Peerage Record – 2549

     John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland was born on 7 July 1860.² He was the son of Captain George Sinclair and Agnes Learmonth.^1,3 He married Lady Marjorie Adeline Gordon, daughter of John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair and Dame Isabel Maria Marjoribanks, on 12 July 1904.² He died on 11 January 1925 at age 64.²
     He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.² He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.² He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1879 in the 5th Royal Irish Lancers.² He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.² He fought in the Sudan Expedition in 1885.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1886.¹ He retired from the military in 1887, with the rank of Captain, late of the 5th Lancers.¹ He held the office of Member of the London City Council between 1889 and 1892.² He was Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for War between 1892 and 1895.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dunbartonshire between 1892 and 1895.¹ He was Secretary to the Governor-General of Canada between 1896 and 1897.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Forfar between 1897 and 1909.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1905.¹ He held the office of Sectrary for Scotland between 1905 and 1912.¹ He was created 1st Baron Pentland, of Lyth, co. Caithness [U.K.] on 15 February 1909.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.) in 1912.¹ He held the office of Governor of Madras between 1912 and 1919.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.) in 1918.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Glasgow University, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrew’s University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Lady Dorothea Mary Gordon was born on 12 March 1882 at 37 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London, England^G.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair and Dame Isabel Maria Marjoribanks.¹ She died on 25 November 1882.¹

     Mary Florence Clixby was the daughter of Joseph Clixby.¹ She married, firstly, Edward Sheppard Cockayne in 1881.¹ She married, secondly, George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, son of John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair and Dame Isabel Maria Marjoribanks, on 6 August 1906 at Scottish Presbyterian Church of St. Columba, Pont Street, Chelsea, London, England^G.¹ She died on 5 January 1937, without issue.^2,3 She was buried on 7 January 1937.²
     From before 1906, her married name became Cockayne.¹ Her married name became Gordon. After her marriage, Mary Florence Clixby was styled as Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair on 7 March 1934.

     Joseph Clixby lived at Owmby Cliff, Lincolnshire, England^G.¹

     Sir John Burgersh lived at Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)²

     Anna Orrok Stronach Sheila Foster Forbes was the daughter of Lt.-Col. John Foster Forbes of Rothiemay and Mary Livesey.^2,3 She married, firstly, Captain James William Guy Innes, son of Alexander Innes and Helen Eythan King, on 28 August 1906.² She married, secondly, George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, son of John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair and Dame Isabel Maria Marjoribanks, on 21 December 1940.² She died on 12 March 1949.^2,4
     Anna Orrok Stronach Sheila Foster Forbes usually went by her middle name of Sheila.² From 28 August 1906, her married name became Innes. From 21 December 1940, her married name became Gordon. After her marriage, Anna Orrok Stronach Sheila Foster Forbes was styled as Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair on 21 December 1940.

     Lt.-Col. John Foster Forbes of Rothiemay was born on 11 December 1835.² He married Mary Livesey.² He died on 3 November 1914 at age 78 at Rothiemay Castle, Banffshire, Scotland.²
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Rothiemay, Banffshire, Scotland^G.³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 56th Indian Cavalry.²

     Captain James William Guy Innes was born on 11 September 1873. He was the son of Alexander Innes and Helen Eythan King.² He married Anna Orrok Stronach Sheila Foster Forbes, daughter of Lt.-Col. John Foster Forbes of Rothiemay and Mary Livesey, on 28 August 1906.¹ He died on 1 October 1939 at age 66.³
     He was awarded the Chevalier, Legion of Honour.³ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kincardineshire.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kincardineshire.³ He lived at Maryculter House, Kincardineshire, Scotland^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹

     Cécile Elizabeth Drummond was born on 7 August 1878.² She was the daughter of George James Drummond and Elizabeth Cecile Sophia Norman.^1,3 She married Dudley Gladstone Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, son of John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair and Dame Isabel Maria Marjoribanks, on 25 April 1907.¹ She died on 17 September 1948 at age 70.¹
     Her married name became Gordon.

     George James Drummond was born on 22 June 1835.² He was the son of George Drummond and Marianne Portman.² He married Elizabeth Cecile Sophia Norman, daughter of Reverend Frederick John Norman and Lady Adeliza Elizabeth Gertrude Manners, on 6 July 1876.² He died on 31 January 1917 at age 81.²
     He was partner of Drummond’s Bank.² He lived at Swaylands House, Penshurst, Kent, England^G.¹