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     John Ronald Moreton Macdonald, 18th of Largie was born on 25 May 1873.² He was the son of Charles Moreton Macdonald, 17th of Largie and Elizabeth Hume Campbell.² He married Daisy Maud Crabbe, daughter of Brig.-Gen. Eyre Macdonnell Stewart Crabbe, on 30 April 1906.² He died on 10 September 1921 at age 48.²
     He was Lieutenant 3rd Voly Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Hldrs.¹ He graduated with a Eton and Magdalen College Oxford Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ 18th OF LARGIE and 25th OF THE LEE.¹ Author: A History of France, contributor Cambridge Modern History.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.).² He lived at Largie Castle, Tayinloan, Argyllshire, Scotland.²

     Daisy Maud Crabbe was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. Eyre Macdonnell Stewart Crabbe.¹ She married John Ronald Moreton Macdonald, 18th of Largie, son of Charles Moreton Macdonald, 17th of Largie and Elizabeth Hume Campbell, on 30 April 1906.¹ She died in 1966.¹
      From 30 April 1906, her married name became Moreton Macdonald.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Eyre Macdonnell Stewart Crabbe gained the rank of Brigadier-General in the service of the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.).² He lived at Glen Eyre, Hampshire, England.¹ He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.).¹

     John Maxwell Macdonald, 19th of Largie was born on 6 January 1908.¹ He was the son of John Ronald Moreton Macdonald, 18th of Largie and Daisy Maud Crabbe.¹ He married Anne Stirling-Maxwell, daughter of Sir John Stirling-Maxwell of Keir, 10th Bt. and Ann Christian Maxwell, on 22 April 1930.¹ He died on 27 July 1995 at age 87.^1,2
     He was given the name of John Moreton Macdonald at birth.¹ He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1929 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He was with the Forestry Commission in 1931.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the service of the 8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1941, where he was wounded.¹

     Anne Stirling-Maxwell was born on 8 September 1906.² She is the daughter of Sir John Stirling-Maxwell of Keir, 10th Bt. and Ann Christian Maxwell.¹ She married John Maxwell Macdonald, 19th of Largie, son of John Ronald Moreton Macdonald, 18th of Largie and Daisy Maud Crabbe, on 22 April 1930.¹
      From 22 April 1930, her married name became Maxwell Macdonald.¹ She lived in 2003 at Gortinanane House, Tayinloan, Argyllshire, Scotland.¹

     Sir John Stirling-Maxwell of Keir, 10th Bt. was born on 6 June 1866.¹ He was the son of Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Bt. and Lady Anne Maria Leslie-Melville.¹ He married Ann Christian Maxwell, daughter of Hon. Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, 7th Bt. and Mary Fletcher-Campbell, on 12 November 1901.¹ He died on 30 May 1956 at age 89.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 10th Baronet Maxwell, of Auldhouse [N.S., 1682] on 15 January 1878.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Lanarkshire Yeomanry Cavalry.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1894 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Glasgow College between 1895 and 1906.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Glasgow.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Renfrewshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Inverness-shire.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Glasgow University, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1907.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the 7th Battalion, Scottish Rifles.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1919 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1929.¹ He was Chairman of the Forestry Commission between 1929 and 1932.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1934.¹ On his death, his baronetcy became dormant.¹

     Sir John Ronald Maxwell Macdonald, of Largie, 11th Bt. was born on 22 May 1936.¹ He is the son of John Maxwell Macdonald, 19th of Largie and Anne Stirling-Maxwell.¹ He married Eleanor Ruth Laird, daughter of T. B. Laird, on 18 July 1964.¹
     He gained the title of 11th Baronet Macdonald. He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ He lived in 2003 at Gortinanane House, Tayinloan, Argyllshire, Scotland.¹

     Donald Maxwell Macdonald was born on 9 November 1938.¹ He is the son of John Maxwell Macdonald, 19th of Largie and Anne Stirling-Maxwell.¹ He married, firstly, Rosemary Jenkins, daughter of Robert Jenkins, on 8 September 1962.¹ He and Rosemary Jenkins were divorced in 1976.¹ He married, secondly, Margaret Anne Kingerley in 1977.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He lived in 2003 at 55 Park Walk, London, England.¹

     Ann Christian Maxwell was born on 5 September 1871. She was the daughter of Hon. Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, 7th Bt. and Mary Fletcher-Campbell.² She married Sir John Stirling-Maxwell of Keir, 10th Bt., son of Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Bt. and Lady Anne Maria Leslie-Melville, on 12 November 1901.¹ She died on 5 April 1937 at age 65.¹
      Her married name became Stirling-Maxwell.

     Hon. Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, 7th Bt. was born on 8 January 1845. He married Mary Fletcher-Campbell, daughter of Henry Fletcher-Campbell, on 20 January 1869. He died on 30 October 1937 at age 92.
     He gained the title of 7th Baronet Maxwell.