Peerage Record – 4590

     Emily Louisa Mac Gregor was the daughter of Sir John Athol Bannatyne Mac Gregor of Mac Gregor, 3rd Bt. and Mary Charlotte Hardy.¹ She married William David Murray, Viscount Stormont, son of William David Murray, 3rd/4th Earl of Mansfield and Louisa Ellison, on 6 August 1857.¹ She died on 9 April 1919.¹
     Her married name became Murray.

     William David Murray, Viscount Stormont was born on 22 July 1835.¹ He was the son of William David Murray, 3rd/4th Earl of Mansfield and Louisa Ellison.¹ He married Emily Louisa Mac Gregor, daughter of Sir John Athol Bannatyne Mac Gregor of Mac Gregor, 3rd Bt. and Mary Charlotte Hardy, on 6 August 1857.¹ He died on 12 October 1893 at age 58.¹
     He gained the title of Viscount Stormont between 1840 and 1893.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was Colonel of the 3rd Battalion, Black Watch.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dumfries-shire.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria in 1892.¹

     William David Murray, 4th/5th Earl of Mansfield was born on 20 July 1860.² He was the son of William David Murray, Viscount Stormont and Emily Louisa Mac Gregor.² He died on 29 April 1906 at age 45, unmarried.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Grenadier Guards.² He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Guards Reserve Regiment.² He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Mansfield, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1776] on 2 August 1898.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Viscount of Stormont [S., 1621] on 2 August 1898.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Mansfield, co. Middlesex [G.B., 1792] on 2 August 1898.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Lord Scone [S., 1604] on 2 August 1898.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Lord Balvaird [S., 1641] on 2 August 1898.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Clackmannanshire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dumfries-shire.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Perthshire.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Perthshire.² He was awarded the Order of Mercy in 1902.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1905.²

     Hon. Andrew David Murray was born on 28 September 1863.¹ He was the son of William David Murray, Viscount Stormont and Emily Louisa Mac Gregor.¹ He died on 20 September 1901 at age 37 at South Africa^G, killed, unmarried.¹
     He fought in the Nile Expedition in 1885.¹ He gained the rank of officer between 1885 and 1886 in the Sudan Frontier Field Force.¹ He fought in the Sudan Campaign in 1898, where he was mentioned in despatches three times.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1901, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He was Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel of the Lovat”s Scouts between 1899 and 1901.¹ On 13 March 1899 he was granted the rank of an earl’s younger brother.¹ He gained the rank of Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders.¹

     Alan David Murray, 5th/6th Earl of Mansfield was born on 25 October 1864.¹ He was the son of William David Murray, Viscount Stormont and Emily Louisa Mac Gregor.¹ He married Margaret Helen Mary Mac Gregor, daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Malcolm Mac Gregor of Mac Gregor, 4th Bt. and Lady Helen Laura McDonnell, on 20 April 1899.¹ He died on 14 March 1935 at age 70.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Black Watch.¹ He held the office of Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod between 1895 and 1917.¹ He was Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Perthshire Volunteer Regiment.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Mansfield, co. Middlesex [G.B., 1792] on 29 April 1906.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Viscount of Stormont [S., 1621] on 29 April 1906.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Mansfield, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1776] on 29 April 1906.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Lord Balvaird [S., 1641] on 29 April 1906.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Lord Scone [S., 1604] on 29 April 1906.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Perthshire.¹

     Margaret Helen Mary Mac Gregor was born on 15 January 1867.² She was the daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Malcolm Mac Gregor of Mac Gregor, 4th Bt. and Lady Helen Laura McDonnell.^1,2 She married Alan David Murray, 5th/6th Earl of Mansfield, son of William David Murray, Viscount Stormont and Emily Louisa Mac Gregor, on 20 April 1899.¹ She died on 13 February 1933 at age 66.¹
     Her married name became Murray. After her marriage, Margaret Helen Mary Mac Gregor was styled as Countess of Mansfield on 29 April 1906.

     Mungo David Malcolm Murray, 6th/7th Earl of Mansfield was born on 9 August 1900.¹ He was the son of Alan David Murray, 5th/6th Earl of Mansfield and Margaret Helen Mary Mac Gregor.¹ He married Dorothea Helena Carnegie, daughter of Rt. Hon. Sir Lancelot Douglas Carnegie and Marion Alice de Gourney Barclay, on 19 July 1928.² He died on 2 September 1971 at age 71.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 6th/7th Battalion, Black Watch.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1922 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Perth and Kinross between 1931 and 1935.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Linnean Society (F.L.S.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Zoologicial Society (F.Z.S.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries, Scotland (F.S.A.Scot.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Horticultural Society (F.R.H.S.)¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Mansfield, co. Middlesex [G.B., 1792] on 14 March 1935.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Lord Scone [S., 1604] on 14 March 1935.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Lord Balvaird [S., 1641] on 14 March 1935.¹ He succeeded as the 12th Viscount of Stormont [S., 1621] on 14 March 1935.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Mansfield, co. Nottingham [G.B., 1776] on 14 March 1935.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Perthshire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Dumfries-shire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Dumfries-shire in 1947.¹ He was Brigadier of the Royal Company of Archers.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire between 1959 and 1960.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire between 1960 and 1971.¹

     Sir Malcolm Mac Gregor of Mac Gregor, 5th Bt. was born on 3 August 1873.¹ He was the son of Rear-Admiral Sir Malcolm Mac Gregor of Mac Gregor, 4th Bt. and Lady Helen Laura McDonnell.¹ He married Hon. Gylla Constance Susan Rollo, daughter of Hon. Eric Norman Rollo and Constance Maud Hohler, on 22 January 1925.² He died on 5 December 1958 at age 85.¹
     He held the position of 22nd Chief of the Clan Gregor from in 1879.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet MacGregor, of Lanrick and Balquhidder [G.B., 1795] on 31 August 1879.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.² He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches four times.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1917.² He was awarded the Croix de Guerre with palm.¹ He was awarded the Chevalier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1919.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Perthshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Perthshire.¹ He was chairman of the Agriculture Executive Committee between 1939 and 1947.¹

     Maryel Alpina Mac Gregor was born on 1 April 1875.¹ She was the daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir Malcolm Mac Gregor of Mac Gregor, 4th Bt. and Lady Helen Laura McDonnell.¹ She married Ernest Pendleton Magruder, son of Hon. C. C. Magruder, on 23 October 1911.¹ She died on 27 November 1967 at age 92.¹
     Her married name became Magruder. She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1919.¹

     Alexander Ronald Alasdair Mac Gregor was born on 20 June 1878.² He was the son of Rear-Admiral Sir Malcolm Mac Gregor of Mac Gregor, 4th Bt. and Lady Helen Laura McDonnell. He married Gertrude Blanche Murray, daughter of Charles Archibald Murray and Blanche Moncreiffe, on 12 June 1907.¹ He died on 21 May 1960 at age 81.²
     Alexander Ronald Alasdair Mac Gregor usually went by his middle name of Alasdair.² He was with the Royal Observer Corps during the Second World War.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Perthshire.² He lived at Cardney, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland^G.²