William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian,
Life
Kerr was born on 4 October 1763, the son of the then Lord Newbattle. When he was five he was the subject of several pictures with his sister, executed by Valentine Green as mezzotints for publication.[1]
He was educated at the University of Edinburgh. In 1786 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; his proposers were Dugald Stewart, James Hutton and John Robison.[2]
He was
He was created a
He lived in the family home of Monteviot House near Jedburgh.
Kerr died in
Family
He married, firstly, Lady Harriet Hobart,[4] a daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire (and the divorced wife of Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore), on 14 April 1793. They had four children:
- John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian (1794–1841)
- Lord Schomberg Robert (1795–1825), soldier, died unmarried.
- Lady Isabella Emily Caroline (1797–1858), died unmarried.
- Lord Henry Francis Charles (1800–1882), religious minister, married Louisa Hope, a daughter of Sir Alexander Hope.
His first wife died in 1805 and on 1 December 1806, at
- Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Kerr (1807–1871), married Charles Trefusis, 19th Baron Clinton.
- Lady Harriet Louise Anne (1808–1884), married Sir John Stuart Hepburn Forbes, 8th Baronet.[2]
- Lady Frances (1810–1863), married George Wade.
- Lady Anne Katherine (1812–1829), died unmarried.
- Lord Charles Lennox (1814–1898), soldier, married Charlotte Hanmer, a daughter of Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet.
- Lord Mark Ralph George (1817–1900), soldier, died unmarried.
- Lord Frederick Herbert (1818–1896), admiral, married Emily Maitland, a daughter of Sir Peregrine Maitland.
- Lady Georgiana Augusta (1821–1859), married Rev. Granville Forbes.
References
- ^ "William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian – Person – National Portrait Gallery".
- ^ ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
- ISBN 978-1-10368643-8, pp. 59, 79, Table C.
- ^ Auden, W. H. "Family Ghosts". University of Stanford.