Arnold Morell (Dick) Macdonald

(1873 - 1937)
Father*Thomas Morell Macdonald b. 1840, d. 1909
Mother*Charlotte Clements Forsaith b. 1843, d. 1894
Arnold (Dick) Morell MACDONALD
(1873-1937)
Arnold Morell (Dick) Macdonald was born in Invercargill, Southland, on 11 November 1873.1 He was also known in the family as Eeyore, as all the family carried nicknames from the Winnie-the-Pooh books; but he signed himself as 'A Morell Macdonald', while using 'Dick' as his common name (quite why is unclear).2

He was educated at Southland Boys High School, admitted as Solicitor to the Supreme Court on 28 June 1898 and made a partner in his father's business on 2 April 1900.3,4

He married Ella Mary Morris, daughter of Arthur William Morris and Janet (Jessie) Moodie, at First Church in Dunedin, Otago, on 18 February 1902.5,6,7,8

In 1904 Mr E R Wilson designed a new Macdonald family home in an acre of ground at 73 Princes St, the house being named 'Maranui'. The lounge featured a carved fireplace, reputedly created by Dick himself.9
'Maranui' - MACDONALD family home at 73 Princes St, Invercargill, 1930s
'Maranui' - MACDONALD family home at 73 Princes St, Invercargill, 1978





As described in a publication of the New Zealand Centre for Photography' (now defunct) "He was one of New Zealand's first indigenous Pictorialist photographers, being an active camera club member from 1901. By 1919 he had acquired considerable photographic skills and was sending work to London, Paris and Los Angeles. His participation in the Southland camera clubs along with Wm. J. Ferguson saw them dominate interclub competition in the early 1920s, with Macdonald personally achieving champion print three years in succession. A fine exponent of soft edged compositions, he was proficient in a number of techniques including bromoil, an oil-pigment/water-resist method beloved of the Pictorialists".

Several New Zealand galleries have small collections of his work which can be viewed online (for a set of samples gathered from the Auckland Art Gallery, Te Papa and family sources, see 'A Pictorialist in the Family').10

Arnold died on 27 March 1937 at 31 Taieri Rd in Roslyn, Dunedin, Otago, at age 63 of a syncope from over-exertion.11,12 He was buried on 29 March 1937 at the Invercargill Eastern Cemetery in Invercargill.11,13

Family

Ella Mary Morris (1875 - 1973)
Children
ChartsMacdonald pedigree
Alexander Macdonald (1813-1888) descendancy
William Morries descendancy
Thomas Mudie (Moodie) (1776-?) descendancy
Samuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy
Stephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1874/8036.
  2. [S369] Personal knowledge of D Ferguson.
  3. [S703] Newspaper - Southland Times, obituary.
  4. [S708] NZ Electronic Text Centre - Cyclopedia of New Zealand, at http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/, Otago & Southland Provincial Districts - Legal Section.
  5. [S1] Manuscript - Journal of A W Morris, Family Register on page 519.
  6. [S421] Presbyterian Church Archives of NZ, at https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/
  7. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 1288.
  8. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Marriage Reg. No. 1902/1098.
  9. [S703] Newspaper - Southland Times, issue of 9 Sep 1978 (included drawing of the house in its current state by John Husband).
  10. [S595] Book - NZ Centre of Photography, NZ Pictorialists, Description published with a reproduction of the 'Road Workers' c.1928 225x265mm silver gelatine print (PSNZ collection).
  11. [S923] BDM Registrar of New Zealand, death record, Certified copy No. 99373.
  12. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1937/24371, aged 63.
  13. [S586] Invercargill City Cemetery database, at https://www.icc.govt.nz/cemeteries/cemetery-search/, Block 9, plot 23.

Arthur Robert Macdonald

(1878 - 1918)
Father*Thomas Morell Macdonald b. 1840, d. 1909
Mother*Charlotte Clements Forsaith b. 1843, d. 1894
Arthur Robert MACDONALD (1878-1918)
Arthur Robert Macdonald was born in Invercargill, Southland, on 26 August 1878.1

Arthur died on 23 January 1918 in Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, at age 39 while serving as Second Lieutenant with the 2nd Bn, Otago Regiment, NZEF (#832070).2 He was buried at the Aeroplane Cemetery in Ieper.3
ChartsAlexander Macdonald (1813-1888) descendancy
Samuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy
Stephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1879/4050 (indexed only as 'Robert').
  2. [S196] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, at https://www.cwgc.org
  3. [S196] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, at https://www.cwgc.org, ARTHUR ROBERT MACDONALD, Second Lieutenant, 832070, 2nd Bn., Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F. who died on Wednesday, 23rd January 1918.
    Cemetery: AEROPLANE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium; Grave Reference/Panel Number: VII. B. 39.

Arthur Stuart (Tui) Macdonald

(1905 - 1997)
Father*Percy Blomfield Macdonald b. 1875, d. 1944
Mother*Henrietta Eliza (Etta) Traill b. 1879, d. 1963
Arthur S (Tui) MACDONALD
(1905-1997)
March 1987
Arthur Stuart (Tui) Macdonald was born in Invercargill, Southland, on 24 August 1905.1

He was a reporter for the Southland Times, later the Otago Daily Times. He was also a fisherman while living at Half Moon Bay, Stewart Island.

He married Marjorie Charlotte Wreford Aldridge in Dunedin, Otago, on 10 July 1935.2

He was widowed at age 80 on the death of his wife Marjorie on 6 December 1985.3

Arthur died on 7 November 1997 in Rangiora, Canterbury, at age 92.4,5 He was cremated in Rangiora on 12 November 1997.4 His ashes were buried at Halfmoon Bay Cemetery.6
ChartsAlexander Macdonald (1813-1888) descendancy
Samuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy
Stephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1905/14178, and Death Reg. No. 1997/46400 gives this birthdate.
  2. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 7145.
  3. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1985/51168.
  4. [S703] Newspaper - Southland Times, Deaths.
  5. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1997/46400.
  6. [S750] Southland District Council Cemetery database, at https://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/my-southland/cemeteries/…, Memorial Wall Row B, Plot 3.

Barry Alexander Macdonald1

(1940 - 2004)
Father*Bert Richmond Macdonald2 b. 1915, d. 1980
Mother*Mary (Maisie) Hay2 b. 1916, d. 2004
Barry Alexander Macdonald was born in Auckland on 4 March 1940.1,3

Barry died in 2004 in New Zealand.3
ChartsAlexander Macdonald (1813-1888) descendancy
Stephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S354] Electronic Files - A Macdonald, and subsequent correspondence.
  2. [S327] Email - A Macdonald, email & correspondence to D Ferguson, 1 Sep 2003 onwards.
  3. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 2004/18812, birth date given as 4 Mar 1940.

Bert Richmond Macdonald1

(1915 - 1980)
Father*Alexander Blomfield Macdonald1 b. 1869, d. 1934
Mother*Wilhelmina Wallis1 b. 1871, d. 1921
Bert Richmond Macdonald was born in Waitakaruru on 25 August 1915.1,2

He married Mary (Maisie) Hay, daughter of William Hay and Jessie Wilson, in New Zealand in 1938.2,3

Bert died on 15 March 1980 in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, at age 64.2

Family

Mary (Maisie) Hay (1916 - 2004)
Child
ChartsAlexander Macdonald (1813-1888) descendancy
Stephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S327] Email - A Macdonald, email & correspondence to D Ferguson, 1 Sep 2003 onwards.
  2. [S354] Electronic Files - A Macdonald, and subsequent correspondence.
  3. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 5112.

Beryl Harriet Macdonald1

(1901 - 1974)
Father*Thomas Edmund Macdonald b. 1862, d. 1939
Mother*Harriet Jane Canning b. 1871, d. 1942
Beryl Harriet Macdonald was born at 'Glendarnel', Morubin Rd, Mosman in Sydney, New South Wales, on 16 October 1901.1

She signed the register at Archibald Campbell and Ada May Blomfield Macdonald's wedding at Congregational Church, Alfred St in Sydney, New South Wales, on 1 January 1921.2,3

Beryl died on 3 August 1974 in New South Wales at age 72.4,5
ChartsAlexander Macdonald (1813-1888) descendancy
Stephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S926] BDM NSW Registry, birth record, Reg. No. 33644/1901.
  2. [S928] BDM NSW Registry, marriage record, Reg. No. 3548/1921.
  3. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Marriage Reg. No. 3548/1921.
  4. [S284] Index - New South Wales BDMs online, at https://www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages, Death Reg. No. 55729/1974.
  5. [S396] Ryerson Index to Australian Newspaper Death and Obituary Notices, at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/dpsindex.htm, Sydney Morning Herald of 9 Aug 1974; 'late of Katoomba.'

Berys Hunter Macdonald

(1911 - 1988)
Father*Arnold Morell (Dick) Macdonald b. 1873, d. 1937
Mother*Ella Mary Morris b. 1875, d. 1973
Berys FERGUSON
(nee MACDONALD)
(1911-1988)
Berys Hunter Macdonald was born in Invercargill, Southland, on 19 April 1911.1 She was also known in the family as Tigger, as all the family carried nicknames from the Winnie-the-Pooh books.2

She was a bridesmaid at Ivall Moira (Mollie) Hansen and Morris Morell Macdonald's wedding at St Marks Church in Opawa, Christchurch, Canterbury, on 20 October 1934.3,4
Wedding of Morris MACDONALD and Ivall (Mollie) HANSEN 22 Oct 1934, Christchurch


She had a lifetime affinity with all things mechanical (and later electrical) having been refused a Meccano set for her birthday as 'girls didn't play with things like that'. As a result she had to make do with borrowing her elder brother's sets. In later life you could always rely on the contents of her handbag including a small set of screwdrivers, which 'might come in handy' and frequently did.

She followed her father's great interest in cars, but was not allowed to buy her first one (an Austin 7) until she had proven she could change the wheel of the family Dodge - a lot bigger and heavier job than the Austin!

She worked in the offices of Allan Ford, architect, as architectural draughtsman in Invercargill until April 1938, when she moved to Wellington and worked for Anscombe's for 8 months before joining the Wellington City Corporation, in both cases in architectural design and drafting work, although she never received any formal training.2

She married Alexander Ferguson, son of Alexander Ferguson and Catherine Sinclair (Kate) McInnes, at St Luke's Presbyterian Church in Remuera, Auckland, on 13 October 1941. They were attended by Johnnie CRISP and Susan SAMUEL and the reception was held at the Auckland Domain Tearooms.5,6,7
Wedding of Alexander FERGUSON to Berys H MACDONALD, October 1941


Berys died on 6 February 1988 at 185 The Ridgeway in Stoke, Nelson, at age 76 of cancer.8,2,9,10 She was cremated at the Wakapuaka Crematorium on 8 February 1988.2 Her ashes were scattered in the garden of her home at 185 The Ridgeway.2
Memorial - Alexander FERGUSON (1912-2005) and Berys (nee MACDONALD)(1911-1988), Marsden Valley, Nelson, NZ

Family

Alexander Ferguson (1912 - 2005)
ChartsMacdonald pedigree
Thomas Fergusson (c1758-1844) descendancy
Martin McInnes descendancy
Hugh McColl descendancy
Alexander Macdonald (1813-1888) descendancy
William Morries descendancy
Thomas Mudie (Moodie) (1776-?) descendancy
Samuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy
Stephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S922] BDM Registrar of New Zealand, birth record, Reg. No. 1911/12476.
  2. [S369] Personal knowledge of D Ferguson.
  3. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 9437.
  4. [S911] Newspaper - Christchurch Press, issue of 22 Oct 1934, issue 21301, Vol LXX, p3, col2-4, image, News for Women, A Christchurch Wedding.
  5. [S924] BDM Registrar of New Zealand, marriage record, District of Auckland, 1941, entry #76.
  6. [S703] Newspaper - Southland Times, issue of 27 Nov 1941, Marriages.
  7. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 10357.
  8. [S908] Newspaper - Nelson Evening Mail, Feb 1988, Deaths.
  9. [S373] Cemetery Marker - , Marsden Valley Cemetery, Nelson, NZ.
  10. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1988/38350.

Charlotte Blomfield (Lotta) Macdonald

(1863 - 1952)
Father*Thomas Morell Macdonald b. 1840, d. 1909
Mother*Charlotte Clements Forsaith b. 1843, d. 1894
Charlotte Blomfield (Lotta) Macdonald was born in Invercargill, Southland, on 2 March 1863.

She married James Alexander Law in New Zealand in 1896.1,2

She was widowed at age 38 on the death of her husband James on 11 April 1901.3,4

Charlotte died on 10 September 1952 at of 35 Cargill St in Dunedin, Otago, at age 89.3,5 She was cremated on 12 September 1952, and her ashes were scattered the next day.6

Family

James Alexander Law (1861 - 1901)
Children
ChartsAlexander Macdonald (1813-1888) descendancy
Samuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy
Stephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S443] CD - NZ Marriages, CD - NZ Marriages 1836-1956 V2, NZ Registrar General's Folio 3273.
  2. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Marriage Reg. No. 1896/2352.
  3. [S420] Dunedin City Cemeteries database, at https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/…
  4. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1901/7729, aged 39.
  5. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1952/33177, aged 89.
  6. [S420] Dunedin City Cemeteries database, at https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/…, Original reference S19520916.

Charlotte Marion (Lottie) Macdonald

(1871 - 1952)
Father*Robert Conder Macdonald b. 1836, d. 1902
Mother*Emma Matthews b. 1838, d. 1913
Charlotte Marion (Lottie) Macdonald was born in Auckland on 17 June 1871.1,2,3

She signed the register at John Coleman Slade and Emma Selina (Lena) Macdonald's wedding at Presbyterian Church, Mosman in Sydney, New South Wales, on 2 January 1900.4

She married Poul Ludvig Peter George Sylow, son of Niels Sylow and Sophie Nelleman, at Congregational Church, Summerhill in Sydney, New South Wales, on 15 October 1901.1

They lived at 'The Hollins', next to the Sugar Refinery, Fortitude Valley in Brisbane, Queensland, between 1913 and 1925, with Paul listed as 'manager.5'

Charlotte, as the mother of the bride, attended Ruth Neleman Sylow and Nigel Lesley Foxton's wedding at Ann St Presbyterian Church in Brisbane, Queensland, on 14 September 1929.6,7,8

They lived at Angus St, Bardon in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1936, where Charlotte is on 'home duties' and her son Karl is a dentist.9

She was widowed at age 65 on the death of her husband Poul on 22 July 1936.10

Charlotte died on 20 July 1952 in Queensland at age 81.11

Family

Poul Ludvig Peter George Sylow (1860 - 1936)
Children
ChartsAlexander Macdonald (1813-1888) descendancy
Stephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S928] BDM NSW Registry, marriage record, Reg. No. 8685/1901.
  2. [S395] Family Bible - Robert Macdonald bible.
  3. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1871/11472.
  4. [S928] BDM NSW Registry, marriage record, Reg. No. 1628/1900.
  5. [S504] Australian Electoral Rolls 1903-1954, at https://www.ancestry.com, for years 1913, 1919, 1925.
  6. [S488] Index - Queensland BDMs (online and fiche), at https://www.qld.gov.au/law/…, Marriage Reg. No. 1929/B6728.
  7. [S183] National Archives Film - Queensland BDM Indexes, Microfilm, Reg. No. 1929/B006728.
  8. [S537] Newspaper - Brisbane Courier / Courier Mail, issue of 16 Sep 1929, p18.
  9. [S504] Australian Electoral Rolls 1903-1954, at https://www.ancestry.com
  10. [S183] National Archives Film - Queensland BDM Indexes, Microfilm, Reg. No. 1936/B032315.
  11. [S183] National Archives Film - Queensland BDM Indexes, Microfilm, Reg. No. 1952/B039010.

Eleanor May Macdonald

(1865 - 1865)
Father*Thomas Morell Macdonald b. 1840, d. 1909
Mother*Charlotte Clements Forsaith b. 1843, d. 1894
Eleanor May Macdonald was born in Invercargill, Southland, on 16 March 1865.1

Eleanor died on 25 August 1865 in Invercargill, Southland.2 She was buried at the Invercargill Eastern Cemetery in Invercargill.3
ChartsAlexander Macdonald (1813-1888) descendancy
Samuel Forsaith (c1702-1751) descendancy
Stephen Blomfield (c1750?-1809) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Birth Reg. No. 1865/22398 (as Eleanor Mary).
  2. [S542] Index - New Zealand BDMs online, at https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, Death Reg. No. 1865/10997 aged 5 yrs (which should be 5 mths).
  3. [S586] Invercargill City Cemetery database, at https://www.icc.govt.nz/cemeteries/cemetery-search/, Block 9, plot 23 with a burial date of 29 Nov 1881 - given the stone agrees on a death date of 1865, but the burial register, plot book and plot card give the 1881 date, we assume she must have been buried elsewhere before 1881.