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BUCCLEUCH] PEERS. BARONETS. BISHOPS. PRIVY COUNSELLORS 112 BUCCLEUCH and QUEENSBERRY, 7th Duke of Buccleuch. Crcat. 20 April, 1663: Dake of Queensberry, .Maifi. of Diunfriesshiip, Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquliar, 1684 : Earl of Buc- cleuch, 16 March, 1619; Earl of Dalkeith, 1663 ; Vise, of Nith. Tortliorwold. and Ross. Baron Douglas. 1684: Baron Scott of Buc- cleuch 18 March, 16(»6 : Baron Scott of Whit- chester and Eskdaill. 1619 (all Scot.): Earl of Doneaster and Baron Tynedale. 14 Feb. 1662 (Eng.). by which last two titles he holds his seat in the House of Lords.— John Charles ]ToNTAOU-Dou(;i,AS-ScoTT. s. of 6th duke. B. 30 March. 1864; sue. his father 1914; m. 30 Jan. 1893, Lady Margaret Alice, dau. of the 4th Earl of Bradford ; ed] at Oxford; M.P. Roxburghshire 1895-1906; formerly heut. R.N. : D.L., J.P., Midlothian, Dumfrie's, and Roxburghshire ; late capt. comnidt. Border Mounted R.V.: ensign Royal Company of Archers; D.L. and Vice-It. co. Selkirk; vice-chrmn. Selkirk Terr. Force Assocn. ; niemb. Board of Agri. advisory council on horse- breeding, since 1911. This family traces its de- scent tlirough a long line of distinguished chieftains and powerful nobles, from Sir Richard le Scot of the reign of Alexander III of Scotland, who, as a feudal lord, swore fealty to Edw. I, anno 1296 : among their ancestry is Sir Walter Scott, of Branxholme and Buccleuch, on whose deeds the " Lay of the Last Minstrel " is founded. But in the male line the duke represents James, Duke of Monmouth (the illegitimate son of Charles II by Lucy Walters), who, marrying Anne, Countess and Duchess of Buccleuch in her own right, be- came the paternal ancestor of the present peer. Residences — Montagu House, Whitehall, S.W. ; Boughton House, Kettering, Northamptonshire ; Bowhill, Selkirkshire ; Dalkeith House, Dalkeith, N.B. ; Langholme Lodge and Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire. Clubs — Carlton ; Marlborough ; Naval and Military; Travellers; New (Edin. ). Issue — 1. Walter John Scott, Earl of Dalkeith, b. 30 Bee. 1894; vd. at Oxtord. 2. Lord Willi;im Walter Scott, b. 17 Jan. 1896. 3. Lord Georgi- Francis John Scott, (King George and Queen Mary, sponsors), b. 8 July, 1911. 1. Lady Marfraret Ida. 2. Lady Syliil Anne. 3. Lady Alice Christabel. 4. Lady Mary Tlieresa. 5. Lady Angela Christine Rose. The Right Hon. William Henry Walter Montague- Douglas-Scott, K.G., K.T., 0th Duke of Buccleuch, b. 9 Sept. 1831; ni. 22 Nov. 1859, Ladv Louisa Jane Hamilton (d. 17 March, 1912), V.A.. mistress of the robes to Queen Victoria 1885-92, and 1895-1901. and to Queen Alexandra 1901-12, dau. of James, 1st Duke of Abercorn; and d. 5 Nov. 1914. Issue — 1. John Charles montague-Douglas-Scott, prcs. Duke. 2. Lieut. -Col. Lord George Willam Scott, Lothian and Border Horse, late 10th Hussars, b. 31 Aug. 1866 ; served in S.A. 1899-1900 ; m. 30 April, 1903, Lady Elizabeth Emily Manners, dau. of John, 7th Duke of Rutland. Residence — Kirklands, Ancrum, N.B. Issue— 1. John Henry Scott, b. 12 April, 1911. 1. Phvllis Anne. 2. Jeanetta Ruth. ) 3. Marjorie Katharine, 3. Col. Lord Henry Francis Scott, b.15 Jan. 1868 : J. P., Dumfries, Roxburgh ; M.A., Oxford ; Hon. Col. 3rd Batt. the Roy. Scots; served in S.A. 1900-2; coninidg. 1st Pub. Sch. Batt. Roy. Fus. (City of Lou- <lon) Regt. Clubs — Travellers' ; 'White's. 4. Capt. Lord Herbert Andrew Scott, reserve, late Irish Guards, b. 30 Nov. 1872 ; It.-col. 23rd Batt. London Regt.. served in S.A., Kt. of Grace of St. John of Jerusalem ; m. 26 April, 1905, Marie Josephine, dau. of the late James Edwards. Residenci — Bridge- fort, S. Milnnis, Barnet. Clubs — Guards' ; Carlton ; Wliite's. Issue — 1. Claud Askew Scott, b. 13 July, 1906. 1, Marian Louisa. 2. Patricia Katliarine. 5. Capt. Lord Francis George Scott. Gren. Guards, b. 1 Nov. 1879 ; A.D.C. to Viceroy of India 1905-11, served in S.A., 1900-02. Club— Guards'. ^ - twins. 1. Lady Katharine Mary, m, 29 April, 1899, Thomas, 3rd Vise. Hampden. 2. Lady Constance Anne, m. 21 Jan. 1908, Hon. Douglas Halyburton Cairns (sec Cairns, Earl). Walter Francis Scott, 5th Duke of Buccieuch,K.G., P.C, b. 25 Nov. 1806 ; A.D.C. to Queen Victoria, Lord- Lieut. Midlotliian and Roxburgli ; m. 13 Aug. 1829, Lady Charlotte Anne Thynnc, V.A. (d. 28 March, 1895), dau. of Tliomas, 2nd Marq. of Bath, and d. 16 April, 1884. Issue — 1. William Henry Walter Scott, prcs. Duke. 2. Lord Henry John Montagu Douglas Scot (see Montagu of Beaulieu, Baron). 3. The late Capt. Lord Walter Charles Scott, 15th Hussars, b. 2 March, 1834 ; m. 7 Oct. 1858, Anna Maria (d. 29 May, 1886) , dau. of Sir W. E. Cradock Hartopp, 3rd Bart., and d. 3 March, 1895. Issue — 1. Capt. Francis Walter Scott, late Worcs. Regt., and 52nd L.I., b. 5 March 1860 ; m. 16 April, 1896, Katherine Charlotte, dau. of the late Melville Portal, of Laverstoke, Hants ; Residence — Geddington Priory, Kettering. Club — Naval and Military. 2. Charles Henry Scott, b. 16 June, 1862. Club- Arthur's. 3. Walter George Leon Scott, b. 12 Oct. 1870 : 2n(l lieut. Lovat's Scouts, late 4th Batt. Oxfordshire L.I. ; m. 31 May, 1897, Alison Primrose Ralouka, dau. of Col. Warner Heriot, of Spital House, Berwickshire. Residence — Denford Ash, Thrapston, Northants. Club — Artliur's. 1. Evelyn Mary, in. 16 Nov. 1898, Rev. T. L. Coul- son Bridges, rector of Barton Seagrave, Northants, and has issue. 4. The late Adm. Lord Charles Thomas Scott, R.N., G.C.B. (see Knightage). 1. Lady Victoria Alexan(h-ina. in. 1st, 23 Feb. 1865, Schomberg, 9th Marq. of Lothian. K.T. ; m. 2nd, 21 Feb. 1903, Bertram Clietwynd Talbot. Residence — Monteviet, Ancrum, Roxburghshire. 2. Lady Margaret Elizabeth, m. 9 Dec. 1875, Donald Cameron, of Lochiel, who d. 30 Nov. 1905, a;rl has issue. Residences — 51 Montagu Square, W.; and Achnacarry, Speaii Bridge, N.B. BUCHAN, 14th Earl of. Creat. 1469; Lord Auchterhouse 14()9 ; Baron Cardross 1606 (Scot.). — Gordon Stuart Erskine, a. of 13th Earl. B. 27 Feb. 1850 : m. 9 Nov. 1876, Rosalie Louisa, dau. of Capt. Jules A. Sartoris, of Hops- ford Hall, Coventry : sue. his father 1898; late lieut. 3rd Batt. Arygll and Sutherland Highlrs. (M. ). The earldom of Buchan is of great anticjuity, and its several possessors have eminently distin- guished themselves by their military exploits ; it first entered the Erskine family when the Coun- tess of Buchan m. James Erskine, s. of the Earl of Mar, and one of the lords of the bedchamber to Charles I. Residences — Kirkliill, co. Linlithgow; 6, Aldford Street. Park Lane. W. Clubs — Carlton; Turf. Issue — 1. Ronald Douglas Stuart Mar Erskine, Lord Cardross, Heir, b. 6 April, 1878 ; 2nd lieut. E.R. of Yorks Yeo. since 1911 '. late lieut. Scots Gds. ; formerly lieut. 3rd Batt. Argyll and Sutherland Highlrs. (M.) ; served in S. African War. Residences — 6, Aldford Street, Park Lane ; Nairobi, British East Africa. 1. Hon. Muriel Agnes Stuart, m. 7 Jan. 1903, Maj. Hon. Charles Heathcote-Drumniond-Willoughby (see Ancaster, E.). 2. Hon. Evelyn Hilda Stuart, m. 24 June, 1903, Hon. Walter Guinness, M.P. (see IVE.4.GH, Vise.). David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl op Buchan, b. 8 Nov. 1815 ; m. 27 April. 1849, Agnes Graham (d. 2 Sept. 1875), dau. of James Smith, of Craigend, Stirling. Issue — 1. Shipley Gordon Stuart Erskine, pres. Earl. 2. Capt. Hon, Albany Mar Stuart Erskine. late 3rd Batt. West Riding Regt. ; li. 24 Feb. 1852 ; m. 2 Sept. 1909, Ehzabeth Kate, dau. of the late George Samuel Craddock, of Melbourne. Residence — Gollywogs, Mortimer, Berks. Issue — Rose Agnes Jessie. BUCHANAN, Marq. of. See Montrose, Duke OF. BUCHANAN, 3rd Bt.. of Dunburgh (U.K.). Creat. 14 Dec. 1878. — Sir Eric A-lexander Buchan.an, s. of 1st Bt. B. iO Aug. 1848; m. 27 June, 1898. Constance Augusta, dau. of Charles Edmund Tennant, commander K.N., of