Joseph Macartney was a son of George and Sarah Macartney of lot 10, concession 7, Marlborough township. Eliza Brownlee was from Goulbourn township, probably a daughter of either Thomas and Ann Brownlee or John and Catherine Brownlee. M. J. Macartney was Margaret Jane (Maggie) who did not marry but lived with her parents until their deaths. Ida V., Milton B. and Delmor R. were the three youngest children of Joseph and Eliza.