4th son of Hector and Agnes McDonald, early settlers of Levin.
Married Hannah Cameron, he sister of his brother Johnny's wife, Flora. Both girls were sisters of Johnny's farm manager, James Cameron.
Rod's memories of early Horowhenua and Maori lore are recorded in the book "Te Hekenga" by E O'Donnell.
| Date of birth: | 22/12/1861 |
| Date of death: | 10/04/1890 |
| Place of birth: | Hokio |
| Places of relevance: | Ihakara, Temperance Hotel, , , and |
| Occupation: | Shopkeeper, publican, |
| Marriage date: | 10/04/1890 |
| Spouses name: | Hannah CAMERON |
| Spouses date of birth: | 1860 |
| Spouses place of birth: | Turakina |
| Spouses date of death: | 08/08/1945 |
| Spouses place of death: | Silverstream Hos, New Zealand, buried: 10 August 1945, Hokio, Levin, New Zealand. |
| Children: | Hector Roderick (Hector III) (23/03/1891 - 27/02/1974), Thomas Ross MC DONALD (06/1893 – 20/12/1894), Allan Archibald MC DONALD (21/03/1895 – 1978), Roderick Thomas MC DONALD (11/08/1897 – 20/01/1945), Graeme Chanel MC DONALD (1898 – 07/11/1974), Douglas Joseph MC DONALD (03/11/1900 – 02/08/1978) , Brenda Mary MC DONALD (12/1904 – 02/08/1906), and Grace M. P. Hine Whatanui MCDONALD (1908 – 29/08/1979) |
| Fathers name: | Hector McDonald |
| Fathers date of birth: | 1812 |
| Fathers place of birth: | Isle of Bute, Scotland |
| Fathers iwi or nationality: | Scottish |
| Fathers occupation: | Whaler, trader, farmer, accommodation-house keeper, postmaster |
| Fathers date of death: | 07/08/1878 |
| Fathers place of death: | Otaki |
| Mothers name: | Agnes CARMONT |
| Mothers date of birth: | 02/09/1829 |
| Mothers place of birth: | Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
| Mothers iwi or nationality: | Scotland |
| Mothers date of death: | 27/11/1906 |
| Mothers place of death: | Opaki, near Masterton |
| Parents date of marriage: | 23/05/1855 |
| Siblings: | Hugh (from Father's first marriage), Hector Hugh (23/05/1856-14/09/1902), Mary Jane (17/08/1857-), Annie (16/09/1858-19/12/94), John Roderick (04/04/1860-1902), Neil Alexander (13/06/1863-30/05/1892) , Allan (30/04/1865-15/06/1892), Agnes Flora (10/05/1867-), and Flora (19/02/1869-23/05/1878), and Margaret Lucy (08/07/1871-15/01/1910) |
| Parents place of marriage: | Wellington |
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jtevens-mcdonald
said hector Mc Donald
kia ora I just wanted to make a correction re the ancestral home of Hector McDonald the 1st. He was from the isle of Cull in the inner Hebrides not the Isle of Bute as discribed in Tony Simpson's book and on this website. I visited Cull in 2000 and met many of our relatives still living there and they took me to our ancestral home on the Island. Also thanks heaps for putting this site up it is very informative and I have learnt a lot and also have a lot of research I could contribute.
Jane Stevens-McDonald