James Francis Lennox Macfarlane

1845 - 1940  (95 years)

• Name	James Francis Lennox Macfarlane  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	7 Apr 1845	Dublin, co. Dublin, Ireland   [3, 6, 7, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901  [7]
  Arrival	1913  [6]
  Residence	1931  [6]
  Death	30 Sep 1940	Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada   [4, 10]
  Burial	Colwood Cemetry, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  Person ID	I18756	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry James Macfarlane, of Hunstown House & of Fallagh Erin J.P. L.L.D.,   b. 3 Jul 1817, Huntstown House, Co. Dublin, Ireland d. 29 Jun 1901 (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Wallace,   b. Abt 1820   d. 1887 (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Aug 1840	Ireland   [11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F3063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hall
  Marriage	Unmarried   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Lillian May Macfarlane,   b. 9 May 1884, Ireland d. 25 Dec 1937, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Clara Louisa Horne,   b. Sep 1857, Barnstaple, Devon, England
  Marriage	3 Jul 1914	Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada   [5, 9]
  Family ID	F3166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth Odette McKay,   b. Abt 1850, Ireland d. Bef 1886 (Age < 35 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1870	Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary, Ireland   [2, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Maud Alice Bunbury Macfarlane,   b. 30 Jul 1871, Sterling, County, Meath, Ireland d. 31 May 1958, County Dublin, Eire, Ireland (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Walter Henry Manners Macfarlane,   b. 5 Feb 1872, Dublin, co. Dublin, Ireland d. 10 Mar 1954, Australia (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Charles Selby Lenox Macfarlane, R.E. B.Sc.,   b. 2 Jul 1875, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Eire, Ireland d. 25 Jul 1960, Tivoli Nursing Home, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Eire, Ireland (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Family 4	Emma Amy Ashcroft,   b. 27 Jun 1865, England d. Bef 1914 (Age < 48 years)
  Marriage	1886
  Children	+ 1. Lillian May Macfarlane,   b. 9 May 1884, Ireland d. 25 Dec 1937, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Frederick Randolph Macfarlane,   b. 24 Jan 1886, Ireland d. 8 Jul 1965, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Arthur Francis Macfarlane,   b. 19 Nov 1889, Co. Dublin, Ireland d. 13 Aug 1965, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Ivan John Douglas Macfarlane,   b. 18 Jul 1890, Dublin, co. Dublin, Ireland d. 26 Sep 1916, WWI, France (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Alice Eva Macfarlane,   b. 19 Apr 1895, Moreen Dundrum, Co. Dublin, Ireland d. 11 Mar 1981, Vancouver, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. George Alexander Macfarlane,   b. 24 Feb 1897, Donover House, Maynalty, Co. Meath, Ireland d. 11 May 1944, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  1 - "Maj. James Francis Lennox MacFarlane, R.A., B.A., (senior representative) who was born on 7 April 1845 in Dublin, Ireland, and emigrated to Canada where he died on 30 September 1940 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (buried Colwood Cemete ry there). He succeeded his father in the estates of Hunstown and Fallagh Erin and married, first (18 August 1870, Ballingarry, County Tipperary, Ireland), Miss Mary Elizabeth Odette MacKay (died after 2 July 1875), daughter of Manners MacKay, Es q., of Moreen, County Dublin (by his wife, a daughter of Benjamin Bunbury, of Lisbryan, County Tippperary), and had two sons and one daughter:" from 'The barons of Arrochar and their cadets' a manuscript by Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane; chapt. 6 - 23c 2 - A communication received from James Francis Lenox, the sixth representative, whose address was Mill Bay, Cobble Hill, British Columbia, is as follows: "As regards my family, some 20 years ago a Colonel MacFarlane of Perth wrote to my father saying that for some years he and some other members of the Clan had been making investigations as to who was the head of the Clan. They came to the concl usion that my father was, and asked him if he had the old escutcheon which used to be hung upon the church for a certain period after the death of the Chief, when it was handed over to the custody of the new Chief. This having been in our po ssession for many generations it was considered proof that Col. MacFarlane's conclusion was correct. This article, upon which was painted that Coat of Arms, was about 3 1/2 feet x 3 1/2 feet and diamond shaped. Some time ago my father wished t o have a copy painted as it was showing signs of age, and he lent it to a sister-in-law of mine who is a painter, Miss A.G. McKay, and I never saw it again. I fear it has been mislaid. I would give a good deal to get it back as it was a g ood many hundred years old." This family's Coat of Arms was sketched from a book plate, copied from the Arms on the old escutcheon, referred to above, nearly two centuries ago. Henry James subsequently compared the two. The Royal«i» «/i»Crown in the crest rests upon a book, w hich Captain C. J. Napier MacFarlane was taught to believe represented Holy Writ. Captain Napier MacFarlane has also in his possession several plates of date 1728, with the crest of Francis engraved upon them. This crest likewise shows the Royal Crown resting, upon a book. James Francis Lenox, now in British Columbia, was born on 7 April 1845 and married Elizabeth Odette, daughter of Manners McKay of Moreen, Co Dublin. They had two sons and one daughter, Walter Lenox, Selby Lenox and Maud. [History of Clan Macfarlane Vol. II - manuscript by James Macfarlane Chapt. 27] 3 - My g-g-grandfather was James Francis Lennox MacFarlane, m. Amy Ashcroft(Ascroft). Don't know where or when they were born or married. They had 2 sons. Don't know at this point if there were other siblings. First son, Frederick Randolph b. 188 7 Dublin, Ireland, m. Nora LaFortune in 1915 in Victoria, BC, Canada, d. 1965 but don't know where. Second son, John (Jack) Douglas MacFarlane b. 1890 Dublin, Ireland, m. Ethel May LaFortune (Nora's sister) in 1913 in Vancouver, BC., d. WWI in 191 6 in France. Buried in Adanac Military Cemetary in France. [http://genforum.genealogy.com/macfarlane/messages/312.html - post by Michele Musil 15 Oct 2001] 4 - MACFARLANE late OF HUNSTOWN HOUSE. MAJOR JAMES FRANCIS LENOX MACFARLANE, Major Cork Artillery, late Capt. 3rd Dragoon Guards; b. 7 April, 1845; m. 1871, Elizabeth Odette, dau. of Manners McKay, 3rd Dragoon Guards, of Moreen, co. Dublin, by his wife, dau. of Benjamin Bunbury, of Lisbryan, co. Tipperary, and has issue, 1. WALTER HENRY MANNERS, of Melbourne, Australia, b.1872 2. Selby Lenox, b. 1873 1. Maud Alice Bunbury. (Burkes Landed Gentry of Ireland pub.1912)

  
  

• Sources

  [S68] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, Submission Search: 1372-1205102143541. [S2176] Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane, "The barons of Arrochar and their cadets", p39. [S2176] Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane, "The barons of Arrochar and their cadets", p39 - 23c. [S2520] Ancestry.com.au, Ancestry Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), The Magiske, Sands, Hall, Eckman, etc. Family Tree Owner:d lmag. [S2520] Ancestry.com.au, Ancestry Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), Reilly Family Tree Owner: catereilly1. [S2524] Ancestry.com, 1931 Census of Canada, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;;;), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27370; Census Place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; Page Number: 1. [S2539] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;;;). [S2549] James MacFarlane, History of Clan MacFarlane Vol. II, (Name: Name: Name: manuscript kept at Helensburgh Public Library;;;). [S2559] Ancestry.com, British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;;;). [S2569] Ancestry.com, British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;;;). [S2550] Burkes Landed Gentry 1855. [S2556] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences, 1591-1866, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), Microfilm of Original Records at the National Archives; Dublin, Ireland; Ireland Indexes to Wills, Admin and Marriage Licence Bonds. [S2557] Burkes Peerage and Landed Gentry, (Name: Name: Name: 1855;;;).