'Wedderburn3'
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Families covered: Wedderburn of Gosford, Wedderburn of Rosslyn, Halkett of Pitfirrane
| Sir Peter Wedderburn of Gosford (b 1612, d 11.11.1659, Lord of Session as Lord Gosford) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (01.02.1649) Christian Gibson | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | James Wedderburn (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1653) Agnes Dickson (dau of John Dickson of Hartree, judge) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Wedderburn of Gosford (b 1657, d 26.05.1688, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Sir Peter Wedderburn, 1st Bart of Gosford, later Halkett of Pitfirrane (b 1660, d 20.03.1746) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1695) Janet Halkett (dau of Sir Charles Halkett of Pitfirrane, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Peter Wedderburn, later Halkettt of Pitfirrane, 2nd Bart (d 09.07.1755) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 15.02.1738) Amelia Stewart (d 18.05.1781, dau of Francis Stewart, Earl of Moray) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Peter Halkettt of Pitfirrane, 3rd Bart (d unm 1779) | ||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - Francis (d unm 1760, major), James (d 09.07.1755) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Charles Wedderburn of Gosford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Wardlaw (dau of Sir Henry Wardlaw, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir John Wedderburn of Gosford, later Halkett, 4th Bart of Pitfirrane (d 1793) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1758) Elizabeth Fletcher (dau of Andrew Fletcher of Salton, Senator) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Elizabeth Wedderburn (b c1759, d 06.02.1850) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lally Tollendall, Marquess of France (d 1830) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Hamilton (dau of Hon. John Hamilton) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Sir Charles Halkett of Pitfirrane, 5th Bart (dsp 26.01.1837) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Sir Peter Halkett of Pitfirrane, 6th Bart (d 10.1839, Admiral RN) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Todd (dau of William Todd) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | John Halkett, Governor of the Bahamas (4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Todd (dau of William Todd) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (06.07.1815) Katherine Douglas (d 31.03.1848, dau of Dunbar Hamilton, later Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Sir Alexander Halkett (d 24.08.1851, General) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Sprowel | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | 3 sons and 1 daughter | ||||||||||||||
| f. | Sholto Charlotte Halkett (d 08.10.1853) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. General _ Pringle | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Stewart Inglis | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Jane Margaret Halkett (d 03.05.1857) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Kirwan Hill (b 18.11.1794, d 02.12.1842, Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| h.+ | other issue - Henry (d 1818, captain), Thomas, Margaret (d 17.08.1846), Helen (b c1777, d 23.12.1867) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | son, later of Gosford | ||||||||||||||
| a. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Alexander Wedderburn | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Daes (dau of John Daes of Colding Knows) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Peter Wedderburn of Chesterhall (d 11.08.1756, lord of session as Lord Chesterhall) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Ogilvy (d 06.1771, dau of Captain David Ogilvy) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Alexander Wedderburn, Lord Loughborough, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (b 13.02.1733, dsp 03.01.1805, Lord Chancellor) | ||||||||||||||
| It appears that Alexander chose Rosslyn as his title because he intended for his earldom to be inherited by his nephew who had inherited Rosslyn through his father's mother. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (31.12.1767) Anne Dawson (d 15.02.1781, dau of John Dawson of Morley) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (12.09.1782) Charlotte Courtenay (b 21.01.1750, d 1826, dau of William Courtenay, 1st Viscount of Powderham) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | son (d 02.10.1793, d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | David Wedderburn (d Barrock unm 1773, Brig. General) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Janet Wedderburn (d 06.1797) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1761) Sir Henry Erskine, 5th Bart of Alva (d 07.08.1765, Lt. General) | |||||||||||||||
| Their elder son became 2nd Earl of Rosslyn. | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Mary Wedderburn probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1716) George Cheape (b 1688) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Agnes Wedderburn | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 09.1674) (David) Halliburton of Pitcur | |||||||||||||||
| 6.+ | other issue - James (b 1663, d young), George (b 1665, d young), Margaret, Susannah, Agnes (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| m3. (1677, sp) Elizabeth Goldman (widow of Robert Cheplane) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 (Rosslyn), BP1870 (Halkett)
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