Donald MACPHERSON

Male 1815 - 1887  (72 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Donald MACPHERSON 
    Relationshipwith William George BRADY
    Birth 23 Jun 1815  Dunachton Farm, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration: Arr. May 1839 
    Per "Hindoo" to Western Australia, Australia 
    Burial 1887  Cemetery, East Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 4 Aug 1887  Victoria Plains, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 6 siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Aneas MACPHERSON,   b. 1781, Inverness-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1840, Inverness-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)  (Father) 
    Margaret MACKINTOSH,   b. 8 Oct 1786, Inverness-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Mother) 
    Siblings 3 brothers and 3 sisters 
    Person ID I35897  MyBradyTree

    Father Aneas MACPHERSON,   b. 1781, Inverness-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1840, Inverness-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Margaret MACKINTOSH,   b. 8 Oct 1786, Inverness-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage UNKNOWN 
    Family ID F7113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jessie MACKNOE,   b. UNKNOWN   d. 27 Aug 1869, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage UNKNOWN 
    Children 
    +1. William MACPHERSON,   b. 15 Oct 1855, Victoria Plains, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1912, Moora, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    â–» Mary Ann MALLER  m. UNKNOWN
    Family ID F11923  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Selina EARNSHAW,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED 
    Marriage UNKNOWN 
    Family ID F11924  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Jun 1815 - Dunachton Farm, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1887 - Cemetery, East Perth, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Aug 1887 - Victoria Plains, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Donald with his brother John soon after arriving to Western Australia worked as shepherds for Captain John Scully at Bolgart and then with the "Scotch Group" at Victoria Plains. they took over 'Murry-Murry' (now known as 'Glentromie') which is a few miles east of New Norcia.

      Donald who was a well known horse racing identity had a daughter who married a man named Andrew Smith and two of their sons were Sir Ross and Keith Smith who made their name in Aviation Pioneering. Their plane stands as a memorial to them at the Adelaide Airport.
      http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/r/i/Craig-Edward-Price-NSW/FILE/0001text.txt

  • Reference  #BFTWA. "Donald MACPHERSON". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I35897&tree=Brady2008 (accessed May 20, 2025).