Researching Andrew Mcdonald
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2432 people with the Mcdonald surname? In that year Mcdonald was ranked number 1590 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Andrew means "Manly" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Andrew Mcdonald on Ancestry
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Andrew McDonald (cricketer)
Andrew Barry McDonald (born 5 June 1981) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer who played for the Victoria and South Australia cricket teams. He was born at Wodonga, Victoria.
He made his Test match debut in Sydney on 3 January 2009, against South Africa. McDonald also represented Australia at under 19 level and has played for the Prime Minister's XI. He is an allrounder who bats right-handed and is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. McDonald was captain of the Australian A XI which took on South Africa in October/November 2012.
Source: Andrew McDonald (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaAndrew McDonald (water polo)
Andrew John "Drew" McDonald (born October 19, 1955) is a former water polo player who won a silver medal for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He attended Stanford University, where he graduated with a degree in psychology in 1977 and a Master of Science in industrial engineering 1980. He was named to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982 and USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1991.
McDonald participated in two Pan American Games. In 1979, he played on the US team, which won the gold medal in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1983, he won the title with the US team in Caracas, Venezuela. He was also a member of the 1980 US Water Polo National team that did not participate in the 1980 Olympics due to Jimmy Carter's decision to boycott the games.
At Stanford he met his first wife Kim Peyton McDonald, an Olympic gold medalist from the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. He is now married to Carol Shurtz McDonald, a Chico State graduate. They have two children: Spenser and Devon McDonald.
McDonald coached boys varsity basketball at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California from 2012 to 2016. He is currently an assistant coach for the boys basketball team at Campolindo High School in Moraga, California.
Source: Andrew McDonald (water polo), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaAndrew McDonald (bishop)
Andrew Thomas McDonald, O.S.B., (12 February 1871 – 22 May 1950) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Born in Fort William on 12 February 1871, he was ordained a priest of Order of Saint Benedict on 9 August 1896. He was appointed the Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh on 19 July 1929 and consecrated to the Episcopate on 24 September 1929. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Donald Mackintosh, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop James William McCarthy and Bishop John Toner.
David Ogilvy described McDonald as, "a very sweet old man, the nearest thing to an angel I've ever known".
He died in office on 22 May 1950, aged 79.
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