Peter McDonald is my maternal grandfather’s grandfather. Peter was born on 17th February 1830 at Kinnahaird Farm, a livestock and arable farm in Contin, Strathpeffer, near Inverness, in Scotland. His parents were John McDonald and Barbara McDonald. Yes, his parents were both called McDonald although they were probably not related. It’s a common name in … Continue reading Peter McDonald
This is a story I’ve known about all my life without knowing what really happened. After looking through family papers recently, I decided to dig a little further. I discovered a story about five very different people who all had a passion for the glaciers and alpine climbing. The cast Harry Herbert Ayres, 31 July … Continue reading A rescue at Franz Josef
From New Zealand Herald, vol LIV, issue 16481, 6th March 1917 Mr John McDonald of Jersey Park, Waipipi, Waiuku can be justly proud of the record his sons are putting up in defence of the empire. His eldest son, Ernest, aged 35, a married man with a wife and four children, left with one of … Continue reading Four brothers in the Great War
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