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 Histories (1)

Chateau Saint-Antoine

Montreal, Quebec

Image (cropped) Courtesy of the McCord Museum, Montreal