William Donaldson
- Born
- 1819-01-01 12:00:00
- Died
- 1883-02-12 12:00:00
- Gender
- Male
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in Australia
William Donaldson was born about 1819 in Londonderry, Templemore Parish, County Donegal. His parents were Samuel Donaldson and Nancy, nee Burns. William Donaldson married Rosanna Burns in 1841 in Derry. They emigrated to New South Wales, Australia, together with William's sister Mary, embarking from Greenock, Scotland on "New York Packet" on 8th July, 1841, and arriving Sydney on 23rd October, 1841.
William obtained work in the Goulburn area of NSW, then in 1854, William and Rose and their family of six children travelled to Victoria by bullock team, a journey that would have taken two or three months. They lived in Bendigo for 3 years, then purchased land at Moranding, in the Kilmore district of Victoria. In 1880, selling the Moranding land, William then purchased the Katandra homestead block, part of the Katandra Station.
William died 12th February, 1883 at Katandra, Victoria. Rosanna/Rose died 16th July, 1896 at Avenel, Victoria. William and Rose had ten children, with only one dying in infancy.
