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440 MOKCREIFF. (3) Howard William, b. 8 Mar. 1851; m. 30 July, 1879, Katha- rine Elizabeth, eldest dau. of J. Glover, Esq. of Sudbury. (4) Henry Stuart, b. 14 Feb. 1852 ; d. 29 Dec. 1869. (5) Capel Forbes, b. 25 April, 1855; d. 5 June, 1875. (6) Isabella Louisa, d. 12 July, 1859. ALEXANDER MOXCKEIFF, of Bamhill, Perths. F.K.S. col. Edinburgh art. mil., inventor of "Moncrelff" system of working artillery ; b. 1829 ; m. 20 April, 1875, Harriet Mary, only dau. of late James Wilson Rimington 'Wilson, Esq. of Bromhead Hall, Yorks. and has a son, Malcolm Mathew. b. 1876. (4) Isabella, m. to Sir George Rollo, of Duncrub (B. Rollo) WILLIAM MOXCREIFF, of Moncreiff, had a charter of the place, monastery, and gardens of Elcho 1570 ; d. before his father, 26 Xov. 1570, having m. Jean, dau. of Laur- ence, Lord Oliphant, and had with other issue 2 sons, (1) William, of whom presently. (2) Archibald, of Balgony, minister of Abemethy, Perthshire, about 1580, m. iMargaret," sister of Sir George Auchinleck, of Balmanno Oord of session, 1626), and had issue. (This on the authority of Platfair'.s Scotch Baroketage, p. 89 ; see also DOUGLAS Baronage, p. 475, where the editor states that he is unable to affiliate this Archibald). His great-great-grandson. Sir "William, s. as 7th Baronet. ■ / ILLI AM MOXCREIFF, of Moncreiff, m. Anne, dau. of W Robert Murray, of Abercaimie. He had with other issue 4 sons, [1] "William, d. unm. [2] Sir John, of MoncreifEe, created a Baronet of Nova Scotia, to him and his heirs male whatsoever, 22 April, 1626; m. 1st — Anne, dau. of David Bethune, of Creich, and had 2 daus. He m. 2ndly — Lady Anne Murray, only dau. of William, 2nd Earl of Tulhbardine ; she d. Dec. 1650, having had 5 sons and a dau. (1) Sir John, 2nd Baronet, d. unm. 1685. (2) Sir David, 3rd Baronet, d. unm. (3) WilUam, d. young. (4) Henry, d. unm. (5) Sir James, 4th Baronet, col. in the army, d. unm. (6) Margaret, m. to Col. George Murray, 2nd son of Patrick, 1st Earl of Ehbank. [3] Robert, of Craigie, d. unm. [4] Hugh, m. Isabel, dau. of and left an only son. Sir John, 5th Bart, of Tippermalach, physician, m. Nichola, dau. of Moncreiff, of Easter MoncreiflE, and had vith other issue an only son to survive, viz. Sir Hugh, 6th Baronet, d. unm. 1742/4. SIR WILLIAM, 7th Baronet, minister of Blackford (5th of his family in lineal succession, clergjTnan of the church of Scoland); d. 9 Dec. 1766, having m. Catherine, eldest dau. of Robert WeUwood, of (Jarvock; her uncle Henry WeUwood, purchased the estate of Tulliebole, co. Kinross, in 1749, and in 1752 he conveyed it to his great nephew, Rev. Henry (after- wards Rev. Sir Henry WeUwood Moncreiffe, Bart, also minister of Blachford), on condition that he should bear the name of WeUwood, &c. Sir William had 6 sons and a dau. His grand- son, SIR JA3IES "WELLWOOD-MOXCREIFF, 9th Baronet (on the death of his father Sir Henry in 1827), lord of ses- sion and justiciary of Scotland 1829 51 ; b. 13 Sept. 1776 ; d. 4 April, 1851, having m. 19 Jime, 1808, Ann, dau. of George Hay, of Megginch, co. Perths. MONCREIFF, Eev. Sir Henry "Wellwood, of Tulliebole Castle, co. Kinross D.D. (1626, X.S.), minister of St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, E.G. since 1852, secretary to "the bible board" H.M. master printers Scotland since 1861, principal clerk of the Free Church general assembly, and modera- j Robertson, r.n. ; she d. 28 May, 1843, having had 5 sons and^s tor since 1869; s. his father as 9th Baronet in 1851; ^ff_. __ ,_. , . t> ^ „ ' „ ,, ,„„„ ,, . ,, (1) Sir Henry, 10th and present Baronet, b. 21 May, 1809; m. 1st— 8 Mar. 1838, Alexma Mary, | (g) sir James, solicitor-gen. for Scotland, lord advocate, lord dau of George Bell, Esq. of Edinburgh ; she d. s. p. justice clerk of Scotland, &c. created a Baronet 23 May, 1871, ,-, . -T -.o-i XT n A^ in A iQ-- I and BARON MONCREIFF 9 Jan. 1874. (See PEERAGE). 12 Annl, 18^-1. He m. 2ndly — 19 Aug. 18/o. ,r,. ^■,,- ,. x * ^.v, _^^ v, or r, . ±^ .n-^iii, i I . J a (3) WiUiam, accoontant of the court of session; b. 28 Sept. Lucretia, youngest dau. of late Andrew Murray, of i 1813; m. 26 April, i860, Susan Ballanttne, youngest dau. of late Joseph Dykes BaUantine-Dykes, of Dovenby Hall, Cumber- land, s.p. (4) George Robertson, H.M.'s inspector of schools since 1850, rector of Tattenhall, Cheshire, 1842/65; b. 29 Jan. 1817; m. 13 Oct. 1858, Martha, dau. of William Home, Esq. of Tattenhall, Cheshire, s. p. (5) Thomas, d. unm. 22 Dec. 1863. (6) Elizabeth, (7) Louisa Anne, d. 30 April, 1877. (8) Catherine Mary. Murrays's Hall, co. Aberdeen ; heir presumptire, Lord Moncrieff. Arsis — (Juarterly, 1st and 4th, Arg. a lion rampant gu. a chief erm. 2nd and 3rd, Arg. an oak issuing out of a well in base ppr. Crest — A demi-bon gu. Supporters — Two men armed cap-i-pie ppr. Motto — Sur esp^rance. Residexce — 6, Merchistoun Crescent, Edinburgh. ILtneage. "TTTILLIAM MONCREIFF, of MoncreLEE [son of Sir John W Moncreiff, who had a charter of the barony of Mon- creiff, 29 Aug. 1495; he was grandson of Sir Malcolm SloncreifiE, who was constituted a lord of session by JAMES II. 1456 ; the lands of Moncreiff were granted to Matthew de Moncreiff by Sir Roger de Mowbray, and erected into a free barony by Alexander n. l Feb. 1248], purchased the lands of Tipper- maUoch, from William Moncreiff in 1530, and reconveyed them to him in 1532 ; m. Margaret Murray, of Balvaird, and had 3 sons and a dau. (1) "William, of whom presently. (2) John, prior of Blantyre, left a natural son, Gilbert, 'phy- sician to the King. (3) Alexander, of Kintillo (said by Douglas to have died s. p.); m. Christian, dan. Crichton, of Strathurd. and from him descends