Author talk:Donald MacIver

Since I see that you are proactive in researching authors, may I ask for your assistance in finding the name of his wife? I wanted to put the appropriate wikilink at Page:A dictionary of the Hakka dialect.pdf/8. Fish bowl (talk) 00:51, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Only secondary/circumstantial evidence, though I am reasonably comfortable that the wife is Elizabeth Murray (1850-1935). Definitely have the family in 1901 census in Scotland, with wife and children.  The children give enough information to say that the family was in China in the 1880s, though whether they married prior to departure or in Orient is unknown. The children's data also shows maternal grandparents and the name Murray.  The probate was "dative qua" which indicates that it is a family connection for executor, and the second dative qua to daughter pretty much indicates that the wife has deceased and the daughter is the next family member and the year corresponds with the death of Elizabeth Maciver in the right place and time of the right age. Topped off with her probate that ties daughter and brother. Marriage would have been nice. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I couldn't find an obit for Donald in The Scotsman, didn't try to dig through other Scotch newspapers. — billinghurst  sDrewth  10:02, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Unfortunate that women are so easily obscured in history :( Thank you for the research. Is it enough confidence to fill in the wikilink? Fish bowl (talk) 04:51, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

family tree
Donald MacIver Father	Duncan MacIver Mother	Catherine Maclennan Birth	10 Oct 1851 Ross, Berwickshire, Scotland Death	21 Jun 1910 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
 * Donald Mackays Family Tree

Don't think that I would trust this family tree outright. — billinghurst  sDrewth  10:31, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

rev. donald maciver Spouse	Elizabeth Murray mcaiver Mother	Henrietta Mackay Children	alice maciver Birth	1853 Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland Residence	1881 Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland
 * walcot Family Tree

Don't think that I trust this researcher either. — billinghurst  sDrewth 

birth
Name 	Donald Mc Iver Gender 	Male Birth Date 	10 Oct 1852 Birth Place 	Fodderty,Ross and Cromarty,Scotland Father 	John Mc Iver Mother 	Catherine Mc Iver
 * Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

burial
Name 	Reverend Donald Macivor Burial Age 	58 Death Date 	21 Jun 1910 Burial Date 	24 Jun 1910 Burial Place 	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Cemetery 	Metropolitan Cemetery
 * City of Edinburgh Archives; Edinburgh, Scotland; Edinburgh Burial Registers; Reference: BR0019

Probate
Name 	Rev Donald Maciver, 6 Millerfield Place, Edinburgh Death Date 	21 Jun 1910 Death Place 	Edinburgh, Scotland Confirmation Date 	8 Nov 1910 Confirmation Place 	Edinburgh, Scotland To: Elizabeth MacIver
 * Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh under the Sheriff Courts Act, 1876. Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories.

Name 	Rev Donald Maciver Death Date 	21 Jun 1910 Death Place 	Edinburgh, Scotland Confirmation Date 	25 Jun 1935 Confirmation Place 	Edinburgh, Scotland To: Katherine Elizabeth Maciver, daughter

Name 	Elizabeth Maciver Death Date 	20 Apr 1935 Death Place 	Edinburgh, Scotland Confirmation Date 	13 May 1935 Confirmation Place 	Edinburgh, Scotland
 * MACIVER Elizabeth, 31 Hatton Place, Edinburgh, widow, died 20 April 1935 at Edinburgh, testate. Confirmation Edinburgh 13 May to George Gray Murray, her brother, and Katherine Elizabeth, h er daughter, , both of 31 Hatton Place aforesaid, Executors. Will dated 4 March 1929 recorded with other Writes Edinburgh 11 May 1935, Value of Estate, 248:14:5

census
Name 	Rev. Donald Maciver Age 	48 Relationship 	Brother-in-law Gender 	Male Where born 	Rosshire, Stoathanan Registration Number 	685/5 Registration district 	Newington Civil parish 	Edinburgh St Cuthberts Town 	Edinburgh County 	Midlothian Address 	13 Leamington Ter Occupation 	Missionary (foreign) Prestch England ED 	56 Household schedule number 	24 Line 	20 Roll 	CSSCT1901_387 Household Members (Name) 	Age 	Relationship George G Murray	38 	Head Donald Maciver 	48 	Brother-in-law Elizabeth Maciver	50 	Sister Kenneth I Maciver	13 	Nephew Agnes R Maciver	11 	Niece Katherine E Maciver	9 	Niece Alice M Maciver	5 	Niece Maggie Hunter	33 	Servant
 * 1901 Scotland

Name 	Kenneth I MacIver Age 	5 Relationship 	Grandson Gender 	Male Where born 	British Subject, China Registration Number 	685/2 Registration district 	St Andrew Civil parish 	Edinburgh St Stephens County 	Midlothian Address 	7 India St Occupation 	Scholar ED 	113 Household schedule number 	51 Line 	9 Roll 	CSSCT1891_345 Household Members (Name) 	Age 	Relationship George Murray	78 	Head, Grocer Agnes Murray	70 	Wife Mary Murray	38 	Daur (Daughter) George G Murray	28 	Son Kenneth I MacIver 	5 	Grandson Jane Dryburgh	51 	Serv: (Servant)
 * 1891 Scotland (of son and father in law)

Name 	George Murray Age 	37 Relationship 	Head Gender 	Male Where born 	Tranent, haddington Parish Number 	685/1 Civil parish 	Edinburgh St Stephen County 	Midlothian Address 	14 Occupation 	Grocer Master Employs 2 Men ED 	1 Page 	4 Household schedule number 	xi Line 	3 Roll 	CSSCT1851_180 Household Members (Name) 	Age 	Relationship George Murray 	37 	Head Agnes Murray	30 	Wife Elizabeth Murray	4 Mo 	Daughter Thos Russell	34 	Brother-in-law Helen Cuthbert	25 	Servant Margt Mackay	17 	Servant
 * 1851 Scotland (of father in law and future wife)

death
MACIVER DONALD 58 MACLENNAN (mother's maiden name) M 1910 685 / 5 / 381 Newington
 * Scotlandspeople

MACIVER ELIZABETH 84 F 1935 685 / 6 / 268 Newington