Biographical Summary

"Sir William Edmonstone, Baronet [1774], of Duntreath, br. of the half blood and h,, being 2d s. of the 2d Baronet and 1st s. by his 2d wife ; b. 29 Jan. 1810 at Hampton, Midx. ; entered the Royal Navy and was wounded (by pirates) in the Archipelago in 1826 ; Commander, 1841 ; Inspector of the Coast Guard, 1844-52 ; Commander of the St. George guard ship at Devonport, 1852-59 ; Commodore on the West Coast of Africa, 1859, becoming eventually (1876) "Vice-Admiral on the retired list. He was naval aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria; was C.B. in 1863, and suc. to the Baronetcy, 15 March 1871. He was M.P. for Stirlingshire, 1874-80. He m. 13 July 1841, at Zante, Mary Elizabeth, da. of Lieut. Col. John Whittle Parsons, C.M.G., sometime British Resident in that island. He d. 18 Feb. 1888, at 11 Ainslie place, Edinburgh, aged 78. His widow d. 11 Aug. 1902, at Cramond house, Midlothian."

SOURCE: Complete baronetage; Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); 1906; Vol. V; page 171