Peerage Record – 18701

     Sir John Ross was the son of William de Ross, 3rd Earl of Ross and Euphemia de Berkeley.^1,2 He married Margaret Comyn, daughter of Sir Alexander Comyn and Joan Latimer.¹ He died, without issue.¹

     William Comyn was the son of Alexander Comyn, 6th Earl of Buchan and Elizabeth de Quincy.¹ He died after 1312.¹
     He was Provost of the Royal Chapel of St. Andrews.¹ Before 1311 he surrendered his rights to the succession of the Comyn estates.¹

     Johanna van Halewyn, Vrouwe van Hemsrode was born in 1410.² She was the daughter of Olivier van Halewyn and Margaretha de Comines de la Clyte.^1,2 She married Hendrik II van Borselen, Heer van Veere en Zandenburg, Comte de Grandpré, son of Wolfert V van Borselen Heer van Veere en Zandenburg and Hadewich van Borselen, on 26 December 1429 at Langbroek, The Netherlands.² She died on 18 March 1467.² She was buried at Grote Kerk Church, Veere, The Netherlands.²

     Very Rev. Hon. Henry David Erskine was born in 1786.¹ He was the son of Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle and Frances Moore. He married Lady Mary Harriet Dawson, daughter of John Dawson, 1st Earl of Portarlington and Lady Caroline Stuart, on 4 May 1813.¹ He died on 27 July 1859.¹
     He held the office of Dean of Ripon between 1847 and 1859.¹

     Olivier van Halewyn married Margaretha de Comines de la Clyte.²

     Lady Mary Harriet Dawson was born circa 1790.² She was the daughter of John Dawson, 1st Earl of Portarlington and Lady Caroline Stuart.³ She married Very Rev. Hon. Henry David Erskine, son of Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle and Frances Moore, on 4 May 1813.¹ She died on 16 December 1827.²
     From 4 May 1813, her married name became Erskine.

     George David Erskine was born on 2 June 1820 at Swithland, Leicestershire, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of Very Rev. Hon. Henry David Erskine and Lady Mary Harriet Dawson.¹ He married Eleanor Elizabeth Wintle, daughter of Reverend Henry Wintle, on 22 January 1845.¹ He died on 12 September 1897 at age 77, without issue.¹

     Reverend Henry Wintle lived at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Eleanor Elizabeth Wintle was the daughter of Reverend Henry Wintle.¹ She married George David Erskine, son of Very Rev. Hon. Henry David Erskine and Lady Mary Harriet Dawson, on 22 January 1845.¹ She died in 1892.¹
     From 22 January 1845, her married name became Erskine.

     Louisa Lucy Erskine was born in 1816 at Church Lawford, Warwickshire, England^G.² She was the daughter of Very Rev. Hon. Henry David Erskine and Lady Mary Harriet Dawson.¹ She married Reverend Thomas Frederick Rudston-Read, son of Reverend Thomas Cutler Rudston-Read and Louisa Fane Cholmley, on 21 May 1845 at Kirby, Yorkshire, England^G.^1,2 She died in 1865 at Withyam, Sussex, England^G.^1,2
     From 21 May 1845, her married name became Rudston-Read.