Sir Basil Scott

M, #72751, b. 1859, d. 1926

Last Edited=27 Feb 2005
     Sir Basil Scott was born in 1859. He married Gertrude Gwendoline Villiers-Stuart, daughter of Henry Windsor Villiers-Stuart and Mary Power, on 28 December 1914. He died in 1926.
     Sir Basil Scott held the office of Chief Justice of Bombay.

Children of Sir Basil Scott and Gertrude Gwendoline Villiers-Stuart

James Elphinstone, 5th Lord Balmerinoch1

M, #72752, b. 24 November 1675, d. 5 January 1746
James Elphinstone, 5th Lord Balmerinoch|b. 24 Nov 1675\nd. 5 Jan 1746|p7276.htm#i72752|John Elphinstone, 4th Lord Balmerinoch|b. 26 Dec 1652\nd. 13 May 1736|p2176.htm#i21751|Lady Christiana Montgomerie||p2175.htm#i21750|John Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Balmerinoch|b. 18 Feb 1623\nd. 10 Jun 1704|p7252.htm#i72519|Margaret Campbell|d. Dec 1665|p7254.htm#i72537|Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton|b. 8 Apr 1613\nd. Feb 1669|p10977.htm#i109762|Lady Mary Leslie|b. 1620|p2143.htm#i21430|

Last Edited=24 Aug 2009
Consanguinity Index=0.2%
     James Elphinstone, 5th Lord Balmerinoch was born on 24 November 1675 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1 He was the son of John Elphinstone, 4th Lord Balmerinoch and Lady Christiana Montgomerie.1 A contract for the marriage of James Elphinstone, 5th Lord Balmerinoch and Elizabeth Carnegie was signed on 28 April 1718.1 He died on 5 January 1746 at age 70 at Leith, Scotland.1 He was buried on 9 January 1746 at Restalrig, Midlothian, Scotland.2
     James Elphinstone, 5th Lord Balmerinoch was a Barrister in 1703.1 He held the office of Lord of Session [Scotland] on 5 June 1714.1 He was styled as Lord Coupar [Scottish Law Lord] on 5 June 1714.1 He succeeded to the title of 5th Lord Balmerinoch [S., 1606] on 13 May 1736.1 He succeeded to the title of 4th Lord Coupar [S., 1607] on 13 May 1736.1

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 391. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 61. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerinoch1

M, #72753, b. 1688, d. 18 August 1746
Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerinoch|b. 1688\nd. 18 Aug 1746|p7276.htm#i72753|John Elphinstone, 4th Lord Balmerinoch|b. 26 Dec 1652\nd. 13 May 1736|p2176.htm#i21751|Ann Ross|d. c Nov 1712|p7260.htm#i72594|John Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Balmerinoch|b. 18 Feb 1623\nd. 10 Jun 1704|p7252.htm#i72519|Margaret Campbell|d. Dec 1665|p7254.htm#i72537|Rt. Rev. Arthur Ross||p7263.htm#i72628||||

Last Edited=24 Aug 2009
     Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerinoch was born in 1688.1 He was the son of John Elphinstone, 4th Lord Balmerinoch and Ann Ross.1 He married Margaret Chalmers, daughter of Captain unknown Chalmers.2 He died on 18 August 1746 at Tower Hill, The City, London, England, beheaded, without issue.1 He was buried at Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower Hill, The City, London, England.1
     In 1715 he joined thew Uprising of 1715, and afterwards escaped to France, where he lived for 20 years.1 In 1715 Jacobite and 1745 Uprisings (Col 2nd Horse Gds).3 In 1744 he was one of the first to join the party of the Young Chevalier.1 He was Colonel of the 2nd troop of Horse Guards.1 He succeeded to the title of 6th Lord Balmerinoch [S., 1606] on 5 January 1746.1 He succeeded to the title of 5th Lord Coupar [S., 1607] on 5 January 1746.1 He fought in the Battle of Culloden on 16 April 1746, where he was taken prisoner.1 On 29 July 1746 he was tried for high treason, and found guilty (even though he pleaded not guilty).1
     On his death, the Lordship of Balmerinoch became extinct, while the Lordship of Coupar was subject to the attainder.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.4
     

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 391. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 392.
  3. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1313. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  4. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Margaret Chalmers1

F, #72754, b. circa 1710, d. 24 August 1765
Margaret Chalmers|b. c 1710\nd. 24 Aug 1765|p7276.htm#i72754|Captain unknown Chalmers||p7276.htm#i72755||||||||||||||||

Last Edited=24 Aug 2009
     Margaret Chalmers was born circa 1710.2 She was the daughter of Captain unknown Chalmers.2 She married Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerinoch, son of John Elphinstone, 4th Lord Balmerinoch and Ann Ross.2 She died on 24 August 1765 at Restalrig, Midlothian, Scotland, in poverty.2
     Her married name became Elphinstone.2 In 1746 was captured Battle of Culloden.1 As a result of her marriage, Margaret Chalmers was styled as Lady Balmerinoch on 5 January 1746.

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1313. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 392. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Captain unknown Chalmers1

M, #72755

Last Edited=24 Aug 2009

Child of Captain unknown Chalmers

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 392. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.


James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Coupar1

M, #72756, b. circa 1587, d. January 1668/69
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Last Edited=24 Aug 2009
     James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Coupar was born circa 1587.2 He was the son of Sir James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Balmerinoch and Marjory Maxwell.1 He married, firstly, Margaret Halyburton, daughter of Sir James Halyburton of Pitcur.2 He married, secondly, Lady Marion Ogilvy, daughter of James Ogilvy, 2nd Earl of Airlie and Helen Ogilvy, in 1667.2 He died in January 1668/69, without issue.1
     Having been erected into a territorial Lordship in favour of himself and his issue male.3 He was created 1st Lord Coupar [Scotland] on 20 December 1607, with remainder to his male heirs, and failing that, to his father's male heirs.1 He held the office of an Extraordinary Lord of Session between 7 June 1649 and 1652.2 On 12 April 1654 he was fined £3,000 for his loyalty to Cromwell.2 In 1671 resigned his estates and title in favour of his wife and her heir but this nullified by the Court of Session on the objection of his half-nephew the 3rd LORD BALMERINOCH (see above), who was ajudged heir to both estates and title.3

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 463. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 464.
  3. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1313. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Michael Scott

M, #72757, b. 23 September 1917
Michael Scott|b. 23 Sep 1917|p7276.htm#i72757|Sir Basil Scott|b. 1859\nd. 1926|p7276.htm#i72751|Gertrude Gwendoline Villiers-Stuart|b. 20 Jan 1878|p7275.htm#i72750|||||||Henry W. Villiers-Stuart|b. 13 Sep 1827\nd. 12 Oct 1895|p7270.htm#i72692|Mary Power|d. 14 Sep 1907|p7270.htm#i72693|

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Michael Scott was born on 23 September 1917. He is the son of Sir Basil Scott and Gertrude Gwendoline Villiers-Stuart.

Mary Villiers-Stuart

F, #72758, b. 1881, d. 2 October 1922
Mary Villiers-Stuart|b. 1881\nd. 2 Oct 1922|p7276.htm#i72758|Henry Windsor Villiers-Stuart|b. 13 Sep 1827\nd. 12 Oct 1895|p7270.htm#i72692|Mary Power|d. 14 Sep 1907|p7270.htm#i72693|Henry Villiers-Stuart, 1st and last Baron Stuart de Decies|b. 8 Jun 1803\nd. 23 Jan 1874|p7269.htm#i72690|Theresia P. Ott|d. 7 Aug 1867|p7270.htm#i72691|||||||

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Mary Villiers-Stuart was born in 1881. She was the daughter of Henry Windsor Villiers-Stuart and Mary Power. She married Hugh Taylor on 10 July 1907. She died on 2 October 1922.
     Her married name became Taylor.

Child of Mary Villiers-Stuart and Hugh Taylor

Hugh Taylor

M, #72759, d. 1914

Last Edited=11 Nov 2005
     Hugh Taylor married Mary Villiers-Stuart, daughter of Henry Windsor Villiers-Stuart and Mary Power, on 10 July 1907. He died in 1914, killed in action.
     Hugh Taylor fought in the First World War.

Child of Hugh Taylor and Mary Villiers-Stuart

Thomas Brian Geoffrey Taylor

M, #72760, b. 1908, d. 1915
Thomas Brian Geoffrey Taylor|b. 1908\nd. 1915|p7276.htm#i72760|Hugh Taylor|d. 1914|p7276.htm#i72759|Mary Villiers-Stuart|b. 1881\nd. 2 Oct 1922|p7276.htm#i72758|||||||Henry W. Villiers-Stuart|b. 13 Sep 1827\nd. 12 Oct 1895|p7270.htm#i72692|Mary Power|d. 14 Sep 1907|p7270.htm#i72693|

Last Edited=10 May 2003
     Thomas Brian Geoffrey Taylor was born in 1908. He was the son of Hugh Taylor and Mary Villiers-Stuart. He died in 1915.