Peerage Record – 1093

     William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll was born on 12 March 1772.¹ He was the son of James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll and Isabella Carr.¹ He married, firstly, Jane Bell, daughter of Matthew Bell and Dulcibella Eden, on 9 January 1792.¹ He married, secondly, Alicia Eliot, daughter of Samuel Eliot, on 3 August 1796.¹ He married, thirdly, Hon. Harriet Somerville, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Hugh Somerville and Mary Digby, on 14 October 1816.² He died on 26 January 1819 at age 46.²
     He was given the name of William Hay at birth.² On 28 March 1795 his name was legally changed to William Carr by Royal Licence.¹ He forfeited his maternal grandfather’s bequest of Etal on succeeding to the Earldom.¹ He succeeded as the 17th Earl of Erroll [S., 1452] on 14 July 1798.¹ He succeeded as the 18th Lord Hay [S., 1430] on 14 July 1798.¹ He held the office of Lord High Commissioner [Scotland].¹ He held the office of Knight Marischal [Scotland] in 1805.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] in 1806.¹

     Sir Edward Ernest Pearson married Susannah Grace Croft, daughter of Richard Benyon Croft and Anne Elizabeth Page, on 8 September 1904.² He died on 19 November 1925.²
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Brickendonbury, Hertfordshire, England^G.

     David Wemyss of that Ilk was born on 11 February 1920.¹ He is the son of Michael John Erskine Wemyss of that Ilk and Lady Victoria Alexandrina Violet Cavendish-Bentinck.^1,2 He married Lady Jean Christian Bruce, daughter of Edward James Bruce, 14th Earl of Kincardine and Hon. Katherine Elizabeth Cochrane, on 21 July 1945.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Signals.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He held the position of Chief of the Name and Arms of Wemyss from in 1982.¹ He lived in 2003 at Invermay, Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland.¹

     Andrew Michael John Wemyss was born on 3 October 1925.¹ He is the son of Michael John Erskine Wemyss of that Ilk and Lady Victoria Alexandrina Violet Cavendish-Bentinck.¹ He married Janet Althea Scott, daughter of Major John Swire Scott and Alethea Abel Smith, on 8 February 1967.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He lived in 2003 at Torrie House, Newmills, Dunfermline, Fife, England.¹

     Mary Millicent Erskine-Wemyss was born on 15 May 1885.¹ She was the daughter of Randolph Gordon Erskine-Wemyss of Wemyss and Lady Lillian Mary Paulet.¹ She married Ernest Caswell Long on 30 April 1917.¹
     Her married name became Long.

     Ernest Caswell Long married, thirdly, Paula Alexandra Getrude Gellibrand.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Millicent Erskine-Wemyss, daughter of Randolph Gordon Erskine-Wemyss of Wemyss and Lady Lillian Mary Paulet, on 30 April 1917.² He married, secondly, Genesta Mary Heath, daughter of Cuthbert Eden Heath and Sarah Caroline Gore Gambier, in 1924.³
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.² Ernest Caswell Long also went by the nick-name of Boy.¹

     William Henry Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley was born on 25 August 1834 at Stuttgart, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹ He was the son of Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley and Hon. Olivia Cecilia FitzGerald-de Ros.¹ He married Emily Gwendoline Williams, daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Peers Williams and Emily Bacon, on 8 August 1863 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.² He died on 28 February 1895 at age 60 at Draycott House, Wiltshire, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate), at £11,606.²
     He was educated in 1850 at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1852 in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1854.¹ He fought in the Crimean War.¹ He fought in the Oude Campaign in 1858.¹ He was awarded the Order of the Medjidie of Turkey in 1858 5th Class.¹ He was Military Secretary to the Governor of Bombay in 1859.¹ He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Coldstream Guards between 1860 and 1863.² He succeeded as the 2nd Earl Cowley [U.K., 1857] on 15 July 1884.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Dangan, co. Meath [U.K., 1857] on 15 July 1884.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Cowley of Wellesley [U.K., 1828] on 15 July 1884.¹

     Hugo Erskine-Wemyss was born on 31 May 1861.¹ He was the son of James Hay Erskine-Wemyss and Augusta Millicent Anne Mary Kennedy-Erskine.¹ He died on 12 March 1933 at age 71, unmarried.¹
     He was Honourable Attaché with the Diplomatic Service.¹

     Admiral Rosslyn Erskine Erskine-Wemyss, 1st and last Baron Wester Wemyss was born on 12 April 1864.¹ He was the son of James Hay Erskine-Wemyss and Augusta Millicent Anne Mary Kennedy-Erskine.¹ He married Victoria Morier, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Burnett David Morier and Alice Peel, on 21 December 1903.² He died on 24 May 1933 at age 69.¹
     He was educated at Farnborough School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1877, in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He was educated at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1897.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in 1898.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1901.¹ He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1901.² He was commander in 1903 at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight, England^G.¹ He was commander in 1905 at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.¹ He was Commodore of the Royal Navy Barracks, Devonport between 1909 and 1911.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1911.¹ He held the office of Extra Equerry to HM George V.² He was Rear-Admiral of the Second Battle Squadron between 1912 and 1913.¹ He fought in the First World War, including the Gallipoli landings.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1916.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1916.¹ He was Commander-in-Chief of the Egypt and East Indies between 1916 and 1917.¹ He held the office of Sea Lord of the Admiralty in 1917.¹ He held the office of Chief of Naval Staff between 1917 and 1919.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1918.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in 1919.¹ He was created 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, of Wemyss, co. Fife [U.K.] on 18 November 1919.¹ He wrote the book The Navy in the Dardenelles, published 1924.¹ He lived at Wemyss, Fife, Scotland^G.

     Victoria Morier was born circa 1864 at Germany.² She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Burnett David Morier and Alice Peel.^1,2 She married Admiral Rosslyn Erskine Erskine-Wemyss, 1st and last Baron Wester Wemyss, son of James Hay Erskine-Wemyss and Augusta Millicent Anne Mary Kennedy-Erskine, on 21 December 1903.³ She died on 22 April 1945.¹
     Her married name became Erskine-Wemyss. After her marriage, Victoria Morier was styled as Baroness Wester Wemyss on 18 November 1919. She wrote the book The life and letters of Lord Wester Wemyss, G.C.B., C.M.G., M V.O., admiral of the fleet, published 1935 (ASIN: B00085O8JQ.)¹