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Catherine Bernard

F, #21, b. 1740, d. 1769

Catherine Bernard was born in 1740. She died in 1769.

Lt.-Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby1

M, #22, b. 25 October 1734, d. 28 March 1801

Last Edited=18 Feb 2007

Consanguinity Index=0.0%

Lt.-Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby was born on 25 October 1734.1 He was the son of George Abercromby of Tullibody and Mary Dundas.1 He was baptised on 26 October 1734.1 He married Mary Anne Menzies, Baroness Abercromby of Aboukir and Tullibody, daughter of John Menzies and Ann Campbell, on 17 November 1767 at Ferntower, Crieff, Perthshire, ScotlandG.1 He died on 28 March 1801 at age 66 at Aboukir Bay, EgyptG, on board H.M.S. Foudroyant, from wounds received in battle.1 He was buried at the Commandery of the Grand Master, Malta.1
He was educated from 12 Jun 1748 at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, EnglandG.1 He gained the rank of Cornet in 1756 in the 2nd Dragoon Guards.1 He gained the rank of Captain in 1762 in the 3rd Dragoons.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Clackmannanshire between 1774 and 1780.1 He gained the rank of Colonel in 1781 in the 103rd Foot.1 He gained the rank of Major-General in 1787.1 He was Commander-in-Chief of the forces in the West Indies in 1795.2 He gained the rank of Colonel in 1795 in the 7th Dragoon Guards.1 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 22 July 1795.1 He gained the rank of Colonel in 1796 in the 2nd Dragoon Guards.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Clackmannanshire between 1796 and 1798.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1797 in the British Army.1 He was chief military commander of the forces in Ireland in 1798.2 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1798.1 He held the office of Governor of Inverness between 1798 and 1801.1 He was chief military commander of the British forces in the Egypt in 1801.2 He fought in the Battle of Alexandria on 21 March 1801, where he was mortally wounded.1
According to Gibbs, "he was not a very great commander, but a high-minded, hard-working, sensible, and humame soldier. 'As he looked out from under his thick shaggy eyebrows, he gave one the idea of a very good-natured lion.1' " He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.3

Children of Lt.-Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby and Mary Anne Menzies, Baroness Abercromby of Aboukir and Tullibody

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 12. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 1. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  3. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference "Abercromby, Ralph 1734-1801". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

George Abercromby of Tullibody1

M, #23, d. 8 June 1800

Last Edited=3 Nov 2009

Consanguinity Index=0.0%

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1219. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 1. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
  3. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 12. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Mary Dundas1

F, #24

Last Edited=3 Nov 2009

Consanguinity Index=0.0%

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 12. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 1. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

Ralph Dundas of Manour1

M, #25, d. 1729

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1218. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 12. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Françoise de Rochechouart1

F, #26, b. 1641, d. 27 May 1707

Children of Françoise de Rochechouart and Louis XIV, Roi de France

Citations

  1. [S36] Page 87. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S36]
  2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
  3. [S36] See. [S36]

Agnes de Poitou1

F, #27, d. 1077

Citations

  1. [S1] S&N Genealogy Supplies, S&N Peerage CD., CD-ROM (Chilmark, Salisbury, U.K.: S&N Genealogy Supplies, no date (c. 1999)). Hereinafter cited as S&N Peerage CD.
  2. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 126. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.

Mary Anne Menzies, Baroness Abercromby of Aboukir and Tullibody1

F, #28, d. 11 February 1821

Mary Anne Menzies, Baroness Abercromby of Aboukir and Tullibody was the daughter of John Menzies and Ann Campbell.1 She married Lt.-Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby, son of George Abercromby of Tullibody and Mary Dundas, on 17 November 1767 at Ferntower, Crieff, Perthshire, ScotlandG.1 She died on 11 February 1821 at Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandG.1
From 17 November 1767, her married name became Abercromby. She was created 1st Baroness Abercromby of Aboukir and Tullibody, co. Clackmannan [U.K.] on 28 May 1801, suo jure, for her husband's gallant conduct at the battle of Alexandria. She was also granted a pension of £2,000 per year.1

Children of Mary Anne Menzies, Baroness Abercromby of Aboukir and Tullibody and Lt.-Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 12. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 1. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.

John Menzies1

M, #29

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 12. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Ann Campbell1

F, #30

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 12. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.