Use dmy dates date April 2012 Francis DavidCharteris, 12thEarl of Wemyss and 8th Earl of March , Order of the Thistle KT , Deputy Lieutenant DL 19 January 1912 &ndash 12 December 2008 succeeded his grandfather in the family titles in 1937. He was the eldest son of Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, who was killed in the First World War . He was educated at Eton College and at Balliol College, Oxford BA 1933 . He was a Colonial Administrator in Basutoland from 1937 until 1944. He was commissioned ... before Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss Hugo Richard Charteris title Earl of Wemyss and March years 1937&ndash 2008 after James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss James Donald Charteris s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wemyss, DavidCharteris, 12thEarl Of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish earl DATE OF BIRTH 19 January 1912 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 12 December 2008 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, DavidCharteris, 12thEarl Of Category 1912 births Category ..., James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss James Donald Charteris, Lord Neidpath b. 22 June 1948 , succeeded his father to the Earldoms in December 2008. Lord Wemyss married, secondly, 1995, Shelagh Kathleen ... External links Hansard contribs mr francis charteris the Earl of Wemyss http pages.prodigy.net ptheroff gotha wemyss.html An Online Gotha Earls of Wemyss and March http www.independent.co.uk news obituaries the earl of wemyss and march landowner and conservationist who served the scottish national trust for half a century 1067083.html The Independent obituary The Earl of Wemyss and March Monday ... High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland de DavidCharteris, 12. Earl of Wemyss ... . They had two daughters and two sons one daughter died in infancy . The elder son, Iain DavidCharteris ... Category Knights of the Thistle Category Lord Lieutenants of East Lothian Category Earls of Wemyss ... more details
unreferenced date August 2008 Francis WemyssCharteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, 5th Earl of March 14 August 1796 &ndash 1 January 1883 , was a Scottish peer. WemyssCharteris was the son of Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss , and succeeded in 1853. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire from 1853 to 1880. On 22 August 1817, he married Lady Louisa Bingham, daughter of Richard Bingham, 2nd Earl of Lucan , at Paris , France . They had six children Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss 1818&ndash 1914 Lt. Col. Hon. Richard Charteris 1822&ndash 1874 Anne Greville, Countess of Warwick Lady Anne Charteris 1829&ndash 1903 Louisa WemyssCharteris 1830&ndash 1920 Captain Hon. Frederick William Charteris 1833&ndash 1887 Captain Walter Charteris d. 1854 s start s hon succession box title Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire before Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss The Earl of Wemyss and March years 1853&ndash 1880 after Colin James Mackenzie s npo mason s bef before Thomas Hay Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull The Earl of Kinnoull s ttl title List of Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Grand Master of the br Grand Lodge of Scotland years 1827 &ndash 1830 s aft after George Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird The Lord Kinnaird s reg sct s bef before Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss Francis Charteris s ttl title Earl of Wemyss br Earl of March years 1853 &ndash 1883 s aft after Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Francis Charteris end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, Francis WemyssCharteris, 9th Earl of alternative names short description Scottish earl date of birth 14 August 1796 place of birth date of death 1 January 1883 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, Francis WemyssCharteris, 9th Earl of Category 1796 births Category 1883 deaths Category Earls of Wemyss Category Lord Lieutenants of Peeblesshire Scotland earl stub ... more details
. ref name Scotsman Dick Family Charteris is the son of Francis DavidCharteris, 12thEarl of Wemyss . He became heir apparent to the Earl of Wemyss Earldoms of Wemyss and March upon the death of his elder brother, Iain DavidCharteris, Lord Elcho, in 1954. He was subsequently known as Lord Neidpath ... s start succession box before DavidCharteris, 12thEarl of Wemyss Francis DavidCharteris title Earl of Wemyss and March years 2008&ndash after incumbent s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wemyss, James Charteris, 13th Earl Of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish earl DATE OF BIRTH 22 June 1948 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, James Charteris, 12thEarl Of Category 1948 births Category Earls of Wemyss Category Old Etonians Category ...James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March , also known as Jamie Neidpath ref name Scotsman Dick http edinburghnews.scotsman.com features Will successor to Gosford toe.4892560.jp Will successor to Gosford toe the line? , Sandra Dick, The Scotsman , 20 January 2009, accessed 16 August 2011 ref b. 22 June 1948 is a member of the Scottish peerage , the 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March . Neidpath was educated first at Eton School Eton . ref http www.dailymail.co.uk debate columnists article 386442 Sorry rave heres 30 quid.html Sorry about the rave up here s 30 quid , Daily Mail , 16 May 2006, accessed 16 August 2011 ref He is a former Montague Burton Professor of International Relations Assistant Professor at Oxford University , who taught international relations including to Bill Clinton , is now a real estate agent . ref http www.washingtonpost.com wp srv style features trepan.htm You Need It Like... ... a Hole in the Head? , Michael Colton, Washington Post , 31 May 1998, accessed 16 August 2011 ref He is known to have undergone an operation of trepanation ... Charteris, Lord Neidpath , thepeerage.com, accessed 16 August 2011 ref Amanda is known for her belief ... more details
Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th Earl of March 25 August 1857 12 July 1937 , styled Lord Elcho from 1883 to 1914, was a Scottish Conservative Party UK Conservative politician. Wemyss and March was the fifth but eldest surviving son of Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss , and his wife Lady Anne Frederica, daughter of Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield . He entered Parliament ... contribs lord elcho the Earl of Wemyss S start s par uk s bef before Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Lord Elcho s ttl title Member of Parliament for Haddingtonshire UK Parliament constituency ... Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Francis Charteris s ttl title Earl of Wemyss and March Earl of Wemyss years 1914 1937 s aft rows 2 after DavidCharteris, 12thEarl of Wemyss Francis DavidCharteris s ttl title Earl of Wemyss and March Earl of March years 1914 1937 S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of alternative names short description Scottish ... Wemyss, Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Category 1857 births Category 1937 deaths Category Earls of Wemyss ... Herbert Asquith and became a well known writer. The Countess of Wemyss and March died in April 1937, aged 74. Lord Wemyss and March only survived her by three months and died in July of the same year, aged 79. He was succeeded in his titles by his grandson DavidCharteris, 12thEarl of WemyssDavid , his eldest son Captain Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, having been killed in action in the First World War . The latter s second son was Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield . His grandson, Hugo Charteris , was a renowned post war, author and screenwriter. He is the great grandfather of the Scottish cartoonist, Jamie Charteris . References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors ... of Haddingtonshire from 1918 to 1937. Lord Wemyss and March married Mary Constance, daughter of the Hon ... before George Baillie Hamilton, 11th Earl of Haddington The Earl of Haddington years 1918 1937 after ... more details
links Commons category Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Hansard contribs hon francis charteris the Earl of Wemyss S start s par uk s bef before Augustus Moreton br Christopher William Codrington ..., 1847 1847 &ndash 1883 s aft after Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss Lord Elcho s off succession ... Charteris, Francis Richard Category 1818 births Wemyss, Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Category 1914 deaths Wemyss, Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Category Members of the United Kingdom Parliament ...Image 10th Earl of Wemyss.png thumb right Lord Elcho by Carlo Pellegrini , 1870. Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Royal Victorian Order GCVO 4 August 1818 &ndash 30 June 1914 , styled as Lord Elcho between 1853 and 1883, was a British British Whig Party Whig politician . He founded the Liberty and Property Defence League . Image Lordelcho.jpg left Lord Elcho Lord Elcho was commanding officer of the London Scottish regiment London Scottish regiment for 17 years from its formation in 1859 ... Category Earls of Wemyss Category Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Wemyss, Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Category UK MPs 1841 1847 Category UK MPs 1847 1852 Category UK MPs 1852 ... Anson. In addition to his five sons he was also father of Evelyn Charteris, who married the 4th ... wife of Aubrey Herbert second son of Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon , whose daughter Laura ... Viscount Monck The Viscount Monck br Adam Haldane Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown Viscount Duncan years 1853 &ndash 1855 s reg sct s bef rows 2 before Francis WemyssCharteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss Francis WemyssCharteris s ttl title Earl of Wemyss years 1883 &ndash 1914 s aft rows 2 after Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss Hugo Charteris s ttl title Earl of March years 1883 &ndash 1914 S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Charteris, Francis Richard alternative names short description ... MP stub Scotland earl stub ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 DavidWemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss 6 September 1610 July 1679 was an army officer. Only son of John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss and Jean Gray d. 1640 , daughter of Lord Gray. As Lord Elcho , a title he held between 1633 and 1649, he commanded a regiment of Fife infantry in the Scottish army which reached Newcastle upon Tyne in August 1640. On 1 September 1644, at the head of about 6000 men, he was routed by Montrose at Tippermuir, and in August 1645, as supernumerary commander to Lieutenant General William Baillie, again suffered defeat by Montrose s forces at Kilsyth. He married three times July 1625 Anna d. 1649 , daughter of Robert Balfour, 2nd Lord Balfour of Burleigh April 1650 Helenor d. 1652 , daughter of John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown 13 January 1653 Margaret d. 1688 , daughter of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes , and widow of Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch one daughter, Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss Margaret , the only child to outlive her father. He died in 1679 at Wemyss Castle in Fife, whose estate he had done much to develop. S start s reg sct succession box title Earl of Wemyss before John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss John Wenyss after Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss Margaret Wemyss years 1649 &ndash 1679 S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, David, 2nd Earl of Wemyss alternative names short description Scottish earl date of birth 6 September 1610 place of birth date of death 1679 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, David, 2nd Earl Of Wemyss Category 1610 births Category 1679 deaths Scotland earl stub ... more details
DavidWemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss 29 April 1678 15 March 1720 son of James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland and Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss 1659 1705 . In his 41 years EarlWemyss married three times 13 August 1697 Lady Anne Douglas d. 23 Feb 1700 , the only daughter of William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry , two sons, David, Lord Elcho d. 1715 , and James 1699 1756 , who became James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss 5th Earl of Wemyss 5 January 1709 at St Martin in the Fields, London Mary Robinson d. 1711 12 , daughter of Sir John Robinson July 1716 Elizabeth St. Clair d. 1721 , daughter of Henry, Lord Sinclair two daughters Elisabeth, who married William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland , and Margaret, who married James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray . Entered parliament on 28 June 1705, and was the same year sworn of the privy council. He was one of the commissioners for the treaty of Union with England. In 1706 he was appointed High Admiral of Scotland , and this office having been abolished ... 2007 03 06 cite web url http www.myclan.com clans Wemyss 137 default.php title Clan Wemyss History author My Clan accessdate 2007 03 06 S start s reg sct succession box title Earl of Wemyss before Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss Margaret Wemyss after James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss James Wemyss years 1705 &ndash 1720 s mil succession box title Lord High Admiral of Scotland before James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose James Graham after John Hamilton Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes John Hamilton Leslie years 1706 &ndash 1714 S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, DavidWemyss, 4th Earl of alternative names short description Scottish earl date of birth 29 April 1678 place of birth date of death 15 March 1720 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, DavidWemyss, 4th Earl Of Category 1678 births Category 1720 deaths Category Earls of Wemyss Category Scottish representative peers Scotland earl stub ... more details
, the de jure eighth Earl the son of Francis WemyssCharteris, Lord Elcho . In 1810, upon the death ... cartoonist. The 12thEarl of Wemyss resided at Gosford House near Longniddry , East Lothian ... second cousin once removed Francis WemyssCharteris, later the eighth Earl of Wemyss. See above for further history of the titles. Earls of Wemyss 1633 John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss d. 1649 DavidWemyss, 2nd Earl of Wemyss 1610 1679 Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss 1659 1705 DavidWemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss c. 1678 1720 James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss 1699 1756 DavidWemyss, 6th Earl of Wemyss 1721 1787 attainted 1746 Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss Francis WemyssCharteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss 1723 1808 Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss Francis WemyssCharteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl of March 1772 1853 restored 1826 Francis WemyssCharteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss Francis WemyssCharteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss, 5th Earl of March 1796 1883 Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss, 6th Earl of March 1818 1914 Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss, 7th Earl of March 1857 1937 DavidCharteris, 12thEarl of Wemyss Francis DavidCharteris, 12thEarl of Wemyss, 8th Earl of March 1912 2008 James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss, 9th ..., 12thEarl of Wemyss12thEarl . He has no issue, and his younger brother has no sons. ref ... of Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss the 11th Earl of Wemyss, 7th Earl of March 1857 1937 , and thus ... Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss Francis WemyssCharteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl ...Image Neidpath Castle.jpg thumb right 350px Neidpath Castle Earl of Wemyss pronounced Weemz and Earl ... of Wemyss Castle Wemyss in Fife since the 12th century. The first Earls of Wemyss In 1625 John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss John Wemyss was created a Baronet , of Wemyss in the County of Fife, in the Baronetage ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss 30 August 1699 21 March 1756 was the son of DavidWemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss . He was key to securing his father in law s release from Newgate after he was sentenced to hang for the capital felony of rape. His son, the seventh Earl, legally changed his name to Charteris, his mother s maiden name, on his inheritance of Colonel Charteris s estates and fortune built upon gambling. On 17 September 1720, he married Janet Charteris, heiress of the great Colonel Francis Charteris , and they had four children DavidWemyss, 6th Earl of Wemyss 1721&ndash 1787 Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss 1723&ndash 1808 James Wemyss 1726 1786 James Wemyss 1726&ndash 1786 Frances Wemyss d. 1789 S start s npo mason succession box title List of Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Grand Master of the br Grand Lodge of Scotland before William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock The Earl of Kilmarnock after James Stuart, 8th Earl of Moray The Earl of Moray years 1744&ndash 1745 s reg sct succession box title Earl of Wemyss before DavidWemyss, 4th Earl of WemyssDavidWemyss after DavidWemyss, 6th Earl of WemyssDavidWemyss years 1720&ndash 1756 S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, James Wemyss, 5th Earl of alternative names short description Scottish earl date of birth 30 August 1699 place of birth date of death 21 March 1756 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Category 1699 births Category 1756 deaths Scotland earl stub ... more details
Charteris is a surname . It may refer to Ann Charteris 1913 1981 , wife of British author Ian Fleming Archibald Hamilton Charteris 1835 1908 , Scottish theologian, founder of Life and Work magazine DavidCharteris, 12thEarl of Wemyss b. 1912 Henry Charteris , principal of Edinburgh University from 1599 to 1620 Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss 1857 1937 John Charteris 1877 1946 , British army officer Leslie Charteris 1907 1993 , British author, creator of The Saint Simon Templar Luke Charteris b. 1983 , Welsh rugby player Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield 1913 1999 , private secretary to HM Elizabeth II Thomas Charteris d. 1346 , Scottish nobleman and ambassador to England See also Clan Charteris Francis Charteris disambiguation page surname de Charteris ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 David Lindsay , 12thEarl of Crawford , 1577 1620 was a Scottish nobleman. David Lindsay was born in Crawford , Lanarkshire , Scotland. He was the son of David Lindsay, 11th Earl of Crawford and Lilias Drummond, Baroness Fyvie. He married Jean Kerr, daughter of Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian on 16 April 1610. They were subsequently divorced. He died in debtors prison in Edinburgh in June 1620, being buried in Canongate . He was known by the nickname The Prodigal Earl . On 10 March 1608 he became a member of the Privy Council of Scotland. He killed his cousin Sir Walter Lindsay of Balgavies, son of David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford , and narrowly escaped being killed in turn by the murdered man s nephew s start s reg sct succession box title Earl of Crawford before David Lindsay, 11th Earl of Crawford David Lindsay after Henry Lindsay, 13th Earl of Crawford Henry Lindsay years 1607 1620 s off s end References Aristocratic Finances and the Origins of the Scottish Revolution by Keith M. Brown, The English Historical Review , Vol. 104, No. 410 Jan., 1989 , pp. 46 87 http www.thepeerage.com p2051.htm thePeerage.com, A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe Person Page 2051 accessed 14 10 07 http freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com elessar5 pafg2478.htm 234182 Spickler and Rockwood Genealogy accessed 14 10 07 DEFAULTSORT Crawford, David Lindsay, 12thEarl Of Category Earls of Crawford scotland noble stub ... more details
Francis Charteris may refer to Francis Charteris Scottish aristocrat 1672 1732 , famous rake, nicknamed The Rape Master General Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss 1723 1808 , grandson formerly known as Francis Wemyss, who adopted his grandfather s surname on inheriting his estates Francis WemyssCharteris, Lord Elcho 1749 1808 , British Member of Parliament for Haddington Burghs UK Parliament constituency Haddington Burghs , 1780 1787 Francis WemyssCharteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss 1772 1853 better known as Francis Douglas , grandson of the 7th Earl Francis WemyssCharteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss 1796 1883 , son of the 8th Earl Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss 1818 1914 , son of the 9th Earl Francis DavidCharteris, 12thEarl of Wemyss 1912 2008 better known as DavidCharteris , grandson of the 11th Earl hndis Charteris, Francis DEFAULTSORT Charteris, Francis ... more details
Colonel David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th and 7th Earl of Airlie , Order of the Thistle KT , Royal Victorian Order GCVO , Military Cross MC 18 July 1893, County Tipperary 28 December 1968 was a Peerage of Scotland Scottish peer , soldier and courtier. ref http www.thepeerage.com p10417.htm i104168 Profile in The Peerage.com ref He was the eldest son of David Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie and his wife, Mabell Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie Mabell, Countess of Airlie . He inherited his father s titles in 1900 and was one of the trainbearers to Mary of Teck at her Coronation of the British monarch ... Airlie, David Ogilvy, 12thEarl of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 18 July 1893 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 28 December 1968 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Airlie, David Ogilvy, 12thEarl of Category Earls of Airlie Category Knights of the Thistle Category Knights Grand Cross of the Royal ... of Thomas Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester and they had six children David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie David George Coke Patrick, styled Lord Ogilvy, later 13th 8th Earl of Airlie b. 1926 Angus Ogilvy Hon ... mr david ogilvy 1 the Earl of Airlie s start s off s bef before Arthur Somers Cocks, 6th Baron ... sct s bef before David Ogilvy, 11th Earl of Airlie David William Stanley Ogilvy s ttl title Earl of Airlie years 1900 &ndash 1968 s aft after David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie David George Patrick Coke ... earl stub pl David Ogilvy, 12. hrabia Airlie ..., 9th Earl of Jersey 9th Earl of Jersey Lady Victoria Jean Marjorie Mabell 1918 2004 , married ... in the Earl s colours. ref http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,751098,00.html Time Magazine ... years 1937 &ndash 1965 s aft after Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie The Earl of Dalhousie s hon s bef before Claude Bowes Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne ... Earl of Dalhousie The Earl of Dalhousie s bef before Sidney Buller Fullerton Elphinstone, 16th Lord ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss died 1649 Knighted in 1618 in 1625 Wemyss was created a List of extant Baronetcies Baronetage of Nova Scotia 1625 1706 Baronet of Nova Scotia in 1625, with a charter to the barony of New Wemyss in that province of Canada. In 1628 he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Wemyss of Elcho , and in 1633 he was further honoured when he was made Lord Elcho and Methel and Earl of Wemyss , also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , a Privy Councillor and one of the Committee of the Estates . Wemyss later supported the Scottish parliament against Charles I of England Charles I in the Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms Wars of the Three Kingdoms , and died in 1649 . He married Jane Gray daughter of Patrick Gray, 6th Lord Gray Patrick Gray and Elizabeth Lyon and was succeeded by his only son, DavidWemyss, 2nd Earl of WemyssDavid , the second Earl. S start s reg sct succession box title Earl of Wemyss before New creation after DavidWemyss, 2nd Earl of WemyssDavidWemyss years 1633 1649 S end Persondata name Wemyss, John, 1st Earl of Wemyss alternative names short description Scottish earl date of birth place of birth date of death 1649 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, John, 1st Earl Of Wemyss Category 1649 deaths Category Lords High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Category 17th century Scottish people Category Members of the Privy Council of Scotland Category Members of the pre 1707 Scottish Parliament Scotland earl stub ru , , 1 ... more details
OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 29 April 1787 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, DavidWemyss, 6th Earl Of Category ...Image David.Wemyss.Lord.Elcho.1741.jpg thumb right 150px DavidWemyss, Lord Elcho, in 1741. DavidWemyss, de jure 6th Earl of Wemyss 12 August 1721 29 April 1787 , generally known as Lord Elcho even after ... was the eldest son and heir of James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss , and his wife Janet d. 1778 , daughter of Colonel Francis Charteris Scottish aristocrat Francis Charteris and Helen Swinton. His parents ... forfeited. In spite of this, he assumed the title of 6th Earl of Wemyss on his father s death on 21 ... was buried in B le, Switzerland. References ODNBweb id 29036 title Wemyss, David . DNBfirst wstitle Wemyss, David 1721 1787 Also according to Alice Wemyss, David, Lord Elcho, sailed from Scotland in La ... John Wemyss Kessler, Bt., Scotland the Brave ISBN 978 0 7884 1582 1 . Notes reflist start box s reg sct succession box title Earl of Wemyss and March Earl of Wemyss before James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss James Wemyss after Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss Francis WemyssCharteris years 1756 &ndash 1787 end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wemyss, DavidWemyss ... David, Lord Elcho left two manuscripts 1 a journal in French, covering the principal years ... authority for his history of the events of 1745. ref cite author David, Lord Elcho with a memoir and annotations by Evan Charteris title A short account of the affairs of Scotland in the years 1744, 1745, 1746 year 1897 location Edinburgh publisher David Douglas url http books.google.com books?id T2QDAAAAMAAJ ref According to Alice Wemyss in her book Elcho of the 45 ISBN 0 85 411080 1 page 222, David, Lord Elcho, ...died in Paris on April 30 1787 in his house rue St Lazard as the result of illness ... of Lord Elcho on p. 125 , Alice Wemyss wrote that Lord Elcho s child, a son, was born on 19th November ... , Switzerland, he is referred to as Lord Elcho . His mother was buried with her son. This was David ... more details
unreferenced date August 2008 Francis WemyssCharteris Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss, 4th Earl of March 15 April 1772 &ndash 28 June 1853 , known as the Earl of March from 1810 to 1826 and as the Earl of Wemyss and March from 1826 to 1853, was a Scottish peer. Wemyss was the son of Francis WemyssCharteris, Lord Elcho 1749 1808 , and the grandson of Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss Francis Charteris, de jure 7th Earl of Wemyss . In 1810 he succeeded his second cousin twice removed William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry and 3rd Earl of March to the Earldom ... WemyssCharteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss 1796&ndash 1883 Hon. Walter Charteris 1797&ndash 1818 Lady Margaret Charteris 1800&ndash 1825 Lady Katherine CharterisWemyss 1801&ndash 1844 References reflist External links Hansard contribs mr francis douglas 2 the Earl of Wemyss s start s hon succession box title ... 1821&ndash 1853 after Francis WemyssCharteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss The Earl of Wemyss and March s npo ... Earl of Wemyss Francis Charteris s ttl title Earl of Wemyss and March Earl of Wemyss years 1826 1853 s aft rows 2 after Francis WemyssCharteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss Francis WemyssCharteris s bef before William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry William Douglas s ttl title Earl of Wemyss and March Earl of March years 1810 1853 s reg uk s new creation s ttl title Earl of Wemyss and March Baron Wemyss years 1821&ndash 1853 s aft after Francis WemyssCharteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss Francis WemyssCharteris end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Wemyss, Francis Charteris, 8th Earl of alternative ... 28 June 1853 place of death DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, Francis Charteris, 8th Earl of Category 1772 births ... Earl of March. In 1821 he was created Baron Wemyss , of Wemyss in the County of Fife, in the Peerage ... obtained a reversal of the attainder of the earldom of Wemyss and became the eighth Earl of Wemyss ... Margaret Campbell and they had eight children Lady Charlotte Charteris d. 1886 Lady Louisa Antoinetta ... more details
Wemyss can refer to Places Wemyss Bay , a large village in Inverclyde, Scotland Wemyss Bay railway station Castle Wemyss , a demolished mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland East Wemyss , Fife, Scotland West Wemyss , Fife, Scotland Wemyss Castle , a large mansion in Fife, Scotland Wemyss Caves , Fife, Scotland Castle Wemyss sugar estate , Jamaica Wemyss House, a residence hall at the University of the Pacific United States University of the Pacific , Stockton, California Titles Baron Wester Wemyss , a creation in the peerage of the United Kingdom Earl of Wemyss , a creation in the peerage of the United Kingdom People Clan Wemyss , Scottish clan Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson 1824 1894 , Canadian fur trader Kathy Wemyss , Australian musician Stig Wemyss , Australian character actor and voice over artist Other Wemyss Ware , a type of pottery Castle Wemyss march , a slow march for pipe band, used by the Seaforth Highlanders disambig ... more details
sct succession box title Earl of Wemyss and March Earl of Wemyss before DavidWemyss, 6th Earl of WemyssDavidWemyss after Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss Francis Charteris years 1787&ndash 1808 end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wemyss, Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of ALTERNATIVE ... OF DEATH 24 August 1808 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Category 1723 births Category 1808 deaths Category Earls of Wemyss Scotland earl stub ...unsourced date April 2009 Francis WemyssCharteris 21 October 1723 24 August 1808 was a Scottish landowner who claimed to be 7th Earl of Wemyss . Charteris was the second son of James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss and his wife Janet, daughter and wealthy heiress of Colonel Francis Charteris Scottish aristocrat Francis Charteris . He was born with the name Francis Wemyss but on 24 February 1732, he legally changed it to Francis WemyssCharteris, adopting his mother s maiden name on the inheritance of the estates of his maternal grandfather Colonel Charteris. In a Haddingtonshire Sasine registered on the 8 August 1792, No.576, Francis Charteris, Earl of Wemyss was seised in the barony of Newmilns ... . They had five children Frances Charteris d. 1848 Francis Charteris 1749 1808 Francis WemyssCharteris , styled Lord Elcho 1749&ndash 1808 Helen Charteris Walpole Charteris Anne CharterisCharteris died in August 1808, aged 84. His grandson Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss Francis obtained a reversal of the attainder in 1826 and became the eighth Earl of Wemyss. start box s npo mason succession ... of the monastery of Haddington, East Lothian Haddington called Abbey Mill. His elder brother DavidWemyss, 6th Earl of WemyssDavid, Lord Elcho , was implicated in the Jacobite risings Jacobite rising of 1745, and was attainted in 1746. He died childless in 1787 and Charteris would have succeeded as seventh Earl but for the attainder. However, he still assumed the title. On 12 September 1745, he ... more details
DavidEarl born Stellenbosch , South Africa , 1951 is a South Africa n composer and pianist . He was educated at Rondebosch Boys High School . He made his professional debut at the age of sixteen when he broadcast Bach , Chopin and Chabrier on the SABC . In 1968, he performed Felix Mendelssohn s Piano Concerto No 1 with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra. In 1971, he moved to London where he studied at Trinity College of Music . He studied under Jacob Kaletsky and Richard Arnell . His first recital at Wigmore Hall was reported as stylish and powerful by The Times . In 1975, he was selected as one the Young Musicians of the Year by the Greater London Arts Association. He also won first prize in the 1976 SABC Piano Competition. He was described by the Daily Telegraph as having remarkable gifts of style, technical mastery and artistry . He made his debut as a composer in the 1977 when he premiered his own Piano Suite No 1 Mosaics at Wigmore Hall. He was introduced to the world of writing music for television by the director David Puttnam and wrote for a number of programmes between 1982 and 1987. In 2001 he became a Buddhist . ref Wright, DavidEarl ref Filmography P Tang Yang Kipperbang, 1984 The Price, 1985 Arthur s Hallowed Groun, 1986, ref http www.imdb.com name nm0247229 IMDb film database ref ref http www.screenonline.org.uk tv id 507334 credits.html British Film Institute Screen on Line website ref Ballets Ballet in one act Ch ri novel Ch ri 1978 Ballet in one act Return of the Soldier ... David F. C. Wright, DavidEarl , on http www.classical composers.org comp earl Classical Composers Database website. External links imdb name id 0247229 name DavidEarl http www.cpo.org.za calendar ... DavidEarl Official website Notes Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Earl, David ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1951 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Earl, David Category 1951 births Category Living people Category South African ... more details
. Chief Clan Chief James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss The 13th Earl of Wemyss and the 9th Earl of March , who is also Viscount of Peebles , Lord Wemyss of Elcho , Lord Elcho and Methel ...Use dmy dates date September 2011 Clan Charteris is a Lowland Scottish clan . History Origins of the Name ... son or grandson came north to Scotland with the retinue of David I of Scotland David I . One of the earliest ... Charteris is found in a charter to the Abbey of Kelso around 1174, where the name appears ... of Walther. Sir Thomas de Charteris was appointed Lord High Chancellor of Scotland by Alexander III ... Independence Andrew de Charteris rendered homage to Edward I of England in the Ragman Rolls of 1296 ... III Comyn John Comyn was slain at Dumfries in 1306. Sir Thomas Charteris was appointed Lord High Chancellor by David II of Scotland . 16th century & clan conflicts Feud with Clan Kilpatrick 1526, A feud .... In Pitcairn s Criminal Trials of Scotland it is recorded that in March 1526 John Charteris ... noble dispute occurred in 1530, when Sir Robert Charteris, the eighth Laird, fought a duel with Sir ... himself watching from the castle walls. The joust was apparently fought with such fury that Charteris ... of the office, and John Charteris of Kinfauns was appointed in his stead. The city declined to acknowledge Charteris, and barred the gates against him. Charteris, along with Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray ... who were assisted by their neighbours the Clan Moncreiffe , and Charteris was forced to flee. The Ruthvens remained Provosts of Perth until William Ruthven, Earl of Gowrie, was executed in 1584. In 1552 John Charteris had been killed by the earl s heir in the High Street in Edinburgh. 17th century & civil war The Clan Charteris led by John Charteris of Amsfield initially supported the Covenanters however they refused to take up arms against King Charles I, for this John Charteris was imprisoned ... at the Battle of Philiphaugh in 1645. John s brother Alexander Charteris also followed Montrose ... more details
James Wemyss 23 February 1726 &ndash 10 May 1786 was a Scottish Member of Parliament. He was the third son of James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss by his wife Janet Charteris. The eldest son DavidWemyss, 6th Earl of WemyssDavid, Lord Elcho was attainted in 1746, and the second son Francis Charteris, 7th Earl of Wemyss Francis had adopted the name Charteris as heir to his maternal grandmother Francis Charteris rake Francis Charteris , so James was named heir to Wemyss Castle the Wemyss estates by a new entail of 31 July 1750. The 5th Earl of Wemyss died in 1756. On 29 August 1757 James Wemyss married his cousin Lady Elizabeth Sutherland, daughter of William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland by his wife Lady Elizabeth Wemyss, daughter of DavidWemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss . Their children included the soldier and MP William Wemyss 1760 1822 William Wemyss . Wemyss was Member of Parliament for Fife UK Parliament constituency Fife from 1763 to 1768 and for Sutherland UK Parliament constituency Sutherland from 1768 to 1784, when he was succeeded by his son. References http www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk online content Wemyss1633.htm http www.leighrayment.com commons Fcommons.htm http www.leighrayment.com commons Scommons6.htm http thepeerage.com p1087.htm i10866 http www.angelfire.com realm gotha gotha wemyss.html Scotland MP stub GreatBritain MP stub Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wemyss, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish politician DATE OF BIRTH 23 February 1726 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 10 May 1786 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wemyss, James Category 1726 births Category 1786 deaths Category Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies Category British MPs 1761 1768 Category British MPs 1768 1774 Category British MPs 1774 1780 Category British MPs 1780 1784 ... more details
the Macduff Earl of Fifie Earls of Fife . In 1290, Sir Michael Wemyss and his brother, Sir David ... Century & Jacobite Risings Chief DavidWemyss, 4th Earl of WemyssDavidWemyss , the third Earl ... & Anglo Scottish Wars Chief Sir David de Wemyss was killed leading the Clan Wemyss at the Battle ... a baron in 1628, he was later advanced to the title of Earl of Wemyss , the patent being presented ... of the Estates. He died in 1649, and was succeeded by his only son, David, the second Earl. He died ... Francis Charteris of Amisfield. During the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the fourth Earl s eldest son, Davidwemyss, Lord Elcho, joined Prince Charles Edward Stewart in Edinburgh . He was appointed colonel ... his defeat at the Battle of Culloden . DavidWemyss, Lord Elcho then escaped to France , and took .... It is from Francis that the present Earl of Wemyss and March, whose seat is the magnificent Adam ... upon the Earl s third son, the Honourable James Wemyss. He was MP for Sutherland, and married ... Victoria Cavendish Bentinck, the last surviving god daughter of Queen Victoria . DavidWemyss eldest ... in 2005 of DavidWemyss his eldest son Michael became chief of the name of Wemyss and continues ... of the clan. Elcho Castle is owned by The Earl of Wemyss Clan Chief Asof 2011 the chief of Clan Wemyss ... by a member of Clan Wemyss Clan Wemyss is a Lowland Scottish clan . History Origins of the Clan The name Wemyss is derived from the Scottish Gaelic language Gaelic word uaimh , meaning cave , and is believed ... the family of Wemyss made its home. Wemyss in Fife has been the seat of the chiefs since the twelfth ... Robert I of Scotland Robert the Bruce of Scotland . The clan seat, Wemyss Castle was later sacked by the English. In 1315 Wemyss witnessed the Act of Settlement of the Scottish Crown by Robert the Bruce at Ayr . His son, Sir David, was one of those who appended his seal to the famous Declaration of Arbroath in 1320. Sir David appeared again, as one of the guarantors for the release from English ... more details
Kingdom PC 7 September 1913 &ndash 23 December 1999 was a courtier of Queen Elizabeth II . Charteris was the son of Hugo Charteris, Lord Elcho and a brother of the DavidCharteris, 12thEarl of Wemyss12thEarl of Wemyss . He was educated at Eton College Eton and the Royal Military College ...Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix small The Right Honourable small br name The Lord Charteris of Amisfield honorific suffix br small Order of the Bath GCB Royal Victorian Order GCVO Queen s Service ... Martin Michael Charles Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield , Order of the Bath GCB , Royal Victorian ... a daughter of the David Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson 1st Viscount Margesson on 16 December ... Charteris of Amisfield , of Amisfield in East Lothian . Charteris was probably most notable through ... 1991 s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Charteris, Martin Baron Charteris ... OF DEATH 23 December 1999 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Charteris, Martin Baron Charteris of Amisfield Category 1913 births Charteris of Amisfield Category 1999 deaths Charteris of Amisfield Category Companions of the Queen s Service Order Charteris of Amisfield Category Crossbench life peers Charteris of Amisfield Category Grand Officiers of the L gion d honneur Charteris of Amisfield Category Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Charteris of Amisfield Category Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Charteris of Amisfield Category Officers of the Order of the British Empire Charteris of Amisfield Category Recipients of the Royal Victorian Chain Charteris of Amisfield Category Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Charteris of Amisfield Category King s Royal Rifle Corps officers Charteris of Amisfield Category British Army personnel of World War II Charteris of Amisfield Category Old Etonians Charteris of Amisfield Category Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Amisfield, Martin Charteris Category Permanent Lords in Waiting Amisfield, Martin Charteris ... more details
Henry David Erskine, 12thEarl of Buchan 1783 13 September 1857 was the grandson of the Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan 10th Earl of Buchan . On 28 September 1809, he married Elizabeth Cole Shipley d.1828 , daughter of Maj General Sir Charles Shipley, and they had one child, David Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan David Stuart Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan 1815&ndash 1898 . References http thepeerage.com p3020.htm i30192 S start s npo mason succession box title List of Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Grand Master of the br Grand Lodge of Scotland before George Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird The Lord Kinnaird after William Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton Marquess of Douglas years 1832&ndash 1833 s reg sct succession box title Earl of Buchan before David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan David Erskine after David Erskine, 13th Earl of Buchan David Erskine years S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Buchan, Henry Erskine, 12thEarl of alternative names short description date of birth 1783 place of birth date of death 13 September 1857 place of death DEFAULTSORT Buchan, Henry Erskine, 12thEarl of Category Earls or mormaers of Buchan Category 1783 births Category 1857 deaths Category Clan Erskine Henry Scotland earl stub ... more details
Brennan, http www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk online content Wemyss1633.htm Wemyss, Earl of S, 1633 , Cracroft s Peerage. Accessed 24 November 2011. Persondata NAME Charteris, Francis ALTERNATIVE NAMES ...Francis Charteris 31 January 1749 &ndash 20 January 1808 was a Scottish Member of Parliament. He was the only son of the Hon. Francis Charteris 1723 1808 Francis Charteris , second son of James Wemyss, 5th Earl of Wemyss . The fifth Earl s eldest son DavidWemyss, Lord Elcho had been attainder attainted for his part in the Jacobite Rising of 1745 so after the Earl s death in 1756 Earl of Wemyss the earldom became forfeit. Charteris was elected to Parliament for the Haddington Burghs UK Parliament constituency Haddington district of burghs in 1780. From 1784 he was in opposition to the government of William Pitt the Younger . In 1787 Charteris uncle Lord Elcho who but for his attainder would have been 6th Earl of Wemyss died. As Charteris father had not been attainted himself, he assumed the title as 7th Earl of Wemyss, with Charteris assuming the title Lord Elcho . At the time Master Peerage ... Scottish constituencies in Parliament , and after a debate on the matter Charteris had to vacate his seat. Although it was later established that the Earldom of Wemyss remained forfeit and his father was not after all a Scottish peer, Charteris did not attempt to re enter Parliament. Francis Charteris married in 1771 Susan, daughter of Anthony Keck and granddaughter of James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton . They had one son and four daughters Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss Francis , who obtained a reversal of the attainder and became 8th Earl of Wemyss Henrietta Charlotte Elizabeth, who married George Harry Grey, 6th Earl of Stamford Susan, who married Henry Clinton 1771 1829 ... volume 1754 1790 member charteris francis 1749 1808 CHARTERIS, Francis 1749 1808 , of Amisfield ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Charteris, Francis Category 1749 births Category 1808 deaths Category British ... more details
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