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I'm My Own Grandpa (words to a song sung by Ray Stevens) Many, many years ago, when I was twenty-three, I was married to a widow, who was pretty as can be, This widow had a grown up daughter, who had hair of red, My father fell in love with her, and soon they too were wed. This made my dad my son-in-law, and really changed my life, Now my daughter was my mother, cos she was my father's wife, And to complicate the matter, even though it brought me joy, I soon became the father, of a bouncing baby boy. My little baby then became a brother-in-law to dad, And so became my uncle, though it made me very sad, For if he were my uncle, then that also made him brother, Of the widows grown up daughter, who was of course my mother. Father's wife then had a son, who kept them on the run, And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son, My wife is now my mother's mother, and it makes me blue, Because although she is my wife, she's my grandmother too. Now if my wife is my grandmother, then I'm her grandchild, And everytime I think of it, it nearly drives me wild, Cos now I have become the strangest case you ever saw, As husband of my grandmother, I am my own grandpa. Oh I'm my own grandpa, I'm my own grandpa, It sounds funny I know, But it really is so, I'm my own grandpa.

This song, while a tad more complicated than was the case of Emily May (Peters) McDonald, relates a similar situation.  Emily May was only four years old when her mother died and Jane Elizabeth McDonald came to care for the children and keep house for the family.  When Jane Elizabeth married Emily's father, Jane's younger brother, Herbert Lloyd (Bert) McDonald became Emily's step-uncle.  Bert was only six years older than Emily, and when Emily was in her teens they fell in love.  Father George did NOT approve of the match, so Emily and Bert eloped, and went to live in South Australia, where they stayed for a number of years.  This of course brought up the interesting situation mentioned earlier.  As husband of her husband's sister, her father was also her brother-in-law.  And as sister and brother-in-law to their father, Jane and George were the children's aunt and uncle, but as father and step-mother to their mother, Jane and George were their grandparents. Whew, what a complicated mess. A further complication occurred when Emily May's aunt, her mother's younger sister, Madeline (Madge) Treloar, married another of the McDonald siblings, Alexander (Alec), older brother of her husband, and younger brother of her step mother.  So her aunt was also her sister-in-law.

Alexander McDonald (b. 1826, d. ?)

Jane Stewart

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m. Doune or Dunblane, Scotland

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Donald (b. 26 August 1854, d. 29 October 1930)

m. 15 December 1876, Byaduk, Vic

Ann Maria Colyer

Donald (b. 22 December 1876)

Jane Elizabeth (b. 3 January 1878, d. 13 August 1943)

m.

George Peters

See George Peters 2nd family

m. 22 September 1904, "Trenowath" Condah

Alexander Henry (Alec) (b. 17 May 1879, d. 26 April 1962)

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Madeline (Madge) Treloar

Trevor Alexander (b. 12 December 1908, d. 28 February 19920

m. 1933

Rose Amery Costello

Edith (b. 26 February 1929)

m. 1956

Albert Henry Jordan

Michael George (b. 1957)

Kathleen Margaret Rose (b. 1960)

Peter Francis (b. 1962)

John (b. 1970)

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Geoffrey Trevor John (b. 20 April 1936)

m. 1959

Patricia Ann Jenkinson

Fiona Elizabeth (b. 1961)

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John Allan Hockaday

Aaron Joel McDonald (b. 1989)

Kieran Jesse McDonald (b. 1991)

Antony Rohan (b. 1963)

m.

Susan Lesley Andrews

m. 1990

Meredith Julia (b. 1965)

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Roy Martins

Jarad Aswad (b. 1991)

Hawa Jamileh (b. 1994)

Melissa Patricia (b. 1968)

m. 1994

Lewis John Hewertson

Margaret Rose (b. 12 May 1937)

m.

Cipriano Guiseppe Tosello

Johanne (b. 1965)

m. 1998

Michael Taylor

Bruce (b. 1967)

m. 1995

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m. 1966

Helen Miller

Helena Soh

Kevin Bruce (b. 6 May 1942)

Shawn (b. 1968)

Nicole (b. 1973)

Sharon (b. 1976)

Michelle (b. 1966)

Sidney Royce (b. 26 July 1923, d. 18 August 1923)

Amy Charliotte (b. 22 July 1880)

Joseph Arthur (b. 10 October 1881)

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m. 1907

Emma Maud Thompson

Alfred Francis (b. 8 December 1883, d. 8 November 1941)

Amy Inez Maud (b. 1910)

Hedley Francis (b. 1912)

Alfred Howard (b. 1908)

Wallace William (b. ?)

Priscilla Ann (b. 31 December 1885)

Herbert Lloyd (3 October 1887)

m. 30 May

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Emily May Peters

Lloyd (b. ?, d. ?)

Gladys May (b. 31 May 1913, d. 17 May 1986)

m.

James Stewart Wright

Stewart John (b. 10 December 1934)

m.

Gwen

Dawn Myra Ann (b. 5 October 1940)

m.

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Kay

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Rex

m.

Max

David

Nonie (b. ?)

Russell (b. ?)

m.

Glenda

Judy (b.

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Eddie

Stella A

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Geoffrey

Unknown (b. ?)

? Brooks

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Wendy Ann (b. 9 September 1943)

Claude James (Dig) (b. 18 June 1917, d. ?)

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Jill (b. ?)

m.

Robert ?

Fiona (b. ?)

Pam (b. ?)

Ivy Rosina Elford

Keith Donald (b. 20 September 1920)

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Lorna Wilkins

Carmel (b. 7 December 1944)

Garry (b. 1 November 1951, d. 15 November 1965)

Marjory Jean (b. 11 May 1922)

m.

Gavin Robert Ebsworth

Merle Louise (b. 22 September 1943)

Robert (b. ?)

Janet (b. ?)

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Susan (b. ?)

Robert Jnr (b. ?)

Kenneth Jones

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Elsie Maud (b. 1 September 1889, d. ?)

Neil (b. 12 August 1891, d. ?)

m.

Martha

Albert Nei

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Enid Jessie (b. 25 May 1926)

Robert McLean

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Merle Joyce (b. 21 February 1924)

Edward (b. 19 August 1914)

Violet Victoria (b. 16 February 1923)

Ron (b. ?)

Leslie (b. 21 March 1929)

Stewart (b. 25 July 1892)

Henry (b. 25 July 1893, d. 24 June 1915 at Gallipoli)

James Gordon (b. 3 August 1895, d. 11 August 1976)

m, 1920

Lillian May Rhook

Gordon (b. ?)

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Eric William (b. 24 December 1921)

m.

Joan Wilkins

Elsie (b. ?

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Donald (b. ?)

Theodora (Dora) Broughton

m. 1921

William Wallace (b. 10 December 1899)

Hazel (b. ?)

June (b. ?)

Marie Frances (b. 25 February 1945)

m. ? div. ?

Paul Mallia

Michelle?

Kevin

Ralph Samuel (b. 28 January 1933)

Isabella (b. 26 August 1859)

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