Peerage Record – 2900

     Hon. Frederica Eliza Kinnaird was born on 3 April 1810.² She was the daughter of Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird and Lady Olivia Letitia Catherine FitzGerald.^1,3 She was baptised on 30 December 1810.² She married Admiral Sir James Hope, son of Admiral Sir George Hope-Vere and Lady Jemima Hope Johnstone, on 16 August 1838.¹ She died on 25 May 1856 at age 46.¹
     From 16 August 1838, her married name became Hope.¹

     Sholto John Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton was born on 13 April 1818.¹ He was the son of George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton and Frances Theodora Rose.¹ He married, firstly, Helen Watson, daughter of James Watson and Janet Ramsay, on 21 January 1844.¹ He married, secondly, Lady Alice Anne Caroline Lambton, daughter of John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham and Lady Louisa Elizabeth Grey, on 7 July 1853.² He died on 24 December 1884 at age 66.¹
     He was styled as Lord of Aberdour between 1827 and 1858. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars.¹ He succeeded as the 18th Earl of Morton [S., 1458] on 31 March 1858.¹ He was appointed Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1859 and 1884.¹

     Helen Watson was the daughter of James Watson and Janet Ramsay.¹ She married Sholto John Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton, son of George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton and Frances Theodora Rose, on 21 January 1844.¹ She died on 23 December 1850.¹
     Her married name became Douglas.

     James Watson married Janet Ramsay, daughter of George Ramsay and Hon. Jean Hamilton.¹
     He lived at Saughton Hall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Sholto George Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton was born on 5 November 1844.¹ He was the son of Sholto John Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton and Helen Watson.¹ He married Hon. Helen Geraldine Ponsonby, daughter of Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley of Canford and Lady Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby, on 25 July 1877.² He died on 8 October 1935 at age 90.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Midlothian Yeomanry.¹ He succeeded as the 19th Earl of Morton [S., 1458] on 24 March 1884.¹ He was appointed Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1886 and 1935.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Midlothian.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Argyllshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Argyllshire.¹ He was Head Coast Watcher, Royal Navy at sea between 1914 and 1916.¹

     Lady Alice Anne Caroline Lambton was the daughter of John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham and Lady Louisa Elizabeth Grey.¹ She married Sholto John Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton, son of George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton and Frances Theodora Rose, on 7 July 1853.¹ She died on 15 January 1907, without issue.¹
     Her married name became Douglas. After her marriage, Lady Alice Anne Caroline Lambton was styled as Countess of Morton on 31 March 1858. She was Lady of the Bedchamber to HM Queen Alexandra.²

     Hon. Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby was born on 4 March 1776 at Whitehaven, Cumberland, England^G.^2,3 She was the daughter of William Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly and Hon. Louisa Molesworth.¹ She married Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, son of General Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey and Elizabeth Grey, on 18 November 1794 at Hereford, Herefordshire, England^G.^1,3 She died on 26 November 1861 at age 85 at Eaton Square, London, England^G.^1,3
     Her married name became Grey. After her marriage, Hon. Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby was styled as Countess Grey on 14 November 1807.

     Sir John Walrond Walrond, 1st Bt. was born on 1 March 1818 at Tiverton, Devon, England.^3,2 He was the son of Benjamin Bowes Walrond and Frances Walrond.³ He married Hon. Frances Caroline Hood, daughter of Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport and Charlotte Mary Nelson, Duchesa di Bronté, on 20 May 1845 at St. George’s, Hanover Square, London, England.⁴ He died on 23 April 1889 at age 71 at Cannes, France.^4,2 He was buried at Bradfield, Cullompton, Devon, England.²
     He was given the name of John Walrond Dickinson at birth.⁵ On 22 April 1845 his name was legally changed to John Walrond Walrond.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Tiverton between 1865 and 1868.³ He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1874.³ He was created 1st Baronet Walrond, of Bradfield, Devon [U.K.] on 24 February 1876.^1,3

     Colonel Malise Graham was born on 12 February 1884.² He was the son of Sir Reginald Henry Graham, 8th Bt. and Annie Mary Shiffner.³ He married Cecil Lorna Barclay, daughter of Hugh Gurney Barclay and Evelyn Louisa Hogg, on 10 August 1915.² He died on 14 August 1929 at age 45.²
     He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in the 16th/5th Lancers.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1918.² He was GSO(1) of the 4th Cavalry , 2nd Cavalry Division between 1918 and 1919.² He gained the rank of Colonel in the 10th Hussars.¹ He was commander of the 10th Hussars between 1923 and 1927.² He was commander of the 6th Cavalry Brigade between 1928 and 1929.² He was Temporary Brigadier and Assistant Director of Remounts, War Office
in 1929.²

     Captain Hon. Hedworth George Ailwyn Fellowes was born on 10 July 1891.¹ He was the son of Ailwyn Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn and Hon. Agatha Eleanor Augusta Jolliffe.¹ He married Audrey Janet Boyle, daughter of Lt.-Col. Lionel Richard Cavendish Boyle and Alice Pulteney, on 18 September 1916.² He died on 12 May 1917 at age 25, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Lieutenant.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Captain in the Indian Army.¹