MacDonald sisters

The daughters of George Browne Macdonald (1805-1968), a methodist minister, four of whom made advantageous marriages.

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Alice (1837-1910) married John Lockwood Kipling, and was the mother of Rudyard Kipling.

Related Topics:
John Lockwood Kipling - Rudyard Kipling

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Georgiana (1840-1920) married the pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Burne-Jones.

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Agnes (1843-1906) married the president of the Royal Academy Edward Poynter.

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Louisa (1845-1925) married the industrialist Alfred Baldwin and was the mother of prime minister Stanley Baldwin.

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There was another daughter Edith (1848-1937), who didn't marry at all and lived at home until her mother's death and then with Louisa.

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