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William Macdonald

Also Known As: "https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30101-157120/john-william-mcdonald-in-jamaica-births-baptisms"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hanover Parish, Jamaica
Death: December 10, 1905
Admirals Town, Saint Andrew
Place of Burial: Jamaica
Immediate Family:

Son of James Macdonald and Jane McDonald
Husband of Marion McDonald
Father of Samuel Gabriel Mcdonald; Clementina McDonald DNA11 tbc (connect Monica McDonald and Anne Thornly Brown); Mary McDonald and Daniel (assumed brother of William Jr) McDonald
Brother of Catherine McDonald; Elizabeth Wells McDonald; Norman McDonald and James McDonald

Managed by: Dr. Wilton McDonald II - Attorne...
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About William Macdonald

William Macdonald In Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920

  • Christening Dec 21 1840, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica
  • Residence Jamaica
  • Father James Macdonald
  • Mother Jane

Descendants of James McDonald

1. James1 McDonald was born Bet. 1784 - 1785, and died June 18, 1871 in Morgan's Bridge, Westmoreland. He married Jane Wells December 21, 1839 in Hanover1. She was born Bet. 1797 - 1798.
More About James McDonald:
Age: June 1871, 86 years
Burial: June 19, 1871, Church yard, Westmoreland, by Henry Clarke2
Cause of Death: Old age
Occupation: Bet. 1840 - 1871, Wharfinger
Race/nationality/color: White
Residence: Bet. 1823 - 1840, Green Island, Hanover
Residence (2): 1839, Hanover
Residence (3): Morgan's Bridge, Westmoreland

Notes for Jane Wells:
The 1820, 1822 and 1824 Almanacs list a Jane Wells as owner of a property with 3 slaves in Hanover. The 1833 Almanac reports 15 slaves.
More About Jane Wells:
Age: 1823, 25 years on Hanover census
Race/nationality/color: Quadroon
Residence: 1823, Green Island, Hanover
Residence (2): 1839, Hanover

More About James McDonald and Jane Wells:
Ceremony by: H. W. Gegg, Island Curate
Marriage: December 21, 1839, Hanover3
Marriage license: 1839

Children of James McDonald and Jane Wells are:

2 i. Catherine2 McDonald, born Bet. 1817 - 1818.
More About Catherine McDonald:
Age: 1823, 5 years on Hanover Census
Race/nationality/color: Mustee

+ 3 ii. Elizabeth McDonald, born Bet. 1819 - 1820.

4 iii. Norman McDonald, born 1822.
More About Norman McDonald:
Age: 1823, 1 year on Hanover census
Race/nationality/color: Mustee

5 iv. James McDonald, born Bet. 1825 - 1826; died August 1859.
More About James McDonald:
Age: August 1859, 33 years
Baptism: May 03, 1828, Hanover, by the Revd. B. H. Heath4
Burial: August 01, 1859, Green Island Burial Ground, Hanover, by H. G. Lawson5
Race/nationality/color: Quadroon
Residence: Bet. 1828 - 1859, Green Island, Hanover

6 v. William McDonald, born March 01, 1840.
More About William McDonald:
Baptism: December 21, 1840, Hanover6

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Endnotes
1. B0012 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage III & IV, 1838-1855, III, p. 68 #26.
2. B0023 Jamaica Law 6 Burial Register I, 1871-1874, I, p. 13 #616.
3. B0012 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage III & IV, 1838-1855, III, p. 68 #26.
4. B0004 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms I & II, 1826-1834, I, p. 178 #132.
5. B0009 Jamaica Parish Register Burials III & IV, 1841-1859, III, p. 233 #41.
6. B0002 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms IV-VII, 1834-1845, VI, p. 27 #102.


James (V) McDonald (No sources, though)

  • Birth: Circa 1783 Trotternish, Skye, Inverness, Scotland
  • Marriage: Spouse: Jane McDonald Circa 1839 Jamaica
  • Death: Circa 1871 Morgan's Bridge, Westmoreland
  • Wife: Jane McDonald

Children:

  • Elizabeth McDonald
  • James Roderick McDonald
  • William (John Edward) Mcdonald
  • Daniel McDonald
  • Catherine McDonald
  • Norman Wells McDonald
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William Macdonald's Timeline

1840
December 21, 1840
Hanover Parish, Jamaica
December 21, 1840
Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica
December 21, 1840
Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica
1862
1862
Jamaica
1875
1875
Montego Bay, Jamaica
1881
1881
St Mary, Jamaica
1893
1893
Jamaica
1905
December 10, 1905
Age 64
Admirals Town, Saint Andrew
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Jamaica