Peerage Record – 11012

     Lady Susan Hamilton was born between 1702 and 1712.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton and Elizabeth Gerard.¹ She married Anthony Tracy-Keck, son of John Tracy and Anne Atkins, on 3 August 1736.¹ She died on 3 June 1755.¹
     From 3 August 1736, her married name became Tracy.

     Mary Sophia Thorold is the daughter of Henry Thorold.¹ She married Richard Christopher Naylor, son of John Naylor and Dorothy Bullin, on 5 April 1856 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.²
     From 5 April 1856, her married name became Naylor.¹

     George Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk was born on 4 January 1906 at Merly, Wimborne, Dorset, England^G.⁴ He was the son of Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton and Nina Mary Benita Poore.¹ He married Audrey Durell Drummond-Sale-Barker, daughter of Maurice Drummond-Sale-Barker, on 6 August 1947.⁵ He died on 24 November 1994 at age 88 without issue.⁵
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.⁵ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1933 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)⁵ He gained the rank of Group Captain in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.⁵ He graduated from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, in 1933 with a Bachelor of Law (L.L.B.)⁵ He was commander of the No. 603 (City of Edinburgh) Bomber Squadron between 1934 and 1938.⁵ He was an advocate in 1935.⁵ He held the office of Member of the Edinburgh Town Council between 1935 and 1940.⁵ He was a member of the General Board of Control of Scotland between 1936 and 1939.⁵ He was Commander of the the Special Areas of Scotland between 1937 and 1939.⁵ He held the office of Deputy Keeper of Holyrood House between 1937 and 1994.⁵ He was awarded the Air Force Cross (A.F.C.) in 1938.⁵ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.⁵ He succeeded as the 10th Earl of Selkirk [S., 1646] on 16 March 1940.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Lord Daer and Shortcleuch [S., 1646] on 16 March 1940.⁴ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1941.⁵ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1945 and 1963.⁵ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting (Conservative) between 1951 and 1953.⁵ He held the office of Paymaster-General between 1953 and 1955.⁵ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1955.⁵ He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1955 and 1957.⁵ He held the office of First Lord of the Admiralty between 1957 and 1959.⁵ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1959.⁵ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1959.⁵ He held the office of High Commissioner to Singapore between 1959 and 1963.⁵ He was Commander-General of the South East Asia between 1959 and 1963.⁵ He was U.K. Representative to SEATO between 1960 and 1963.⁵ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1963.⁵ He was President of the Building Societies Association between 1965 and 1982.⁵ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) in 1976.⁵

     W/Cdr. Lord Malcolm Avondale Douglas-Hamilton was born on 12 November 1909.¹ He was the son of Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton and Nina Mary Benita Poore.¹ He married, firstly, Clodagh Pamela Bowes-Lyon, daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Malcom Bowes-Lyon and Winifred Gurdon-Rebow, on 18 April 1931.¹ He and Clodagh Pamela Bowes-Lyon were divorced in 1952.¹ He married, secondly, Natalie Wales, daughter of Major Nathaniel Brackett Wales, on 4 January 1953.¹ He died on 21 July 1964 at age 54 at Mt. Cameroon^G, killed in an air-crash.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1943.¹ He gained the rank of Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Corps.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) in 1944.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Inverness and Ross and Cromarty between 1950 and 1954.¹

     Clodagh Pamela Bowes-Lyon was born on 15 July 1908.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Hon. Malcom Bowes-Lyon and Winifred Gurdon-Rebow.^2,1 She married, firstly, W/Cdr. Lord Malcolm Avondale Douglas-Hamilton, son of Alfred Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton and Nina Mary Benita Poore, on 18 April 1931.¹ She and W/Cdr. Lord Malcolm Avondale Douglas-Hamilton were divorced in 1952.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Tresham Joseph Philip Lever, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Arthur Levy Lever, 1st Bt. and Beatrice Hilda Falk, on 5 March 1962.³ She died on 10 May 2003 at age 94.³
     Clodagh Pamela Bowes-Lyon usually went by her middle name of Pamela.³ From 18 April 1931, her married name became Douglas-Hamilton. From 5 March 1962, her married name became Lever.

     Lt.-Col. Hon. Malcom Bowes-Lyon was born on 23 April 1874.² He was the son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Frances Dora Smith.³ He married Winifred Gurdon-Rebow, daughter of Hector John Gurdon-Rebow and Judith Blanche Gurdon, on 28 September 1907.² He died on 23 August 1957 at age 83.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He gained the rank of Captain in the 2nd Life Guards.² He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900.² He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 5th Battalion, Black Watch.²

     Alasdair Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton was born on 10 September 1939.¹ He is the son of W/Cdr. Lord Malcolm Avondale Douglas-Hamilton and Clodagh Pamela Bowes-Lyon.¹ He married Angela Kathleen Longley, daughter of S/Ldr. John Molony Longley, on 24 July 1965.¹
     He was educated at Gordonstoun School, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was educated at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ In March 1996 His claim for title of Earl of Selkirk was rejected. He lived in 1999 at Lessudden, St. Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Angela Kathleen Longley is the daughter of S/Ldr. John Molony Longley.¹ She married Alasdair Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton, son of W/Cdr. Lord Malcolm Avondale Douglas-Hamilton and Clodagh Pamela Bowes-Lyon, on 24 July 1965.¹
     From 24 July 1965, her married name became Douglas-Hamilton.

     S/Ldr. John Molony Longley gained the rank of Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force. He lived at The Old Rectory, West Knoyle, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Angus Gavin Douglas-Hamilton was born on 6 April 1968 at Horsham, Sussex, England. He is the son of Alasdair Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton and Angela Kathleen Longley.¹ He married Justine Levene on 18 November 1995.¹