Peerage Record – 4042

     Hon. Michael John Erskine was born on 5 April 1956.¹ He is the son of John Francis Hervey Erskine, 13th Earl of Mar and Pansy Constance Thorne.¹ He married Jill Westwood, daughter of Campbell S. Westwood, in 1987.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at The Manse, Kilmelfort, Argyllshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Lady Fiona Erskine was born on 5 April 1956.¹ She is the daughter of John Francis Hervey Erskine, 13th Earl of Mar and Pansy Constance Thorne.¹ She married Colonel Andrew Campbell, son of Wilson Campbell, in 1980.¹
     From 1980, her married name became Campbell.¹ She lived in 2003 at The Glebe House, Stobo, Peebles-shire, Scotland^G.¹

     Alistair Robert Hervy Erskine was born on 21 March 1923.¹ He was the son of Major John Francis Ashley Erskine, Lord Erskine and Lady Marjorie Hervey.¹ He died on 19 April 1945 at age 22 at Germany^G, killed in action.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Scots Guards.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Hon. David Hervey Erskine was born on 5 November 1924.² He was the son of Major John Francis Ashley Erskine, Lord Erskine and Lady Marjorie Hervey.² He married, firstly, Jean Violet Douglas, daughter of Lt.-Col. Archibald Vivian Campbell Douglas and Elizabeth Cicely Bunsen, on 5 March 1953.² He married, secondly, Caroline Mary Lascelles, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Frederick Lascelles and Hon. Joan Frances Vere Thesiger, in 1985.¹ He died on 25 May 2004 at age 79 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He fought in the Second World War, in Italy.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Scots Guards.² He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1950 entitled to practise as a barrister.² He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1957 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He held the office of Member of the West Suffolk County Council in 1968.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk between 1971 and 1986.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Suffolk between 1983 and 2004.² He lived at Felsham, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England^G.⁴

     Jean Violet Douglas was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Archibald Vivian Campbell Douglas and Elizabeth Cicely Bunsen.¹ She married Hon. David Hervey Erskine, son of Major John Francis Ashley Erskine, Lord Erskine and Lady Marjorie Hervey, on 5 March 1953.¹ She died in 1983.¹
     Her married name became Erskine.

     Lt.-Col. Archibald Vivian Campbell Douglas was born on 6 November 1902. He is the son of Brig.-Gen. Douglas Douglas of Mains and Hon. Violet Averil Margaret Vivian. He married Elizabeth Cicely Bunsen, daughter of Sir Maurice William Ernest de Bunsen, 1st and last Bt., in 1927.
     He lived at Mains, Laraich, Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire, Scotland^G.

     Elizabeth Cicely Bunsen is the daughter of Sir Maurice William Ernest de Bunsen, 1st and last Bt. She married Lt.-Col. Archibald Vivian Campbell Douglas, son of Brig.-Gen. Douglas Douglas of Mains and Hon. Violet Averil Margaret Vivian, in 1927.
     Her married name became Douglas.

     Suzanne Melodie Cordran was born in 1943.¹ She was the daughter of Geoffrey Robert Cordran and Barbara Mary J. Stevens.¹ She married Timothy John Leigh Bell, Baron Bell, son of Arthur Leigh Bell and Greata Mary Findlay, in 1965.¹ She and Timothy John Leigh Bell, Baron Bell were divorced.¹ She died in 1993.¹
     From 1965, her married name became Bell.¹

     Janet Cicely Erskine was born on 28 December 1955.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. David Hervey Erskine and Jean Violet Douglas.¹ She married Gordon Drake Arthur, son of Allan Arthur, in 1980.¹
     From 1980, her married name became Arthur.¹ She lived in 2003 at Highfields, Smeeton Westerby, Leicestershire, England^G.¹

     Catherine Marjorie Erskine was born on 20 February 1958.¹ She is the daughter of Hon. David Hervey Erskine and Jean Violet Douglas.¹ She married Edward Georges Rosedale in 1979.¹
     From 1979, her married name became Rosedale.¹