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 CLAN DONALD GENEALOGY

Capt Ronald Ian MACDONALD, of Sleat

Male 1884 - 1918  (34 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Capt Ronald Ian MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 1 Oct 1884 (son of Lord Ronald Archibald 21 MACDONALD, of Sleat and Louisa Jane Hamilton ROSS); died on 17 Oct 1918 in Tourlaville, Manche, France.

    Notes:

    Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record: In Memory of The Hon. RONALD IAN MACDONALD

    Captain 3rd Bn., Cameron Highlanders attd., General Staff who died on Thursday, 17th October 1918. Age 34. Additional Information: Legion of Honour. Son of 6th Baron Macdonald of Slate and Baroness Macdonald, of Armadale Castle, Isle of Skye; husband of the Hon. Mrs. R. I. Macdonald, of Frilsham Home Farm, Yattendon. Berks. Commemorative Information Cemetery: TOURLAVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY & EXTENSION, Manche, France Grave Reference/Panel Number: B. I. Location: Tourlaville is a village 5 kilometres east of Cherbourg, on the N.801 road to St. Pierre-Eglise and Barfleur. The Communal Cemetery is on the south-eastern side of the village some 364 metres south of the N.801 road. From Bayeux, turn right at the roundabout in Cherbourg. Pass the traffic lights and the cemetery will be found on the left at the top of the hill. The British plot is approximately 120 metres south of the entrance, on the west side of the path. Historical Information: The majority of the burials in the Communal Cemetery date from December, 1917, to January, 1919 when it was used by Allied Hospitals. Tourlaville was No.1 Rest Camp and Cherbourg became the Portuguese Base in 1919. There are now nearly 60, 1914-18 and over 10, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site.

    Family/Spouse: Helen Elizabeth Swinnerton DYER. Helen and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lord Ronald Archibald 21 MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 9 Jun 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (son of Lord Godfrey William W. 19 MACDONALD, of Sleat and Maria Anne WYNDHAM); died on 20 Jan 1947.

    Notes:

    21st of Sleat, 6th Lord Macdonald.

    Ronald married Louisa Jane Hamilton ROSS. Louisa died on 20 Aug 1922. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Louisa Jane Hamilton ROSS died on 20 Aug 1922.
    Children:
    1. Somerled Godfrey James 22 MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 21 Jul 1876; died on 11 Apr 1918.
    2. Lt Godfrey Evan Hugh MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 5 Mar 1879; died on 2 Nov 1914 in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.
    3. Archibald Ronald Armadale MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 20 May 1880; died on 17 Apr 1901 in South Africa.
    4. 1. Capt Ronald Ian MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 1 Oct 1884; died on 17 Oct 1918 in Tourlaville, Manche, France.
    5. Iona Marie Adelaide Hope MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 1 Dec 1886; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Lord Godfrey William W. 19 MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 16 Mar 1809 in London, England (son of Lord Godfrey 18 MACDONALD, of Sleat and Louisa Maria Edsir LA COST); died on 25 Jul 1863.

    Notes:

    19th of Sleat, 4th Lord Macdonald.

    Godfrey married Maria Anne WYNDHAM in 1845. Maria (daughter of G, T WYNDHAM of Cromer Hall) was born in 1819; died on 21 Apr 1892 in Folkestone, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Maria Anne WYNDHAM was born in 1819 (daughter of G, T WYNDHAM of Cromer Hall); died on 21 Apr 1892 in Folkestone, Kent, England.
    Children:
    1. Flora Matilda MACDONALD, of Sleat was born about 1849; died on 12 Mar 1851.
    2. Lord Somerled James B. 20 MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 2 Oct 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 25 Dec 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
    3. Godfrey Alan MACDONALD, of Sleat was born about 1853; died on 7 Jul 1858.
    4. 2. Lord Ronald Archibald 21 MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 9 Jun 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 20 Jan 1947.
    5. Eva Maria Louisa MACDONALD, of Sleat was born about 1854; died on 7 Feb 1930.
    6. Lillian Janet MACDONALD, of Sleat was born about 1858; died on 20 Nov 1926.
    7. Alexandrina Victoria MACDONALD, of Sleat was born about 1860; died on 4 Mar 1953.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Lord Godfrey 18 MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 14 Oct 1775 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (son of Lord Alexander 16 MACDONALD, of Sleat and Elizabeth Diana BOSVILLE, of Gunthwaite); died on 13 Oct 1832.

    Notes:

    18th of Sleat, 11th Baronet, 3rd Lord Macdonald.

    Godfrey married Louisa Maria Edsir LA COST. Louisa (daughter of Duke William HANOVER, of Gloucester and Lady Almeira CARPENTER) was born in 1762; died on 18 Oct 1832. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Louisa Maria Edsir LA COST was born in 1762 (daughter of Duke William HANOVER, of Gloucester and Lady Almeira CARPENTER); died on 18 Oct 1832.

    Notes:

    Illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Gloucester.

    Children:
    1. Alexander William Robert BOSVILLE-MACDONALD was born on 12 Sep 1800; died on 22 Sep 1877.
    2. Louisa BOSVILLE-MACDONALD was born on 16 Sep 1802; died on 1 Sep 1854.
    3. Elizabeth Diana BOSVILLE-MACDONALD was born on 27 Feb 1804; died on 9 Jun 1839.
    4. Julia BOSVILLE-MACDONALD was born on 30 Oct 1805; died on 11 Jul 1884.
    5. Susan Hussey BOSVILLE-MACDONALD was born on 25 Aug 1807; died on 5 Nov 1879.
    6. 4. Lord Godfrey William W. 19 MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 16 Mar 1809 in London, England; died on 25 Jul 1863.
    7. Lt Gen James William MACDONALD, of Sleat was born on 31 Oct 1810; died on 4 Jan 1882.
    8. Diana BOSVILLE-MACDONALD was born on 12 Apr 1812; died on 8 Dec 1880.
    9. Octavia Sophia BOSVILLE-MACDONALD was born about 1814; died on 22 Jan 1897.
    10. Jane BOSVILLE-MACDONALD was born on 25 May 1815; died on 13 Jan 1888.
    11. Marianne BOSVILLE-MACDONALD was born on 27 Jul 1816; died on 12 Jul 1876.

  3. 10.  G, T WYNDHAM of Cromer Hall and died.
    Children:
    1. 5. Maria Anne WYNDHAM was born in 1819; died on 21 Apr 1892 in Folkestone, Kent, England.