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Peerage Record – 57414

Anne Douglas1

Female, Registry Number #574131, d. before 20 February 1687/88

Last Edited=19 Feb 2017
Consanguinity Index=3.44%
     Anne Douglas was the daughter of Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord Mordington and Anne Oliphant.2 She married Robert Sempill, 7th Lord Sempill, son of Hugh Sempill, 5th Lord Sempill and Lady Elizabeth Hay, after 8 February 1647/48.1 She died before 20 February 1687/88.
     From after 8 February 1647/48, her married name became Sempill.

Children of Anne Douglas and Robert Sempill, 7th Lord Sempill

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3568. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Robert Sempill, Master of Sempill1

Male, Registry Number #574132, b. circa 1655, d. 1670

Last Edited=24 Feb 2017
Consanguinity Index=1.74%
     Robert Sempill, Master of Sempill was born circa 1655.1 He was the son of Robert Sempill, 7th Lord Sempill and Anne Douglas.2 He died in 1670, unmarried.1
     He was styled as Master of Sempill between 1655 and 1670.2 He was educated at Scots College, Madrid, Spain.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3568. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

James Sempill1

Male, Registry Number #574133, d. before 1675

Last Edited=24 Feb 2017
Consanguinity Index=1.74%
     James Sempill was the son of Robert Sempill, 7th Lord Sempill and Anne Douglas.2 He died before 1675.1
     He was educated at Scots College, Douai, FranceG.2 He was educated at Scots College, Madrid, Spain.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3568. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

James Collier Harter1

Male, Registry Number #574134, b. 1821, d. 1889

Last Edited=28 Jan 2013
     James Collier Harter was born in 1821.1 He married Mary Eleanora Foster on 20 April 1851.1 He died in 1889.1
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)1

Child of James Collier Harter and Mary Eleanora Foster

Citations:
  1. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”

Grizel Primrose1

Female, Registry Number #574135, b. 19 September 1661, d. 22 June 1723

Last Edited=8 Aug 2016
     Grizel Primrose was born on 19 September 1661.2 She was the daughter of Sir Archibald Primrose, Lord Carrington and Agnes Gray.2 She married, firstly, Francis Sempill, 8th Lord Semphill, son of Robert Sempill, 7th Lord Sempill and Anne Douglas, on 30 April 1681.1 She married, secondly, Brig.-Gen. Richard Cunningham in 1693.2 She died on 22 June 1723 at age 61.2
     From 30 April 1681, her married name became Sempill. From 1693, her married name became Cunningham.2
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3568. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Mary Eleanora Foster1

Female, Registry Number #574136, b. 1830, d. 1857

Last Edited=28 Jan 2013
     Mary Eleanora Foster was born in 1830.1 She married James Collier Harter on 20 April 1851.1 She died in 1857.1
     From 20 April 1851, her married name became Harter.1

Child of Mary Eleanora Foster and James Collier Harter

Citations:
  1. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”

Lt.-Col. William Tidswell Towers-Clark1

Male, Registry Number #574137, b. 26 June 1886, d. 7 January 1961

Last Edited=24 Jun 2017
     Lt.-Col. William Tidswell Towers-Clark was born on 26 June 1886 at Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland.1,2 He was the son of William Towers-Clark and Anne Rushton.1,2 He married, firstly, Helen Frederica Elizabeth Foster Harter, daughter of George Loyd Foster Harter and Frances Geraldine Coke, on 14 September 1915 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.1 He and Helen Frederica Elizabeth Foster Harter were divorced in 1929.2 He married, secondly, Margarita May Overton Wills, daughter of Henry Overton Wills and Harriet Maria Sparrow Romer, on 21 January 1929.2 He died on 7 January 1961 at age 74 at Ryde, Isle of Wight, England.3
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.2 He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.2 He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1919.2 He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1915.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Coloel in the Coldstream Guards.1 He fought in the Second World War between 1940 and 1944.2 He lived at Wester Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland.2

Children of Lt.-Col. William Tidswell Towers-Clark and Helen Frederica Elizabeth Foster Harter

Citations:
  1. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”
  2. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 451. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.
  3. [S266] World War II Unit Histories – Officers, online http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../officers/personsx. Hereinafter cited as World War II Unit Histories – Officers.

William Towers-Clark1

Male, Registry Number #574138, b. 6 June 1852, d. November 1926

Last Edited=28 Jan 2013
     William Towers-Clark was born on 6 June 1852.2 He was the son of William Towers-Clark and Isabella Curle.2 He married Anne Rushton, daughter of Thomas Lever Rushton, in 1880.2 He died in November 1926 at age 74.2
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Royal Dragoons.2 He gained the rank of Major in the North Somerset Imperial Yeomanry.2 He lived at Wester Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland.2

Child of William Towers-Clark and Anne Rushton

Citations:
  1. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”
  2. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 451. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

William Towers-Clark1

Male, Registry Number #574139, d. 1870

Last Edited=28 Jan 2013
     William Towers-Clark married, secondly, Isabella Curle, daughter of James Curle.1 He died in 1870.1
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)1 He was given the name of William Towers at birth.1 In 1859 he inherited the estate of Wester Moffat from his cousin, William Clark.1 In 1867 his name was legally changed to William Towers-Clark.1

Child of William Towers-Clark and Isabella Curle

Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 451. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

Isabella Curle1

Female, Registry Number #574140, d. 1892

Last Edited=28 Jan 2013
     Isabella Curle was the daughter of James Curle.1 She married William Towers-Clark.1 She died in 1892.1
     Her married name became Towers-Clark.1

Child of Isabella Curle and William Towers-Clark

Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 451. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

 

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