Peerage Record – 2840

     Mary Nisbet was the daughter of William Hamilton Nisbet and Mary Manners.^1,3 She married, secondly, Robert Ferguson of Raith.¹ She married, firstly, General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine, son of Charles Bruce, 9th Earl of Kincardine and Martha Whyte, on 11 March 1799.¹ She and General Thomas Bruce, 11th Earl of Kincardine were divorced in 1808.¹ She died on 9 July 1855.
     Her married name became Ferguson.¹ From 11 March 1799, her married name became Bruce. After her marriage, Mary Nisbet was styled as Countess of Elgin and Kincardine on 11 March 1799.

     Hon. Richard Robin Alexander Cubitt was born on 14 June 1995.¹ He is the son of Mark Edward Cubitt, 5th Baron Ashcombe and Melissa Mary Hay.¹

     William Hamilton Nisbet was born in 1747.² He was the son of William Nisbet of Dirleton and Mary Hamilton. He married Mary Manners, daughter of General Lord Robert Manners and Mary Digges, on 31 January 1777.² He died in 1822.²
     He lived at Belhaven, East Lothian, Scotland^G.¹ He lived at Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Lady Georgiana Frederica Montagu was the daughter of William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester and Lady Susan Gordon.¹ She married Evan Baillie of Dochfour, son of Peter Baillie of Dochfour and Elizabeth Pinney, on 11 October 1823 at Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England.^2,3 She died on 30 July 1892.²
     Her married name became Baillie.

     Evan Baillie of Dochfour was born on 1 April 1798 at Somerton Erleigh, Somerset, England.^2,3 He was the son of Peter Baillie of Dochfour and Elizabeth Pinney.¹ He married, firstly, Charlotte Augusta Baillie, daughter of Venerable Charles Baillie and Lady Charlotte Home, on 9 August 1821.² He married, secondly, Lady Georgiana Frederica Montagu, daughter of William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester and Lady Susan Gordon, on 11 October 1823 at Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England.^2,3 He died on 6 April 1883 at age 85 at Florence, Italy.^2,3
     He lived at Dochfour, Inverness-shire, Scotland^G.⁴

     Hon. Ronald Charles Edward Cubitt was born on 13 February 1997.¹ He is the son of Mark Edward Cubitt, 5th Baron Ashcombe and Melissa Mary Hay.¹

     Hon. David Antony Cubitt was born on 9 July 1966.¹ He is the son of Mark Robin Cubitt and Juliet Perpetua Woodall.¹
     On 27 July 2015 he was granted the rank of a baron’s younger son.²

     Charlotte Augusta Baillie was the daughter of Venerable Charles Baillie and Lady Charlotte Home.^1,2 She married Evan Baillie of Dochfour, son of Peter Baillie of Dochfour and Elizabeth Pinney, on 9 August 1821.¹ She died in 1822, without issue.²

     Lt.-Col. Hon. Robert Lygon was born on 9 August 1879.² He was the son of Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp and Lady Emily Annora Charlotte Pierrepont.^1,2 He married Cecilia Albinia Arbuthnot, daughter of Sir George Gough Arbuthnot and Isabella Albinia Boyle, on 10 October 1903.¹ He died on 13 January 1952 at age 72.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900, where he was wounded.² He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1910.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards.² He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)²

     Andrew Peter Geoffrey Holmes was born on 16 May 1944.¹ He is the son of Brigadier Leonard Geoffrey Holmes and Gladys Mary Black.¹ He married Rosemary Jane Smallwood, daughter of Major Robert Evelyn Russell Smallwood and Jane Henrietta Birkmyre, in 1977.²
     He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was a solicitor in 1969.¹ He was founder and managing director of Quester Ltd.¹ He lived in 2003 at Headlams Well, Ipsden, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹