Members of the Macarthur family, and their descendants, the Macarthur-Onslow family, are prominent pastoral, political, and business leaders with origins in Australia and the United Kingdom. The family is known for its pioneering development of the Australian Merino wool industry[1][2] and its pastoral interests, including Camden Park Estate, Elizabeth Farm, and Hambledon Cottage. Several family members served in the military and in political life in the NSW Parliament.

Macarthur
Current regionAustralia
Place of originStoke Damerel near Plymouth, England
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Macarthur family

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  • Alexander Macarthur m.
    • James Macarthur m.
      • Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur (1788–1861)[3] m. Anna Maria, née King (???–1852), (m. 1812)
        • James Campbell Macarthur (1813–1862)
        • Elizabeth Macarthur (1815–1899) m. Philip Gidley King (1817–1904)
          • Phillip Parker Macarthur King (1844–1902) m. Mabella Winton, née Pringle (1846–1926)
          • George Bartholomew Gidley King
          • John Lethbridge King
          • Elizabeth Maria King (1867–1933) m. Lieutenant Henry Edward Goldfinch
        • Anna Macarthur (1816–1852) m. Commander John Clements Wickham
        • Charles Macarthur (1820–1871)
        • Rev. George Fairfowl Macarthur (1825–1890) m. Priddle
          • Margaret Isabella Priddle (?–1917) m. Dr. Walter Sigismund Brown (1861–1936)
        • John Alexander Macarthur (1827–1904)
          • Edward Hannibal Macarthur (1859–1947) m. Mary, née Wildash
          • Annie Mary Macarthur (1866–1914) m. W. Bracker
        • Arthur Hannibal Macarthur (1830–1871) m. Emmeline Helen, née Allan (1837–1904)
      • John Macarthur (1791–1862)
    • John Macarthur (1767–1834)[1] m. Elizabeth, née Veale (1766–1850)[2]
      • Sir Edward Macarthur (1789–1872)[4] m. Sarah, née Neil in 1862
      • Elizabeth Macarthur (1792–1842)
      • James Macarthur (1793–1794)
      • John Macarthur (1794–1831)
      • Mary Isabella Macarthur (1795–1852) m. James Bowman (1784–1846)
        • Isabella Macarthur m. James Kinghorne Chisholm (1830–1912)
      • James Macarthur (1798–1867)[5] m. Emily, née Stone
        • Elizabeth Macarthur (1840–1911)[6] m. Captain Arthur Alexander Walton Onslow (1833–1882);[7] Elizabeth changed her name to Macarthur—Onslow, following the death of her husband in 1892
          • James William Macarthur—Onslow (1867–1946)[8] m. Enid Emma, née Macarthur; also see above
          • James Arthur Macarthur—Onslow (1898–1959) m. Constance, née Herbert; disinherited and bankrupted by his father
          • Helen Maud Macarthur—Onslow (1899–1968) m. Major General Sir Reginald Stanham; inherited Camden Park Estate
            • Brigadier Richard Quentin Macarthur—Stanham; inherited Camden Park Estate
          • Elizabeth Enid Macarthur—Onslow (1903–1990) m. Frederick Rothe
          • William Macarthur—Onslow; died in WWI
          • Emily Susan Macarthur—Onslow (1869–1876)
          • Rosa Sibella Macarthur—Onslow (1871–1943)[9]
          • Brigadier General George Macleay Macarthur—Onslow (1875–1931)[8] m. Violet Marguerite, née Gordon (m. 16 October 1909 at Manar, near Braidwood)
          • (Francis) Arthur Macarthur-Onslow (1879–1938)[8] m. Sylvia Seton Raymond, née Chisholm (m. 16 May 1903 at Goulburn)
            • Major General Sir Denzil Macarthur—Onslow (1904–1984)[10] m. Elinor Margaret, née Caldwell (m. 1927; div. c. 1945)
              • Ion Macarthur—Onslow
              • Neil Macarthur—Onslow
              • Diana Macarthur—Onslow
              • Ewan Macarthur—Onslow
            • Major General Sir Denzil Macarthur—Onslow (1904–1984) m. Dorothy Wolseley Conagher, née Scott (c. 1923–2013); (m. 1950 in Petersham)
              • Katrina Macarthur—Onslow m. Sir Charles Hobhouse
              • Lee Macarthur—Onslow (1952–2021)
      • Sir William Macarthur (1800–1882)[11]
      • Emmeline Macarthur (b. 1808) m. Henry Parker

Macarthur-Onslow family

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References

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  1. ^ a b Steven, Margaret (1967). "Macarthur, John (1797–1834)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 2. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Conway, Jill (1967). "Macarthur, Elizabeth (1766–1850)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 2. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. ^ Nairn, Bede (1967). "Macarthur, Hannibal Hawkins (1788–1861)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 2. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. ^ Hill, A. J. (1974). "Macarthur, Sir Edward (1789–1872)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 5. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. ^ Heydon, J. D. (1967). "Macarthur, James (1798–1867)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 2. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Macarthur—Onslow, Elizabeth (1840–1911)". Obituaries Australia. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. n.d. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b Nairn, Bede. "Onslow, Arthur Alexander Walton (1833–1882)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 5. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 369–370. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. ^ a b c Walsh, G. P. (1986). "MMacarthur—Onslow, George Macleay (1875–1931); Macarthur—Onslow, James William (1867–1946); and Macarthur—Onslow, Francis Arthur (1879–1938)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. ^ Simpson, Caroline (1986). "Macarthur Onslow, Rosa Sibella (1871–1943)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. ^ McCarthy, Dayton (2012). "Macarthur—Onslow, Sir Denzil (1904–198)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 18. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  11. ^ Teale, Ruth (1974). "Macarthur, Sir William (1800–1882)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 5. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  12. ^ Braybrooke, E. K. "Onslow, Sir Alexander Campbell (1842–1908)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 5. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. p. 367–369. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 November 2019.