A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe, F, #10871, b. circa 1773, d. 1 February 1798, F, #10873, b. In 1999, 23 luxury homes were built at Gosford Park, Aberlady. This page is not available in other languages. 26 July 1859, d. 11 November 1952, F, #10876, b. For those living and working in the area, it's an unsettling time but there is optimism that the new Earl can follow in the footsteps of his father, a former president of the National Trust for Scotland. Francis Charteris of Amisfield later Charteris-Wemyss-Douglas, later de jure 4th Earl of March later 6th Earl of Wemyss 1b. They were both succeeded by their son William, the third Earl of March and third Earl of Ruglen. 15 April 1772, d. 28 June 1853, M, #10879, b. So why then, might the arrival of the new 13th Earl of Wemyss and, perhaps most interestingly, his extremely liberal-minded second wife Amanda strike an element of concern among some of the county's locals? Mikls Boskovits in Italian Paintings of the Fifteenth Century. James Wemyss, was a General in the Army. In future, he announced, heirs would by courtesy be styled Lord Neidpath. He later supported the Scottish parliament against Charles I, and died in 1649. His son James, 4th earl (16991756), married a great heiress, Janet, daughter of Colonel Francis Charteris, who had made a large fortune by gambling. Architecturally the house has been much altered the original Adam wings were demolished by the eighth Earl, who didn't like them. Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Mary Constance Wyndham was born on 3 August 1862. William Wemyss (17901852), younger son of the aforementioned William Wemyss, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. The new Earl, however, did add his support, along with his wife, to William Leonard Pickard Jnr, a chemist and former drug policy researcher at the University of California, who found himself accused of involvement in the manufacture and distribution of LSD. He was the second son of William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry. Ian Malcolm, a local historian, adds: "It's a question of waiting and seeing what happens. Landowner who devoted much of his life to the preservation of Scotlands cultural heritage. When Francis David Charteris, Earl of Wemyss and March, was laid to rest in a quiet corner of Aberlady Kirkyard overlooking the sweeping sands of the Bay, locals turned out in their masses. The family seat is Gosford House near Longniddry, East Lothian. The Scottish Wemyss family had possessed the lands of Wemyss in Fife since the 12th century. He obtained a diploma from the Royal Agricultural College in 1978. See also Earl of Wemyss and March on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopdia Britannica disclaimer. Familypedia is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. And Bob Webster, who set up the Gosford Farm Shop in partnership with Lord Neidpath 18 months ago, is optimistic about the future. Coronation Street actress Barbara Young dies aged 92, Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England, Additional flight to evacuate Britons from Sudan today, Ryanair cancels 220 flights over May 1 bank holiday due to strikes, Hardcore coronation fans already camped outside Buckingham Palace, One dead and seven injured in Cornwall nightclub knife attack. Lord Wemyss had no male issue and on his death in 1679 the baronetcy became extinct. "We find it difficult to believe he can be involved in anything criminal," they wrote. found: Who's who, viewed Oct. 23, 2019: (Wemyss, 13th Earl of, cr 1633, AND MARCH, 9th Earl of, cr 1697 (James Donald Charteris) (DL; Lord Wemyss of Elcho, 1628; Lord Elcho and Methil, 1633; Viscount Peebles, Baron Douglas of Neidpath, Lyne and Munard, 1697; Baron Wemyss of Wemyss (UK), 1821) ) Change Notes. They were extremely happy together and, By his first marriage, Lord Wemyss has a son, Lord Neidpath, who lives. 1 He died on 24 November 1873 at age 26, from dysentry, while at sea. He also argued that disused railway lines should be adapted for the use of cyclists and walkers. In 1826 he also obtained a reversal of the attainder of the earldom of Wemyss and became the eighth Earl of Wemyss. . Lord Wemyss married Lady Anne Douglas, daughter of William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry and sister of William Douglas, 1st Earl of March (see below). It is the family seat of the Charteris family, the Earls of Wemyss and March.It was the home of the late Rt. He was very good for the local area. Rick: Whoa! He served as an assistant district commissioner in Basutoland and with the Basuto troops in the Middle East during the Second World War. At the time of the sale many expected the funds to be used to restore the delicate fabric of Gosford and a fountain in the Cotswolds was hardly anticipated for a family said to be struggling in the midst of an "agricultural depression". In 1768 he was created Baron Douglas of Amesbury, in the County of Wiltshire, in the Peerage of Great Britain. Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents, label QS:Len,"The Earl of Wemyss and March". 2 She married Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss, son of Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss and Lady Anne Frederica Anson, on 9 August 1883. But there are several aristocrats who havemore. His elder son James Erskine Wemyss (17891854) was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy and the grandfather of Admiral of the Fleet Rosslyn Erskine-Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss (12 April 1864 24 May 1933), known as Sir Rosslyn Wemyss between 1916 and 1919. We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. Citations. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. Wemyss and March was the fifth but eldest surviving son of Francis Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss, and his wife Lady Anne Frederica, daughter of Thomas Anson, 1st Earl . Gosford House is a neoclassical country house around 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Longniddry in East Lothian, Scotland, on the A198 Aberlady Road, in 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of parkland and coast.. On his return to his family estates in Scotland, he became involved in public life and took his seat in the House of Lords sitting as Baron Wemyss of Wemyss, a title conferred in 1824. 163 x 115.6 cm (64 x 45 1/2 in.) Lord Elcho died childless and the peerages would have but for the attainder devolved upon his younger brother Francis, the soi disant seventh Earl, who nevertheless assumed the title. Their eldest son David, Lord Elcho, was implicated in the Jacobite rising of 1745, and was consequently attainted. He also claims to be the 8th Earl of March, Viscount of Peebles and Lord Douglas of Neidpath, Lyne and Munard; said titles having been inherited by the 8th Earl of Wemyss by virtue of the fact that his ancestor David Wemyss, 4th Earl of Wemyss had married Anne Douglas, daughter of the 1st Duke of Queensbury and thus sister of William Douglas . The Hon. He married the great heiress Janet Charteris, daughter of Colonel Francis Charteris, who had made a large fortune by gambling and was noted for the rape of Anne Bond. After all, what on earth could such high profile members of the aristocracy have to do with what has been described as one of the "most prolific LSD operations in US history" or for that matter, the bizarre practice of trepanation, a centuries-old highly dubious practice of drilling holes in the head to boost creativity? By clicking Sign Up, you also agree to marketing emails from both Insider and Morning Brew; and you accept Insiders. [2] On his father's death in 1756 he was not allowed to succeed to the peerages, but nonetheless assumed the title of Earl of Wemyss. You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . 11 May 1831, d. 11 February 1895, F, #10874, b. He was succeeded by his son, the ninth Earl of Wemyss and fifth Earl of March. After a nail-biting fundraising campaign, the picture was bought by the National Galleries of Scotland for 10 million. When he died the titles passed to his son, the tenth Earl. She once said: "I was trained as a sculptor, so I thought, 'I spend all my time making holes in objects, I might as well make one in my own head'.". Before them on the back of a humble farm cart, were carried the last mortal remains of the 12th Earl of Wemyss and March. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's She was succeeded by her son from her first marriage, David, the fourth Earl. The house also contains an extensive art collection the tenth Earl was a passionate collector. Lord Wemyss served as a director of the Standard Life Assurance Company and Scottish Television. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can His successor was his grandson Francis, the soi disant eighth Earl (the son of Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho). At the age of four Francis took the courtesy title Lord Elcho, becoming heir to his grandfather's peerages when his father, a lieutenant in the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, was killed in the fighting at Katia on Easter Sunday 1916. Martin Michael Charles Charteris, second son of the aforementioned Captain Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, eldest son of the eleventh Earl, was private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II and was created a life peer as Baron Charteris of Amisfield in 1978. In 1625 John Wemyss was created a Baronet, of Wemyss in the County of Fife, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. In 1954, after his eight-year old son and heir Lord Elcho had died in a motor accident, Lord Wemyss dropped the title as having too many unhappy associations since 1715, five heirs had died before succeeding to the earldom. The Earl of Wemyss and March, by John Singer Sargent, 1909. Certainly Gosford Estate has witnessed a share of development in recent years. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. English: The Earl of Wemyss and March John Singer Sargent -- American painter 1909 Wemyss, Earl of, Gosford, East Lothian, Scotland Oil on canvas 163 x 115.6 cm (64 x 45 1/2 in.) Her fortune is valued at 360 million ($466.2 million). He wouldn't let projects like this carry on if he didn't think it was worth investing in.". His successor was his grandson Francis, the soi disant eighth Earl (the son of Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho). However, there are several collateral heirs. James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March DL, (also known as Jamie Neidpath) (b. The late Lord Wemyss didn't go out of his way to have a high profile in the community, but he was always there as a guiding hand. 1 He fought in the Ashanti War. Constructed for the seventh Earl of Wemyss, the building was completed in 1800, eight years after the . 14 August 1795, d. 1 January 1883, F, #10880, b. She was the daughter of Hon. Under his chairmanship the Trust bought several new properties, most notably the 17th-century Craigievar castle in Aberdeenshire. He is also Chief of Clan Charteris. He was educated at Eton College. 24 April 1888, d. 23 December 1971, M, #10896, b. After the death of his first wife in 1988 he married secondly, in 1995, Shelagh Kennedy, property manager of the National Trust for Scotland's Georgian House in Edinburgh. 1 He was the son of Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss and Lady Anne Frederica Anson. Lord Elcho was educated at Eton, where he was captain of the school fire brigade, and at Balliol, Oxford, where he read History. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. The Baroness,eldest of four daughters of the late Lord Howard de Walden, increased the family's fortune by 400 million in 2014 to 2015, mainly due to their control of 90 acres of central London land. She was succeeded by her son from her first marriage, David, the fourth Earl. Andrew Charteris (b. She married as her first husband her third cousin twice removed Sir James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. In 1826 he also obtained a reversal of the attainder of the earldom of Wemyss and became the eighth Earl of Wemyss. The heir apparent is his only son (Francis) Richard Charteris, Lord Elcho (b. He was the son of General Sir James Wemyss of Caskieberry, grandson of James Wemyss, younger brother of Sir John Wemyss, great-grandfather of the first Earl of Wemyss. Inscribed: (Lower right:) John S. Sargent Frederick William Charteris (18331887), third son of the ninth Earl, was a Captain in the Royal Navy. In 1625 John Wemyss was created a Baronet, of Wemyss in the County of Fife, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.In 1628 he was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Wemyss of Elcho, and in 1633 he was further honoured when he was made Lord Elcho and Methel and Earl of Wemyss, also in the Peerage of Scotland.He later supported the Scottish parliament against Charles . On his death the titles passed to his second but eldest surviving son James, the fifth Earl. Charles I, on his accession, made the then Sir John Wemyss a baronet and later conferred on him the Earldom of Wemyss and other lesser honours. Dry rot set in and a large part of the roof had to be removed, not to be replaced until the 1980s. Lady Anne Wemyss was born on 18 October 1675 at Wemyss, Fife, Scotland G. 2,3,4 She was the daughter of Sir James Wemyss, Lord Burntisland and Margaret Wemyss, Countess of Wemyss. On his death the titles passed to his second but eldest surviving son James, the fifth Earl. Earl of Wemyss (/ w i m z / WEEMZ) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1633. Since then, Lord Neidpath's name has been more often linked with his Cotswold estate and his business interests. Hugo Charteris (19221970), grandson of the eleventh Earl, was a renowned post-war novelist and screenwriter. He took part with the Scottish parliament against Charles I., and died in 1649. He represented Gloucestershire and Haddingtonshire in the House of Commons for many years. His marriage to Lady Anne Douglas, daughter of the 1st Duke of Queensberry, brought the Earldom of March and the lands of Neidpath, in Peebles, to their descendants. My view is he won't change very much I think he will be a traditionalist.". However, he shrugged off comments about the age gap between himself. Several other members of the Wemyss, later Charteris, family, have also gained distinction. He succeeded to the earldom on the death of his grandfather in 1937, and in the same year joined the Colonial Service. The restoration work has been spearheaded by 12th Earl's wife Shelagh, now Dowager Countess, with Lord Neidpath carrying out work on the ponds. 3 Feb 1773; d. 30 Jan 1838), mar. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). He was succeeded in the peerages according to the new patent by his daughter Margaret, the third Countess of Wemyss. For instance, this is this says "Papa's hair / My sister gave it me March 11 1771." Rick: This piece of paper is from 1771? He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Peeblesshire from 1853 to 1880. In 1672 he resigned his peerages to the Crown in return for a new patent with original precedency and extending the limitation to his daughters. Lady Emma Hay was the daughter of William Hay, 17th Earl of Erroll and Alicia Eliot. Sir Evan Edward Charteris (18641940), sixth son of the tenth Earl, was a historian, biographer and barrister and notably published biographies of John Singer Sargent and of Edmund Gosse. In 1940 he married Mavis Murray, a member of a well-known Cape Town family. Jamie Neidpath's destiny was set for him since the day he was born. The family also owns Stanway House in Gloucestershire, Neidpath Castle near Peebles and Elcho Castle near Perth.