The Murray, later MacGregor of MacGregor Baronetcy, of Lanrick

Lanrick Castle

Lanrick Castle was a late 18th-century country house near Doune in central Scotland. It was demolished in 2002 despite being protected as a category B listed building. It was located on the south bank of the River Teith, in Stirling council area.-History:...

 in the County of Perth

Perth, Scotland

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, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom (see also Macgregor Baronets

Macgregor Baronets

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). It was created on 3 July 1795 for John Murray. He was a member of the Scottish MacGregor clan

Clan MacGregor

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. This branch of the family had been forbidden to wear their own surname by King James VI

James I of England

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, the only instance of this in British history. The ban was revoked in 1661 by King Charles II

Charles II of England

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 but restored during the reign of William

William III of England

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 and Mary

Mary II of England

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. It was finally repealed in 1774. However, it was not until 1822 that the family obtained Royal license to use the family surname. The second Baronet was a colonial administrator and served as Governor of Dominica

Dominica

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, Antigua

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, Barbados

Barbados

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 and Trinidad

Trinidad

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. The sixth Baronet was a Brigadier

Brigadier

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 in the Scots Guards

Scots Guards

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. The MacGregors of MacGregor are also the Chiefs of Clan Gregor.

Murray, later MacGregor of MacGregor Baronets, of Lanrick (1795)

• Sir John Murray, 1st Baronet (1745-1822)
• Sir Evan John Murray-MacGregor, 2nd Baronet (1785-1841)
• Sir John Atholl Bannatyne Murray-MacGregor, 3rd Baronet (1810-1851)
• Sir Malcolm Murray-MacGregor, 4th Baronet (1834-1879)
• Sir Malcolm MacGregor, 5th Baronet (1873-1958)
• Sir Gregor MacGregor, 6th Baronet
  Sir Gregor MacGregor, 6th Baronet
  Brigadier-General Sir Gregor MacGregor, 6th Baronet was the son of Malcolm MacGregor, 5th Baronet.On 8 February 1958, he married Fanny Butler and they had two children:...
  
  (1925-2003)
• Sir Malcolm Gregor Charles MacGregor, 7th Baronet (b. 1959)