'Primrose2'
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Families covered: Primrose of Dalmeny, Primrose of Carrington, Primrose of Rosebery
| Sir Archibald Primrose of Dalmeny, 1st Bart of Carrington (b 16.05.1616, d 27.11.1679, Senator as Lord Carrington) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Keith (dau of Sir James Keith of Benholm) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir James Primrose of Barnbougle (b 05.02.1645, dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Sinclair (b 17.06.1650, dau of Sir Robert Sinclair, Bart of Longformacus) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Elizabeth Primrose (b 09.11.1669, bur 17.07.1674) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Margaret Primrose (b 07.08.1671, d 1692) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.03.1691) George Home of Kimmerghame (d 26.09.1705) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Sir William Primrose, 2nd Bart of Carrington (b 14.01.1649, d 23.09.1687) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 13.01.1674) Mary Scott (dau of Patrick Scott of Thirlestane) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir James Primrose, 3rd Bart of Carrington, 1st Viscount Primrose (b c1680, d 13.06.1706, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eleanor Campbell (d 21.11.1759, dau of James Campbell, 2nd Earl of Loudoun) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Archibald Primrose, 2nd Viscount Primrose (d unm 19.06.1716) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Hugh Primrose, 3rd Viscount Primrose (dsp 08.05.1741, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.1740) Anne Drelincourt (d 03.02.1775, dau of Peter Drelincourt, Dean of Armagh) | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - William (d 18.07.1724), Margaret (d unm 16.01.1771) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Mary Primrose (b 20.06.1677, d before 1708) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Hamilton, 3rd Lord Bargany (d 07.1711) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Jean Primrose (d before 1708) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.04.1693) Hugh Montgomery of Coilsfield (d 03.1735) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Primrose (b 18.12.1680, d 16.02.1738) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.09.1702) Charles Elphinstone, 9th Lord (b14.04.1682, d 20.02.1757) | |||||||||||||||
| E.+ | other issue - Archibald (b 12.10.1678, d young), William, Francis (b 19.12.1684, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Margaret Primrose (d 15.04.1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.09.1661) Sir John Foulis, 1st Bart of Ravelston (d 05.08.1707) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Catherine Primrose (bur 09.10.1677) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 29.10.1663) Sir David Carnegie, 1st Bart of Pitarrow (d 11.1708) | |||||||||||||||
| 5.+ | other issue - Alexander (b 29.03.1650, d young), Archibald (b 16.01.1653, d young), Gilbert (dsp 03.09.1731, Maj. General), Elizabeth (b 07.01.1644, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Agnes Gray (b 05.12.1622, bur 15.12.1669, dau of Sir William Gray of Pittendrum) | |||||||||||||||
| 9. | Archibald Primrose of Dalmeny, 1st Earl of Rosebery (b 18.12.1664, d 20.10.1723) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.1690-1) Dorothea Cressy (dau of Everingham Cressy of Birkin) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | James Primrose, 2nd Earl of Rosebery (b 1690, d 26.11.1755) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Campbell (d 07.05.1756, dau of John Campbell of Mamore) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Primrose, 'Lord Dalmeny' (b 1725, d unm 11.08.1755, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m/p. Catherine Canham (b c1721) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Neil Primrose, 3rd Earl of Rosebery (b 1729, d 25.03.1814, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| TSP identifies Neil's 1st wife as Susan, daughter of William Randall of Yarmouth, but BP1934 and TCP (Rosebery) identify her as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (19.05.1764) Susan Ward (dsp 20.08.1771, dau of Sir Edward Ward, 5th Bart of Bixley) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (17.07.1775) Mary Vincent (d 09.03.1823, dau of Sir Francis Vincent, 7th Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Archibald John Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery (b 14.10.1783, d 04.03.1868) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (20.05.1808, div 1815) Harriet Bouverie (d 09.12.1834, dau of Hon. Bartholomew Bouverie) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (12.08.1819) Anne Margaret Anson (b 03.10.1796, d 19.08.1882, dau of Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson of Shugborough) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Francis Ward Primrose (b 13.02.1785, d 26.05.1860) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.11.1829) Percy Gore (d 30.08.1864, dau of Col. Ralph Gore of Barrowmount) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Charlotte Primrose (b 27.08.1776, d 17.09.1864) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (27.05.1800) Kenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham, 11th Lord (b 29.11.1767, d 13.02.1845) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (30.04.1858) Thomas Holmes | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Mary Primrose (b 31.12.1777, d 07.01.1847) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.04.1808) Henry John Shepherd (d 05.1855) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Dorothea Arabella Primrose (b 31.01.1779, d 16.11.1825) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.09.1801) William Hervey of Bodvel (d 05.05.1862) | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Hester Amelia Primrose (b 17.06.1786, d 10.04.1787) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Dorothea Primrose (dsp 03.12.1783) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.11.1766) Sir Adam Inglis, Bart (dsp 09.11.1772) | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - Archibald (b 31.03.1717, d young), James (d young), Mary (d unm before 1749) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Mary Primrose (d 17.12.1746) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.11.1724) Sir Archibald Primrose, 2nd Bart of Ravelston (d 15.11.1746) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Margaret Primrose (d 07.10.1785) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.02.1738) Alexander Sinclair, 9th Earl of Caithness (b c1665, d 09.12.1765) | |||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue - Everingham of Leny (d before 1698), Richard (dvp unm), John (d unm 09.1742), Henry (b 22.03.1697, d infant), Henry (b 05.05.1704, d young), Elizabeth (b 02.03.1696, d young), Grisella (b 19.02.1698, d young), Anne (b 02.03.1699, d young), Dorothea (d unm 06.11.1768) | ||||||||||||||
| 10. | Mary Primrose | ||||||||||||||
| 11. | Grisel Primrose (b 19.09.1661, d 22.06.1723) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (30.04.1681) Francis Sempill, 8th Lord (b c1660, dsp 04.04.1684) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1693) Richard Cunningham (Brig. General) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): TSP (Rosebery), BP1934 (Rosebery)
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