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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

Barry Alexander Macdonald was born in Auckland on 4 March 1940.^1,3

Barry died in 2004 in New Zealand.³

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

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

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 SamuelL and the reception was held at the Auckland Domain Tearooms.^5,6,7

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

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

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

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

Eliza Heath Macdonald was born in Safune, Savai'i Island, on 4 May 1838. Her middle name Heath relates to Thomas Heath, a contemporary LMS missionary of her father, who also served in Samoa in 1842-46, but commited suicide in May 1848.^1,2,3

Education of the three Macdonald children was a continuing source of concern and subject of much correspondence with the London Missionary Society, due to the lack of facilities in Samoa. Although first raised in May 1842, agreement was not reached on sending them to England until November 1846, but it is unclear when they actually left. However, Alexander did thank the LMS for settling his two sons into Stockwell Green school by early 1849. The picture shows a painting of the children, done by the LMS in early 1851 and sent back to their parents.^4,5
She was attending the Marsh St School at Walthamstow at the time of the 1851 UK census.⁶

She married Frederick Nutter at the bride's residence, Abercromby St in Auckland on 17 March 1857.^7,8,9,10

She was widowed at age 58 on the death of her husband Frederick on 24 May 1896.^11,12

She signed a will dated 29 August 1899 in Auckland.¹³

Eliza died on 2 September 1920 at Manukau Rd in Parnell, Auckland, at age 82.^14,15 She was buried on 4 September 1920 at the Purewa Cemetery.¹⁶

Her will was probated in Auckland on 17 October 1921.¹³

Elizabeth Selina May Macdonald was born in Invercargill, Southland, on 22 March 1870.¹

She married William Quinn in New Zealand in 1906. There were no children from this marriage.^2,3

She was widowed at age 55 on the death of her husband William on 9 November 1925.⁴

Elizabeth died on 28 September 1961 at 8 Claremont St in Dunedin, Otago, at age 91.^5,6 She was cremated on 30 September 1961, and her ashes were scattered on 2 October at an unknown location.⁷

Emma Selina (Lena) Macdonald was born in Auckland on 30 October 1865.^2,3,1

She married John Coleman Slade, son of Charles Slade and Elizabeth Mabin, at Presbyterian Church, Mosman in Sydney, New South Wales, on 2 January 1900. He gave his usual place of residence as Rockhampton, Queensland, occupation as State School Teacher but reduced his age to 41, from 44 (possibly to be closer to his bride's age?).²

She was widowed at age 48 on the death of her husband John on 13 December 1913.^4,5

Emma died on 11 April 1934 at Manly Private Hospital in Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, at age 68.^6,7 She was buried on 12 April 1934 at the Manly Cemetery in Manly.⁸