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254 ELIBANK. Carthagena Expedition in 1740. He m. in 1735, Maria Margaretta, widow of William (North), Lokd North and Baron Grey of Rolleston, da. of Cornelius DB Yono, Lord of Elmeet in the United Provinces. She d. 6 June 1762, and was bur. nt Aberlady. M.L(») He d. s.p. legit, at Ballincreiff 3 Aug. 1778, in his 76th year.^) Will pr. March 1780. VI. 1778. 6. George (Murray), Lord Elibank [S.], next br. and h., b. 1706 ; was in the Naval service, accompanying Lord Anson in his celebrated voyage, and becoming finally in 1756 a Real Admiral. He m. Jany. 1760, at Ballincrieff, Isabel, 1st da. of George (Mackenzie), 3d Earl of Cromarty [S.] {attainted in 1746), by Isabel, da. of Sir William Gordon, Bart. He d. s.p.m. at Ballincrieff, 12 Nov. 1785, in his 80th year. Will pr. April 1786. His widow, who was 6. 30 March 1725. sue. to the estates of her family on the death of her cousin Kenneth Mackenzie of Cromarty, in Nov. 1796, and d. at her seat of New Tarbat, co. Ross, 28 Dec. 1801, in her 77th year.( c ) VII. 1785. 7. Alexander (Murray), Lord Eubank [S.], nephew and h. male, being s. and h. of the Hon. Gideon Murray, D.D., Prebendary of Lincoln and Rector of Carlton, Notts, by Elizabeth, da. of David Montoueu, Baron de St. Hypolite, in the Holy Roman Empire,)' 1 ) which Gideon was 3d s. of the 4th and next br. to the 6th Lord and d. 21 June 1776. He was h. 24 April 1747; sometime, 1763-70, an officer in the 3d Foot Guards ; M.P. for co. Peebles, 1783-85 ; Lord Lieut, thereof, 1785. He nt. firstly, 20 May 1776, Mary Clara, da. of his maternal uncle, Lewis Charles Montolieu, Baron de St. Hypolite, in the Holy Roman Empire, by Elizabeth, da. of Peter Lehf.cp. She d. 19 Jany. 1802, in Princes street, Edinburgh. Admon. April 1802. He )?!. secondly, 1804, Catherine, da. of James Steuart. He d. 24 Sep. 1820, aged 73. Bis widow living 1830. VIII. 1820. 8. Alexander (Murray), Lord Elibank [S.], s. and h., by 1st wife, b. 26 Feb. 1780 ; sometime, 1797-99, an officer in the Coldstream Guards. He m. 8 March 1803, at Edinburgh, Jauet-Oliphant, post- humous, da. and h. of John Hamilton alias Olipiiant, of Bachilton, co. Perth, calling himself Lord Oliphant [S]. He d, 9 April 1830, at Brussells, aged 51. Will pr. April 1830. His widow d, 9 June 1836, aged 55. IX. 1830. 9. Alexander (Olipltant-Murray), Lord Elibank [S.J, s. and h., ft. 23 May 1S04, at Edinburgh ; sometime in the East India Company's Service (Bombay). He m. 6 Aug. 1838, at St. George's chapel, Edinburgh, Emily Maria, da. of Archibald Montgomery, of Whim., co. Peebles, Judge at Rungpore, in India, by Maria, da. of ( — ) Rausch, of Hesse Cassel, his wife. He d. 31 May 1871, at Clifton, co. Glouc, aged 67. His widow d. 3 June 1879, aged 57, at Gravelye House, Haywards Heath, Sussex. X. 1871. 10. Montolieu-Fox (Oliitiant-Murray), Lord Eli- bank [S.], also a Baronet [S. 1628], s. and h., ft. 27 April 1840, in Edinburgh ; entered the Royal Navy, 1854, and retired as Commander, 1S70. He m. 2 May 1868, at St. Mary's, Cheltenham, Blanche Alice, 1st da. of Edward Jolin Scott, of Portland Lodge, Southsea, Hants. Famih) Estates. — These, in 1883, consisted of 1,863 acres in co. Haddington (valued at £5,442 a year), 2,660 in co. Peebles, 1,168 in co. Selkirk and 999 in co. Perth ; total 6,690 acres, valued at £10,098 a year. Principal Residences, Darn Hall, near Eddies- ton, co. Peebles, and Ballencrieff, co. Haddington. Note. Elibank Castle, co. Selkirk, is in ruins. •(») This is given in full in "Douglas," vol. i, p. 534. ( b ) His yst. br. Gen. the Hon. James Murray distinguished himself greatly, 1759- 60, at Quebec; was Gov. Gen. of Canada, 1763 ; Gov. of Minorca, 1774, which he gallantly tho' unsuccessfully defended in 1781. ( c ) She was sue. in the Cromarty estate by her eldest da. and coheir, Maria, wife of Edward Hay, afterword* Hay-Mackenzie, parents of John Hay- Mackenzie, whose da. and h. Ann, was cr. in 1861, Countess of Cromartie, &c. ( d ) This gentleman left France on account, of the revocation of the edict of Nantes 1 685), coming to England (1688) with William of Orange and becoming a gen. in tho (English service. He d. in Surrey 9 June 1761, in his 93d year.