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     Matilda Eliza Moffat Bayard was born circa 1802.² She was the daughter of Colonel John Bayard and Martha P. Moffatt.^1,2 She married Alexander William Robert Bosville, son of Lt.-Gen. Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Slate and Louisa Maria la Coast, on 10 July 1823.¹ She died in July 1859.³
     From 10 July 1823, her married name became Bosville.¹

     William Macdonald was born illegitimately, but later found to be legitimate under Scottish law circa 1801. He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Slate and Louisa Maria la Coast.¹ He died, young.

     Godfrey William Wentworth Bosville Macdonald, 4th Baron Macdonald of Slate was born on 16 March 1809 at London, England^G.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Slate and Louisa Maria la Coast.¹ He was baptised on 14 August 1809 at Notting Hill, London, England^G.¹ He married Maria Anne Wyndham, daughter of George Thomas Wyndham and Maria Augusta Windham, on 21 August 1845 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ He died on 25 July 1863 at age 54 at Bessingby Hall, Yorkshire, England^G.¹
     He was educated between 1823 and 1827 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Macdonald of Slate, co. Antrim [I., 1776] on 13 October 1832.¹

     Maria Anne Wyndham was born in 1819 at Kingston House, Knightsbridge, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of George Thomas Wyndham and Maria Augusta Windham.¹ She married Godfrey William Wentworth Bosville Macdonald, 4th Baron Macdonald of Slate, son of Lt.-Gen. Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Slate and Louisa Maria la Coast, on 21 August 1845 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 21 April 1892 at 26 Clifton Gardens, Folkstone, Kent, England^G.¹ She was buried at Folkstone, Kent, England^G.¹
     From 21 August 1845, her married name became Bosville Macdonald.¹ After her marriage, Maria Anne Wyndham was styled as Baroness Macdonald of Slate on 21 August 1845. She held the office of Lady of the Bedchamber between 1855 and 1863.¹

     George Godfrey Bosville Macdonald was born on 17 May 1861.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Hon. James William Bosville Macdonald and Hon. Elizabeth Nina Blake.¹ He died on 18 July 1930 at age 69.¹
     He held the office of Page of Honour to HM Queen Victoria.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.¹

     Hon. Hersey Alice Eveleigh-de Moleyns was born on 31 March 1867.¹ She was the daughter of Dayrolles Blakeney Eveleigh-de Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry and Harriet Elizabeth Frances Wauchope.² She married John Adrian Louis Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow, son of John Alexander Hope, 6th Earl of Hopetoun and Ethelred Anne Birch Reynardson, on 18 October 1886.¹ She died on 3 April 1937 at age 70.¹
     Her married name became Hope. She was appointed Dame of Grace, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.)²

     Colonel Hon. William Bosville Macdonald was born on 27 September 1817.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Slate and Louisa Maria la Coast.¹ He married Sophia Keppel.² He died on 11 May 1847 at age 29.¹

     Louisa Bosville Macdonald was born on 16 April 1802.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Slate and Louisa Maria la Coast.¹ She was baptised as a illegitimately, but later found to be legitimate under Scottish law on 16 September 1802.¹ She married John Hope, 5th Earl of Hopetoun, son of General John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun and Louisa Dorothea Wedderburn, on 4 June 1826.¹ She died on 1 September 1854 at age 52.¹
     Her married name became Hope.

     John Hope, 5th Earl of Hopetoun was born on 15 November 1803.¹ He was the son of General John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun and Louisa Dorothea Wedderburn.¹ He was baptised on 8 December 1803 at Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland^G.² He married Louisa Bosville Macdonald, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Slate and Louisa Maria la Coast, on 4 June 1826.³ He died on 8 April 1843 at age 39.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Niddry of Niddry, co. Linlithgow [U.K., 1814] on 27 August 1823.³ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Hopetoun [S., 1703] on 27 August 1823.³ He succeeded as the 5th Viscount of Aithrie [S., 1703] on 27 August 1823.³ He succeeded as the 5th Lord Hope [S., 1703] on 27 August 1823.³

     Hon. Elizabeth Diana Bosville Macdonald was born on 27 February 1804.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, 3rd Baron Macdonald of Slate and Louisa Maria la Coast.¹ She married Duncan Davidson, 4th of Tulloch, son of Henry Davidson of Tulloch and Caroline Elizabeth Diffel, on 20 June 1825.¹ She died on 9 June 1839 at age 35.³
     Her married name became Davidson.