Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Andrew Donaldson


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Andrew Donaldson and seven of his descendants down to the fifth generation.


First Generation
1. Andrew Donaldson,1 born September 1845 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, the son of Alexander Donaldson and Elizabeth Mattley;1, 2, 3 died 10 January 1904 in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey.3, 4 Andrew married, 19 February 1891 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, Emma Jane Gazlay2, 10, 11 (born 11 November 1855 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana, the daughter of Theodore Gazlay and Jane Eliza Fitch;2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Emma died 15 November 1951 in New York, New York5). Andrew and Emma are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.4, 5

Andrew was born in Cincinnati and lived in New York for many years. He lived in East Orange, New Jersey, for the last three years of his life. He was connected with the Erie Railroad for eighteen years, first as Auditor and for fifteen years the Third Vice President. He left the railroad around 1901 and became the Treasure of the Consolidated Crosstie Company of New York.3

Emma lived in France for many years after Andrew died, and she later moved back to New York City, initially at her cottage at Quogue, Long Island, next to her sister Julia’s cottage.11


Child of Andrew Donaldson and Emma Jane Gazlay:

+2i. Jean Gazlay Donaldson, born 12 March 1893 in Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey; died 9 February 1956 in Paris, France. Married (1) John Stanislaus Kirwan Married (2) Winfield Burrows Sifton Married (3) Captain John Victor Nash Married (4) Prince Mohammed Sabit Bey Married (5) Paul Dubonnet Married (6) Guy Douglas Bridge Puckle.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, family of Alexander Donaldson (37, Scotland, finisher); Elizabeth Donaldson (35, England); William Donaldson (8, Ohio); Andrew Donaldson (4, Ohio); Arthur Donaldson (2, Ohio).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 458, Sheet No. 17B, family of Andrew Donaldson (54, Ohio, Sep 1845, accountant); wife of 9 years Emma G. Donaldson (43, Indiana, Nov 1856, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Jean G. Donaldson (7, New Jersey, Mar 1893); servant Annie Waehole (21, Germany, Aug 1878).
  3. Obituary, The New York Times, 12 January 1904, Andrew Donaldson, died 11 January 1904 in East Orange, New Jersey, age 58, born in Cincinnati. The obituary provides a brief biographical sketch.
  4. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Donaldson, Andrew, card no. 69961, age 60 yrs. about, died 10 Jan. 1904 in East Orange, NJ, parents: Eliz. Donaldson, Sec 86 Lot 25.
  5. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Donaldson, Emma, card no. 137184, born 11 Nov 1855, died 15 Nov 1951 in New York City, wife of Andrew Donaldson, parents: Theodore & Jane Fitch Gazlay, Sec 86 Lot 25.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Indiana, Dearborn County, Lawrenceburg, family of Theodore Gazlay (46, N York, attorney); Jane E. Gazlay (33, Inda.); Wm. H. Gazlay (13, Inda.); Hannah Gazlay (12, Inda.); Allen W. Gazlay (9, Inda.); Huldah Gazlay (6, Inda.); Emma J. Gazlay (4, Inda.); Julia D. Gazlay (2, Inda.); Kate Murphy (22, Ireland, domestic).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Page 100, family of Theodore Gazlay (55, New York, lawyer); Jane Gazlay (40, Indiana); William H. Gazlay (23, Indiana, R.R. clerk); Hannah Gazlay (21, Indiana); Allen W. Gazlay (18, Indiana); Huldah Gazlay (16, Indiana); Emma Gazlay (13, Indiana); Julia D. Gazlay (12, Indiana); Clara Gazlay (8, Indiana); Sallie Sullivan (23, Indiana, domestic servant).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 175, Page No. 39, family of Theodore Gazlay (65, N.Y., lawyer); wife Jane Gazlay (45, Indiana); son H. William Gazlay (32, Indiana, bookkeeper); daughter Hannah Gazlay (29, Indiana); daughter Emma Gazlay (25, Indiana); daughter Julia Gazlay (20, Indiana); daughter Clara Gazlay (16, Indiana); servant Mary Jones (21, Ohio); plus several borders.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 823, Sheet. No. Supp 11A, family of Emma G. Donaldson (50, Indiana, widow, 1 child, 1 living); Jean G. Donaldson (17, New Jersey). They are lodgers in a hotel.
  10. History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio, Their Past and Present, Cincinnati, Ohio: S. B. Nelson and Co., publishers; S. B. Nelson and J. M. Runk. 1894, pages 550-551.
  11. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
Second Generation
2. Jean Gazlay Donaldson2 (Andrew1), born 12 March 1893 in Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey;1, 2, 3, 4 died 9 February 1956 in Paris, France.2, 5 Jean married, first, 11 February 1910 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, John Stanislaus Kirwan10 (born 23 July 1891 in New York, New York, the son of John P. Kirwan and Julia M. _____;6, 7, 8 John died 5 July 1921 in New York, New York9). Their marriage was annulled in April 1913.10 Jean married, second, 30 July 1913 in Milburn, Essex County, New Jersey, Winfield Burrows Sifton10, 13 (born 21 January 1890, the son of Sir Clifford Sifton and Lady Elizabeth Armanella Burrows;11 Winfield died 13 June 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada12). Their marriage ended in divorce on 7 July 1919 in Canada.14 Jean married, third, 12 July 1919 in London, England, Captain John Victor Nash10 (born 14 June 1891 in Carcarana, Province of Santa Fé, Argentina, the son of _____ Nash and Elene _____15, 16, 17). Their marriage ended in divorce on 24 March 1923 in London, England.18 Jean married, fourth, 1 February 1925 in Cairo, Egypt, Prince Mohammed Sabit Bey20 (born 1893, the son of Salel Sabit Pasha and Princess Gulsen Hanem;19 Mohammed died 196519). Their marriage ended in divorce on 2 March 1925. Jean married, fifth, 15 October 1926 in Paris, France, Paul Dubonnet23 (born 6 September 1900 in Paris, France, the son of Marie Aimé ‘Joseph’ Dubonnet and Florence LeBlanc;21 Paul died 8 July 1961 in Nuillé, Pays de la Loire, France21, 22). Their marriage ended in divorce on 8 July 1948 in Paris, France.10 Jean married, sixth, 27 May 1950, Guy Douglas Bridge Puckle10 (born 13 November 1890 in Hove, Brighton, Sussex, England, the son of Walter Bridge Puckle and Helen Elizabeth White;21 baptized 6 July 1891 in Laleham, Middlesex County, England). Jean is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.2 Winfield is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.12

Much has been written about Jean Gazlay Donaldson, known mostly by her third married name, Jean Nash, and her six marriages, her celebrity as the “world’s best dressed woman,” and her other social adventures that captivated the imagination of the media and the public, such as gambling among the rich and famous. Jean fostered her own renown by authoring a series of 15 weekly chapters of autobiographical articles from 1 February through 10 May 1925 that were carried in newspapers nation-wide, among them the Milwaukee Sentinel and the Pittsburgh Press. In the articles, Jean recounts numerous anecdotes that provide fascinating insight into her life and the high style to which she was accustomed.25

Jean was born in Nutley, New Jersey, and was raised by her mother after her father died in 1904. While attending school in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Jean met and formed a relationship with John Stanley Kirwan. Her mother objected to the relationship, and so proceeded to make plans to move Jean to a school in Europe. Jean discovered the plan, and quickly eloped with Kirwan in New Jersey, which naturally shocked her mother. Their marriage was annulled in April 1913, aided by Jean’s eventual second husband, Winfield Sifton, when he engaged the services of a lawyer in New York. Jean’s marriage to Kirwan produced a son, Andrew, born in the fall of the 1910.10, 25

Jean met her second husband, Winfield Burroughs Sifton, at an embassy ball in London. Winfield was the son of Sir Clifford Sifton, who was Attorney General, Provincial Lands Commissioner and Member of Parliament of Canada. Despite Jean’s initial rejections, Winfield persisted in his desire to marry Jean, and in July 1913 he and Jean slipped away from Jean’s mother, sailing across the ocean from Europe to New York. They were married in “the oddest wedding last night that Milburn [New Jersey] had ever seen,” being married in a motor car, under the light of a street lamp, in the presence only of the reverend and two of Winfield’s friends. The wedding supper consisted of chocolate ice cream sodas served in Newark before setting out for Milburn, where they able to obtain the marriage license. Jean and Winfield’s daughter Elizabeth was born in London when the couple lived there, and Elizabeth lived with the Siftons until she died in 1950. Jean never got along with her mother-in-law, Lady Sifton, mostly over Jean’s taste in fashion.10, 13, 25, 26

Her mother Emma could never control Jean. In March 1914, Jean locked her mother in a closet and refused to let her out until Emma signed a deed of trust to the Knickerbocker Trust Co., conveying Emma’s interest in several pieces of property in Cincinnati to Jean. Emma, aided by a relative, Oscar W. Kuhn, filed suit against Jean, then Mrs. Jean Sifton, her husband Winfield, and the trust company to recover the deeded property. The suit was eventually dismissed in October 1914 on motion of counsel when the property was re-conveyed back to Emma.10, 27

Jean met her third husband John Victor Nash toward the end of her marriage with Winfield Sifton. Needing a divorce from Sifton, Jean filed for divorce in Canada since the marriage was recorded there. The divorce was finalized on 12 July 1919, and five days later Jean and John Nash were married in London. Jean’s extravagant lifestyle eventually overwhelmed John’s modest salary as a captain in the British army. Eventually he sued for divorce, which was made final in March 1923.25

Following her divorce from Nash, Jean was courted by several suitors, including Mohammad Sabit Bey, an Egyptian prince, whom she met in a casino in Cannes. Sabit pursued Jean’s affections, and they were engaged to be married. Jean broke the engagement, but eventually she agreed to marry him. She was required to adopt the Moslem faith, and she took the Moslem name of Dowlett. Jean and Sabit were married on 1 February 1925 in a Moslem church in Cairo, with only three witnesses present. Very soon, Jean learned that Sabit had incurred many debts all over Europe, and so may not be able to support her high lifestyle. Also, she and Sabit could not agree on the degree of freedom that she should be allowed. Jean was accustomed to the independence customarily allowed to American married women, whereas Sabit could not disregard the Egyptian habits of the harem and the centuries-old traditions where women are shut out from the world. They were divorced a month after they married.25, 28

Shortly after their divorce, Sabit was arrested in Paris on three charges of swindling cash, jewels, and motor cars, valued at $75,000. He pawned his first wife’s jewels that, it was claimed, were not paid for. Jean was also implicated in the alleged crime but was not arrested. Sabit was acquitted after spending a month in jail.29

In a secret Paris wedding in 1926 with only two witnesses present, Jean married Paul Dubonnet, of the Dubonnet apéritif wine family. Jean maintained her image as the “world’s best dressed woman,” living in Paris and on the Riviera. Her choices in the latest clothing styles still captured the attention of the media wherever she went. Jean frequented the great gambling resorts of the Continent, including Monte Carlo, Deauville, and Cannes, and her winnings were especially newsworthy. Eventually, she settled into a more quiet life than she had previously known, raising her and Paul’s daughter.23

Jean, Paul, and Jean’s mother Emma, stood by Jean’s son Andrew (from her first marriage) during his 1934 trial and eventual acquittal for murder. Paul, in fact, was the only witness who testified for the defense.

Although Jean’s marriage to Paul Dubonnet was her longest, nearly 22 years, it too ended in divorce, in 1948.10

In 1950, Jean married Guy Douglas Bridge Puckle, a British stock broker who traded in London and New York. Jean died on 9 February 1956 in Paris, and is buried as Jean G. D. Puckle in the Donaldson plot in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.2, 5, 10

John Kirwan’s obituary provides a brief biographical sketch:9

Lieutenant John Stanislaus Kirwan, formerly a member of Squadron A of the New York Cavalry and son of John P. Kirwan, a well known real estate operator at Forty-fifth street and Broadway, died at his residence, No. 118 West Eighty-eighth street. His death was due to injuries received in an accident while in training at Camp Halabird [sic, Holabird], Baltimore, in 1918. He was a member of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, where a requiem mass will be celebrated for him at nine o’clock this morning. Lieutenant Kirwan was born in this city twenty-nine years ago and was a graduate of Fordham University. He was later in business with his father until 1915, when he went overseas in a volunteer Red Cross ambulance corps, before the United States entered the war. In addition to his father he is survived by three brothers.

Winfield Burrows Sifton was the second son of Sir Clifford Sifton. Winfield went to England during the First World War, initially to deal in war material. After the Armistice, he became involved with several companies bearing such unlikely names as the Anglo-Canadian Association of Roumanian Trade and the Venezuelan Estates & Oil Company, all of which failed. Often the failures were followed by lawsuits and the despatch of substantial cheques from the elder Sifton. Winfield also managed to interest Sir Clifford, who had great hopes for his son, in the projected Montreal, Ottawa and Georgian Bay Canal Company. The project, which would have involved the construction of a huge hydro-electric power and transportation complex, ultimately embroiled the Siftons in a decade of futile litigation and cost its investors their entire stake. Eventually, the chastened Winfield returned to Toronto, where he died in 1928 at the age of 38.30

John Nash was a captain in the British army, and not at all wealthy when he married Jean Donaldson. Soon after their marriage, gown, shoe, and fur coat makers were suing Captain Nash for thousands of dollars in bills run up by his wife. It was during their divorce proceedings that the Justice McCardie, as a means of admonishment, stated that Jean was the “best dressed” and “most extravagant” woman in the world, labels by which she was identified for the rest of her life.31

Mohammed Sabit Bey was a member of a prominent Egyptian family. His father, Salah Sabit Pasha, was President of the Cairo Court of Appeal, and his uncle, Mahmoud Sabit Bey, was First Secretary of the Egyptian Ligation in London.28, 32

Sabit Bey was connected to the Egyptian ruling family through his first wife Ismat Hasan Mohsen (1897-?). She was a grand niece of King Fuad I (1868-1936) by way of the King’s half-brother, Prince Hasan Isma’il Pasha (1854-1888), whose daughter Princess Aziza Hasan (1875-1936) was Ismat Hasan Mohsen’s mother.19, 33

Paul Dubonnet was the youngest of four children of Joseph and Florence (LeBlanc) Dubonnet, and grandson of Joseph Dubonnet, founder of the famed Dubonnet apéritif wines in 1846.

Paul’s marriage to Christiane Coty in 1920 united the Dubonnet family with another powerful and wealthy family, the Coty family, world renown for perfumes and cosmetics. Paul and Christiane’s respective parents had known each other for years. Early in their marriage, Paul worked in administration for the Coty SA company in the United States.34

Paul enjoyed owning luxury sports cars. Paul, with his brother André, ordered two custom-made 1922 Hispano-Suiza Boulogne cars in order to compete in a 1922 race from Paris to Nice. Paul crashed one of the two cars prior to a race, and André crashed the other during the race. Experienced racing driver Paul Bablot won the race in a third car of the same make and model.35

Owing to his marriage to Jean Nash in 1926, and lack of a legal document to protect his pre-marital wealth, Paul was estranged by his siblings; his brother André, furious over Paul’s marriage, ran Paul and Jean’s car off the road, whereupon Paul proceeded to give his brother a beating.

Paul and Jean were in New York early in World War II. Since wine imports from France were not possible during the war, in 1942 Paul began bottling his Dubonnet wines in Philadelphia using wines from California.36

Guy Puckle was a broker with the London and New York Stock Exchanges.

Guy is listed as the assignee of three patents issued by the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office. Two, issued on 7 February 1944 and 13 September 1945, for improvements in or relating to revolvers, pistols, and like weapons, were for the addition of a dagger or knife blade onto a pistol or revolver. The third patent, issued 31 July 1957, for improvements in or relating to framing and lighting pictures and the like, incorporated concealed lighting into a picture frame for illuminating the picture.37


Child of Jean Gazlay Donaldson and John Stanislaus Kirwan:

 3i. Andrew Donaldson Kirwan, born 29 October 1910 in New York, New York;10, 38, 39 died 14 April 1973 in New York, New York.39, 40, 41 Andrew lived in England with his mother from September 1914 to at least July 1919.38 He was afflicted with a form of infantile paralysis. He could not control his muscles, and he could not write. Andrew was taught by tutors.10 Numerous newspapers carried the story of Andrew’s trial for the stabbing death of Gilliam Sessoms with a hunting knife following a drunken argument over religion. The alleged event occurred on 10 February 1934 while they were sailing on the SS President Garfield from Europe. Sessoms died a few days after the ship docked in New York. The defense maintained that Sessoms fell on the knife after a sudden pitch of the ship. The story was newsworthy in part because of the presence during the trial of his mother, Jean Nash (née Donaldson) Dubonnet, who captivated the attention of the media and public in the 1920s as a leader of high fashion in Europe. Also at his side were Jean’s husband Paul Dubonnet, and Andrew’s grandmother, Emma (née Gazlay) Donaldson. On 2 April 1934, the jury took only twenty-seven minutes to return a not guilty verdict. Andrew was committed to the Hartford Retreat in 1941, and the State National Bank of Connecticut in Stamford were his conservators.10 Sadly, Andrew died in a fire in the Beverly Hotel, 125 East 50th Street, New York City. His badly burned body was found wedged against a door in his room on the 21st floor. The cause of the fire was unknown. Andrew was apparently living off a trust fund set up by his family.41 Andrew is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.39

Child of Jean Gazlay Kirwan (née Donaldson) and Winfield Burrows Sifton:

 4i. Elizabeth Arma Burrows Sifton, born 2 May 1915 in London, England;10, 42 died 24 February 1950 in New York.42, 43 Elizabeth was born in London but moved to Canada as a child. She attended Elmwood School for Girls in Ottawa, and the University of Toronto where she specialized in modern languages. Elizabeth was a writer for the New York Post and left the newspaper to write a book.43 Elizabeth is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.43

Child of Jean Gazlay Nash (née Donaldson) and Paul Dubonnet:

+5i. Anne Patricia Dubonnet, born 20 February 1931 in Cannes, France; died 27 February 2016 in New York, New York. Married (1) Claude Foussier Married (2) Philip Uzielli Married (3) Victor Shaio.

  1. New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931, Jean Donaldson, born 12 March 1892 in Essex [County], New Jersey; father: Andrew Donaldson, age 47; mother: Emma J. Geglay [sic], age 35. [The birth year is 1893 in other records and is probably a transcription error here, as is the surname of her mother, known to be Gazlay.]
  2. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Puckle, Jean Donaldson, card no. 142683, born 12 March 1893 in Nutley, NJ, died 9 Feb 1956 in Paris, France, wife of Guy B. Puckle, parents: Andrew & Emma J. Gayley [sic], Sec 86 Lot 25.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 458, Sheet No. 17B, family of Andrew Donaldson (54, Ohio, Sep 1845, accountant); wife of 9 years Emma G. Donaldson (43, Indiana, Nov 1856, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Jean G. Donaldson (7, New Jersey, Mar 1893); servant Annie Waehole (21, Germany, Aug 1878).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 823, Sheet. No. Supp 11A, family of Emma G. Donaldson (50, Indiana, widow, 1 child, 1 living); Jean G. Donaldson (17, New Jersey). They are lodgers in a hotel.
  5. Obituary, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois. 10 February 1956; Jean Nash Dies at 60; Heiress Wed Six Times. In Paris on 9 February 1956.
  6. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 2849; Kirwan, John S.; born 23 July 1891 in New York City; real estate broker; desires passport to visit England and France for hospital work; passport issued 10 July 1915. Includes a letter of reference from the Headquarters of the American Committee of the American Ambulance Hospital In Paris, Wall Street, New York, indicating his application for a position as a volunteer ambulance driver in Paris.
  7. Draft Registration Card, World War I, John Stanislaus Kirwan, card no. 71; born 23 July 1891 in New York City; real estate broker; single.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 516, Sheet No. 10B, family of John P. Kirwan (39, New York, Aug. 1860, real estate agent); wife of 10 years Julia M. Kirwan (39, Ireland, Feb. 1861, 4 children, 4 living); son John S. Kirwan (8, New York, July 1891); son Raymond Kirwan (7, New York, Aug. 1892); son Arthur J. Kirwan (4, New York, Apr. 1896); son Robert L. Kirwan (1, New York, Oct. 1898); sister-in-law Lucy A. Commins (36, Ireland, Apr. 1864); brother-in-law John J. Commins (34, Ireland, Apr. 1866); servant Mary Fitzpatrick (22, Ireland, July 1877); servant Katie Hughes (29, Ireland, Apr. 1871).
  9. Obituary, The Evening Telegram, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. 7 July 1921, John Stanislaus Kirwan; died 5 July 1921.
  10. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
  11. Clifford Sifton, Volume I, The Young Naploeon, 1861-1900, by D. J. Hall. The University of British Colombia, 1981. Available at Google Books.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Winfield B. Sifton, born January 1890; died 13 June 1928 in Toronto [from article].
  13. Marriage Announcement, New York Times, New York, New York, 1 August 1913, Jean Donaldson Kirwan and Winfield Burrows Sifton, married 30 July 1913 in Milburn, New Jersey. The article provides an interesting account of their secret wedding, and other biographical details.
  14. Journal of the Senate of Canada, Volume 55, page 411-413, 7 July 1919, Royal Assent to the petition of Jean Donaldson Sifton to dissolve her marriage to Winfield Burrows Sifton [among other Bills].
  15. Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates, 1910-1950, available at Ancestry.com; Nash, John Victor, born 14 June 1891 at Carcarana, Province of Santa Fé, Argentina; Nationality: British; Certificate taken on Cauldron Biplane, at Beatty School, Hendon, 7 November 1915.
  16. UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, available at Ancestry.com; Mrs. Elene Nash, 39; Miss Eliz Elene Nash, 4; Miss Marie Josephine Nash, 3; Mr. John Victor Nash, 2; Miss Kathleen Maud Nash, 1 1/2; Miss Elizabeth Oldaker, 36, nurse; Miss Grace Firth, 24, nurse; all embarked at Monte Video and landed in Liverpool; Sailed on the S.S. Iberia, July 1893.
  17. United States Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, available at Ancestry.com; Line 26: Sifton, Joan McDonald [sic, Jean Donaldson], age 26 years, Canadian [sic], nearest relative in country whence came: Mrs. McDonald [sic, Donaldson], Brighton, England; going to join: Aunt, Mrs. Julia Stewart, NYC; place of birth: Nutley NJ, USA. Line 27: Nash, John Victor, age 28 years 9 months, Army Officer, English, nearest relative in country whence came: Mother, Mrs. E. Nash; going to: Vanderbilt Hotel, New York; place of birth: Argentina, South America. Passengers sailing on the S.S. Olympic from Southampton, England, to Halifax, Canada, March 17th, 1919.
  18. The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1923, divorce of Captain John Victor Nash and Mrs. Jean Nash, in London.
  19. Egypt in Bygone Days, Ruling Family, by Max Karkégi, Chapter III, Page 34. Google Translated from the original French. This charming compilation of pictures and personal recollections shows a photograph of Ismet Hanem Mohsin with the caption “Ismet Hanem Mohsin, born 01.18.1897, daughter of Mohsin Hassan Pasha (died in 1949[)], and Princess Aziza Hassan (1875-1936) wife of Mohamed Sabit Bey (1893-1965).”
  20. Marriage Announcement, Rochester Journal and The Post Express, Rochester, New York, 2 February 1925; marriage of Mrs. Jean Nash and Mohammed Sabet Bey in Cairo, Egypt.
  21. Dubonnet Family Tree, owner: apsdub; available at Ancestry.com.
  22. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966; Paul Dubonnet, died 8 July 1961, France.
  23. Marriage Announcement, The Milwaukee Sentinel, 16 October 1926, marriage of Paul Dubonnet and Mrs. Jean Nash in Paris on 15 October. The article mentions that Paul’s divorce was final the previous day.
  24. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Puckle, Guy Douglas Bridge, baptized 6 July 1891 in Laleham, Middlesex County; parents: Walter Bridge Puckle and Helen Elizabeth Puckle.
  25. Milwaukee Sentinel, and Pittsburg Press, both available at Google News. These newspapers, among others, carry the series of 15 weekly chapters of autobiographical articles from 1 February through 10 May 1925 by “Mrs. Jean Nash” (search term in the Google News Archives).
  26. Clifford Sifton in Relation to his Times, by John Wesley Dafoe, 1931, reprinted 1971 by Ayer Publishing. Available at Google Books.
  27. The New York Times, 21 March 1914, Cincinnati, Ohio: ‘Accuses Daughter and Bank of Fraud,’ and 1 October 1914, Cincinnati, Ohio: ‘Mrs. Donaldson Ends Suit.’ Both articles available at query.nytimes.com (website).
  28. The Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, Iowa, 2 February 1925. Available at Google News.
  29. The Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 3 June 1925. Available at Google News.
  30. The Siftons, by Neil Forsythe, The Archivist, No. 13, appearing at Library and Archives Canada (website). This is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada. The reproduction has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.
  31. San Jose News, 22 March 1934. Available at Google News.
  32. Bey and Pasha are titles carried by Muslims dating back to the Ottoman Empire and still in use in modern times. Pasha is equivalent to Lord and is conferred on senior civil officials and military officers. Bey is a title junior to Pasha, similar to Sir, and can be either conferred on a civil or military official, or as a curtsey title for the son of a Pasha.
  33. World of Royalty - Egypt. This website provides an extensive list of predecessors of the ruler of Egypt, HM King Faud II.
  34. François Coty: Fragrance, Power, Money, by Roulhac B. Toledano and Elizabeth Z. Coty. Pelican Publishing Company, Inc., Gretna, Louisiana, 2009. Available at Google Books.
  35. RM Auctions (website), Lot 272, 1922 Hispano-Suiza Boulogne, 31 October 2007. The auction description includes detailed historical information about this custom build racing car, the maker, and several owners of this and the four other similar cars.
  36. The Wall Street Journal, Leisure & Arts, How’s Your Drink, by Eric Felten, 15 July 2006. Available at djreprints.com (website).
  37. PatentMaps, listing Guy Douglas Bridge Puckle as the assignee to three patents.
  38. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Emergency Application No. 2263; Kirwan, Andrew Donaldson; born 29 October 1910 in New York City; father: John Stanley Kirwan, deceased [sic, John was still living in 1919]; legal domicile and permanent residence: Cincinnati, Ohio; resided in England September 1914 to date; accompanying mother; desires passport to visit France, and Great Britain, embarkation and return accompanying grandmother; application dated 30 July, 1919, American Embassy at London.
  39. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kirwan, Andrew Donaldson, card no. 165439, born 29 October 1910, died 14 April 1973 in New York City, 125 East 50th Street; parents: John Kirwan and Jean Donaldson; Sec 86 Lot 25.
  40. Obituary, The New York Times, 18 April 1973, Kirwan Andrew Donaldson, son of the late Jean Donaldson Puckle and John S. Kirwan.
  41. The New York Times, 15 April 1973, death of Andrew Donaldson Kirwan in a fire in an East Side hotel in New York City.
  42. Find a Grave (website). Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Elizabeth A. B. Sifton, born 2 May 1915; died 24 February 1950; incorrectly identified in the record as daughter of Sir Clifford Sifton, she is actually his granddaughter; she is correctly identified on her gravestone as the daughter of Winfield B. Sifton.
  43. Obituary, The New York Times, 27 February 1950, story from the Canadian Press on 26 February; Elizabeth AB Sifton, died in New York.
Third Generation
5. Anne Patricia Dubonnet3 (Jean,2 Andrew1), born 20 February 1931 in Cannes, France;1, 2 died 27 February 2016 in New York, New York.3 Anne married, first, 10 June 1954, Claude Foussier1 (born ____, parents not determined). Their marriage ended in divorce.1 Anne married, second, January 1962 in Paris, France, Philip Uzielli1 (born ____, parents not determined). Anne married, third, Victor Shaio (born ca. 1917, parents not determined;4 Victor died 13 December 1997 in New York, New York4). Victor is buried in Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York.4

Child of Anne Patricia Dubonnet and Claude Foussier:

+6i. Alain Edward Foussier, born 4 July 1955. Married Janka _____.

Child of Anne Patricia Dubonnet and Philip Uzielli:

+7i. Elizabeth Anne Uzielli, born 14 June 1963. Married Dennis Charles O’Donnell.

  1. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  3. Obituary, The New York Times, 29 February 2016, Shaio, Anne Dubonnet, died 27 February 2016 in New York City. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of two children and their spouses, and one grandchild.
  4. Obituary, The New York Times, 16 December 1997, Victor Shaio, died 13 December 1997 in New York [City]. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his wife Anne, children, step-daughter, brother and sister, and place of interment.
Fourth and Fifth Generations
6. Alain Edward Foussier4 (Anne,3 Jean,2 Andrew1), born 4 July 1955.1 Alain married Janka _____ (born ____, parents not determined).

7. Elizabeth Anne Uzielli4 (Anne,3 Jean,2 Andrew1), born 14 June 1963.1, 2 Elizabeth married, 15 February 2003 in New York, New York, Dennis Charles O’Donnell3 (born ca. 1958, the son of Charles P. O’Donnell and Margaret _____3).

Child of Elizabeth Anne Uzielli and Dennis Charles O’Donnell:

 8i. Alexander O’Donnell, born ca. 2005.

  1. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  3. Wedding Announcement, The New York Times, 16 February 2003, Elizabeth Uzielli and Dennis O’Donnell, 15 February 2003 in New York The article provides the names of their parents and brief biographical details.