Peerage Record – 18677

     Elizabeth Myers is the daughter of General Sir William Myers, Bt.¹ She married Major William Erskine, son of James Erskine and Lady Christian Bruce, on 15 September 1801.¹
     From 15 September 1801, her married name became Erskine.

     Lt.-Col. John Sutherland Sinclair was born in 1778.² He was the son of George Sinclair and Elizabeth Sutherland.² He married, firstly, Marianne Gamble, daughter of John Gamble, on 22 June 1802.² He married, secondly, Frances Ramsay, daughter of Captain David Ramsay, on 23 January 1817.² He married, thirdly, Euphemia Buchan, daughter of Thomas Buchan, 13th of Auchmacoy and Euphemia Turner, on 13 October 1824.¹ He died on 12 April 1841.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹
     He had three other daughters by his second wife.²

     James Augustus Sinclair, 16th Earl of Caithness was born on 31 May 1827.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. John Sutherland Sinclair and Euphemia Buchan.¹ He married Janet Macleod, daughter of Roderick MacLeod and Margaret Gambier MacLeod, on 27 April 1855 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.² He died on 20 January 1891 at age 63 at 2 Queen’s Gardens, Paddington, London, England^G, from inflammation of the lungs.² He was buried at St. Mathias, Old Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.²
     At Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G, a banker and chartered accountant.³ He succeeded as the 16th Earl of Caithness [S., 1455] on 25 May 1889.³ He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Sinclair, of Canisbay, co. Caithness [N.S., 1631] on 25 May 1889.³ In January 1890 his claim was recognised by Scottish authorities sufficiently for him to vote at the election of representative peers for Scotland.³

     Janet Macleod was born on 23 September 1829.² She was the daughter of Roderick MacLeod and Margaret Gambier MacLeod.^3,2 She was baptised at St. Anne’s Church, Soho, London, England^G.² She married James Augustus Sinclair, 16th Earl of Caithness, son of Lt.-Col. John Sutherland Sinclair and Euphemia Buchan, on 27 April 1855 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.² She died on 5 February 1906 at age 76 at 59 Inverness Terrace, Hyde Park, London, England^G.²
     From 27 April 1855, her married name became Sinclair.¹ After her marriage, Janet Macleod was styled as Countess of Caithness on 25 May 1889.

     Lilian Higford was born in March 1873 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.² She was the daughter of Higford Higford and Julia Charlotte Reeves.^1,2 She married Norman Macleod Buchan of Auchmacoy, 18th Earl of Caithness, son of James Augustus Sinclair, 16th Earl of Caithness and Janet Macleod, on 21 December 1893 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.³ She died on 11 August 1933 at age 60 at Auchmacoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹
     From 21 December 1893, her married name became Buchan.¹ After her marriage, Lilian Higford was styled as Countess of Caithness on 30 May 1914.

     Christian Erskine was the daughter of John Erskine and Anne Stirling.¹ She married Sir William Stirling of Ardoch, 4th Bt., son of Sir Henry Stirling of Ardoch, 3rd Bt., on 17 April 1762.¹ She died on 1 February 1788.¹
     From 17 April 1762, her married name became Stirling.¹

     Harriet Lavinia Pennefather was the daughter of Richard Pennefather and Emma Elizabeth Vaughton.¹ She died in 1937.¹

     Higford Higford was born on 30 July 1840 at Garston, Herefordshire, England.² He was the son of Daniel Higford Davall Burr and Anne Margaretha Scobell.² He married Julia Charlotte Reeves, daughter of Frederick John Hawkes Reeves and Sophia Unwin, in September 1869 at Richmond, Surrey, England.² He died in June 1906 at age 65 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.²
     He lived at Aldermaston Court, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Hartsfield, Betchworth, Surrey, England^G.³ He was given the name of Higford Burr at birth.¹

     Olivia Trevor, 17th of Auchmacoy was born on 15 October 1894.¹ She was the daughter of Norman Macleod Buchan of Auchmacoy, 18th Earl of Caithness and Lilian Higford.¹ She married Captain Stephen Lloyd Trevor, son of William Trevor, on 6 October 1920.¹ She died on 13 December 1973 at age 79.¹
     She was given the name of Olivia Sinclair at birth.¹ On 4 April 1913 her name was legally changed to Olivia Buchan.¹ Her name was legally changed to Olivia Trevor.¹

     Joan Rosemary Trevor was born on 5 November 1921.¹ She is the daughter of Captain Stephen Lloyd Trevor and Olivia Trevor, 17th of Auchmacoy.¹ She married, firstly, Peter Ian Duff on 24 January 1945.¹ She and Peter Ian Duff were divorced in 1973.¹ She married, secondly, John McLaren in May 1976.¹
     From 24 January 1945, her married name became Duff.¹ From May 1976, her married name became McLaren.¹ She lived in 2003 at Crossways, Headlands, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹