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Peerage Record – 10980

Arthur William Phoenix Young Jeffes1

Male, Registry Number #109791, b. 1978

Last Edited=29 Jun 2014
     Arthur William Phoenix Young Jeffes was born in 1978.1 He is the son of Simon Jeffes and Hon. Emily Tacita Young.1,2
Citations:
  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 1564. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  2. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.

Margaret Home1

Female, Registry Number #109792, d. 11 February 1772

Last Edited=27 May 2012
     Margaret Home was the daughter of Sir John Home of Blackadder, 3rd Bt. and Anne Nisbet.1,2 She married Hon. John Hamilton, son of Thomas Hamilton, 6th Earl of Haddington and Helen Hope, on 8 December 1728.3 She died on 11 February 1772.3
     From 8 December 1728, her married name became Hamilton.

Children of Margaret Home and Hon. John Hamilton

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 618. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sir John Home of Blackadder, 3rd Bt.1

Male, Registry Number #109793

Last Edited=27 May 2012
Consanguinity Index=0.03%
     Sir John Home of Blackadder, 3rd Bt. is the son of Sir John Home of Blackadder, 2nd Bt. and Katherine Pringle.2 He married Anne Nisbet, daughter of William Nisbet of Dirleton.2
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Home, of Blackadder, co. Berwick [N.S., 1671] on 4 April 1706.2

Children of Sir John Home of Blackadder, 3rd Bt. and Anne Nisbet

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 618. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1951. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sholto Basil Douglas, Lord Daer1

Male, Registry Number #109794, b. 3 September 1759, d. 4 July 1760

Last Edited=10 May 2003
Consanguinity Index=0.44%
     Sholto Basil Douglas, Lord Daer was born on 3 September 1759.1 He was the son of Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk and Helen Hamilton.1 He died on 4 July 1760 at St. Mary’s Isle, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandG.1
     He was styled as Lord from 1759 to 1760.1
Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 618. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Basil William Douglas, Lord Daer1

Male, Registry Number #109795, b. 16 March 1763, d. 9 November 1794

Last Edited=29 Aug 2009
Consanguinity Index=0.44%
     Basil William Douglas, Lord Daer was born on 16 March 1763.1 He was the son of Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk and Helen Hamilton.1 He died on 9 November 1794 at age 31 at Ivybridge, Devon, EnglandG, from consumption.1 He was buried at Exeter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, EnglandG.1
     He was styled as Lord Daer between 1764 and 1794.1 He was educated at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG.1
Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 619. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

John Douglas, Lord Daer1

Male, Registry Number #109796, b. 24 May 1765, d. 9 July 1797

Last Edited=25 Feb 2004
Consanguinity Index=0.44%
     John Douglas, Lord Daer was born on 24 May 1765.1 He was the son of Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk and Helen Hamilton.1 He died on 9 July 1797 at age 32 at Florence, ItalyG.1
     He was admitted to Advocate [Scotland] on 24 July 1787.1 He was styled as Lord Daer between 1794 and 1797.1
Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 619. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk1

Male, Registry Number #109797, b. 20 June 1771, d. 8 April 1820

Last Edited=17 Dec 2012
Consanguinity Index=0.44%
     Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk was born on 20 June 1771.1 He was the son of Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk and Helen Hamilton.1 He married Joan Wedderburn, daughter of James Wedderburn-Colvile and Isabella Blackburn, on 24 November 1807 at Inveresk, East Lothian, ScotlandG.1,2 He died on 8 April 1820 at age 48 at Pau, FranceG.1 He was buried at Pau, FranceG.3
     He was styled as Lord Daer between 1797 and 1799.1 He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Selkirk [S., 1646] on 26 May 1799.1 He succeeded as the 5th Lord Daer and Shortcleuch [S., 1646] on 26 May 1799.1 From 1803 to December 1804 he travelled around Canada, founded a settlement on Prince Edward Island, and another, called Baldoon, in Upper Canada.1 He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1806 and 1818.1 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright between 1807 and 1820.1 He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 7 July 1808.3 In 1811 , having received a grant of land from the Hudson Bay Company, he founded another settlement on the Red River, where Winnipeg is today.3 Between 1815 and 1819 he travelled extensively around Canada.3 On 14 November 1807
     Lord Auckland writes to Lord Granville, “Lord Selkirk is not much to be admired for either his political conduct or for his eloquence, but he is amiable and good in private life, and therefore I am glad that he is to marry Miss Wedderburn, the sister and particular friend of my Louisa.”1

Children of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk and Joan Wedderburn

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 619. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S8] BP1999 volume 2, page 2578. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XI, page 618.
  4. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XI, page 620.
  5. [S8] BP1999. [S8]

Joan Wedderburn1

Female, Registry Number #109798, d. 10 June 1871

Last Edited=18 Oct 2013
     Joan Wedderburn was the daughter of James Wedderburn-Colvile and Isabella Blackburn.1 She married Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, son of Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk and Helen Hamilton, on 24 November 1807 at Inveresk, East Lothian, ScotlandG.1,2 She died on 10 June 1871 at St. Mary’s Isle, Kirkcudbrightshire, ScotlandG.1
     After her marriage, Joan Wedderburn was styled as Countess of Selkirk on 24 November 1807. From 24 November 1807, her married name became Douglas.

Children of Joan Wedderburn and Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 619. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S8] BP1999 volume 2, page 2578. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XI, page 620.
  4. [S8] BP1999. [S8]

James Wedderburn-Colvile1

Male, Registry Number #109799, b. 28 August 1730, d. 14 December 1807

Last Edited=31 Jul 2015
     James Wedderburn-Colvile was born on 28 August 1730.2 He is the son of Sir John Wedderburn of Blackness, 5th Bt. and Jean Fullarton.2,3 He married Isabella Blackburn, daughter of Andrew Blackburn, in March 1774.2 He died on 14 December 1807 at age 77.2
     He was given the name of James Wedderburn at birth.2 He was a slave owner and sugar planter before 1773 at Jamaica.4 He lived at Inveresk, East Lothian, ScotlandG.1

Children of James Wedderburn-Colvile and Isabella Blackburn

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 619. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2985. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  4. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Isabella Blackburn1

Female, Registry Number #109800, d. 14 January 1821

Last Edited=28 Jul 2015
     Isabella Blackburn is the daughter of Andrew Blackburn.1 She married James Wedderburn-Colvile, son of Sir John Wedderburn of Blackness, 5th Bt. and Jean Fullarton, in March 1774.2 She died on 14 January 1821.2
     From March 1774, her married name became Wedderburn-Colville.

Children of Isabella Blackburn and James Wedderburn-Colvile

Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 619. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2985. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

 

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