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Families covered: Home of Bassendean, Home of Cowdenknows, Home of Eccles, Home of Home

                               
George Home, 4th Lord (d 1549)
m. (before 30.10.1531) Mariota Haliburton (dau of Patrick Haliburton, 5th/6th Lord of Dirleton)
1. Alexander Home, 5th Lord (d 08.1575)
  m1. (before 1558) Margaret Ker (d before 1565, dau of Sir Walter Ker of Cessford)
  A. Margaret Home (d 05.1598)
  m. (mcrt 02.1580-1) George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal (b 1553, d 02.04.1623)
m2. (before 03.05.1568) Agnes Gray (dau of Patrick Gray, 4th Lord)
  B. Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home (b c1567, d 05.04.1619)
  m1. (09.01.1585-6) Christian Douglas (dau of William Douglas of Lochleven, 5th Earl of Morton)
  m2. (before 28.06.1607) Mary Sutton (b 02.10.1586, d 24.05.1645, dau of Edward Sutton, Lord Dudley)
  i. James Home, 2nd Earl of Home (dsps 13.02.1633)
James was succeeded by his kinsman below.
  m1. (mcrt 10.08.1622) Catherine Carey (dsp before 08.05.1626, dau of Henry Carey, 1st Viscount Falkland)
  m2. Grace Jane Fane (b 1603, d c05.1633, dau of Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmoreland)
  ii. William Home (d young)
  iii. Margaret Home
  m. (mcrt 18.10.1627) James Stewart, 4th Earl of Moray (d 04.03.1653)
  iv. Anne Home (d 1671)
  m. (c08.1632) John Maitland, 2nd Earl of Lauderdale, Duke of Lauderdale, Earl of Guildford (b 24.05.1616, d 24.08.1682)
  partner unknown
  v. William Home, Provost of Dunglas (a 02.1616)
  C. Isabel Home
  m. Sir James Home of Eccles @@ below
  partner unknown
  D. John Home, Provost of Dunglas (d before 04.07.1579)
2. Andrew Home, Abbot of Jedburgh (a 1589)
  partner unknown
  A. George Home (a 1574 in Sweden)
3. Margaret Home
  m. (before 1563) Sir Alexander Erskine of Gogar (d before 03.09.1592)

 

 

Mungo Home of Ersiltoun (later called Coldaneknollis or Cowdenknows), etc (d 1513)
m. Elizabeth Stewart (dau of James Stewart, Earl of Buchan)
1. Sir John Home of Cowdenknows (d before 11.1573)
  m. Margaret Ker (dau of Sir Andrew Ker of Cessford)
  A. Sir James Home of Synlawis and Cowdenknows, Captain of Edinburgh Castle (d c04.1592)
  m. (mcrt 13.08.1562) Katherine Home (dau of John Home of Blackadder)
  i. Sir John Home of Cowdenknows (d before 1629)
  m1. Marie Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair, Master of Caithness)
a. Sir James Home of Whitrig (dvp c1619)
  m. Anna Home (bur 10.08.1621, dau of George Home, Earl of Dunbar)
  (1) James Home, 3rd Earl of Home (b c07.1615, d 12.1666)
  m. (mcrt 1640) Jean Douglas (dau of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton)
  (A) Alexander Home, 4th Earl of Home (dsp 1674)
  m. (11.12.1671) Anne Sackville (b 07.06.1650, d 22.08.1672, dau of Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset)
  (B) James Home, 5th Earl of Home (dsp 1687)
  m. Anne Ramsay (dau of George Ramsay, 2nd Earl of Dalhousie)
  (C) Charles Home, 6th Earl of Home (d 20.08.1706)
  m. (c1680) Anne Purves (dau of Sir William Purves, Bart of Purveshall)
(i) Alexander Home, 7th Earl of Home (d 1720)
  m. Anne Kerr (d 1727, dau of William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian)
  (a) Charles Home, Lord Dunglas (d young)
  (b) William Home, 8th Earl of Home, Governor of Gibraltar (dsp 28.04.1761)
m. (25.12.1742) Elizabeth Gibbons (b c1704, d 15.01.1784, dau of William Gibbons of Vere, Jamaica)
  (c) Alexander Home, 9th Earl of Home (d 08.10.1786, clergyman, 5th son)
  m1. (1757) Primrose Elphinstone (b 27.01.1725, d 18.12.1759, dau of Charles Elphinstone, 9th Lord)
  ((1)) William Home, Lord Dunglas (b 27.11.1757, d unm Guildford 15.03.1781)
  ((2)) Elizabeth Home (b 12.12.1759, d 10.04.1837)
m. (09.01.1784) Thomas Dundas of Fingask (d 03.06.1794, Maj. General)
  m2. Marion Home (dsp 30.10.1765, dau of James Home of Ayton) @@ below
  m3. (10.02.1768) Abigail Brown Ramey (d 05.02.1814, dau/coheir of John Ramey of Yarmouth by Abigail) ## see here ##
  ((3)) son (b 26.11.1768, d young)
  ((4)) Caroline Home (b 27.11.1768, d unm 30.04.1794)
  ((5)) Alexander Home, 10th Earl of Home (b 11.11.1769, d 21.10.1841)
  m. (09.11.1798) Elizabeth Scott (b 10.10.1770, d 29.06.1837, dau of Henry, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch)
  ((A)) Cospatrick Alexander Home, 11th Earl of Home (b 27.10.1799, d 04.07.1881) had issue
  m. (04.12.1832) Lucy Elizabeth Montagu (b 14.11.1805, d 15.05.1877, dau of Henry James Scott-Montagu, 2nd Lord Montagu of Boughton)
Lucy's mother was Jane Margaret Douglas, heiress of various Douglas estates. Their descendants took the name Douglas-Home.
  ((B)) William Montagu Douglas Home (b 22.11.1800, d unm 22.07.1822)
  ((C)) Henry Campbell Home (b 17.02.1802, d 16.03.1802)
  ((6)) Charlotte Home (b 20.07.1773, d 04.12.1866)
  m. (16.04.1797) Charles Baillie-Hamilton of Rumbletonlaw, Archdeacon of Cleveland (b 27.11.1764, d 19.06.1820)
(f)+ other issue- James (d young), Alexander (d young), George (d young), Anne (d infant), Jane (d 01.07.1787)
  (ii) James Home of Ayton (d 06.12.1784)
  m. Elizabeth or Janet Haig (b 15.03.1699, d 21.10.1777, dau of Zerubabel Haig, 22nd of Bemersyde)
  (a) Marian Home (dsp 30.10.1765)
  m. Alexander Home, 9th Earl of Home (d 08.10.1786, clergyman) @@ above
  (b) Jane Home
  m. James Hunter of Monfodd
  (c) Jennet or Jessy Home probably of this generation
  m1. (01.06.1769) Anthony Compton (d 28.04.1770)
  m2. James Smith of Edinburgh
  (d)+ 2 daughters (d young)
  (iii) George Home (d 20.09.1777)
  (a) Betty Home
  m. James Murray
(b) daughter
  (iv) Jane Home
  m. (04.1703) Patrick Home, Lord Polwarth (b 11.11.1664, dspvp 25.11.1709)
  (v) Marjory Home (d unm 09.05.1686)
  (vi) Margaret Home
  m. (1735) Alexander Bothwell, 'Master of Holyroodhouse'
  (D)+ other issue - William, Isabel
  (2) Robert Home (Hume) Colonel) possibly of this generation
  m. _ Howard (dau of Sir Charles Howard)
(A) Jane Hume
  Christopher Wormley of Riccall (bpt 1678, d before 21.03.1692-3)
  b. Margaret Home
  m1. (mcrt 06.03.1601) Sir Mark Ker of Littledean
  m2. (mcrt 06.03.1607) Sir David Home, 1st Bart of Wedderburn (d Dunbar 1650)
  m2. (mcrt 26.10.1608) Beatrice Ruthven (dau of William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie)
  c. Sir Henry Home of Herdrig (Heardridge)
  m. (mcrt 28.11.1674) Katherine Nisbet (dau of Thomas Nisbet of the family of that ilk)
  d. John Home in Chirnside
  m. Helen Belshes (dau of John Belshes of Tofts)
  e. Sir Alexander Home of Halyburton (a 03.1644)
  m. Margaret Edmonstone (dau of Andrew Edmonstone of that ilk)
  f. Mark Home (a 02.1630)
  Uncertain which wife was the mother of ...
  g. Katherine Home
  m1. Sir John Home of Duns, younger of Ayton
  m2. Sir John Home of Blackater
  h. Marie Home (a 09.1612)
partner(s) unknown
  i. Thomas Home (a 06.1610)
  j. Marion Home
  m. (mcrt 07.11.1605) Patrick Cranston of Corsbie
  ii. Sir James Home, Commendator of Eccles
  m. Isabel Home (dau of Alexander Home, 5th Lord) @@ above
  a. Sir George Home of Pincartoun and Eccles
  m. Jean Home (dau of Sir George Home of Pincartoun)
  b. Alexander Home
iii. Harie Home of Smailholm had issue
  m. Margaret Sinclair (sister of Henry Sinclair of Whitekirk)
  partner unknown
  iv. John Home
  B. Alexander Home (parson of Dunbar, etc)
  m. Jane Hamilton
  i. William Home of Darnchester and Graden
  C. Mark Home
  D. William Home of Bassendean
  m1. (mcrt 05.10.1568) Marion Pringle (dau of James Pringle of Wodehouse and Whytbank)
  The following comes from BLG1886 (Home of Bassendean).
  i. George Home of Bassendean (d 1643)
  m. Jean Seyton (dau of James Seyton of Tullybody)
  a. Alexander Home of Bassendean
  m. Sybilla Broun (dau of Sir James Broun of Coalston)
  (1) George Home of Bassendean (d 1677)
  m. Katherine Pringle (dau of Walter Pringle of Greenknowe)
  (A) Walter Home of Bassendean
  m. Janet Semphill (dau of Rev. Gabriel Semphill of Jedburgh)
  (i) George Home of Bassendean
  m. Janet Forrester (dau of Alexander Forrester of Arngivan)
  (a) Alexander Home of Bassendean
  m. ?? (Mrs. Balfour)
  ((1)) George Home of Bassendean (d unm, Captain)
  ((2))+ 2 daughters (d unm)
  (b)+ other issue - William (d unm), "several daughters"
  (ii) William Home of Fogo
  (a) John Home of Bassendean (Captain)
  m. Mary Mackay (dau of Capt. _ Mackay of Ravensdean)
  ((1)) John Home of Bassendean, Lt. Governor & CIC of Nova Scotia (dsp 1860, Lt. General)
  ((2)) Mary Home
  m. James Fergusson of Crosshill
  Their son inherited Bassendean and assumed the name Fergusson-Home.
(b)+ other issue - Walter (d unm, Major), Robert (minister of Polworth), Rodham of Longformacus (Rear Admiral), Luke of Thorndykes (d unm, Captain)
  (iii) James Home (d unm)
  (2) James Home 'of Harleheugh'
  m. _ Home (dau of _ Home of Kennetsidehead)
  (A) Alexander Home (town clerk of Leith)
  (i) ?? Home
  (a) Rev. John Home (author)
  (B) Patrick Home (d unm)
  (C) Jean Home probably of this generation
  m. (05.10.1657) Anthony Haig, 21st of Bemersyde (b 1639, d 1712)
(3) Jean Home
  m. Alexander Home of Kennetsidehead
  (4) Agnes Home
  m. Rev. John Veitch
  m2. (before 02.01.1576-7) Helen Edmeston (dau of John Edmeston of that ilk)
  E. Isobel Home
  m. son of John Cranstoun of Corsbie
  F. Margaret Home
  m. William Turnbull, younger of Bedrule (d before 20.04.1584)
2. Alexander Home (a 05.1534)
3. Helen Home
  m. James Hamilton of Innerwick (d Pinkie10.09.1547)
4. Isobel Home
  m. William Haig of Bemersyde (d Flodden 09.09.1513)

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