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Personal data Alexander Don 

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  • He was born on September 18, 1874 in Row, Dunbarton, Scotland.
  • Immigrated on May 30, 1903 vanuit Durban, South Africa.
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  • Profession: Plumber (journeyman).
  • Physical description: .
  • He died on April 30, 1913 in Durban, South Africa, he was 38 years old.
  • A child of Alexander Don and Margaret Douglas

    • Household of Alexander Don

    He is married to Agnes West Grieve.

    They got married on December 31, 1897 at District of Kelvin, Glasgow, Lanark, he was 23 years old.


    Child(ren):

    2. William Grieve Don  1902-1928 

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    Ancestors (and descendant) of Alexander Don

    Alexaander Don
    Catherine MacKay
    1819-1892
    Thomas Douglas
    Margaret Urquhart
    1810-1887
    Alexander Don
    1843-1910

    Alexander Don
    1874-1913

    1897

    Agnes West Grieve
    1876-1939

    Alexander Douglas Don
    1898-????
    William Grieve Don
    1902-1928

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  1. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/reco...
    Alexander Don
    Gender: Male
    Birth: Sep 18 1874 - Row, Dunbarton, Scotland
    Father: Alexander Don
    Mother: Margaret Douglas
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11503-3
    System Origin: Scotland-ODM
    GS Film number: 6035516
  2. FamilySearch Family Tree, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/reco...
    Alexander Don
    Gender: Male
    Birth: Sep 18 1874 - Row,Dunbarton,Scotland
    Parents: Alexander Don, Margaret Don (born Douglas)
    Siblings: Helen Don, Elizabeth Douglas Don, Catherine McKay Don, Grace Douglas Don, Robert Douglas Don, Janet McKay White (born Don), Margaret Ann Don
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Historical events

Birthday September 18, 1874

  • The temperature on September 18, 1874 was about 16.1 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition.
    • May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
    • May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
    • July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
    • August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
    • October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.

Day of marriage December 31, 1897

  • The temperature on December 31, 1897 was about 9.0 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 31 » Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
    • April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
    • May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
    • August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
    • September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
    • September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.

Day of death April 30, 1913

  • The temperature on April 30, 1913 was between 10.7 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
    • March 20 » Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
    • March 21 » Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
    • March 31 » The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert.
    • April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
    • October 10 » U.S. President Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.
    • November 9 » The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.


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