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British Families in Southern Patagonia
MACDONALD--DODMAN
Robert Dickson MACDONALD, b. 1882 Tarbet, Ross-shire; son of John Tarrel
MACDONALD McKay & Jessie DICKSON Devine; emigrated as bachelor; shepherd
at Ea. Segunda Argentina, Río Grande (Menéndez); d. 4-XI-1979,
Punta Arenas;
m.
Hannah DODMAN, b. 11-V-1898, Litcham, Dereham, Norfolk; parents (see
DODMAN--BISHOP); via Falklands [Malvinas]; d.
31-XII-1976 Punta Arenas;
Children:
1. Robert Tarrel, b. 1915; 1922 sent to school in Inverness; 1927 returned for
health reasons; 1932 shepherd at Río Grande; 1939 capataz at Ea. Ciaike
(Waldron & Wood); c1946 manager Ea. Kimire Aike; capataz at Ea. Ciaike (again);
under-manager at Ea. Punta Delgada; 1958 Ea. Cerro Castillo; 1969 manager Ea.
Cameron, Tierra del Fuego (about 120,000 sheep); c1972 retired from SETF; c1978
Ea. Los Coipos, Magallanes; inspector and vice-president of Corriedale Association;
visits to Uruguay and New Zealand; 2001 active with agro-tourism; m. 1939 Aline
THOMPSON Dore; descent
2. Guillermo Tomás [William Thomas]; b. 1917; WW-II air gunner; d. 1942
killed over Italy
3. Hugo Divino [Hugh], b. 1918; WW-II tank crew member, Europe, Middle East
and North Africa; descent
4. Ana Elisa [Anita], b. 1924
5. Jessie Elisa, b. 1920; d. 1922