Frances Maria (Chambers) MacDonald (bef. 1775 - 1860)

Born before 2 Feb 1775 in Calcutta, India

Ancestors

Wife of John MacDonald — married 24 Oct 1799 in St Marylebone Parish Church, London, England

Descendants

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Biography

Frances Maria Chambersis the eldest daughter of Sir Robert Chambers who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Bengal.

She was born on the second of February, 1775, in Calcutta, India.^[1][2] and died in 1860.^[3]

Frances funeral was held on the fourth of August, 1860, at Cheltenham in Gloucestershire.^[4]

Probate was granted on the fourteenth of February, 1861, to Flora Frances Wylde of Cheltenham.^[5]

Sources

Macdonald, Rev. A. and Macdonald Rev. A. (1904). The Clan Donald: Volume 3. Inverness, Scotland. Northern Counties Publishing Company Ltd. http://archive.org/stream/clandonald03macduoft#page/510/mode/2up

Curley, Thomas M., and Samuel Johnson. "Sir Robert Chambers: Law, Literature, and Empire in the Age of Johnson." Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1998. Accessed May 2, 2015. https://books.google.ca/books?id=gJ44vSvtx6IC&pg=PA666&lpg=PA666&dq.

"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V524-5H7 : accessed 2 May 2015), John Macdonald and Frances Maria Chambers, 24 Oct 1799; citing Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road,St Marylebone,London,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 942 B4HA V. 51, 942 B4HA V. 52, 942 B4HA V. 54, 942 B4HA V. 55, 942 B4HA V. 56, 942 B4HA V. 57.

"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFT-X8Q : 8 November 2017), Frances Macdonald in household of Annie Chambers, Paddington, Middlesex, England; citing Paddington, Middlesex, England, p. 29, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Curley, p. 180.
2. ↑ British India Office Ecclesiastical Returns- Births & Baptisms Transcription
3. ↑ Curley, p. 538.
4. ↑ FUNERAL for Frances Maria Macdonald **Ancestry**

   "Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1988"

   (Ancestry database: 21 Aug 2021)

   Age: 85; Birth: abt 1775

   Burial: 4 Aug 1860 @ Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

5. ↑ PROBATE: Frances Maria (Chambers) MacDonald (Widow) **Ancestry**

   "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1858-1995"

   (Ancestry database: 21 Aug 2021)

   Death: 28 Jul 1860 @ Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

   Probate: 14 Feb 1861 @ Principal Probate Registry

   Beneficiary: Flora Frances Wylde of Cheltenham

   Estate value under 9000 pounds

Acknowledgments

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