Helen Jane Macdonald - missing records? - COMPLETED

[descartes46]

Having traced my Baker line back 300 years my family tree is looking a bit lopsided as I am totally stumped on my grandfather's mother Helen Jane Macdonald.

I know Helen Jane Macdonald was b. 10 jan 1903, married my great-grandfather 9 jun 1926 (in Ootacamund, India) and died 3 mar 1973. On the wedding cert which was with my grandfather's papers it says she resided in Ootacamund (as a nurse) and that her father was Daniel Robert Macdonald. I cannot for the life of me find her birth certificatw on BMD / IGI or anywhere, or indeed any British records on her father! How is this possible when I have so many available details? I would love to explore her parents heritage and start working on that part of my family tree but I have hit a brick wall and have exhausted all avenues I can think of!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Descartes

[snoopysue]

Almost thourght I'd struck gold, but it was your tree on Ancestry!!

I've checked FMP and Ancestry and have found nothing. Did she live all her life in India?

[snoopysue]

Found this on Family Search:

Name: Ellen Jane Macdonald
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date: 22 Apr 1903
Baptism/Christening Place: Oolacamund, Madras, India
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1903
Birthplace: Madras, India
Father's Name: Daniel Robert Macdonald
Mother's Name: Jane Louisa
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00071-8
System Origin: India-EASy
Source Film Number: 527466

[snoopysue]

Possible siblings:

Name:Cicel Eugene Macdonald
Birth Date:05 Jan 1899

Name:Ernest Walter Macdonald
Birth Date:10 Jan 1904

Name:Herbert Douglas Macdonald
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1906

Name:Kathleen Maud Macdonald
Birth Date: 06 Feb 1908

[snoopysue]

I can't find Daniel and Jane's marriage but there is this:

record title:India Marriages, 1792-1948
groom's name:Cecil Eugene Macdonald
groom's birth date:1899
groom's age:26
bride's name:Aileen Melinda Henegan
bride's birth date:1900
bride's age:25
marriage date:07 Jan 1925
marriage place:Madras, Madras, India
groom's father's name:Daniel Robert Macdonald
bride's father's name:Charles Alinander Henegan
indexing project (batch) number:M00112-9
system origin:India-EASy
source film number:463309

[Jimmy]

Daniel Robert Macdonald.
Gender: Male.
Burial Date: 27 Dec 1940.
Burial Place: Coimbatore, Madras, India.
Death Date: 26 Dec 1940.
Death Place:
Age: 69.
Birth Date: 1871.
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Unknown.
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00213-0.
System Origin: India-EASy.
Source Film Number: 527426.
Reference Number:

[Jimmy]

Jane Louisa Macdonald.
Gender: Female.
Burial Date: 17 Dec 1945.
Burial Place: Madras, Madras, India.
Death Date: 16 Dec 1945.
Death Place:
Age: 68.
Birth Date: 1877.
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed.
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00213-6.
System Origin: India-EASy.
Source Film Number: 527431.
Reference Number:

[Jimmy]

Could this be the same one,

Daniel Robin Mcdonald.
Gender: Male.
Baptism/Christening Date: 13 Apr 1872.
Baptism/Christening Place: Ootacamund, Madras, India.
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1871.
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Alexander Mcdonald.
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Jane.
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00069-7.
System Origin: India-EASy.
Source Film Number: 521860.
Reference Number:

[snoopysue]

Could this be the same one,

Daniel Robin Mcdonald.
Gender: Male.
Baptism/Christening Date: 13 Apr 1872.
Baptism/Christening Place: Ootacamund, Madras, India.
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1871.
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Alexander Mcdonald.
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Jane.
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00069-7.
System Origin: India-EASy.
Source Film Number: 521860.
Reference Number:

It's the right place and the date's in the area I'd expect.

[snoopysue]

Can you see a marriage Jimmy, I can't find one at all!!

[Jimmy]

I can't see a marriage.

[descartes46]

Guys, thank you soo much! I can't believe how great you've been. I can finally update my tree with some new details

Regards,
Descartes