Peerage Record – 2045

     Mabel Marian Lindsay was born on 15 February 1855. She was the daughter of Alexander William Crawford Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford and Margaret Lindsay.¹ She died, unmarried.¹

     Lady Sarah Elizabeth Savile was born circa 1813.² She was the daughter of John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough of Lifford and Lady Anne Yorke.^1,2 She married Lt.-Gen. Hon. Sir James Lindsay, son of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford and Hon. Maria Margaret Francis Pennington, on 6 November 1845.¹ She died on 16 December 1890.¹
     Her married name became Lindsay. She held the office of Women of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Victoria.¹ She was appointed Lady, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (V.A.)¹

     John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough of Lifford was born on 3 July 1783.² He was the son of John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough of Lifford and Elizabeth Stephenson.² He married Lady Anne Yorke, daughter of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke and Lady Elizabeth Scot Lindsay, on 29 August 1807.³ He died on 25 December 1860 at age 77.²
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Pontefract between 1807 and 1826.² He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Pollington of Ferns [I., 1766] on 3 February 1830.² He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Mexborough of Lifford, co. Donegal [I., 1766] on 3 February 1830.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Pollington of Longford, co. Longford [I., 1753] on 3 February 1830.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Pontefract from 1831 to 1832.²

     Emilia Anne Browne was the daughter of Very Rev. Hon. Henry Montague Browne and Hon. Catherine Penelope de Montmorency.^1,2 She married Colonel Hon. Charles Hugh Lindsay, son of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford and Hon. Maria Margaret Francis Pennington, on 24 April 1851.¹ She died on 15 February 1873.¹
     Her married name became Lindsay.

     Very Rev. Hon. Henry Montague Browne was born on 3 October 1799.² He was the son of James Caulfeild Browne, 2nd Baron Kilmaine and Hon. Anne Cavendish.^1,2 He married Hon. Catherine Penelope de Montmorency, daughter of Lodge Evans de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency and Catharine White, on 11 April 1822.³ He died on 24 November 1884 at age 85.³
     He was Rector at Burnchuch, County Kilkenny, Ireland.² He held the office of Dean of Lismore.¹

     Lady Anne Mackenzie was the daughter of Colin Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth and Lady Margaret Seton.¹ She married, firstly, Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres, son of Sir David Lindsay, 1st Lord Lindsay of Balcarres and Lady Sophia Seton, in April 1640.² She married, secondly, Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, son of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll and Lady Margaret Douglas, on 28 June 1670.¹ She died on 2 May 1707.² She was buried on 29 May 1707 at Balcarres, Fife, Scotland^G.¹
     From April 1640, her married name became Lindsay. After her marriage, Lady Anne Mackenzie was styled as Baroness Lindsay of Balcarres in March 1641. After her marriage, Lady Anne Mackenzie was styled as Countess of Balcarres on 9 January 1651. After her marriage, Lady Anne Mackenzie was styled as Dowager Countess of Balcarres on 30 August 1659.¹ From 28 June 1670, her married name became Campbell. After her marriage, Lady Anne Mackenzie was styled as Countess of Argyll on 28 June 1670. On 30 June 1685 at Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, she was a prisoner on rumours of her husband’s invasion.¹

     Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres was born on 6 July 1618 at Balcarres, Fife, Scotland^G.¹ He was the son of Sir David Lindsay, 1st Lord Lindsay of Balcarres and Lady Sophia Seton.¹ He was baptised on 4 August 1618.¹ He married Lady Anne Mackenzie, daughter of Colin Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth and Lady Margaret Seton, in April 1640.² He died on 30 August 1659 at age 41 at Breda, The Netherlands^G, in exile.² He was buried on 12 June 1660 at Balcarres, Fife, Scotland^G.²
     He was educated at St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G.¹ He was educated at Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland^G.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Lindsay of Balcarres [S., 1633] in March 1640/41.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] on 16 November 1641.¹ He fought in the Battle of Marston Moor on 2 July 1644, on the side of the Covenanters.¹ He fought in the Battle of Alford on 2 July 1645, where he commanded a troop of horse, and was defeated.¹ He held the office of a Commissioner [Scotland] to the King at Newcastle on 29 December 1645, where he urged the adoption of measures to avoid his surrender to the English.¹ He held the office of Governor of Edinburgh Castle.¹ He was commander of the troops north of the Forth.² He was created 1st Earl of Balcarres [Scotland] on 9 January 1650/51.¹ He was created 1st Lord Lindsay and Balneil [Scotland] on 9 January 1650/51.¹ He held the office of High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Kirk on 16 July 1651.² In September 1651 after the King’s defeat at Worcester, he capitulated to Cromwell.² In 1653 he again took arms for King Charles II, and joined the king in exile on the continent.²

     Charles Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Balcarres was baptised on 7 February 1651 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland^G.¹ He was the son of Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres and Lady Anne Mackenzie.¹ He died on 15 October 1662 at age 11 at Balcarres, Fife, Scotland^G, from a ‘large stone being found in his heart’, unmarried.¹ He was buried on 21 October 1662 at Balcarres, Fife, Scotland^G.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Lindsay of Balcarres [S., 1633] on 30 August 1659.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Balcarres [S., 1651] on 30 August 1659.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Lindsay and Balneil [S., 1651] on 30 August 1659.¹

     Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres was baptised on 23 August 1652 at Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland^G.¹ He was the son of Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres and Lady Anne Mackenzie.¹ He married, firstly, Mauritia de Nassau, daughter of Louis de Nassau, Herr van der Leck and Beverwaerde and Countess Isabella of Hornes, circa 1670.² He married, secondly, Lady Jean Carnegie, daughter of David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk and Lady Jean Maule, between 1672 and 1680.² He married, thirdly, Lady Jean Ker, daughter of William Ker, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe and Jean Ker, after 1680.² He married, fourthly, Lady Margaret Campbell, daughter of James Campbell, 2nd Earl of Loudoun and Lady Margaret Montgomerie, before 4 July 1689.² He died in 1722 at Balcarres, Fife, Scotland^G.² He was buried at Chapel, Balcarres, Fife, Scotland^G.²
     He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Balcarres [S., 1651] on 15 October 1662.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Lord Lindsay of Balcarres [S., 1633] on 15 October 1662.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Lindsay and Balneil [S., 1651] on 15 October 1662.¹ In 1668 he was presented to King Charles II, who gave him a troop of horse and a life pension of £1,000 per year.¹ He fought in the Battle of Solebay on 28 May 1672, with the Duke of York.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 3 June 1680.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Fife in 1682.¹ He held the office of Commissioner of the Treasury on 3 September 1686, as one of the Council of Six in whom the Scottish administration was lodged.¹ He wrote the book An account of the affairs in Scotland relating to the Revolution, published 1688.² In 1690 he supported King James II, and joined him in exile at St. Germain.¹ In 1700 he returned to Scotland from exile.¹ In 1715 he joined in the Uprising of 1715, but having surrendered, was included in the indemnity.¹
     His grand-daughter described him as “one of the handsomest and most accomplished men of his time, a man of letters, but fond of pleasure, and pleasure’s favourite.”²

     Nathan Edward Vivien Henderson was born in 1982.¹ He is the son of David Henderson and Priscilla Rosemary Ducat-Hamersley.¹