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     John Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes was born in 1675.¹ He was the son of Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Haddington and Margaret Leslie, Countess of Rothes. He married Lady Jean Hay, daughter of John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale and Lady Mary Maitland, on 29 April 1697.² He died on 9 May 1722.
     He was given the name of John Hamilton at birth. He gained the title of 9th Earl of Rothes.

     Lady Jean Hay was the daughter of John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale and Lady Mary Maitland.¹ She married John Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes, son of Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Haddington and Margaret Leslie, Countess of Rothes, on 29 April 1697.¹ She died on 4 September 1731.¹
      From 29 April 1697, her married name became Leslie.¹

     John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes was born in 1698.¹ He was the son of John Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes and Lady Jean Hay. He married, firstly, Hannah Howard, daughter of Matthew Howard, in 1741. He married, secondly, Mary Lloyd, daughter of Gresham Lloyd and Mary Holt, on 27 June 1763. He died in 1767.
     He gained the title of 10th Earl of Rothes.

     Hannah Howard was the daughter of Matthew Howard.¹ She married John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes, son of John Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes and Lady Jean Hay, in 1741. She died in 1761.
      Her married name became Hamilton.

     Matthew Howard lived at Thorpe, Norfolk, England.¹

     Mary Lloyd was the daughter of Gresham Lloyd and Mary Holt. She married John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes, son of John Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes and Lady Jean Hay, on 27 June 1763. She died on 7 September 1785.
      Her married name became Hamilton.

     George William Hope was born on 4 July 1808.¹ He was the son of General Hon. Sir Alexander Hope and Georgiana Brown.¹ He married Hon. Caroline Georgiana Montagu-Scott, daughter of Henry James Montagu-Scott, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton and Hon. Jane Margaret Douglas, on 5 March 1836.¹ He died on 18 October 1863 at age 55.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Windsor.¹ He lived at Luffness, East Lothian, Scotland.¹

     Elizabeth Hastings, Baroness Hastings was born on 23 March 1731.³ She was the daughter of Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon and Lady Selina Shirley.¹ She married John Rawdon, 1st Earl of Moira, son of Sir John Rawdon, 3rd Bt. and Dorothea Levinge, on 26 February 1752.¹ She died on 11 April 1808 at age 77.¹
     She gained the title of Baroness Hungerford. She gained the title of Baroness de Moleyns. From 26 February 1752, her married name became Rawdon.⁴ She succeeded to the title of 12th Baroness Hastings [E., 1461] on 2 October 1789, suo jure.⁵ She succeeded to the title of 11th Baroness Hastings, of Hungerford [E., 1482] on 2 October 1789, suo jure.⁵ She succeeded to the title of 16th Baroness Botreaux [E., 1368] on 2 October 1789, suo jure.¹

     Mildred King was the daughter of Lorraine King.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Ronald Townshend Fellowes, 2nd Baron Ailwyn, son of Ailwyn Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn and Hon. Agatha Eleanor Augusta Jolliffe, on 21 August 1916.¹ She died on 9 July 1938.²
      From 21 August 1916, her married name became Fellowes.¹ As a result of her marriage, Mildred King was styled as Baroness Ailwyn on 23 September 1924.

     John Leslie, 11th Earl of Rothes was the son of John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes and Hannah Howard. He married Jane Maitland, daughter of Captain Thomas Maitland, on 4 April 1768.³ He died in 1773.
     He gained the title of 11th Earl of Rothes.