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William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield 1705-1793

On 31st January 1688 [his father] David Murray 5th Viscount of Stormont [aged 23] and [his mother] Marjory Scott Viscountess Stormont were married.

On 2nd March 1705 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield was born to David Murray 5th Viscount of Stormont [aged 40] and Marjory Scott Viscountess Stormont.

On 19th November 1731 [his father] David Murray 5th Viscount of Stormont [aged 66] died. His son [his brother] David [aged 41] succeeded 6th Viscount Stormont.

On 20th September 1738 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield [aged 33] and Elizabeth Finch Countess Mansfield [aged 34] were married. She by marriage Countess Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. She the daughter of Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea and Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea.

On 14th April 1742 [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Finch Duchess of Cleveland Duchess Southampton [aged 40] died.

On 8th April 1746 [his mother] Marjory Scott Viscountess Stormont died.

On 23rd July 1748 [his brother] David Murray 6th Viscount Stormont [aged 58] died. His son David [aged 20] succeeded 7th Viscount Stormont.

In 1756 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield [aged 50] was created 1st Baron Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.

On 2nd August 1769 Daniel Finch 8th Earl Winchilsea 3rd Earl Nottingham [aged 80] died. His nephew George [aged 16] succeeded 9th Earl Winchilsea, 9th Viscount Maidstone, 4th Earl Nottingham, 4th Baron Finch Daventry, 10th Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.

On 21st January 1773 [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset [aged 80] died.

1775. David Martin [aged 37]. Portrait of William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield [aged 69].

In 1776 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield [aged 70] was created 1st Earl Mansfield in Nottinghamshire with a special remainder to Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield [aged 18] the second wife of his nephew David Murray [aged 48].

On 10th April 1784 [his wife] Elizabeth Finch Countess Mansfield [aged 80] died.

In 1792 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield [aged 86] was created 1st Earl Mansfield in Middlesex with a special remainder to his nephew David Murray 2nd Earl Mansfield [aged 64]. There was no such place as Mansfield in Middlesex; it was invented to differentiate it from the earlier Mansfield in Nottinghamshire creation.

On 20th March 1793 William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield [aged 88] died. Baron Mansfield in Nottinghamshire extinct. His nephew David [aged 65] succeeded 2nd Earl Mansfield in Middlesex. Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield [aged 35] by marriage Countess Mansfield in Middlesex. His niece-in-law Louisa Cathcart 2nd Countess Mansfield succeeded 2nd Countess Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.

Ancestors of William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield 1705-1793

Great x 1 Grandfather: Andrew Murray 1st Lord Balvaird

Grandfather: David Murray 4th Viscount of Stormont

Father: David Murray 5th Viscount of Stormont

Great x 3 Grandfather: David Carnegie of Colluthie

Great x 2 Grandfather: David Carnegie 1st Earl Southesk

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Carnegie 2nd Earl Southesk

Grandmother: Jean Carnegie Viscountess Stormont

William Murray 1st Earl Mansfield

Great x 1 Grandfather: David Scott of Scotstarvit

Grandfather: David Scott of Scotstarvit

Mother: Marjory Scott Viscountess Stormont