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Jean Johnson PORTER married Walter Alexander MACDONALD c. 1940 in Brisbane. from death cert WAMacdonald.

Still alive at Walter's death in 1963

Lorraine Knight remembers them living at Charles St around 1950 "they had 2 big white dogs".

Walter Alexander MACDONALD, son of Walter Alexander MACDONALD (1859-1915) and Annie SMITH (1863-1946), was born on 28 Jun 1895 in Glasgow, Scotland 95 Kilmarnock Rd., Shawlands District Eastwood County Renfrew. GROS 562/00 0311. Walter was a Ship's Engineer. He was Presbyterian. He married Irene Jessie CREAR on 28 Nov 1925 in St.Saviour's Church, Glen Osmond.¹ He died on 10 Mar 1963 in "Home of Peace+, Petersham, Sydney. lymph carcinoma 1961/1963. Walter was buried on 12 Mar 1963 in Rookwood Independent cemetery, Presbyterian section 5C, grave 9436.^{2 2 3} 68 years, from Home of Peace, Petersham. Same grave as father.

Walter's Death certificate indicates immigration to Australia c. 1905.

His nickname was "Mudgee", according to Ken Knight, and like his mother was a beautiful pianist. He lived for a while with the Knights' at Rowntree St. Like his father, he became a ship's engineer.

He was in the merchant navy during WW1. He was awarded the Mercantile Marine medal and British medal, issued care of an address in Bathurst, NSW. according to his naval papers.

His address at father's death in 1915 was with his parents, 3 Glassop St., Balmain South.

By 1922 the Electoral rolls have him at 90 Short St., Balmain, engineer. He married Jessie Crear in 1925 in South Australia. Jessie died in 1934. He married again about 1940 in Brisbane to Jean Porter, who was still alive at his death in 1963. They were living at Charles Street, Ryde, about 1950, Lorraine Knight remembered.

His death notice has his address as 76 Charles St., Ryde although he died at the Home of Peace, Petersham. He is interred at the family grave in Rookwood Cemetery.

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