Magdalen (MacDonald) McGillivray (1775-1811)

Mrs Magdalen (MacDonald) McGillivray

Associated Houses

Chateau Saint-Antoine

Montreal

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.
Contributed by Mark Meredith on 01/02/2021 and last updated on 29/03/2023.
Image (cropped) Courtesy of the McCord Museum, Montreal