Peerage Record – 2976

     Lady Margaret Gordon was the daughter of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and Elizabeth Keith.¹ She married John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes, son of William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes and Elizabeth Keith, in November 1558.¹ She and John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes were divorced in 1574.¹
     Her married name became Forbes.

     John Forbes, 9th Lord Forbes was the son of John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes and Lady Margaret Gordon.¹ He died on 2 August 1606, unmarried.
     He was a Capuchin monk after 2 August 1593 at Tournai, Belgium^G.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Lord Forbes [S., 1445] on 29 June 1606, de jure.¹

     Janet Seton was the daughter of William Seton of Touch.¹ She married, firstly, Sir John Belllenden before 1580.¹ She married, secondly, John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes, son of William Forbes, 7th Lord Forbes and Elizabeth Keith, in 1580.¹ She died on 2 February 1616.¹
     From before 1580, her married name became Belllenden.¹ From 1580, her married name became Forbes.¹

     Samuel Stillman Gair was born in 1789.^2,3 He was the son of Reverend Thomas Gaire and Rebecca Proudfoot.⁴ He married Elizabeth Greene Wainwright in 1821.^4,3 He died in 1847.⁴
     He was also known as Samuel Stillman Gaire.⁴ He was managing partner of the Liverpool branch of Baring Brothers in 1832.³ He was naturalized as a British citizen in 1842.³ He lived at Penketh Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹

     Arthur Forbes, 9th Lord Forbes was born on 25 April 1581.¹ He was the son of John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes and Janet Seton.¹ He married Jean Elphinstone, daughter of Alexander Elphinstone, 4th Lord Elphinstone and Jean Livingstone, on 1 February 1600.² He died in 1641.³
     He succeeded as the 9th Lord Forbes [S., 1445] on 29 June 1606.¹

     Jean Elphinstone was born on 17 February 1582.² She was the daughter of Alexander Elphinstone, 4th Lord Elphinstone and Jean Livingstone.³ She married Arthur Forbes, 9th Lord Forbes, son of John Forbes, 8th Lord Forbes and Janet Seton, on 1 February 1600.¹ She died before 1628.²
     Her married name became Forbes.

     Sir John Gregory Shaw, 5th Bt. was born on 25 July 1756 at Eltham, Kent, England^G.¹ He was the son of Sir John Shaw, 4th Bt. and Martha Kenward.¹ He married Hon. Theodosia Margaret Monson, daughter of John Monson, 2nd Baron Monson of Burton and Theodosia Maddison, on 9 March 1782 at St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone Road, Marylebone, London, England^G. He died on 28 October 1831 at age 75 at Kenward Park, Yalding, Kent, England^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) in January 1832.¹
     He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 26 January 1774.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, on 31 October 1776 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Shaw, of the city of London [E., 1665] on 18 June 1779.¹ He lived at Kenward Park, Yalding, Kent, England^G.¹ He lived at Eltham Lodge, Eltham, Kent, England^G.¹

     Sir William Hanmer Dick-Cunyngham, 6th/8th Bt. was born on 22 October 1808.² He was the son of Sir Robert Keith Dick-Cunyngham, 5th/7th Bt. and Harriet Hanmer.² He married Susan Alston-Stewart, daughter of Major James Alston-Stewart, on 17 February 1836.² He died on 20 February 1871 at age 62.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the King’s Dragoon Guards.² He succeeded as the 6th Baronet Cuninghame, of Caprington, co. Ayr [N.S., 1669] on 14 December 1849.³ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Dick, of Prestonfield, co. Midlothian [S., 1707] on 14 December 1849.²