Peerage Record – 33877

     Maria Christina Dalyell was the daughter of Captain Sir William Cunningham Dalyell of the Binns, 7th Bt. and Maria Sampayo.² She married Maj.-Gen. Sir Charles Taylor Du Plat in 1855.¹ She died on 7 April 1867, without issue.¹
     From 1855, her married name became Du Plat.¹

     Maj.-Gen. Sir Charles Taylor Du Plat married Maria Christina Dalyell, daughter of Captain Sir William Cunningham Dalyell of the Binns, 7th Bt. and Maria Sampayo, in 1855.¹ He died on 2 November 1900.¹
     He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹

     Elizabeth Grace Dalyell was the daughter of Captain Sir William Cunningham Dalyell of the Binns, 7th Bt. and Maria Sampayo.² She married Gustavus Charles Cornwall-Dalyell of the Binns on 11 April 1861.¹ She died in 1913, without issue.¹

     Gustavus Charles Cornwall-Dalyell of the Binns married Elizabeth Grace Dalyell, daughter of Captain Sir William Cunningham Dalyell of the Binns, 7th Bt. and Maria Sampayo, on 11 April 1861.¹ He died on 22 July 1903.¹
     He was given the name of Gustavus Charles Cornwall at birth.¹ In 1886 his name was legally changed to Gustavus Charles Cornwall-Dalyell of the Binns after his wife inherited the Binns.¹

     Harriet Dalyell is the daughter of Sir Robert Dalyell of the Binns, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Graham.² She married James Wilkie, son of Captain James Wilkie of Foulden, in 1804.¹
     From 1804, her married name became Wilkie.¹

     James Wilkie was the son of Captain James Wilkie of Foulden.¹ He married Harriet Dalyell, daughter of Sir Robert Dalyell of the Binns, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Graham, in 1804.¹ He died in 1814.¹

     John Wilkie was born in 1806.¹ He was the son of James Wilkie and Harriet Dalyell.² He married Henriette Eleanor Bruce, daughter of Thomas Bruce of Arnot and Henrietta Dorin, on 27 April 1865 at Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.^1,3 He died on 21 June 1884.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Berwickshire.¹ He lived at Foulden, Berwickshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Thomas Bruce of Arnot was born on 29 August 1808 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.² He is the son of Thomas Bruce of Arnot and Clementina Dundas.² He married Henrietta Dorin, daughter of Alexander Dorin and Charlotte Taylor, on 2 December 1828 at Calcutta, India.² He died after 1878.²
     He lived at Arnot, Kinross-shire, Scotland^G.¹

     Henriette Eleanor Bruce was born on 15 August 1832 at Calcutta, India.² She was the daughter of Thomas Bruce of Arnot and Henrietta Dorin.^3,2 She married John Wilkie, son of James Wilkie and Harriet Dalyell, on 27 April 1865 at Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.^1,4 She died in May 1872 at age 39.¹
     From 27 April 1865, her married name became Wilkie.¹

     Sir James Bruce Wilkie-Dalyell of the Binns, 9th Bt. was born on 1 May 1867.¹ He was the son of John Wilkie and Henriette Eleanor Bruce.² He married Mary Marjoribanks Askew-Robertson, daughter of Watson Askew-Robertson of Pallinsburn and Ladykirk and Hon. Sarah Robertson, on 6 February 1894.¹ He died on 12 December 1935 at age 68, without male issue.¹
     He was also known as James Bruce Wilkie.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Boer War.¹ He was admitted to Royal Company Archers.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berwickshire.¹ In 1913 he inherited the Binns from his cousin Mrs Gustavus Cornwall-Dalyell of the Binns.¹ In 1913 his name was legally changed to James Bruce Wilkie-Dalyell of the Binns.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 3rd Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Dalyell [N.S., 1685] on 1 July 1914, when his claim was allowed by the Privy Council.¹ On his death, his baronetcy became dormant and the Binns estate passed to his daughter.¹