Maralena (Madalena) louisa Crompton

In 1845 Caleb wrote home to his mother naming his first born as Maralena louise. Colonial Tasmanian Family Links database references for Caleb and family use the letter name:

Maralena Louisa  TASP 57295

All other documents and records use the name Madaline or Madalena. Madalena is a name that frequently appears in latter generations.

Source:   Victoria Pioneer Index CB 454306 Ref 1054
  CROMPTON, Madalena Louisa
  Birth                    Sex:      Female
  Father:     Caleb        Mother:   Lombe Frances Louisa
  Event Date: 06 Jul 1845  Reg Year: 1845
  Reg State: Tasmania  at Spring Dale, Longford, Tasmania

Her marriage

In 1865 Maralena married Donald MacDonald.

There are, at this time, no clues as to his birth. Between January 1840 and December 1849

Source: GRO Births
Donald william MacDonald     4thQt1844   Lambeth         vol. 4  page 2 
Donald norman MacDonald      1stQt1847   Liverpool       vol.20  page 567 
Donald McDonald              4thQt1840   Whitechapel     vol. 2  page 504 
Donald norman McDonald       1stQt1843   Strand          vol. 1  page 391 
Donald stock McDonald        2ndQt1845   Lewisham        vol. 5  page 500 
Donald McDonald              1stQt1846   Liverpool       vol.20  page 591 
Donald richard McDonald      2ndQt1846   Merthyr Tydfil  vol.26  page 449 
Donald cox McDonald          3rdQt1846   St Lukes        vol. 2  page 280 
Donald McDonald              3rdQt1849   Stole Damerel   vol. 9  page 400 
Donald McDonald              4thQt1849   Ashton          vol.20  page 50 

It is believed that Donald was a secondary school teacher.

Their children

The Pioneer Index of Victoria 1836 and 1888 uses the spellings of McDonald and MacDonald for their children and records:

Name             Birth place     Birth year  Registration number
Annie louisa,    Dowling Forest  1866        16609
Elizabeth maud   Miners Rest     1867        23559
Alexander        Miners Rest     1869        17484
Charles william  Miners Rest     1869        18309
Madaline         Miners Rest     1873        11306
Donald fraser    Miners Rest     1874        24599

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Their deaths

Maralena died in 05 March 1924, at 416 Creswick Road, Ballarat, Victoria and is buried in Ballarat Old Cemetery. Left: 416 Creswick Road, Ballarat in November 2003.

Right: A modern map locating 12 Baird Street and 416 Creswick Road, the home of Maralena (Madalena) louisa (nee Crompton) Donald. Note the close proximity of Ballarat Old Cemetery, where her mother Frances, Caleb's wife, was buried. With thanks to Warren Power, of Creswick, for the photograph and map.

Their grave

Maralena, Donald and their daughter Annie Louisa are all buried in plot F1-2-14 of Ballarat Old Cemetery. Annie, a school teacher, was buried on 07 May 1934 (reference 13775). Although this gravestone resolves the spelling of the family surname it adds an additional problem with yet another spelling of Maralena.

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	At this point in time nothing is known about the name of Hugh Fraser.
Source: With thanks to Wayne Mason of Ballarat

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This page was created by Richard Crompton and maintained by Chris Glass	Version A.4 Updated 06 December 2009