sister in Law Margaret Isabella MACDONALD 10 Dec 1851 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 08 Nov 1944 West Australia, Australia 92
Sister in Law Adelaide Victoria MACDONALD 1852 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1947 Queensland, Australia 95
Sister in Law Christine Eliza MACDONALD 1853 04 Jul 1948 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 95
Sister in Law Ellen Augusta MACDONALD abt 1858 1923 Northcote, Victoria, Australia 65
Brother in Law John George MACDONALD 1859 17 Aug 1921 62
Brother in Law Charles Hugh William MACDONALD 19 Apr 1861 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 10 Jan 1946 Glen Darriwell, Maude, Victoria, Australia 84
Events in Martha Jane GROVES ( - 1935)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
30 Jan 1879 Married Alexander Cameron MACDONALD (aged 33) Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia Note 1
1884 Birth of daughter Adelaide Victoria Georgina MACDONALD Queensland, Australia Note 2 18
1887 Birth of son Alexander Gordon MACDONALD Queensland, Australia Note 3 18
1889 Birth of son Edward James MACDONALD Queensland, Australia Note 4 18
1891 Birth of daughter Alice Isabell MACDONALD Queensland, Australia Note 5 18
1894 Birth of daughter Olive Mary Jane MACDONALD Queensland, Australia Note 6 18
08 May 1897 Death of husband Alexander Cameron MACDONALD (aged 51) Woodstock, Queensland, Australia Note 7 7, 52
1899 Married Frederick Charles NORMAN Queensland, Australia Note 8
1930 Death of husband Frederick Charles NORMAN Queensland, Australia Note 9
01 Dec 1935 Martha Jane GROVES died Queensland, Australia Note 10 18
Note 1: Marriage Cert - Macdonald Family Tree - ancestry
Date/ place - 30 January 1879 at St Pauls Church, Charters Towers
Alexander Cameron MacDonald - bachelor - born Paramatta, NSW - carrier - age 32 yrs - living in Charters Towers - parents George MacDonald (farmer) and Elizabeth Moorhouse
Martha Jane Wetherall - widow - born Richmond, NSW - 26 yrs - living in Charters Towers - parents Thomas Groves (carpenter) and blank
Witnesses - Lachlan McLean and Mary Verona Bolger
Note 2: 1884/C3878 Adelaide Victoria Georgina MacDonald Alexander Cameron Martha Jane Groves
Note 3: 1887/C10313 Alexander Gordon Macdonald Alexander Cameron Martha Jane Groves
Note 4: 1889/C11369 Edward James Macdonald Alexander Cameron Martha Jane Groves
Note 5: 1891/C11564 Alice Isabell Macdonald Alexander Cameron Martha Jane Groves
Note 6: 1894/C10788 Olive Mary Jane MacDonald Alexander Cameron Martha Jane Groves
Note 7: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Alexander Cameron Macdonald
Name: Alexander Cameron Macdonald
Death Date: 8 May 1897
Death Place: Queensland
Father's Name: George Macdonald
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Dowes
Registration Year: 1897
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration number: 004074
Page Number: 15773

Death cert - MacDonald Family Tree - ancestry
Alexander Cameron Macdonald - Station Master Q.N.R. - male - 47 years - 8th May 1897 - Woodstock - born Paramatta, NSW
Parents - George Macdonald (station owner) and Elizabeth Dowes
Marriage - Charters Towers, Qld - 32 years - Martha Jane Groves
Children -
Adelaide Victoria Georgina - 13 years
Albert Henry - 11 years
Alexander Gordon - 9 years
Edward James - 6 years
Alice Isabel - 5 years
Olive Mary Jane - 3 years
C of D - "Dislocation and fracture of the cervical" accidentally killed by railway train a Woodstock Station Q.N.R.
Buried - 9th May 1897 - at Toonpan
Informant - Martha Macdonald, wife, Woodstock

Account of Alexander's fatal accident.
from The Townsville Evening Star of 10th May 1897
It is with great regret we have to record a particularly distressing fatality which occurred at Woodstock railway station last Saturday. During the afternoon intelligence was received in Townsville that the Station Master at Woodstock, Mr A. C. McDonald had been killed. On arrival of the 5.30 p.m. particulars were obtained, proving the sad news only too true.
It would appear that the unfortunate official was crossing the buffer of the train and by some means fell between, and part of the train passed over his body. None of the officials, we are informed, actually saw the occurrence.
On Sunday arrangements for the funeral were made, and a special train was run from Townsville at 1 p.m., conveying the District Traffic Manager, Mr Minehan, District Superintendent, Inspector Doorey, Mr Mitchell and a large number of the Railway employees. On arrival at Woodstock the coffin was carried from the deceased’s late residence to the train by six of the station masters, and on arrival at Toonpan, where the interment took place, from the train to the place of burial. The service was conducted by the Rev. Mr Williams.
It was evident from the large concourse of district residents present that Mr McDonald was held in very high esteem. Very handsome wreaths were sent by the station masters, guards, engine drivers and firemen. The Railway Department loses by this deplorable accident one of the best officers on the Northern Railway, and his demise is deeply regretted by all his fellow employees. A son of Mr McDonald’s rode 90 miles, after receipt of a wire, arriving just in time to take a last look at his father. He left Dotswood at 11 p.m. on Saturday and arrived at Woodstock at 3 p.m. next day. The heartiest sympathy is felt for the bereaved widow and other members of the deceased’s family.
Note 8: Qld bmd - 1899 C2381 Martha Macdonald Frederick Charles Norman
Note 9: Qld bmd - 1930 C1545 Frederick Charles Norman - Edmund and Emma Mary Eleanor Baker
Note 10: Townsville Daily Bulletin 2 Dec 1935

Qld bmd - 1935 C5034 Martha Jane Norman Thomas Groves Jane Oliver
Source References:
18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Qld bmd - 1935 C5034 Martha Jane Norman Thomas Groves Jane Oliver
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