Edwin Patrick "Ted" McDonald (29 September 1875 – 17 March 1919) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL).

Family

Parents

He was born on 29 September 1875 in

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. He was the son of Patrick McDonald (1852–1928) and Margaret McDonald (1853–1928), née Figgins.

Siblings

He was one of five boys and three girls. Two of his brothers also played VFL football:

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with Essendon, and

Fen McDonald Fenley John "Fen" McDonald (25 May 1891 – 25 April 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was a member of the First AIF, and was killed in action during the ...

with both Carlton and Melbourne. Fen enlisted in the

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(AIF), and was killed in action during the landing at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, in Turkey on 25 April 1915. Another brother, Stanley David McDonald (1888–1945), also served in the First AIF, enlisting on 20 May 1915, before the news of Fen's death had reached his family.

Wife

He married Mary Ann Vaughan (1872–1940) in 1898.

Football

Ted and his younger brother, Arch, played together in their only game with the Essendon First XVIII: the last match of the season, against Fitzroy, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 9 September 1905.

The Nagambie Hotel

From 1904, until his death in 1919, he was the owner and licensee of The Nagambie Hotel.

Death

He died at Nagambie on 17 March 1919.Wills and Estates, ''The Argus'', (Thursday, 10 April 1919), p.6.
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Notes

References

* Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.

External links

* * 1875 births 1919 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Essendon Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub