HERA 
died October 5, 1794; Elizabeth, married to fir Philip 
Ainflie; Anne, married to George Paterfon, efquire; 
Charlotte, died unmarried; Mary, died young. His 
lord (hip died in Auguft 1782, and was fucceeded by his 
Ion, Charles, the late lord ; on whole death, in 1786, 
unmarried, his brother, the prefent and fifteenth lord, 
lucceeded.—The preemptive heir is Francis, brother 
to the prefent lord. 
Creation.— Baron Gray, in 1445. 
Residence. —Kinfauns Caftle, in Perthfhirfc. 
Motto. —Anchor, fall anchor. 
SINCLAIR (CHARLES), Lord SINCLAIR ; born 
in 1768 ; lucceeded to the title by a decree of the Houfe 
of Lords, in 1782; married, February 13, 1802, Mifs 
Chilholme, daughter of James Chilholme, of Chilholme, 
efquire. 
The defcent of this family is the fame.with that of 
the Earl of Caithnefs ; which fee. His lordihip’s fa¬ 
ther, Charles Sinclair, efq. who married Elizabeth, 
daughter of the late John Rutherford, efq. of Edgerton, 
had ilTue the prefent lord ; hs claimed the title as being 
defcended from Matthew Sinclair, efq. ion of Henry, 
feventh lord Sinclair : and, proving his defcent, the ho¬ 
nours were unanimoufl-y allowed him by the Houfe of 
Peers, in 1782. 
Creation. —Baron Sinclair, in 1489. 
Residence. —Dyfert Caltle, in Fifelhire. 
Motto. —Fight. 
SEMPLE (HUGH), Lord SEMPLE, in the county 
of Renfrew ; born in 1758; fucceeded his father, the 
late lord, in 1782; married, January 25, 1787, Mifs 
Mellilh, who died September 16, 1806. 
Hugh, the.tenth lord Semple, who fucceeded his un¬ 
cle Francis, in February 1726, married Mifs Sarah Gafk- 
ali, by whom he had ifi'ue, John, the late lord ; George,, 
married, full, to Mifs Clive ; and fecondly, April 30, 
1775, to Mrs. Jordrill ; Hugh ; Philip; Ralph; Sarah, 
married to Patrick Crawfurd, efq. by whom Ihe had if- 
fue a daughter deceafed. Jane; Betty, died young; 
Anne, married to Dr. Adam Auftin ; Marianne ; Re¬ 
becca. His lordfhip dying in 1746, the honours de¬ 
fcended to John, the late and eleventh lord ; who mar¬ 
ried, in March 1755, Janet, daughter of Hugh Dunlop, 
of Bilhopfton, efquire, hy whom he had three daugh¬ 
ters, Janet ; Jackay ; Sarah, married, in May 1780, fir 
William Forbes, bart. ; and twp Ions; Hugh, twelfth 
lord ; and George, who died in 1782. His lordfhip, dy¬ 
ing in February 1782,- was fucceeded by his only fon, 
Hugh, the prefent and twelfth lord.—The prefumptive 
heir is George, uncle to the prefent lord. 
Creation. —Baron Semple, in 1489. 
Residence.— Semple-Houfe, in Renfrewfliire. 
Motto. —Keep thyfelf. 
ELPHINSTONE (JOHN), Lord ELPHINSTONE, 
Lord Lieutenant of Dumbartonfhire, a Major General in 
the Army, and Colonel of the 26th Regiment of Foot; 
fucceeded his father, the late lord, Auguft 19, 1794. 
Charles, the ninth lord, fucceeded his father, John, 
the eighth lord, and married Elizabeth, daughter of 
fir William Primrofe, of Carrington, baronet, .filler to 
James, firli vifcount Primrofe ; and had iffiie, John, who 
married Margery, daughter of fir Gilbert Fleming, and 
died without iiiiie ; James, died unmarried; Charles, 
the tenth lord; Archibald, died 1741 ; Grizel, married 
Alexander, ninth earl ot Home, and had ifi’ue, William, 
tenth earl. His lordfhip, deceafing in February 1757, 
was lucceeded by his eldeft lbn, Charles, the tenth lord ; 
who inarrjed Clementina, daughter of John Fleming, 
earl of W igtoun, by whom he had John; the eleventh 
lord; Charles, loft at fea; William-Fullerton, a direc¬ 
tor of the Eaft India Company ;‘ and George-Keith, now 
baron Keith, in England. Charles, the tenth' lord, 
V 0 l. IX. No. 613. 
L D R Y. m 
dying in 1781, was fucceeded by John, the eleventh 
lord ; who married Anne, daughter of James, third 
lord Ruthven, and by her had ifi'ue, John, the twelfth 
lord; and feveral daughters; of whom the ypungeft 
married, September 3, 1803, David Erfkinei of Car- 
drofs, efquire. Charles, fucceeding. to the eftates of 
the earl of Wigtoun, took the name of Fleming ; and 
dying, Auguft 19, 1794, was fticceeded by his,fon, John, 
the prefent and twelfth lord. The prefumptive heir is 
Charles Elphinftone Fleming, a captain in the royal 
navy, his lordihip’s brother. 
Creation. —Baron Elphinftone, 15.09. 
Residence. —Cumberland Houfe, Dumbartonfhire. 
Motto.—“ Caufe caufed it.” 
See Elphinstone, Baron Keith, among the En¬ 
glish Peers, p. 590. 
SANDILANDS (JAMES), Lord TORPHICHEN, 
in Weft Lothian ; born in 1759; fucceeded hisTather 
in 1765; married, April 7, 1795, Anne, only furviving 
daughter of fir James Inglis, of Crammond, bart. 
James, grandfather of Waiter, fixth lord Torphichen, 
married four wives, viz. firft, Jane, daughterof Alex¬ 
ander Lindfay, efq. by whom he had no iffue ; fecondly, 
Catharine, daughter of William lord Alexander, and 
filter to William, fecond earl of Stirling, by whom he 
had iffue Anne and Catharine; thirdly, Anne, daugh¬ 
ter of Alexander, fixth lord Elphinftone. His fourth 
wife was Chriftiana, daughter and foie' heir of James 
Primrofe, efq. brother to Archibald Primrofe, anceftor 
to the earl of Rofeberry and the vifcount Primrofe'; by 
which lady he had one furviving fon, James, his fuccef- 
for; and two daughters : Chriftiana, married to RobeiJ 
Pringle, efq. and Magdalen, who died unmarried. His 
lordfhip, dying in 1796, was fucceeded by James, his 
eldeft fon, who married Jane, daughter of Patrick, firft 
earl of Marchmont, and had eight fons, and three daugh¬ 
ters : James, died unmarried ; Walter, the late lord ; 
Patrick, died without iffue; Alexander, died young; 
Andrew; George, died young; Charles; Robert; 
Grizel ; Chriftian, died unmarried ; Wilhelmina-Caro- 
lina. His lordfliip was fucceeded by his fon, Walter, 
the late lord, in 1753 ; who married Elizabeth, daugh¬ 
ter of Dr. Sandilands, by whom he had iffue, Jjmes, the 
prefent lord ; Alexander; Walter; ajid Hugh : and, 
dying in 1765, was fucceeded by the prefent lord— 
The prefumptive heir is Alexander, his lordfhip’s bro¬ 
ther. 
Residences. —Calder Houfe, in Mid-Lothian. 
STEWART (ROBERT-WALTER), Lord BL AN- 
TYRE, in the county, of Lanark; Lieutenant Colonel 
of the 42d Regiment; born December 26, 1775; fuc¬ 
ceeded his father, the late lord, November 5, 1783 ; 
married, July 31, 1806, lady Carmichael. 
Walter Stewart, commendator of Blantyre, and gentle¬ 
man of the bed-chamber to James VI. by whom he was 
created a baron, dying in 1616, left, by Nichola his wife, 
daughter of fir James Somerville, two fons: William, 
his fucceffor ; and Walter. William, fecond lord, fuc¬ 
ceeding, married Ellen, daughter of fir William Scott, 
of Ardrols; and had two Ions, William, third lord, 
who fucceeded; and, dying without iffue, Alexander, 
his brother, and fourth lord, fucceeded, and married 
Margaret, daughter of fir John Shaw, of Grenock, bart. 
and had a fon, Alexander, the fifth lord ; who fucceed¬ 
ed, and married Anne, daughter of. fir Robert Hamilton, 
of Prefmenon, one of the judges of the court of feflion ; 
and, dying in 1704, left four Tons: Walter ; Robert; 
John ; Hugh ; and as many daughters ; of whom, Elea¬ 
nor married John, twelfth lord Gray. Walter, fixth 
lord, lucceeded his father; but dying unmarried, in 
1713, was lucceeded by his brother Robert, feventh 
lord Blantyre, who married,' firft, Helen, daughter of 
John, fourth earl of Strathmore, but by her had no iffue ; 
7 U * fecondly, 
