Peerage Record – 2056

     Lady Elizabeth Sinclair was the daughter of George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness and Lady Jean Gordon.² She married George Lindsay, 14th Earl of Crawford, son of Henry Lindsay, 13th Earl of Crawford and Helen Chisholm, circa 21 May 1621.³
     From circa 21 May 1621, her married name became Lindsay. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Sinclair was styled as Countess of Crawford in 1623.

     George Sinclair, 5th Earl of Caithness was born in 1566.¹ He was the son of John Sinclair, Master of Caithness and Lady Jean Hepburn.² He married Lady Jean Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly and Lady Anne Hamilton, circa 29 July 1585.¹ He died in February 1642/43 at Caithness, Scotland^G.³
     He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Caithness [S., 1455] on 9 September 1582.¹ On 3 April 1592 he resigned the Earldom but was regranted it with remainder to his eldest son William and the latter’s heirs male and assigns whatsoever.¹ On 18 June 1606 he had charter of the various lands forming the Barony of Borriedale.⁴ In 1614 he suppressed the rebellion in Orkney which had resulted in the death of the 5th Earl of Orkney.⁴

     Lt.-Gen. Sir James Lindsay was born on 17 April 1793 at Balcarres, Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland.^2,3 He was the son of Hon. Robert Lindsay and Elizabeth Dick.^1,2 He married, firstly, Mary Ann Grant, daughter of Francis Grant and Anne Oliphant, on 16 February 1819 at Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland.^2,3 He married, secondly, Anne Trotter, daughter of Sir Coutts Trotter, 1st Bt. and Margaret Gordon, on 2 April 1823.² He died on 5 December 1855 at age 62.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wigan between 1825 and 1831.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Fifeshire between 1831 and 1832.² He lived at Balcarres, Fife, Scotland^G.⁴

     Anne Trotter was the daughter of Sir Coutts Trotter, 1st Bt. and Margaret Gordon.¹ She married Lt.-Gen. Sir James Lindsay, son of Hon. Robert Lindsay and Elizabeth Dick, on 2 April 1823.² She died on 10 August 1894.²
     Her married name became Lindsay.

     Sir Coutts Trotter, 1st Bt. was the son of unknown Trotter.² He married Margaret Gordon, daughter of Hon. Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville and Anne Duff, on 12 July 1802 at Hendon, London, England^G.³ He died on 1 September 1837.²
     He was created 1st Baronet Trotter, of Westville, Lincolnshire [U.K.] on 4 September 1821, with a special remainder to the male issue of his daughter, Anne.²

     Mary Ann Grant was born on 21 January 1797 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.² She was the daughter of Francis Grant and Anne Oliphant.^1,2 She married Lt.-Gen. Sir James Lindsay, son of Hon. Robert Lindsay and Elizabeth Dick, on 16 February 1819 at Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland.^1,2 She died on 14 July 1820 at age 23, without issue.¹
     Her married name became Lindsay.

     Francis Grant was born in 1746 at Kilgraston, Perthshire, Scotland.² He was the son of Patrick Grant and Beatrix Grant.² He married Anne Oliphant, daughter of Robert Oliphant and Marion Buchanan, on 27 February 1796 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.² He died on 26 July 1818.²
     He lived at Kilgraston, Scotland^G.¹

     Evert George Coussmaker was born in 1721 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.² He married Mary Heyward on 18 November 1757 at St. Mary’s Church, Sandwich, Kent, England.² He died in 1763.²
     He lived at Dane Court, Kent, England^G.¹

     Stephen Lockwood married Joanna Ducat-Hamersley, daughter of Commander Edward Graham Ducat-Hamersley and Ursula Mary Gore, in 1990.¹

     Philip Yorke Gore, 4th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands was born on 23 November 1801 at Dublin Castle, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of Colonel Hon. William John Gore and Caroline Hales.¹ He married Elizabeth Marianne Napier, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir William Francis Patrick Napier and Caroline Amelia Fox, on 1 March 1838 at Freshford, Somerset, England^G.¹ He died on 25 June 1884 at age 82.¹
     He held the office of Attaché at Stockholm in August 1820.¹ He held the office of Attaché at Paris in February 1825.¹ He held the office of Attaché at Lisbon in June 1826.¹ He held the office of Secretary of Legation to Buenos Aires between 1827 and 1837.¹ He held the office of Chargé d’Affaires in Buenos Aires between October 1832 and October 1834.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore, co. Mayo [I., 1758] on 20 January 1837.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands, co. Galway [I., 1762] on 20 January 1837.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Saunders of Deeps, co. Wexford [I., 1758] on 20 January 1837.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Saunders, of Newtown Gore, co. Mayo [I., 1662] on 20 January 1837.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of St. Patrick (K.P.) on 6 May 1841.¹