Magdalen (MacDonald) McGillivray (1775-1811)

Mrs Magdalen (MacDonald) McGillivray

She was married in 1800, at St. Mary's, Marylebone, London. Sir Alexander Mackenzie described Magdalen as, "an agreeable, lively brunette of the most expressive countenance". She was a brother of John MacDonald of Garth and their sister was married to General Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the First Anglo-Burmese War. She and her husband lived at Chateau Saint-Antoine in Montreal were the parents of five daughters and one son, but only two of their daughters reached adulthood: (1) Anna Maria, Mrs Thomas Richardson Auldjo (2) Magdalen Julia, wife of Vice-Admiral William Congreve Cutliffe Brackenbury.

Parents (2)

John MacDonald

Captain John MacDonald of Garth, of the 8th King's Regiment

b.c.1740

Magdalen (Small) MacDonald

Mrs Magdalen (Small) MacDonald of Garth

c.1745-1787

Spouse (1)

William McGillivray

Lt.-Col. The Hon. William McGillivray, Fur Baron, of Montreal

1764-1825

Children (2)

Anna (McGillivray) Auldjo

Mrs Anna Maria (McGillivray) Auldjo

1805-1856

Magdalen (McGillivray) Brackenbury

Mrs Magdalen Julia (McGillivray) Brackenbury

1808-1888

Associated Houses (1)

Chateau Saint-Antoine

Montreal, Quebec

Image (cropped) Courtesy of the McCord Museum, Montreal