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Roderick Allan McDonald
Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T17:03:06+00:004th son of Hector and Agnes McDonald, early settlers of Levin.
| Date of birth | 22/12/1861 |
| Date of death | 10/04/1890 |
| Mothers name | Agnes CARMONT |
| Spouses name | Hannah CAMERON |
| Mothers date of birth | 02/09/1829 |
| Spouses date of birth | 1860 |
| Mothers place of birth | Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
| Spouses place of birth | Turakina |
| Mothers iwi or nationality | Scotland |
| Mothers date of death | 27/11/1906 |
| Spouses date of death | 08/08/1945 |
| Fathers date of birth | 1812 |
| Mothers place of death | Opaki, near Masterton |
| Spouses place of death | Silverstream Hos, New Zealand, buried: 10 August 1945, Hokio, Levin, New Zealand. |
| Fathers name | Hector McDonald |
| Fathers place of birth | Isle of Bute, Scotland |
| Marriage date | 10/04/1890 |
| Fathers iwi or nationality | Scottish |
| Parents date of marriage | 23/05/1855 |
| Parents place of marriage | Wellington |
| Fathers date of death | 07/08/1878 |
| Fathers place of death | Otaki |
| 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), Margaret Lucy (08/07/1871-15/01/1910) |
| Fathers occupation | Whaler, trader, farmer, accommodation-house keeper, postmaster |
| 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), Grace M. P. Hine Whatanui MCDONALD (1908 – 29/08/1979) |
| Places of relevance | Ihakara, Temperance Hotel, , , |
| Place of birth | Hokio |
| Occupation | Shopkeeper, publican, |
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.