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James Macdonald (c1784/5 - June 18, 1871 Morgan's Bridge, Westmoreland)
x St Andrew Hanover 21/12/1839, Jane Wells

• James b 09/01/1826 Hanover - d August 1859
• William bap Dec 21 1840, Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica
• Catherine bap Jan 7 1844 Westmoreland, Cornwall, Jamaica
• Elizabeth McDonald, b c1820 x August 16, 1843 in Hanover, Alfred William Preston
• Norman McDonald, b 1822.
• William McDonald, b March 01, 1840

The Jamaica Parish Register Marriage III & IV, 1838-1855, III, p. 68 #26 & the Jamaica Law Burial Register I, 1871-1874, I, p. 13 #616 show a James Macdonald who is classified 'White', married to a 'Quadroon' Jane Wells in St Andrew Hanover, Jamaica, dying on June 18,1871 in Morgan's Bridge, Westmoreland, Jamaica. They had 5 children -

i Catherine c1818
ii Elizabeth c1820
iii Norman 1822
iv James 1826
v William (b March 01, 1840 bap Dec 21 1840,Hanover, Cornwall, Jamaica - 10 Dec 1905, Admiral's Town, St Andrew) x Marion McDonald

Daniel McDonald x Lydia Hinds (c 1895 - Feb 12 1915, Retreat Mountain, Parish Of Saint Mary, Jamaica, Aged 20)

William Edward Mc Donald (1912, Westmoreland, Jamaica - 1968) x 22 Dec 1940, Savanna la Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica, Daphnie Naomi Potts (d/o George Potts)

Dr Wilton George McDonald, Sr (1945,Westmoreland, Jamaica-) x Cereta Ramlal McDonald

1.Khichala Anjelita McDonald Carey
2.Dr. Wilton George McDonald, II (1975 -) x Ewelina Sadurski

i Nadia McDonald (2006-2006)
ii Maria McDonald (2011-)
iii Aleksander Wilton McDonald (2014)

Descendants of James McDonald

Generation No. 1

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.
[See below]

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

Generation No. 2

3. Elizabeth2 McDonald (James1 ) was born Bet. 1819 - 1820. She married Alfred William Preston August 16, 1843 in Hanover7
More About Elizabeth McDonald:
Age: 1823, 3 years on Hanover census
Race/nationality/color: Mustee
Residence: Bet. 1823 - 1843, Hanover
More About Alfred William Preston:
Residence: 1843, Westmoreland

More About Alfred Preston and Elizabeth McDonald:
Ceremony by: H. G. Lawson, Island Curate
Marriage: August 16, 1843, Hanover7
Marriage license: 1843

Child of Elizabeth McDonald and Alfred Preston is:
+ 7 i. Frederick James3 Preston, born Bet. 1843 - 1844; died August 31, 1880 in Smithfield, Westmoreland.

Generation No. 3

7. Frederick James3 Preston (Elizabeth2 McDonald, James1 ) was born Bet. 1843 - 1844, and died August 31, 1880 in Smithfield, Westmoreland8 He married Anne Elizabeth Kirlew. She was born August 14, 1840, and died Bet. February 1876 - August 1880.

More About Frederick James Preston:
Age: August 1880, 36 years
Cause of Death: Diarrhea 7 days certified by V. C. Harvey M.D.
Fact: August 1880, Widower
Occupation: Bet. 1867 - 1869, Clerk
Occupation (2): Bet. 1872 - 1880, Storekeeper
Registration: September 03, 1880, By Richard Parkinson Vaughn, servant present at death
Residence: Bet. 1867 - 1876, Smithfield
Residence (2): 1869, Phoenix
Will: August 31, 1880
Will recorded: March 25, 1884, District Courts Will Book I, Fol 4319

Notes for Anne Elizabeth Kirlew:
In 1872 and 1876 Baptismal Register her maiden name is given as Kirlew. In 1874 she is listed as nee Vickers.

More About Anne Elizabeth Kirlew:
Baptism: February 24, 1842, Westmoreland, by Thomas Stewart, rector10
Residence: 1842, Phoenix Park

Children of Frederick Preston and Anne Kirlew are:

+ 8 i. Alfred Benjamin4 Preston, born August 02, 1867.

9 ii. Norman George Preston, born February 13, 1869.
More About Norman George Preston:
Baptism: June 03, 1869, Westmoreland11

10 iii. Laura Frances Guidler Preston, born May 22, 1872 in Smithfield.
More About Laura Frances Guidler Preston:
Baptism: October 18, 1872, Westmoreland, by Edward Clarke12
Race/nationality/color: Colored

11 iv. Annie Louisa Preston, born March 10, 1874.
More About Annie Louisa Preston:
Baptism: August 26, 1874, Westmoreland13
Race/nationality/color: Colored

12 v. Frederick James Preston, born February 24, 1876 in Smithfield.
More About Frederick James Preston:
Baptism: September 24, 1876, Westmoreland by Henry Clarke14
Race/nationality/color: Colored

Generation No. 4

8. Alfred Benjamin4 Preston (Frederick James3, Elizabeth2 McDonald, James1) was born August 02, 1867. He married Lydia Mahalath Adora Fullwood December 08, 1904 in Whithorn, Westmoreland15, daughter of Richard Fullwood. She was born Bet. 1872 - 1873.

More About Alfred Benjamin Preston:
Age: 1900, 37 years, in Marriage Register
Baptism: October 24, 1867, Westmoreland16
Occupation: 1900, Storekeeper
Residence: 1900, Whithorn, Westmoreland

More About Lydia Mahalath Adora Fullwood:
Age: December 1900, 27 years

Residence: 1900, Whithorn, Westmoreland

More About Alfred Preston and Lydia Fullwood:
Marriage: December 08, 1904, Whithorn, Westmoreland17
Status of bride/groom: Spinster/bachelor
Witness: J. N. Wells McDonald, and V. E. Preston
Children of Alfred Preston and Lydia Fullwood are:

13 i. Ernest Leopold5 Preston, born September 18, 1905; died September 08, 1985. He married Nellie Veronica Campbell January 10, 1931 in St. James Anglican Parish Church, Montego Bay; born January 12, 1910 in Redorney, Westmoreland18 ; died September 16, 1975 in Kingston.

More About Nellie Veronica Campbell:
Burial: St. Paul's Anglican Churchyard, Little London by Rev. Gary J. Lemmon
More About Ernest Preston and Nellie Campbell:
Ceremony by: Ven. Archdeacon Joseph Massiah
Marriage: January 10, 1931, St. James Anglican Parish Church, Montego Bay

14 ii. Ernest Leopold Preston, born 1905 in Westmoreland19
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15 iii. Violet Eulalie Preston, born 1907 in Westmoreland20
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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.
7. B0012 Jamaica Parish Register Marriage III & IV, 1838-1855, III, p. 107 #59.
8. BC3374 Westmoreland deaths 1878-1884, A555.
9. B0069 Jamaica Supreme Court Wills 1883-1891.
10. B0002 Jamaica Parish Register Baptisms IV-VII, 1834-1845, VII, p. 148 #17.
11. B0045 Jamaica Parish Register Baptism XVIII and XIX, 1861-1871, XIX, p. 338 #125.
12. B0011 Jamaica Law 6 Register Baptisms II & III, 1872-1874, II, p. 389 #86.
13. B0017 Jamaica Law 6 Baptisms IV & V, 1874-1877, IV, p. 204 #204.
14. B0017 Jamaica Law 6 Baptisms IV & V, 1874-1877, V, p. 379 #365.
15. BC3521 Westmoreland marriages 1893-1904, #21.
16. B0044 Jamaica Parish Register Baptism XVI & XVII, 1863-1871, XVII, p. 293 #506.
17. BC3521 Westmoreland marriages 1893-1904, #21.

18. Westmoreland births 1910, LK33_.
19. BC3292 Westmoreland births 1905-1906, LP1094.
20. BC3293 Westmoreland births 1907-1908, LP1302.