Peerage Record – 1075

     Lady Elizabeth Montagu was born on 29 May 1743.³ She was the daughter of George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu and Lady Mary Montagu.^1,3 She was baptised on 25 June 1743 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.⁴ She married Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, son of Francis Scott, Earl of Dalkeith and Caroline Campbell, Baroness Greenwich, on 2 May 1767 at Montagu House, London, England^G.³ She died on 21 November 1827 at age 84 at Richmond, Surrey, England^G.⁴ She was buried on 3 December 1827 at Warkton, Northamptonshire, England^G.^4,5 Her will was proven (by probate) in January 1828.⁴
     From 2 May 1767, her married name became Scott. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Montagu was styled as Duchess of Buccleuch on 2 May 1767.¹
     Sir Walter Scott wrote that “she was a woman of unbounded beneficence to, and even beyond, the extent of her princely fortune. She had a masculine courage, and great firmness in enduring affliction, which pressed on her with continued and successive blows in her later years.”³

     Charles James Hope Johnstone was born on 20 February 1907.¹ He was the son of Charles Henry Edmund Hope Johnstone and Elizabeth Wright.¹ He married Ellen Sarah Gason, daughter of Henry John Bennett Gason, on 27 July 1933.¹ He died in 1964.¹
     He lived at Rotuna, Waikato, New Zealand^G.¹

     Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend was born on 29 November 1773.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney of St. Leonards and Elizabeth Powys.¹ She married Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, son of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Elizabeth Montagu, on 24 March 1795 at Lord Sydney’s house, Grosvenor Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 24 August 1814 at age 40 at Dalkeith House^G, from putrid sore throat.¹ She was buried on 11 September 1814 at Warkton, Northamptonshire, England^G.^1,2
     From 24 March 1795, her married name became Montagu-Scott.¹ After her marriage, Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend was styled as Duchess of Buccleuch on 11 January 1812.

     Ellen Sarah Gason is the daughter of Henry John Bennett Gason.¹ She married Charles James Hope Johnstone, son of Charles Henry Edmund Hope Johnstone and Elizabeth Wright, on 27 July 1933.¹
     From 27 July 1933, her married name became Hope Johnstone.¹

     Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne was born on 10 April 1811.² She was the daughter of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath and Hon. Isabella Elizabeth Byng.¹ She married Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch, son of Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Hon. Harriet Katherine Townshend, on 13 August 1829 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 18 March 1895 at age 83 at Ditton Park, Buckinghamshire, England^G.^2,3 She was buried at St. Mary’s Chapel, Dalkeith, Scotland^G.² Her will was proven (by probate), at £1,901.²
     From 13 August 1829, her married name became Montagu Douglas Scott.¹ After her marriage, Lady Charlotte Anne Thynne was styled as Duchess of Buccleuch on 13 August 1829. She held the office of Mistress of the Robes to HM Queen Victoria between September 1841 and July 1846.² She was appointed Lady, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (V.A.)³

     Henry John Bennett Gason lived at Temuka, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹

     Violet June Hope Johnstone was born on 6 July 1934.¹ She was the daughter of Charles James Hope Johnstone and Ellen Sarah Gason.¹ She died in 1936.¹

     Walter Henry Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith was born on 17 January 1861 at Belgrave Square, London, England^G.¹ He was the son of William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton.¹ He was baptised on 4 March 1861 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.¹ He died on 18 September 1886 at age 25 at Achnacary Forest, Inverness-shire, Scotland^G, accidentally killed while deer-stalking, unmarried.¹ He was buried at St. Mary’s Chapel, Dalkeith, Scotland^G.²
     He was styled as Lord Eskdale between 1861 and 1884.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He gained the title of Earl of Dalkeith between 1884 and 1886.¹
     He was a well-known cricketer.¹

     John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland was born on 13 December 1818.¹ He was the son of John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland and Lady Elizabeth Howard.¹ He married, firstly, Catherine Louisa Georgina Marley, daughter of Colonel George Marley, on 10 June 1851.¹ He married, secondly, Janetta Hughan, daughter of Thomas Hughan of Airds and Lady Louisa Georgiana Beauclerk, on 15 May 1862.¹ He died on 4 April 1906 at age 87.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1839 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He wrote the book England’s Trust, and other Poems, published 1841.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Newark between 1841 and 1847.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Colchester between 1850 and 1857.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1852.¹ He held the office of First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings between March 1852 and December 1852.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Leicestershire between 1857 and 1885.¹ He held the office of First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings between 1858 and 1859.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1862 with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.)¹ He held the office of First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings between 1866 and 1868.¹ He held the office of Postmaster-General between 1874 and 1880.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1880.¹ He held the office of Postmaster-General between 1885 and 1886.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Leicestershire between 1885 and 1888.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1886 and 1892.¹ He held the office of High Steward of Cambridge.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Lord Manners of Haddon [E., 1679] on 3 March 1888.¹ He succeeded as the 15th Earl of Rutland [E., 1525] on 3 March 1888.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Duke of Rutland [E., 1703] on 3 March 1888.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Marquess of Granby, co. Nottingham [E., 1703] on 3 March 1888.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1891.¹ He was created 1st Baron Roos of Belvior, co. Leicester [U.K.] on 17 June 1896.¹

     Lady Elizabeth Emily Manners was born on 6 February 1878.² She was the daughter of John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland and Janetta Hughan.^1,2 She married Lord George William Montagu Douglas Scott, son of William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton, on 30 April 1903.¹ She died on 22 July 1924 at age 46.²
     Her married name became Montagu Douglas Scott.