II ERA 
Grey; and, dying Auguft 3, 1778, without ilfue, he 
was fucceeded by his next brother, George, the fixth 
lord, an admiral of the Britifli navy, who attended lord 
Anion in his voyage round the world ; married lady 
Lfebella Mackenzie, daughter of George earl of Cro- 
raartio, leaving two daughters; Maria, the elded, mar¬ 
ried, May 3, 1790, Edward Haye, efq. of Newhall, bro- 
' thee to the feventh marquis of Tweedale ; and Ilabella ; 
and, dying on November 12, 1785,' was fucceeded by his 
nephew, Alexander, feventh and prefent lord. 
Creation.— Baron Elibank, in 1643. 
Residence.— Ham Hall, in Peeblesihire. 
Motto. — Virtutef deque. —“ By virtue and faith.” 
RUTHVEN (JAMES), I orb RUTHVEN, of Free¬ 
land, in the county of Perth, a Major in the Army, and 
of the 90th Regiment of Foot ; born October 16, 1777 ; 
fucceeded his father, the late lord, December 27, 1789. 
Thomas Ruthveu, the ancedor, was created a baron 
by Charles II. He married Ifabella, daughter of lord 
Burleigh; by whom he had David, his heir; Anne, 
who died without ilfue ; and Elizabeth. David, the fe- 
cond lord, died without ilfue; but hisfider, Elizabeth, 
marrying fir Francis Ruthveu, and leaving an only daugh¬ 
ter, Ifabella, who, being grand-daughter of Thomas, 
the fird lord Ruthven, upon the deceafe of her uncle, 
David, the fecond lord, and his elded dder Anne, with¬ 
out ilfue, became reprefentative of the family, and die 
fucceeded to the title, and had fummons as a baronefs 
to the coronations of George I. and II. die married colo¬ 
nel James Johndon, by whom die had James, her fnc- 
cedbr; Anne, married, fird, to Henry Rollo, efq. and, 
fecondly, to Frederic Bruce, efq. James, the elded fon, 
fucceeded to the title on the death of his mother, Ifa¬ 
bella, in 1732 ; and married Janet, daughter of William 
Nelbit, of Dirleton, efquire ; by whom he had two 
foris; James, an officer in the army ; and William, w.ho 
died unmarried. He" married, fecondly, Anne, fider to 
John, third earl of Bute, by which lady, who died No¬ 
vember 28, 1786, lie had twelve children : viz. Stewart, 
who died young; John, a captain in the navyj-died in 
1778 ; Anne, married to the eleventh lord Elphindone ; 
Ifabella, married to John M‘Dougal,. efq. Wortley- 
Montague, died unmarried in 1772 ; Mary-Elizabeth, 
married to fir Robert Lawrie, bart. Jane, died young; 
Grace, died young; Janet, married Wade-Toby Caul¬ 
field, efquire,. a captain in the prince of Wales’s dra¬ 
goon-guards, and died in 1785, having had idue; 1. 
William-Moore, who died in 1783. 2. Ruthven-Mon- 
tague. 3. Mount-Stewart-Windfor, who died an in¬ 
fant. 4. Anne-Stuart. 5. Catharine-Moore-Ponfonby. 
6. Wade-Frances. 7. Ponfonby-William. “ 8. Henry- 
Edwin-Alien. 9. Blair-Jeflie,' who died an infant. 10. 
Jeffie-Afpafia-Crawford, died young, as did two other 
children. His lordffiip died July 3, 1783, and was fuc¬ 
ceeded by his fon, James, the late lord, who married, 
November 8, 1776, Mary-Elizabeth, daughter of Da¬ 
vid, fixth earl of Leven ; by whom he had'id'ue, James, 
the prefent lord ; David, born December 12, 1781; 
Willielmina, born November 18, 1778; Janet-Anne, 
born April 25, 178.0 ; Jane; Maria : Charlotte 5 Rebec¬ 
ca, David, and Ilabella, all died young; Mary-Eliza- 
beth-Thornton, married, Odlober 13, 1806, WakeHore, 
efq. of Harperdown, in Wexford. His lordffiip, dying 
December 27, 1789, was fucceeded by hi^ fon, James, 
the prefent and fifth-lord. — The preemptive heir is 
David, his lordffiip’s brother. 
Creation,-— Baron Ruthven, in 1651. 
Residence.— Freeland Houfe, in Perthfliire. 
Motto. —“ Deeds drew.” 
ROLLO (JOHN), Lord ROLLO; born in 17735 
fucceeded his father, the late lord, in 1783 ; married, 
June 11, 1806, Agnes, daughter of ..>■ - - Greig, efq. 
of Gayfield Place. 
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Andrew Rollo was knighted by Janies VI. and cre¬ 
ated a baron by Charles II. He married Catharine, 
daughter of James Drummond, lord Madertv, and had 
four daughters, and five fons, of whom fir William, the 
younged, was beheaded at Glafgovv, for his loyalty tc* 
Charles I. and from him his lordffiip is lineally defeend- 
ed. John, the fixth lord, who fucceeded his brother, 
June 4, 1765, married Cecilia, daughter of Mr. john- 
fion, by whom he had idue, James, the late lord; and, 
dying, was fucceeded by-his only fon, James, who mar¬ 
ried, on December 4, 1765, Mary, eided daughter of 
John Aytouri, efq. of Inchdarnie, in Fife, by whom he 
had idue, John, the prefent 'lord ; Roger ; James ; Ifa¬ 
bella; Jane, married to captain Patrick Hunter ; Mary; 
Elizabeth-Cecilia, married to James-Cardnirs Bruce, 
efq. Margaret; and Barbara. His lordffiip died in 
April 1784, when he was fucceeded by his fon, John, 
the prefent lord. The prefumptive heir is Roger, bro¬ 
ther to the prefent lord. 
Creation. —Baron Rollo, in 1656. 
Residence. —Duncomb Cadle, in Perthfliire. 
Motto. — La fortune pajfe par tout. — “ The viciffitudes 
of fortune are common to all.” 
HAMILTON (WILLIAM), Lord BELHAVEN 
and STENTON; Lieutenant-colonel of tlie^Lanarkffiire 
Militia; fon of R. Hamilton, of Wiffiaw, by Sufan, 
daughter of fir Michel Balfour, bart. born in 1765 ; fuc¬ 
ceeded to the titles in 1799, by a decree of the houfe of 
' lords. He married Penelope, daughter of — — Macdo¬ 
nald, of Clanronald, efquire ; and has ilfue two Tons ; 
Robert, heir apparent, born in 1793 ; William, in 1797 ; 
and five daughters. 
Sir John Hamilton, of Broomhill, was created lord 
Belhaven and Stenton,' in 1647 ; but, having no male 
heirs, he made a furrender of his barony to the king, 
and obtained a new patent, limiting the honours to dr 
John Hamilton, of Beil, baronet, who had married his 
elded grand.daughter, Margaret, and to his heirs male. 
- Creation.— Baron Belhaven and Stenton, in 1675. 
Residence. —Beil’s Cadle, in Haddingtonffiire. 
Motto.—“ Ride through.” 
KINNAIRD (CHARLES), Lord KINNAIRD, 
of Indure, in the county of Perth; Trealurer of the 
Royal Inditution in London; F.R.S. and F.S.A. born 
April 8, 1780 ; fucceeded his father, the late lord, Oc¬ 
tober 16, 1805; married, May 8, 1806, lady Olivia-Le- 
titia-Catharine Fitzgerald, younged daughter of Wil- 
liam.Robert, fecond duke of Leinder. 
The family of Kinnaird is of Norman origin, and 
came into England with William the Conqueror. 
George Kinnaird, having at the peril of his life, mani- 
fefied his loyalty and zeal in the fervice of Charles I. 
was by Charles II. at his redoration, made one of the 
privy council ; and created baron Kinnaird, of Indure, 
in the county of Perth. He married Margaret, daugh¬ 
ter of James Crichton, efq. of Ruthven, by whom he 
had fix Ions; and on his death, was fucceeded by his 
elded fon, Patrick, who married, and had ilfue two 
foils ; the idue of both failing in 175S, the title defeend- 
ed to Charles, the fixth lord, grandfon of George, the 
fird lord, who fucceeded on the death of Charles, the 
fifth lord, who died, unmarried, in 1758. Charles, 
'fixth lord, married Barbara, daughter of lir James John- 
done, baronet, fider to the late fir William Pulteney, 
father of Henrietta-Laura Pulteney, countefs of Bath; 
by whom he had ilfue, George, the feventh lord; Pa¬ 
trick, who was unfortunately killed by a tiger, on the 
coad of Africa; Elizabeth, married, in July 1779, to 
'Thomas Wiggens, efq. who died in July 1800, leaving 
ilfue, Louis, married at Calcutta, July ai, 1S05, Mifs 
Maria. M‘Arthur; and Elizabeth, married, fird, to 
John Buller, efq. which marriage was diffolved by a£t of 
parliament; and, fecondly, to-. Stewart, efq. Helen, 
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