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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. 1979 Punta Arenas
m.
Hannah DODMAN, b. 1898, Litcham, Dereham, Norfolk; parents (see DODMAN--BISHOP); via Falklands [Malvinas]; d. 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; deceased; with 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; d. 2014; descent
4. Ana Elisa [Anita], b. 1924
5. Jessie Elisa, b. 1920; d. 1922