Peerage Record – 10979

     Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk was born on 1 December 1722.¹ He was the son of Basil Hamilton and Isabella Mackenzie.¹ He married Helen Hamilton, daughter of Hon. John Hamilton and Margaret Home, on 3 December 1758.¹ He died on 26 March 1799 at age 76 at George Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He was buried on 31 May 1799 at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹
     He was given the name of Dunbar Hamilton at birth.¹ He was educated at University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹ On 3 December 1744 his name was legally changed to Dunbar Douglas.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Selkirk [S., 1646] on 3 December 1744.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Lord Daer and Shortcleuch [S., 1646] on 3 December 1744.¹ In 1745 he supported the Government during the Jacobite rising.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G, in 1745.¹ He held the office of Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow between 1766 and 1768.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1787 and 1799.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.¹

     Isabella Mackenzie was the daughter of Colonel Hon. Alexander Mackenzie and Elizabeth Paterson.^1,2 She married Basil Hamilton, son of Hon. Basil Hamilton and Mary Dunbar of Baldoon, on 14 March 1719.³ She died on 6 April 1725.¹
     From 14 March 1719, her married name became Hamilton.

     Colonel Hon. Alexander Mackenzie was born on 9 June 1673 at Scotland.² He was the son of Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth and Isabel Mackenzie.^1,2,3 He married Elizabeth Paterson, daughter of John Paterson, in 1700.^3,2 He died circa 1727 at Scotland.²

     Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth was baptised on 8 December 1661.² He was the son of Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth and Isabel Mackenzie.² He married Lady Frances Herbert, daughter of William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis and Lady Elizabeth Somerset.² He died in January 1700/1 at age 39.²
     He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Seaforth [S., 1623] in December 1678.² He succeeded as the 5th Lord Mackenzie of Kintail [S., 1609] in December 1678.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] in 1686.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1687.² He was created 1st Earl of Fortrose [Scotland] circa 1690, Jacobite.² He was created 1st Marquess of Seaforth [Scotland] circa 1690, Jacobite.² He was created 1st Viscount Fortrose [Scotland] circa 1690, Jacobite.² He was created 1st Baron Fortrose [Scotland] circa 1690, Jacobite.² In 1690 he attempted a Jacobite uprising in the North of Scotland, was captured and imprisoned in Edinburgh and Inverness Castles until March 1606/7.² He accompanied King James II to France and Ireland, and assisted in the siege of Londondery.²

     Hon. Basil Hamilton was born circa December 1671.¹ He was the son of William Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Selkirk and Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton.¹ He was baptised on 16 December 1671.³ He married Mary Dunbar of Baldoon, daughter of David Dunbar of Baldoon and Lady Eleanor Montgomerie, in 1691.³ He died on 27 August 1701 at Minnick Water, Galloway, Scotland^G, drowned in the ford, while trying to save his servant, who had tried the ford and was swept away.¹

     Mary Dunbar of Baldoon was born in 1677.² She was the daughter of David Dunbar of Baldoon and Lady Eleanor Montgomerie.¹ She married Hon. Basil Hamilton, son of William Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Selkirk and Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton, in 1691.³ She died on 15 May 1760.²

     David Dunbar of Baldoon was the son of Sir David Dunbar of Baldoon, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth McCulloch.^1,2 He married, firstly, Janet Dalrymple, daughter of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair and Margaret Ross, on 12 August 1669.³ He married, secondly, Lady Eleanor Montgomerie, daughter of Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton and Lady Mary Leslie, in 1674.³ He died on 20 March 1682.¹

     Sir David Dunbar of Baldoon, 1st Bt. was born circa 1610.² He was the son of Archibald Dunbar and Mary (?)³ He married, firstly, Elizabeth McCulloch, daughter of John McCulloch of Myretown, in May 1641.² He married, secondly, Anna Sydserf, daughter of Sir Archibald Sydserf of Lowden, in 1666.² He died on 12 December 1686.
     He gained the title of 1st Baronet Dunbar, of Baldoon [Nova Scotia] on 13 October 1664, with special remainder to the heirs male of his body and to his heirs of tailzie succeeding him in his lands.¹ On his death, his baronetcy became dormant until 1 June 1916.²

     Helen Hamilton was born circa 1738.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. John Hamilton and Margaret Home.¹ She married Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk, son of Basil Hamilton and Isabella Mackenzie, on 3 December 1758.¹ She died on 28 November 1802.¹ She was buried on 1 December 1802 at Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England^G.¹
     From 3 December 1758, her married name became Douglas.

     Mary Hamilton was the daughter of Hon. John Hamilton and Margaret Home.¹ She married Sir John Wedderburn Halkett of Pitferrane, 4th Bt., son of Charles Wedderburn and Mary Wardlaw, before 1764.¹ She died on 3 December 1803.¹
     From before 1764, her married name became Halkett.¹