Peerage Record – 3054

     Peter Gordon, 11th of Abergeldie was the son of Captain Charles Gordon and Rachel Gordon, 10th of Abergeldie.¹ He married, firstly, Margaret Strahan, daughter of Peter Strahan.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Gray, daughter of John Gray, 9th Lord Gray and Marjory Gray, Mistress of Gray.¹ He married, thirdly, Margaret Primrose, daughter of George Primrose of Ravelston, younger.¹ He died in September 1733.¹
     He was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.¹ He lived at Abergeldy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Hon. William Drummond was the son of William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan and Hon. Margaret Nairne Murray.¹ He married Anne Nairn, daughter of Brig.-Gen. David Nairn.¹ He died on 25 May 1772.¹

     Anne Nairn was the daughter of Brig.-Gen. David Nairn.¹ She married Hon. William Drummond, son of William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan and Hon. Margaret Nairne Murray.¹ She died on 31 May 1782.¹
     Her married name became Drummond.¹

     Brig.-Gen. David Nairn gained the rank of Brigadier-General in the French Army.¹

     James Andrew John Laurence Charles Drummond, 6th Viscount Strathallan was born on 24 March 1767.¹ He was the son of Hon. William Drummond and Anne Nairn.² He married Lady Amelia Sophia Murray, daughter of John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl and Hon. Jane Cathcart, on 18 January 1809.¹ He died on 14 May 1851 at age 84.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Perthshire between 1812 and 1824.¹ He was Chief of the British Settlement of Canton, China.¹ On 17 June 1824 his titles were restored by Act of Parliament.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Lord Drummond of Cromlix [S., 1686] on 17 June 1824.² He succeeded as the 6th Viscount Strathallan [S., 1686] on 17 June 1824.² He succeeded as the 8th Lord Maderty [S., 1609] on 17 June 1824.² He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1825 and 1851.¹

     Christina Maria Hersey Baird was the daughter of Robert Baird, 6th of Newbyth and Hersey Christina Maria Gavin.¹ She married William Henry Drummond, 7th Viscount Strathallan, son of James Andrew John Laurence Charles Drummond, 6th Viscount Strathallan and Lady Amelia Sophia Murray, on 25 July 1833.¹ She died on 14 February 1867.¹
     Her married name became Drummond. After her marriage, Christina Maria Hersey Baird was styled as Viscountess Strathallan on 14 May 1851.

     Robert Baird, 6th of Newbyth was the son of William Baird, 5th of Newbyth and Alicia Johnston.² He married, firstly, Hester Johnston, daughter of Wynne Johnston, in January 1779.² He married, secondly, Hersey Christina Maria Gavin, daughter of David Gavin and Lady Elizabeth Maitland, on 16 August 1791.² He died on 10 June 1828.²
     He lived at Newbyth, East Lothian, Scotland^G.²

     William Henry Drummond, 7th Viscount Strathallan was born on 5 March 1810.¹ He was the son of James Andrew John Laurence Charles Drummond, 6th Viscount Strathallan and Lady Amelia Sophia Murray.¹ He was baptised on 1 May 1810 at Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland.² He married Christina Maria Hersey Baird, daughter of Robert Baird, 6th of Newbyth and Hersey Christina Maria Gavin, on 25 July 1833.³ He died on 23 January 1886 at age 75.¹
     He succeeded as the 9th Lord Maderty [S., 1609] on 14 May 1851.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Lord Drummond of Cromlix [S., 1686] on 14 May 1851.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Strathallan [S., 1686] on 14 May 1851.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1853 and 1886.¹ He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting.¹

     James Drummond was born in 1752.¹ He was the son of James Francis Edward Drummond, 5th Viscount Strathallan and Euphemia Gordon.¹ He died in 1775, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Navy.¹

     John David Drummond, 17th Earl of Perth was born on 13 May 1907.¹ He was the son of James Eric Drummond, 16th Earl of Perth and Hon. Angela Mary Constable-Maxwell.¹ He married Nancy Seymour Finke, daughter of Reginald Finke, on 4 August 1934.¹ He died on 25 November 2002 at age 95.¹
     He was educated at Downside School, Bath, Somerset, England.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1940 in the Intelligence Corps.¹ He was with the War Cabinet and Ministry of Production between 1942 and 1946.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Viscount Strathallan [S., 1686] on 15 December 1951.¹ He succeeded as the 17th Earl of Perth [S., 1605] on 15 December 1951.¹ He succeeded as the 13th Lord Maderty [S., 1609] on 15 December 1951.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Lord Drummond of Cromlix [S., 1686] on 15 December 1951.¹ He succeeded as the 21st Lord Drummond [S., 1488] on 15 December 1951.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1952 and 1963.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1957.¹ He held the office of Minister of State, Colonial Affairs between 1957 and 1962.¹ He was First Crown Estate Commissioner between 1962 and 1977.¹