Edmonstone Baronets
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The Edmonstone Baronetcy, of Duntreath in the County of Stirling, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created 20 May 1774 for Archibald Edmonstone, 11th of Duntreath
, Member of Parliament
for Dumbartonshire and Ayr Burghs
. He was succeeded by his third but eldest surviving son, the second Baronet. He represented Dumbartonshire and Stirlingshire
in the House of Commons
. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the third Baronet. He was a writer and traveller. He died without surviving issue and was succeeded by his half-brother, the fourth Baronet. He was an Admiral in the Royal Navy
and Member of Parliament.
The family seat is Duntreath Castle, Blanefield, Stirlingshire
.
The historian Mary McGrigor is the sister of the seventh Baronet.
Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 1st Baronet
Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 1st Baronet , also 11th of Duntreath, was a Scottish politician.Born at Dumbarton, Silver Banks, he was the son of Archibald Edmonstone, 10th of Duntreath, and his wife Anne Campbell Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 1st Baronet (10 October 1717 – 20 July 1807), also 11th of...
, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Dumbartonshire and Ayr Burghs
Ayr Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Ayr Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950...
. He was succeeded by his third but eldest surviving son, the second Baronet. He represented Dumbartonshire and Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Stirlingshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain and later of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1918...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the third Baronet. He was a writer and traveller. He died without surviving issue and was succeeded by his half-brother, the fourth Baronet. He was an Admiral in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
and Member of Parliament.
The family seat is Duntreath Castle, Blanefield, Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west.Until 1975 it was a county...
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The historian Mary McGrigor is the sister of the seventh Baronet.
Edmonstone Baronets, of Duntreath (1774)
- Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 1st BaronetSir Archibald Edmonstone, 1st BaronetSir Archibald Edmonstone, 1st Baronet , also 11th of Duntreath, was a Scottish politician.Born at Dumbarton, Silver Banks, he was the son of Archibald Edmonstone, 10th of Duntreath, and his wife Anne Campbell Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 1st Baronet (10 October 1717 – 20 July 1807), also 11th of...
(10 October 1717-20 July 1807) - Sir Charles Edmonstone, 2nd BaronetSir Charles Edmonstone, 2nd BaronetSir Charles Edmonstone, 2nd Baronet , also 12th of Duntreath, was a Scottish politician.Edmonstone was the third son of Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Eton College and subsequently at Christ Church, Oxford. Having been called to the Bar, he was one of the six clerks in...
(10 October 1764-1 April 1821) - Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 3rd BaronetSir Archibald Edmonstone, 3rd BaronetSir Archibald Edmonstone, 3rd Baronet was a British traveler and writer.-Biography:Edmonstone, the eldest son of Sir Charles Edmonstone, 2nd Baronet, by his first wife Emma, fifth daughter of Richard Wilbraham Bootle of Rode Hall, Cheshire, and sister of Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron...
(12 March 1795-15 March 1871) - Sir William Edmonstone, 4th BaronetSir William Edmonstone, 4th BaronetAdmiral Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Baronet CB, DL , also 14th of Duntreath, was a Scottish naval commander, courtier and politician....
(29 January 1810-18 February 1888) - Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 15th of Duntreath, 5th Baronet CVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
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(30 May 1867-1 April 1954). Groom in Waiting to H.M. King Edward VII 1907-10. He accompanied the King on his state visit to Leningrad in 1908. He was responsible for substantially rebuilding Duntreath to accommodate his distinguished visitors. Educated privately and at Oxford, Sir Archibald married Ida Agnes Eleanor Forbes (d. 21 December 1946), daughter of Sir George Stewart ForbesClan ForbesClan Forbes is a Lowland Scottish clan from Aberdeenshire, Scotland.-Origins:Concerning the origin of this Scottish clan, John of Forbes, the first upon record, seems to have been a man of importance in the time of William the Lion, and was the father of Fergus, from whom the clan are descended....
of Newe, ?th Baronet (related in male line to the mother of John KerryJohn KerryJohn Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
and to the Barons Forbes of Newe), who was a Woman of the BedchamberWoman of the BedchamberIn the Royal Household of the United Kingdom the term Woman of the Bedchamber is used to describe a woman attending either a queen regnant or queen consort, in the role of Lady-in-Waiting...
to H.R.H. Princess ChristianPrincess Helena of the United KingdomPrincess Helena was a member of the British Royal Family, the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert....
, third daughter of Queen Victoria. They had three sons together. His youngest sister AliceAlice KeppelAlice Frederica Keppel, née Edmonstone was a British socialite and the most famous mistress of Edward VII, the eldest son of Queen Victoria. Her formal style after marriage was The Hon. Mrs George Keppel. Her daughter, Violet Trefusis, was the lover of poet Vita Sackville-West...
, who married the Hon. George Keppel, was a mistress of King Edward VIIEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
and the great-grandmother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Rothesay. Since his eldest son William was killed in action in 1916 in the Great War, he was succeeded by the second son Archibald Charles. - Sir (Archibald) Charles "Charlie" Edmonstone, 16th of Duntreath, 6th Baronet (1894-1954). He married Gwendolyn Mary Field, daughter of Marshall Field Jr. and granddaughter of the Chicago businessman Marshall FieldMarshall FieldMarshall Field was founder of Marshall Field and Company, the Chicago-based department stores.-Life and career:...
, and had issue including one son and three daughters. His younger brother was the CommanderCommanderCommander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
Edward St John Edmonstone RNRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
((1901-1983), a godson of King Edward VIIEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
(b. 3 November 1901), married 1936 to the Hon. Alicia Evelyn Browne (4 February 1909 – 26 July 1978), daughter of John Edward Deane Browne, 5th Baron KilmaineBaron KilmaineBaron Kilmaine is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1722 in favour of the soldier the Hon. James O'Hara. Two years later he succeeded his father as Baron Tyrawley. However, both titles became extinct on the second Baron Tyrawley's...
and wife Lady Aline Kennedy, and had issue one son and one daughter (Helen) Antonia Edmonstone (b. 1937) a goddaughter of George, Duke of Kent, she is married and has three sons and a daughter. - Sir Archibald Bruce Edmonstone, 17th of Duntreath, 7th Baronet (b. 1934). He has been twice married, firstly to Jane Colville, by whom he has two sons, and secondly to Juliet Elizabeth Deakin (b. 1943), daughter of a Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
, by whom he has a son Dru (creator of the family website) and Elyssa Juliet EdmonstoneArchduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of TuscanyArchduke Sigismund of Austria, Grand Duke of Tuscany is the titular Grand Duke of Tuscany and current head of the Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.-Biography:Sigismund was born in Lausanne the son of Archduke Leopold Franz and his first wife Princess...
(b. GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, 11 September 1973), now an Archduchess, married into a former imperial house. His sister is Mary McGrigorMcGrigor BaronetsThe McGrigor Baronetcy, of Campden Hill in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 September 1831 for James McGrigor. He was a military surgeon and for many years Director-General of the Army Medical Department...
, or Lady McGrigor, a historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
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External links
- Family site created by Dru Edmonstone, youngest son of the baronet, with Lady McGrigor's history of the family online. Accessed 7 October 2007.
- More information about the family. Accessed 7 October 2007.