Peerage Record – 50791

     Evelyn Charteris Black was the daughter of James Buyers Black.² She married Alfred Patrick Macthomas Thoms of Aberlemno, son of Thomas Watt Thoms and Rachel Jameson Duncan, on 6 October 1908.¹ She died on 22 July 1968.¹
     From 6 October 1908, her married name became Thoms.

     Patrick Watt MacThomas of Finegand, 18th Chief was born on 19 October 1909.¹ He was the son of Alfred Patrick Macthomas Thoms of Aberlemno and Evelyn Charteris Black.² He married Elizabeth Cadogan Fenwick Clayhills-Henderson, daughter of Beckett Clayhills-Henderson, on 30 August 1941.¹ He died on 18 May 1970 at age 60.¹
     He was given the name of Patrick Watt Thoms at birth.¹ He held the position of 18th Chief of the Clan MacThomas from.¹ He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the 24th Lancers.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Court on 24 October 1958.¹ On 24 October 1958 his name was legally changed to Patrick Watt MacThomas.¹ He was recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Court on 8 May 1967.¹

     Colin Edwin Sutherland Thoms was born on 2 August 1912.¹ He was the son of Alfred Patrick Macthomas Thoms of Aberlemno and Evelyn Charteris Black.² He married Anne Mortimer Whyte, daughter of Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte and Margaret Emily Fairweather, on 18 July 1951.¹ He died in 1997.¹
     He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte was born in 1883.³ He was the son of Reverend Alexander Whyte and Jane Elizabeth Barbour.³ He married Margaret Emily Fairweather.³ He died on 30 July 1970.³
     He was appointed KCS.¹ He was educated at Jena University, Jena, Austria.³ He was educated at Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Perth City between 1910 and 1918.³ He held the office of President of the Legislative Assembly [India] between 1920 and 1925.³ He was appointed Knight in 1922.³ He wrote the book Asia in the Twentieth Century, published 1926.³ He wrote the book China and Foreign Powers, published 1927.³ He was political advisor to the National Government of China between 1929 and 1932.³ He was head of the American division of the Ministry of Information between 1939 and 1940.³

     Anne Mortimer Whyte is the daughter of Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte and Margaret Emily Fairweather.² She married Colin Edwin Sutherland Thoms, son of Alfred Patrick Macthomas Thoms of Aberlemno and Evelyn Charteris Black, on 18 July 1951.¹
     From 18 July 1951, her married name became Thoms. She lived in 2003 at 44 Wardie Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Jeremy Colin Whyte Thoms was born on 30 September 1961.¹ He is the son of Colin Edwin Sutherland Thoms and Anne Mortimer Whyte.² He married Hazel McIntosh in 1996.¹
     He lived in 2003 at 16/1 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Hazel McIntosh married Jeremy Colin Whyte Thoms, son of Colin Edwin Sutherland Thoms and Anne Mortimer Whyte, in 1996.¹
     From 1996, her married name became Thoms.

     Alexander Colin Thoms was born in 1997.¹ He is the son of Jeremy Colin Whyte Thoms and Hazel McIntosh.²

     Mary Sutherland Thoms was born on 8 May 1952.¹ She is the daughter of Colin Edwin Sutherland Thoms and Anne Mortimer Whyte.² She married Bengt Grundberg.¹
     Her married name became Grundberg.

     Bengt Grundberg married Mary Sutherland Thoms, daughter of Colin Edwin Sutherland Thoms and Anne Mortimer Whyte.¹
     He had two daughters.¹