Peerage Record – 2852

     Marion Boswell is the daughter of David Boswell, 5th of Auchinleck and Isabel Wallace.^2,1 She married Alan Cathcart, 6th Lord Cathcart, son of Alan Cathcart, 5th Lord Cathcart and Jean Colquhoun, before July 1643.¹
     From before July 1643, her married name became Cathcart.

     Elizabeth Dalrymple was baptised on 9 October 1653.² She was the daughter of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair and Margaret Ross.³ She married Alan Cathcart, 7th Lord Cathcart, son of Alan Cathcart, 6th Lord Cathcart and Marion Boswell, circa 12 October 1672.¹
     From circa 12 October 1672, her married name became Cathcart.

     Maj.-Gen. Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart was born in 1686.¹ He was the son of Alan Cathcart, 7th Lord Cathcart and Elizabeth Dalrymple.² He married, firstly, Marion Shaw, daughter of Sir John Shaw of Greenock, 3rd Bt. and Margaret Dalrymple, on 29 March 1718 at St. Mary Magdalene, Old Fish Street, London, England^G.^1,3 He married, secondly, Elizabeth Malyn, daughter of Thomas Malyn, in 1739.¹ He died on 20 December 1740, at sea on route to his post in North America, as Commander-in-Chief.¹ He was buried at Prince Rupert’s Bay, Dominica^G.³
     He gained the rank of Captain in 1702 in the Scots Greys.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1709.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.¹ He fought in the Battle of Sheriffmuir on 13 November 1715, where he played a leading role in defeating the Jacobite left wing.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1717 in the 9th Foot.¹ He held the office of Receiver General [Scotland] between 1725 and 1729.³ He held the office of Groom of the Bedchamber to King George II between 1727 and 1732.³ He was Colonel of the 31st Foot between 1728 and 1731.¹ He was Colonel of the 8th Dragoons between 1731 and 1733.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Lord Cathcart [S., c. 1452] on 19 October 1732.¹ He was Colonel of the 7th Horse of King’s Carabiniers between 1733 and 1740.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1734 and 1740.¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1735.¹ He held the office of Governor of Duncannon Fort between 1735 and 1740.³ He gained the rank of Major-General in 1739.¹

     Marion Shaw was born on 7 December 1700.² She was the daughter of Sir John Shaw of Greenock, 3rd Bt. and Margaret Dalrymple.^1,2 She married Maj.-Gen. Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart, son of Alan Cathcart, 7th Lord Cathcart and Elizabeth Dalrymple, on 29 March 1718 at St. Mary Magdalene, Old Fish Street, London, England^G.^1,2 She died on 21 March 1733 at age 32 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.^1,2
     Her married name became Cathcart.

     Sir John Shaw of Greenock, 3rd Bt. was the son of Sir John Shaw of Greenock, 2nd Bt. and Eleanor Nicolson.¹ He married Margaret Dalrymple, daughter of Hon. Sir Hew Dalrymple of North Berwick, 1st Bt. and Marion Hamilton, in 1700.² He died on 5 April 1752.¹
     He gained the title of 3rd Baronet Shaw, of Greenock. He was also known as John Schaw.³

     Elizabeth Malyn was born circa 1692.² She was the daughter of Thomas Malyn.¹ She married, firstly, James Fleet.¹ She married, secondly, Captain Joseph Sabine.¹ She married, thirdly, Maj.-Gen. Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart, son of Alan Cathcart, 7th Lord Cathcart and Elizabeth Dalrymple, in 1739.¹ She married, fourthly, Lt.-Col. Hugh Macquire on 18 May 1745.¹ She died on 3 August 1789 at Tewin, Hertfordshire, England^G.^1,2 She was buried at Tewin, Hertfordshire, England^G.²
     Her married name became Fleet.¹ Her married name became Sabine.¹ From 1739, her married name became Cathcart. From 18 May 1745, her married name became Macquire. Between 1748 and 1764 at Castle Nugent, County Meath, Ireland^G, she refused to make over her property to her fourth husband, so he kept her as a prisoner.³

     Philip T. Shearing married Caroline Rosemund Dallas, daughter of Major Ronald James Grant Dallas and Sylvia Rosemary Cubitt, in 1981.¹

     Philip S. W. Hawkins is the son of Captain O. S. W. Hawkins.¹ He married Jennifer Mary Dallas, daughter of Major Ronald James Grant Dallas and Sylvia Rosemary Cubitt, in 1975.¹ He and Jennifer Mary Dallas were divorced in 1986.¹

     Lt.-Col. Hugh Macquire married Elizabeth Malyn, daughter of Thomas Malyn, on 18 May 1745.¹ He died in 1764, killed in a duel.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army.² He gained the rank of officer in the Hungarian service.²