Peerage Record – 6037

     David Montagu Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle was born in 1777.¹ He was the son of Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle and Frances Moore.¹ He married, firstly, Frances Cadwallader, daughter of General John Cadwallader, on 6 December 1799.¹ He married, secondly, Anne Bond Travis, daughter of John Travis, on 29 July 1843 at Brighton, Sussex, England^G.² He married, thirdly, Anna Cunninghame Graham, daughter of William Cunningham Cunninghame Graham, 7th of Gartmore and 16th of Ardoch and Anne Dickson, on 21 December 1852 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.² He died on 19 March 1855 at Butler’s Green, Sussex, England^G.² He was buried at Cuckfield, Sussex, England^G.²
     He was educated between 1787 and 1792 at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1797 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn in 1802 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was Envoy to Washington between 1806 and 1810.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Portsmouth between February 1806 and October 1806.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle, co. Cornwall [U.K., 1806] on 17 November 1823.³ He was Envoy to Stuttgart between 1824 and 1828.¹ He was Envoy to Munich between 1828 and 1843.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Frances Cadwallader was born circa 1783.² She was the daughter of General John Cadwallader.¹ She married David Montagu Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle, son of Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle and Frances Moore, on 6 December 1799.¹ She died on 25 March 1843 at Genoa, Italy^G.³
     From 6 December 1799, her married name became Erskine. After her marriage, Frances Cadwallader was styled as Baroness Erskine of Restormel Castle on 17 November 1823.

     General John Cadwallader lived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Anne Bond Travis was the daughter of John Travis.¹ She married David Montagu Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle, son of Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle and Frances Moore, on 29 July 1843 at Brighton, Sussex, England^G.² She died on 18 April 1851 at Brighton, Sussex, England^G.² Her will was proven (by probate) in July 1851.²
     After her marriage, Anne Bond Travis was styled as Baroness Erskine of Restormel Castle on 29 July 1843. From 29 July 1843, her married name became Erskine.¹

     John Travis lived at Lancashire, England^G.¹

     Anna Cunninghame Graham was born on 18 March 1802 at Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland.² She was the daughter of William Cunningham Cunninghame Graham, 7th of Gartmore and 16th of Ardoch and Anne Dickson.^1,2 She married, firstly, Thomas Calderwood Durham of Largo and Polton, son of Admiral Sir Philip Charles Durham and Lady Charlotte Martha Bruce, in 1820.^1,2 She married, secondly, David Montagu Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle, son of Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine of Restormel Castle and Frances Moore, on 21 December 1852 at St. George’s Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England^G.³ She married, thirdly, Venerable John Sandford, son of Rt. Rev. Daniel Sandford and Helen Frances Catherine Douglas, on 3 April 1856 at St. James’ Church, Westminster, London, England^G.³ She died on 26 March 1886 at age 84 at 6 Newbold Terrace, Leamington, Warwickshire, England^G.³
     From 1820, her married name became Durham.¹ From 21 December 1852, her married name became Erskine. After her marriage, Anna Cunninghame Graham was styled as Baroness Erskine of Restormel Castle on 21 December 1852. From 3 April 1856, her married name became Sandford.

     Bertha Amelia Coates married Henry Brooke Aylmer, son of Hon. Henry Aylmer and Eliza Atkins, in 1901.¹ She died on 9 February 1932.¹
     From 1901, her married name became Aylmer.¹

     Venerable John Sandford was born on 22 March 1801.¹ He was the son of Rt. Rev. Daniel Sandford and Helen Frances Catherine Douglas.¹ He married, firstly, Elizabeth Gabriel Poole on 23 August 1825 at Wells, Somerset, England.² He married, secondly, Anna Cunninghame Graham, daughter of William Cunningham Cunninghame Graham, 7th of Gartmore and 16th of Ardoch and Anne Dickson, on 3 April 1856 at St. James’ Church, Westminster, London, England^G.³ He died on 22 March 1873 at age 72 at Alvechurch, Worcestershire, England.^3,2
     He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1824 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was Vicar between 1827 and 1833 at Chillingham, Northumberland, England.² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1841 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He held the office of Hon. Canon of Worcester between 1844 and 1873.² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1845 with a Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.)⁴ He held the office of Archdeacon of Coventry between 1851 and 1873.⁴ He was Rector between 1854 and 1873 at Alvechurch, Worcestershire, England.²

     Isabella Howard was the daughter of Sir Henry Francis Howard and Hon. Sevilla Erskine.¹ She died on 9 July 1905.¹
     She was a Dominican nun at Stone, Buckinghamshire, England.¹

     Adela Howard was the daughter of Sir Henry Francis Howard and Hon. Sevilla Erskine.¹ She died on 17 January 1914.¹
     She was a Benedictine nun at St. Scholastica’s Priory, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England.¹