Peerage Record – 545

     Anne Christine Margaret Hamilton was born on 9 August 1940.² She was the daughter of Gerald John Hamilton and Gwendolin Margaret Mary Grace MacRae.^1,2 She married, secondly, Alexander Maitland.³ She married, firstly, Hon. Matthew Henry Beaumont, son of Wentworth Henry Canning Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale and Violet Lucy Emily Seely, on 14 April 1959.¹ She and Hon. Matthew Henry Beaumont were divorced in 1972.¹ She died on 16 December 2018 at age 78.³
     Her married name became Maitland.³ From 14 April 1959, her married name became Beaumont.¹

     Gerald John Hamilton was born on 8 November 1910.² He is the son of Alfred Henry John Hamilton and Lilian Cope.² He married Gwendolin Margaret Mary Grace MacRae, daughter of Colonel Sir Colin William MacRae of Feoirlinn and Lady Margaret Crichton-Stuart, on 8 July 1939.²

     Justin George Gerald Beaumont was born on 12 January 1960.¹ He is the son of Hon. Matthew Henry Beaumont and Anne Christine Margaret Hamilton.¹

     Charlotte Catherine Lucinda Beaumont was born on 29 May 1962.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Matthew Henry Beaumont and Anne Christine Margaret Hamilton.¹ She married Henry Thomas Alexander Erskine, 18th Earl of Buchan, son of Malcolm Harry Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan and Hilary Diana Cecil Power, in 1987.¹ She died on 1 June 2013 at age 51.²
     From 1987, her married name became Erskine.¹

     Folmer Lüttichau married Ingeborg Carl.¹

     Henry Thomas Alexander Erskine, 18th Earl of Buchan was born on 31 May 1960.² He is the son of Malcolm Harry Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan and Hilary Diana Cecil Power.^1,2 He married Charlotte Catherine Lucinda Beaumont, daughter of Hon. Matthew Henry Beaumont and Anne Christine Margaret Hamilton, in 1987.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was styled as Lord Cardross between 1984 and 2022.² He succeeded as the 9th Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle, co. Cornwall [U.K., 1806] on 11 September 2022. He succeeded as the 18th Earl of Buchan [S., 1469] on 11 September 2022. He succeeded as the 18th Lord Auchterhouse [S., 1469] on 11 September 2022. He succeeded as the 13th Lord Cardross [S., 1610] on 11 September 2022.

     Malcolm Harry Erskine, 17th Earl of Buchan was born on 4 July 1930.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Donald Cardross Flower Erskine, 16th Earl of Buchan and Christina Baxendale.³ He married Hilary Diana Cecil Power, daughter of Sir Ivan McLannahan Cecil Power, 2nd Bt. and Nancy Hilary Griffiths, on 21 February 1957.² He died on 11 September 2022 at age 92.⁴
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He was styled as Lord Cardross between 1960 and 1984.⁵ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Westminster in 1972.² He became a Liveryman, Grocers’ Company.² He succeeded as the 17th Earl of Buchan [S., 1469] in 1984.² He succeeded as the 17th Lord Auchterhouse [S., 1469] in 1984.² He succeeded as the 12th Lord Cardross [S., 1610] in 1984.² He succeeded as the 8th Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle, co. Cornwall [U.K., 1806] in 1984.² He lived in 2003 at Newnham House, Newnham, Hampshire, England^G.²

     Belinda Jane Elizabeth Cuthbert was born on 6 August 1932.² She is the daughter of Major Harold David Cuthbert and Bridget Sibyl Milnes-Coates.^1,3 She married Hon. Matthew Henry Beaumont, son of Wentworth Henry Canning Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale and Violet Lucy Emily Seely, on 13 October 1973.¹
     From 13 October 1973, her married name became Beaumont.¹ She lived in 2003 at Bearl House, Stocksfield, Northumberland, England^G.²

     Major Harold David Cuthbert was the son of Captain James Harold Cuthbert and Kathleen Alice Coppin-Straker. He married Bridget Sibyl Milnes-Coates, daughter of Captain Sir Edward Clive Milnes-Coates, 2nd Bt. and Lady Celia Hermione Crewe-Milnes, on 15 October 1931.² He and Bridget Sibyl Milnes-Coates were divorced in 1944.² He married Diana Daphne Holman-Hunt, daughter of Hilary Lushington Holman-Hunt, in 1946.³ He died on 2 July 1959.²
     He lived at Beaufront Castle, Hexham, Northumberland, England.² He gained the rank of Major in the Scots Guards.⁴

     Peter Gordon Colin Somervell is the son of Major Sir Arnold Colin Somervell.¹ He married, firstly, Alys Duncan, daughter of A. D. S. Duncan, in June 1947.² He married, secondly, Diana Cinderella Mildred Bowes-Lyon, daughter of Hon. John Herbert Bowes-Lyon and Hon. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, on 24 February 1960.¹