 The 3rd baron was baptised as "Godfrey Macdonald", and legally changed his name to "Godfrey Bosville", in 1814.After succeeding his brother in 1824, he changed his name to "Godfrey Bosville – Macdonald".The 3rd baron had served in the British Army prior to his succession and eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant-general, in 1830.