March 9th

On this day in 1918 Charles Riddel Milne was born in Barre, Vermont, USA.  He is your 2nd cousin 1X removed.  He was the 5th of the six children of John Milne, a granite worker, and Jennie Riddel.  His parents were both from Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

And also on this day, in 1938, your first cousin 4X removed, Alexander Donald, died.  And this is our first foray into the continent of Australasia - to New Zealand.  Alexander was born in Aberdeenshire (on my birthday as it happens) and at some point he left Scotland and began a life in New Zealand.  He was a farmer.  He married Mary Teresa Mahoney in 1895 and they appear to have had a few children but I don't have confirmation of them as yet.

Alexander died in Wanganui, a city on the west coast of the north island of New Zealand.  He is buried in the Aramoho Cemetery.  He was 76 according the cemetery record but I calculate that he would have actually only been 72.