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Alexander Macdonald 1744 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1744

Birth Location: North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Sep 1795

Death Location: Westminster, London, England

Father: Alexander MacDonald

Mother: Lady Montgomerie

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bosville, Elizabeth Bosville

Children(s): Diana Macdonald, Annabella MacDonald, Elizabeth MacDonald, Alexander MacDonald, Godfrey Macdonald, Hon. Macdonald, James Macdonald, Dudley Macdonald, William MacDonald, Diana Macdonald, Annabella MacDonald, Elizabeth MacDonald, Alexander MacDonald, Godfrey Bosville, Hon. Macdonald, James Macdonald, Dudley Macdonald, John Macdonald, John MacDonald, William Macdonald

The story of Alexander Macdonald began in 1744 in North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Alexander Macdonald married Elizabeth Diana Bosville, Elizabeth Diana Bosville, and had children including Diana Jane Elizabeth Macdonald, Annabella MacDonald, Elizabeth MacDonald, Alexander Wentworth Macdonald MacDonald, Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, Hon. Archibald Macdonald, James Macdonald, Dudley Stewart Erskine Macdonald, William MacDonald, Diana Jane Elizabeth Macdonald, Annabella MacDonald, Elizabeth MacDonald, Alexander Wentworth Macdonald MacDonald, Godfrey Macdonald Bosville, Hon. Archibald Macdonald, James Macdonald, Dudley Stewart Erskine Macdonald, John Macdonald, John Sinclair MacDonald, William Macdonald. Alexander Macdonald passed away in 1795 in Westminster, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Macdonald began in 1744 in North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Macdonald married Elizabeth Diana Bosville, Elizabeth Diana Bosville, and had children including Diana Jane Elizabeth Macdonald, Annabella MacDonald, Elizabeth MacDonald, Alexander Wentworth Macdonald MacDonald, Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, Hon. Archibald Macdonald, James Macdonald, Dudley Stewart Erskine Macdonald, William MacDonald, Diana Jane Elizabeth Macdonald, Annabella MacDonald, Elizabeth MacDonald, Alexander Wentworth Macdonald MacDonald, Godfrey Macdonald Bosville, Hon. Archibald Macdonald, James Macdonald, Dudley Stewart Erskine Macdonald, John Macdonald, John Sinclair MacDonald, William Macdonald.
  • Alexander Macdonald passed away in 1795 in Westminster, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander MacDonald
1711 – 1746
Birth Location: Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Lady Montgomerie
1723 – 1799
Birth Location: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bosville
1742 – 1789
Birth Location: South, Yorkshire, , England
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Elizabeth Bosville
1748 – 1789
Birth Location: Penistone, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Diana Macdonald
1769 – 1845
Birth Location: Sleat, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Annabella MacDonald
1771 –
Birth Location: Slate, Kildare, Ireland
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Elizabeth MacDonald
1773 –
Birth Location: –
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Alexander MacDonald
1773 – 1824
Birth Location: Skye, Invernessshire, Scotland., Scotland, United Kingdom
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Godfrey Macdonald
1775 – 1832
Birth Location: Castle Tioram, Moidart, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Hon. Macdonald
1777 – 1861
Birth Location: North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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James Macdonald
1783 – 1814
Birth Location: , Inverness-shire, , Scotland
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Dudley Macdonald
1786 – 1840
Birth Location: , Inverness-shire, , Scotland
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William MacDonald
1789 – 1813
Birth Location: Gunthwaite, Yorkshire, England
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Diana Macdonald
1769 – 1845
Birth Location: Slate, Hebrides, Scotland
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Annabella MacDonald
1771 –
Birth Location: Slate, Kildare, Ireland
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Elizabeth MacDonald
1773 –
Birth Location: –
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Alexander MacDonald
1773 – 1824
Birth Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Godfrey Bosville
1775 – 1832
Birth Location: Castle, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Hon. Macdonald
1777 – 1861
Birth Location: in North Uist, Invarness-shire, Scotland
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James Macdonald
1783 – 1814
Birth Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Dudley Macdonald
1786 – 1840
Birth Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland
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John Macdonald
1787 –
Birth Location: Trumisgary, Inverness-Shire
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John MacDonald
1788 – 1825
Birth Location: London, England
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William Macdonald
1789 – 1813
Birth Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Alexander Macdonald's Ancestors

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Alexander Macdonald
1744 – 1795
Birth Place: North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander MacDonald
1711 – 1746
Sleat, Ornasay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Lady (Margaretha) Montgomerie
1723 – 1799
Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Scotland
Grandparents
James Macdonald
1665 – 1723
Sleat, Isle of Skye, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Janet MacLeod
1669 – 1753
Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir MacDonald
1634 – 1695
Lady Douglas
1625 – 1678
Alexander Macleod
1660 – 1727
Catherine MacLeod
1668 – 1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Donald Macleod
1603 – 1705
Anne Fraser
1637 – 1700

Alexander Macdonald's Descendants

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Alexander Macdonald (1744 – 12 Sep 1795) m. Elizabeth (Diana) Bosville (1742 – 18 Oct 1789) m. Elizabeth (Diana) Bosville (25 July 1748 – 18 October 1789)
  1. 1. Diana (Jane Elizabeth) Macdonald (28 September 1769 – 22 APR 1845)
  2. 2. Annabella MacDonald (1771 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth MacDonald (24 Jan 1773 – )
  4. 4. Alexander (Wentworth Macdonald) MacDonald (9 December 1773 – 19 June 1824)
  5. 5. Godfrey (Bosville) Macdonald (14 Oct 1775 – 13 Oct 1832)
  6. 6. Hon. (Archibald) Macdonald (21 May 1777 – 05 Feb 1861)
  7. 7. James Macdonald (29 January 1783 – 9 March 1814)
  8. 8. Dudley (Stewart Erskine) Macdonald (14 February 1786 – 26 August 1840)
  9. 9. William MacDonald (1789 – BEF 1813)
  10. 10. Diana (Jane Elizabeth) Macdonald (28 September 1769 – 22 April 1845)
  11. 11. Annabella MacDonald (1771 – )
  12. 12. Elizabeth MacDonald (24 Jan 1773 – )
  13. 13. Alexander (Wentworth Macdonald) MacDonald (9 December 1773 – 19 June 1824)
  14. 14. Godfrey (Macdonald) Bosville (14 Oct 1775 – 13 Oct 1832)
  15. 15. Hon. (Archibald) Macdonald (21 May 1777 – 5 Feb 1861)
  16. 16. James Macdonald (1783 – 1814)
  17. 17. Dudley (Stewart Erskine) Macdonald (14 Feb 1786 – 26 August 1840)
  18. 18. John Macdonald (abt 1787 – )
  19. 19. John (Sinclair) MacDonald (11 March 1788 – August 1825)
  20. 20. William Macdonald (1789 – 1813)

Alexander Macdonald's Timeline

2 Records

1744
1744
Birth of Alexander Macdonald in North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1795
12 Sep 1795
Age 51
Death of Alexander Macdonald in Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1795
    Event Place: Westminster, London, England
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