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Sholto George Watson Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton

Sholto George Watson Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton

Male 1844 - 1935  (90 years)

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  1. 1.  Sholto George Watson Douglas, 19th Earl of MortonSholto George Watson Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton was born on 5 Nov 1844 in Dalmahoy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 8 Oct 1935 in Conaglen, Ardgour, Argyllshire, Scotland; was buried on 11 Oct 1935 in Dalmahoy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 9 Nov 1844, Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 1861, Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Launde Loddington, Leicestershire

    Notes:

    He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Midlothian Yeomanry. He succeeded as the 19th Earl of Morton on 24 March 1884.1 He was appointed Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1886 and 1935. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Midlothian. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) for Argyllshire. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Argyllshire. He was Head Coast Watcher, Royal Navy at sea between 1914 and 1916.

    Sholto George Watson Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton, DL (5 November 1844 – 8 October 1935) was a major landowner in Scotland, a businessman with mining investments in what is now Svalbard, Norway, and politician, serving as a representative peer (1886–1935) after being elected by the Peerage of Scotland.
    See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholto_Douglas,_19th_Earl_of_Morton

    Sholto married Helen Geraldine Maria Ponsonby, Countess of Morton on 25 Jul 1877 in St. Mark's, North Audley St, Mayfair, London. Helen (daughter of Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper Ponsonby, 2nd Baron de Mauley of Canford and Maria Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby) was born in Jan 1853 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire; died on 5 Jan 1949. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lord Aberdour Sholto Charles Watson Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Dec 1878 in 27 Grosvenor St, London; died on 29 Sep 1911 in Birdlip, Gloucestershire; was buried in St. Mary's, Dalmahoy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
    2. 3. Charles William Sholto Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jul 1881; died on 10 Oct 1960.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lord Aberdour Sholto Charles Watson Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sholto1) was born on 4 Dec 1878 in 27 Grosvenor St, London; died on 29 Sep 1911 in Birdlip, Gloucestershire; was buried in St. Mary's, Dalmahoy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

    Notes:

    He was styled as Lord Aberdour between 1884 and 1911.
    He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Leicestershire Yeomanry and in the service of the 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire Light Infantry.
    He died before his father on 29 September 1911 at age 32.

    Sholto married Minnie Christina Brenda Hay on 7 Jun 1905 in Fulmer, Slough, Buckinghamshire. Minnie (daughter of Admiral John Hay and Annie Christina Lambert) was born on 31 May 1880; died on 27 Aug 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. 20th Earl of Morton Sholto Charles John Hay Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Apr 1909; died on 13 Feb 1976.
    2. 5. Helen Christina Joanna Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Apr 1909; died on 2 Aug 1965.

  2. 3.  Charles William Sholto Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sholto1) was born on 19 Jul 1881; died on 10 Oct 1960.

    Charles married Alice Agnes Fox-Pitt on 11 Dec 1920. Alice (daughter of William Augustus Lane Fox-Pitt and Lily Ethel Payne) was born on 11 Dec 1899; died on 19 Jan 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Helen Alice Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Oct 1921; died on 4 Jun 2009.
    2. 7. Thomas William Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1924; died on 12 Dec 1943 in Italy.

    Charles married Florence Timson on 15 Apr 1926. Florence (daughter of Major Henry Thomas Timson and Edith Theodesia Glyn) was born on 25 May 1897; died in 1985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. John Charles Sholto Douglas, Earl of Morton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Mar 1927; died on 5 Mar 2016.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Helen Alice Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (3.Charles2, 1.Sholto1) was born on 7 Oct 1921; died on 4 Jun 2009.

    Helen married Lt Col Brian Eric Leslie Abdy Collins on 20 Oct 1947. Brian was born on 29 May 1913; died on 22 Dec 1952. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Helen married Capitain Gerald John Ponsonby, 6th Baron de Mauley of Canford on 16 Nov 1954. Gerald (son of Hubert William Ponsonby, 5th Baron de Mauley of Canford and Elgiva Margaret Dundas) was born on 19 Dec 1921; died on 17 Oct 2002. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 8.  John Charles Sholto Douglas, Earl of MortonJohn Charles Sholto Douglas, Earl of Morton Descendancy chart to this point (3.Charles2, 1.Sholto1) was born on 19 Mar 1927; died on 5 Mar 2016.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Dalmahoy, Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

    Notes:

    21st Earl of Morton (1976), younger son of Hon. Charles William Sholto Douglas (see Morton E.). Educated at Canford School, Dorset.

    Farming at Lukers Farm, Brinkworth, Wilts., 1949-52, and since 1952 at Dalmahoy, Kirknewton, Midlothian.

    Senior Partner Dalmahoy Farms and Chairman Dalmahoy Country Club 1978. Chairman Caledonian Building Society and later Scottish Director British and West Building Society.

    In 1982, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of West Lothian, and he served as Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian from 1985 to 2002.

    Played polo for Scotland 1977 and 1979 in Kenya.

    John married Mary Sheila Gibbs, Countess of Morton on 20 Sep 1949 in Shipton Moyne, Gloucestershire. Mary (daughter of Rev. John Stanley Gibbs, MC and Mary Rosamond McCorquodale) was born on 7 Mar 1927 in Badmington, Gloucestershire; died on 1 May 2016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Lady Mary Pamela Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 10. John Stewart Sholto Douglas, Earl of Morton  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 11. Hon. Charles James Sholto Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Lady Mary Pamela Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (8.John3, 3.Charles2, 1.Sholto1)

    Mary married Richard Callander [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Sarah Callander  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. James Callander  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Emma Louise Callander  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 10.  John Stewart Sholto Douglas, Earl of Morton Descendancy chart to this point (8.John3, 3.Charles2, 1.Sholto1)

    John married Amanda Kirsten Mitchell, Countess of Morton [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. John David Sholto Douglas, Lord Aberdour  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Katherine Florence Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. Jennifer Mary Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 11.  Hon. Charles James Sholto Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (8.John3, 3.Charles2, 1.Sholto1)

    Charles married Anne Morgan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Jillian Rosamond Florence Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Rebecca Katherine Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 20. James William Sholto Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point


 

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