Alexander Home of Manderston

Alexander Home 1 of Manderston 138

• Born: Abt 1527
• Marriage: Janet Home on 6 Jun 1552
• Died: Bef 25 Dec 1593 138

Alexander Home was the son of Alexander Home.2 He married Janet Home of Spot, daughter of daughter of George Home of Spot and Catherine Colville, in 1552.3 He died before 1593.1 He lived at Manderston, Berwickshire, Scotland.1

notes

From History of Dunbar Hume and Dundas from Drummond's Noble British Families, William Pickering, London 1846:

Alexander commanded a body of horse at the battle of Langeide on the Regent's side against Mary in 1568. He got the abbacy of Coldinghame to defray his expenses, and he likewise shared with Hume of Coldingknows the forfeited estates of Lord Home. When Lord Hume was imprisoned in 1571, and was exchanged for Douglas of Drumlanrig, this interchange was sair incontrair, the wilis and mynds of the friends of the said Lord Hume, becaus he being tane it was neuir thair mynd that he suld be relievit; thinking that he being detenit in captivitie thaj mycht be kingis in his boundis, and uptake his lieving at their awne plesour. Diurnal of Cccurrents, p. 230. Whatever attachment there may have been amongst the poorer vassals towards their lords, the heads plundered and preyed upon each other like wild beasts.

Family

Children of Alexander Home and Janet Home

• 1. George Home, 1st and last Earl of Dunbar+1 died 20 Jan 1610/11. George Home, 1st and last Earl of Dunbar. 2 He married Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of Sir Alexander Gordon, 3rd of Gight and Agnes Bethune. He died on 20 January 1610/11 at Whitehall, London, England, suddenly.1 He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King James VI in 1585.3 He held the office of Master of the Great Wardrobe [Scotland] in 1590.3 He was invested as a Knight on 4 November 1590 by King James VI of Scotland.2 He held the office of High Treasurer of Scotland in 1601.4 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1603.3 He held the office of Master of the Great Wardrobe in 1603.3 He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1603 and 1607.4 He was created 1st Baron Hume of Berwick [England] on 7 July 1604, with remainder to his heirs whatsoever with an additional clause enabling him to nominate any kinsman or relative as heir.3 He was created 1st Earl of Dunbar [Scotland] on 3 July 1605, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever.1 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1608.3 He held the office of Keeper of Holyrood Palace in January 1609/10.4 On his death, his titles became dormant. 4

• Children of George Home, 1st and last Earl of Dunbar and Elizabeth Gordon
  
• * 1. Lady Elizabeth Home +5 d. 19 Aug 1633
  
• * 2. Lady Anne Home +6 d. 1621
  

• 2. Alexander Home +2 died between May 1608 - 1610. Alexander Home was the son of Alexander Home and Janet Home.2 He married Christian Erskine, daughter of Hon. Sir Alexander Erskine of Gogar and Margaret Home.1 He died between May 1608 and 1610.1 He lived at Manderston, Berwickshire, Scotland.1
• * Child of Alexander Home and Christian Erskine **Geni Profile George Home Died 1637
• 3. John Home +2 He married Christian Cockburn.1 He died after 23 August 1628, without male issue.1 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Dunbar, de jure.3 Daughter: Nicola Home
• 4. James Home +2 died before 1622 and lived in Steil Scotland, son John Homes.
• 5. William Home +2 died before 1616. He married Mary Quhytlaw.1 He died before 1616, without male issue.
• * Daughter of William Home and Mary Quhytlaw Jean Home 2

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 IV, page 510. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003). Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
3. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 1951.

Sources 

• 1. [S00119]   The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: M 7197
• 2. [S00058]   The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: IV 510

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