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Alexander Blomfield Macdonald was born in Auckland on 28 January 1869.^1,2,3

He married Wilhelmina Wallis, daughter of William Wallace Wallis and Ann Paul, at St John's Church in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, on 2 December 1896. He was practising as a dentist at this time.^4,5,6

He registered a firm of dentists in April 1903 at 214 Enmore Rd, along with one George Harding and Eugene Richard Senis Larbalestier.⁷

About 1910 he was reputed to have bought a large parcel of land from the Maori near Kaihere.⁸

He lived at 210 Enmore Rd, Enmore in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1916.⁸

He was widowed at age 52 on the death of his wife Wilhelmina on 5 June 1921.^1,9,10

Alexander died on 3 March 1934 in Auckland at age 65.^1,11,10 He was buried on 5 March 1934 at the Hamilton West Cemetery in Hamilton.¹²

Alexander Gordon Macdonald was born in Invercargill, Southland, on 22 June 1885.^1,2

He married Flora Macdonald in the Federation of Malay States in 1913.³

Margaret Helen Frances Walton and Alexander Gordon Macdonald were appointed executors of Richard Copplestone Bewsher's estate in London on 8 May 1947.⁴

Alexander died on 29 August 1959 in Gouldhurst, Kent, at age 74.^1,5,6

His will was probated in London on 1 February 1960 with effects valued at £4365/8/5.⁵

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

Thomas Forsaith Macdonald, Herbert Alexander Macdonald and Arnold Morell (Dick) Macdonald were named executors in the will of Thomas Morell Macdonald dated 3 April 1906 in Invercargill.¹⁰

Thomas Forsaith Macdonald, Herbert Alexander Macdonald and Arnold Morell (Dick) Macdonald were appointed executors of Thomas Morell Macdonald's estate in Invercargill on 30 April 1909.¹⁰




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').¹¹

Arnold died on 27 March 1937 at 31 Taieri Rd in Roslyn, Dunedin, Otago, at age 63 of a syncope from over-exertion.^12,13 He was buried on 29 March 1937 at the Invercargill Eastern Cemetery in Invercargill.^12,14

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

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