James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale 1759-1839

Paternal Family Tree: Maitland

On 24th April 1749 [his father] John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale [aged 31] and [his mother] Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale were married. She by marriage Countess Lauderdale. They had twelve children, six boys and six girls. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles Maitland 6th Earl Lauderdale and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Ogilvy Countess Lauderdale [aged 56].

On 26th January 1759 James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale was born to John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale [aged 41] and Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale at Haltoun House, Ratho.

On 15th August 1782 James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale [aged 23] and Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale [aged 20] were married. He the son of John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale [aged 64] and Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale.

On 12th May 1784 [his son] James Maitland 9th Earl Lauderdale was born to James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale [aged 25] and [his wife] Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale [aged 22].

On 18th April 1785 [his brother-in-law] George Hay 7th Marquess Tweedale [aged 32] and [his sister] Hannah Maitland Marchioness Tweddale [aged 35] were married. She the daughter of [his father] John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale [aged 67] and [his mother] Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale. They were fourth cousins.

On 10th June 1785 [his son] Admiral Anthony Maitland 10th Earl of Lauderdale was born to James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale [aged 26] and [his wife] Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale [aged 23].

In 1787 George Hay 6th Marquess Tweedale [aged 87] died. His first cousin once removed [his brother-in-law] George [aged 34] succeeded 7th Marquess Tweeddale, 8th Earl Tweeddale. [his sister] Hannah Maitland Marchioness Tweddale [aged 37] by marriage Marchioness Tweeddale.

In 1789 [his mother] Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale died.

On 17th August 1789 [his father] John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale [aged 71] died at Haltoun House, Ratho. His son James [aged 30] succeeded 8th Earl Lauderdale, 8th Viscount Maitland, 8th Viscount Lauderdale, 4th Baronet Maitland of Ravelrig in Nova Scotia. [his wife] Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale [aged 27] by marriage Countess Lauderdale.

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On 3rd October 1790 [his daughter] Eleanor Maitland was born to James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale [aged 31] and [his wife] Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale [aged 28]. She married 19th January 1815 James Balfour and had issue.

On 8th May 1804 [his sister] Hannah Maitland Marchioness Tweddale [aged 54] died.

The London Gazette 15889. Whitehall, February 15, 1806.

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Baron and Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Thomas Anson [aged 39], Esq, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Names, Styles, and Titles of Baron Soberton, of Soberton, in the County of Southampton, and Viscount Anson, of Shugborough and Orgrave, in the County of Stafford. [Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson [aged 27] by marriage Viscountess Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire.]

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity ef a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Most Honorable John Denis Marquis of Sligo, Knight of the Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Monteagle, of Westport, in the County of Mayo.

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honorable Hugh Earl of Eglinton, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, arid Title of Baron Ardrossan, of Ardrossan, in the County of Ayr.

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honorable James Earl of Lauderdale [aged 47], and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Lauderdale, of Thirlestane, in the County of Berwick.

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honorable George Earl of Granard [aged 46], and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Granard, of Castle Donnington, in the County of Leicester.

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to John Crewe [aged 63], Esq; and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Crewe, of Crewe, in the County-Palatine of Chester.

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to William Lygon [aged 58], Esq; and his Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Baron Beauchamp of Powyke, in the County of Worcester. [Catherine Denn by marriage Baroness Beauchamp Powick in Worcestershire.]

On 19th January 1815 [his son-in-law] James Balfour [aged 40] and Eleanor Maitland [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale [aged 55] and Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale [aged 53].

On 10th September 1839 James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale [aged 80] died at Thirlestane Castle, Lauder. His son James [aged 55] succeeded 9th Earl Lauderdale, 9th Viscount Maitland, 9th Viscount Lauderdale, 2nd Baron Lauderdale of Thirlestane in Berwickshire, 5th Baronet Maitland of Ravelrig in Nova Scotia.

In 1856 [his former wife] Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale [aged 94] died.

Diary of the Times of George IV Volume 1 Section 1. In the midst of all these political speculations, Lord Grey has made the disputants a low bow, and has gone back to Northumberland, to remain there till the middle of January. I asked Lord Lauderdale, if Lord Grey's friends did not find fault with his being out of the way at such a moment? 'By no means,' answered he with great gravity; 'Lady Grey, is to be confined very soon, and he sacrifices every thing to the consideration of his wife. He was quite in the right. I always do the same thing1.'

Note 1. This is rather a strange affirmation for the man who is surnamed " The Father of Divorces."

Royal Ancestors of James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale 1759-1839

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 19 Grand Son of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Robert II of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale 1759-1839

Grandfather: Charles Maitland 6th Earl Lauderdale

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lauder Countess of Lauderdale

father: John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale 13 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Ogilvy of Inchmartine

Great x 3 Grandfather: Patrick Ogilvy 2nd Earl Findlater

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Ogilvy 3rd Earl Findlater 10 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater 8 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ogilvy 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leslie

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Ogilvy 1st Earl Seafield 4th Earl Findlater 11 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Grandmother: Elizabeth Ogilvy Countess Lauderdale 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland

James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale 14 x Great Grandson of King Robert II of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Lombe of Norwich

Grandfather: Thomas Lombe

mother: Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale

Grandmother: Elizabeth Turner