James MCDONALD

1847 - 1884  (37 years)

• Name	James MCDONALD
  Birth	Mar 1847	St James Westminster, London   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9429BDB1AA4D4F92835D3C0C9C6A42AB1E9D
  Death	Jun 1884	Lambeth RD   [1]
  Notes	1881 census: James and Agnes were living with James's parents - see Alexander's Notes. James probably died in Q2 1884 aged only 37. 1891 census: at 95 St James Road, Lambeth: Agnes (widow, 50, living on own means), Alexander (17, clerk), Agnes M (16, art student), Grace (15, scholar), Margaret (10, scholar), Muriel (9, scholar) and James's mother Sarah (80, living on own means) Also a boarder and a general servant. 1901 census: at 2 Hillside Road, Lambeth: Agnes (widow, 60, living on own means), Alexander (27, mercantile clerk), Grace (24, teacher of dancing, on own account), Ellen S (23, teacher of music, on own account), Flora (22, woman clerk M.O. office), Margaret (20, governess on own account) and Muriel (19, teacher of dancing, on own account). Also a boarder.
  Person ID	I1255	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Alexander MCDONALD,   b. Abt 1797, Edinburgh, Scotland d. Dec 1881, Lambeth RD (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Sarah ARMSTRONG,   b. Abt 1811, St James Westminster, London d. Sep 1892, Lambeth RD (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1843	St James Westminster, London   [1]
  Family ID	F476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Patterson LAIDLAW,   b. Abt 1841, Hull, Yorkshire d. Sep 1902, Lambeth RD (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	8 Aug 1872	St Mary, Lambeth, London   [1, 2]
  	Banns published on 21 & 28 July & 4 August 1872 at Lambeth St Mary. Married after banns. James McDonald, full age, bachelor, mercantile clerk of Holland Road, father Alexander Mc Donald, mercantile clerk. Agnes Pattison* Laidlaw, full age, spinster of Holland Road, father Alexander Laidlaw, mercantile clerk. Both signed. Witnesses John B Prim and Helen Laidlaw. * a note beside the entry in the marriage register indicates that 'Pattison' should read 'Patterson'. This change was made on ?? June 1884 by the then curate in the presence of 'Agnes Patterson McDonald widow of the late James McDonald, the parties married'.
  Children	1. Alexander MCDONALD,   b. Jun 1873, Lambeth, London d. Yes, date unknown   2. Agnes Mary MCDONALD,   b. Sep 1874, Lambeth, London d. Yes, date unknown   3. Grace MCDONALD,   b. Dec 1875, Lambeth, London d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ellen Sarah MCDONALD,   b. Jun 1877, Lambeth, London d. Yes, date unknown   5. Flora MCDONALD,   b. Mar 1879, Lambeth, London d. Yes, date unknown   6. Margaret MCDONALD,   b. Mar 1881, Lambeth, London d. Yes, date unknown   7. Muriel MCDONALD,   b. Mar 1882, Lambeth, London d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index. [S210] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, November 2009 and later.