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Samuel Donaldson (Sam) from Stranorlar Co Donegal 1877-1939 became a doctor and married Helen Maud Beresford (Kitty)1883-1967 in Harlington Middlesex on 07 Mar 1912

In 1911 Sam was working at the General Hospital Johannesburg, South Africa

In 1915 he was Medical Officer at Ferreira Deep gold mine in Johannesburg, South Africa

Sam later became Chief Medical Officer in the Crown Mines Johannesburg.

He and Kitty died in South Africa - they had no family.

 

Medical Register 1911

Medical Register 1911

Ferreira Deep mine

Ferreira Deep mine

Donaldson Beresford-wedding picture

 
The wedding

Marriage Certificate

The wedding
The wedding Kitty & Sam-at Glenafton Donegal
Wedding reports
Dr Sam's experiment Dr Sam Dr Sam leaves the miines Kitty
Their life in South Africa

 

Death of Dr Sam Grave in Muizenberg Cemetery South Africa Grave in Muizenberg Cemetery South Africa Grave in Muizenberg Cemetery South Africa

The death of Dr Sam 
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Dedication to Dr Sam at Kilteevogue Church Stranorlar

 

 

Sam died in Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town.
He left £849 12s 10d.

Kitty after Sam's death

Kitty - after
Sam's death

Obituary from  South African Medical Journal

Dr.Samuel Donaldson, who retired to the Cape five years ago, and who lately lived at Muizenberg, died in Cape Town on Sunday April 2nd.

Dr. Donaldson formerly practised on the Witwatersrand. and after a period of service with the Rand Mines, Ltd., became chief medical officer of the Crown Mines.

He was born in County Donegal, Ireland. in 1877, and qualified MRCS (Eng.) and LRCP.(Lond.) in 1901 at St. Marys Hospital, London, after having spent his first three years of medical study at Dublin Universitv. He came to South Africa after the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. He was assistant physician to the Johannesburg Hospital and contributed several articles on professional subjects to the old Medical Record and to this Journal.

He is survived by his widow

 

   

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