George Home, de jure 3rd Earl of Dunbar

Biography

From the English Wikipedia page on the Earl of Dunbar:

Earls of Dunbar, Second Creation (1605) Wilkipedia

George Home, 1st and Last Earl of Dunbar (c.1556–1611), who died without male issue.

Subsequent claimants to the title[7][8]

• John Home, de jure 2nd Earl of Dunbar (a 1628), brother of 1st Earl, according to the Lord Advocate[9] in 1634, he “conceiving his fortune too mean, forebore to assume the dignity”. He died without male issue.
• George Home, de jure 3rd Earl of Dunbar (a 1637), son of Alexander Home of Manderston and nephew of 1st Earl, certified in his claim in 1634 by the same Lord Advocate.

References:

• 7.^ Balfour Paul, Sir James, editor, The Scots Peerage, Edinburgh, 1904, vol.iii:280-9
• 8.^ Cokayne, G. E. et al., eds. (1916) The Complete Peerage, London; vol.iv: p. 511

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thepeerage.com

George Home1 M, #480203, d. 1637

George Home was the son of Alexander Home and Christian Erskine.2

He married, firstly, Isobel Home, daughter of Sir George Home, 6th of Wedderburn and Jane Haldane, in May 1608.1

He married, secondly, Helen Arnot, daughter of Sir John Arnot of Berswick, on 4 September 1610.2 He died in 1637.1

He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Dunbar in 1605, de jure.2

Children of George Home and Isobel Home

1. Sir Alexander Home2 d. 1675
2. George Home+2 d. 24 Sep 1663
3. Isabel Home+3

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References

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p48021.htm
• Clan MacFarlane Genealogy
• [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 1951. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• [S37] BP2003. [S37]
• [S6286]
• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Sep 27 2019, 3:48:48 UTC

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Sir George Hume or Home of Manderston.