Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - An haifi Macartney a Nanjing kuma rabinsa Sinawa ne yayin da mahaifinsa na uba shi ne dan siyasar kasar Sin Li Hongzhang. Mahaifinsa, Halliday Macartney, ya kasance memba ne na dangi daya da George Macartney, jakadan Burtaniya na karni na 18 a China, kuma mahaifiyarsa dangi ce ta kusa da Lar Wang, daya daga cikin shugabannin Taiping
tawaye.