Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 11th of Duntreath, 1st Baronet

Biographical Summary

"Archibald Edmondstone of Duntreath, co. Stirling, Esq., 1st s. and h. of Archibald Bdmonstone of Duntreath aforesaid, and of Red Hall, co. Antrim, by his 2d wife Anne (m. 1716), sister of John, 4th Duke op Argyll [S.], da. of the Hon. John Campbell, of Mamore, was b. 10 Oct. 1717, at Silver Banks, in oo. Dumbarton ; admitted to the Middle Temple, 5 Dec. 1737; was M.P. for Dumbartonshire (three Paris.), 1761-80; for Ayr burghs (two Paris ), 1780-90, and for Dumbartonshire, again, 1790-96, being cr. a Baronet, 20 May 1774. He m. firstly, in or before 1762, Susanna Mary, da. of Roger and sister of Benjamin Harene, of Pootscray place, Kent. She d. 4 and was bur. 11 April 1776, at St. Marylebone. He m. secondly, 28 April 1778, at St. Geo. Han. sq., Hester, 2d da. of Sir John Heathcote, 2d Baronet [1733], of Normanton, by Bridget, da. of Thomas White. She d. s.p. 1796. He d. 20 July 1807, aged 89. Will pr. 1807."

SOURCE: Complete baronetage; Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); 1906; Vol. V; page 170

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Archibald, 11th of Duntreath, 1768-1807. (b.1717)

(Created a Baronet of the United Kingdom, 3rd May 1774 )

For many years M.O. for Dumbarton (also for Ayr and Irvine).

m.1stly, in 1753, Susanna Mary, dau.of French gentleman, Roger Harene, and by

   her (who died in 1776) had 5 sons & 3 daughters:

1 Archibald b.1754. He had a military education on the Continent and then because a Lieut.
in the 1st Regiment of Foodguards. Was A.D.C. to General Riedsel (Commander of
German division of army under General burgoyne) in the campaign in the American War
of Inderpendence which ended with the surrender at Saratoge in 1777. Returning, he
died of consuption in 1780, aged only 25.
2 William Archibald, Civil Servant in India, died in Calcutta, 1803.
3 Charles, 2nd Bt., b. 1764. (See below)
4 George b.1764. Vicar of Pollerne.
5 Neil Benjamin, b. 1765. Went as a young man to India & rose to second most important
post in Civil Service. m.1803 Charlotte Anne, dau. of Philip Friell, by whom he had
5 sons & 6 daughters.
(1) William Archibald, b.1804, died in India, 1827.
(2) Neil Benjamin, b.1809, m. Madeline Elinor, only dau. of W.H. Trant
of Drumonethy, Co. Limerick, by whom he had 2 sons,
-1 Neil Benjamin (b.1883)
-2 William Henry.
(3) Charles Welland, b.1811. Took Holy Orders.
m. Susan Mary D'Oyley dau.of Rev. Philip Douglas, by whom he had
(1) Susan Carnegie (b.1844).
( ) Other daughters.
(4) George Frederick, b.1813,
m. Anne Farly, dau. of Mr. Turner of Bengal Civil Service,
and had children:
(5) James Harene, b.1820, d.1834.
The daughters of Neil Benjamin (b.1765) were:
(1) Charlotte Anne,
m.1st, James Carnegie Bengal Civil Service, who died in 1831,
m. 2nd, the Rev. J. Hodgson, Vicar of St Peter's Isle of Thanet.
(2) Henrietta Dashwood.
(3) Suanna, m. the Rev.Thomas Lumsden of Cushnie, Aberdeenshire.
(4) Louisa MacLeod, m. the Rev Thomas Clement Browne & had children.
(5) Anne Craigie.
(6) Alicia Augusta.
The 3 daughters of Sir Archibald were:-

   1  Susanne Margaret, m. James Trevithick of Addington Park, Surrey by whom

she had 2 sons & 4 daughters. The son where:
(1) Barton, b.1779, m. Eliza, dau. of the Rev. John Strachey, by whom he had a
dau.,
-1 Eliza, m. her cousin Leonard Strachey, and they had children.
(2) James, b.1797, d.1849.
Their 4 daughters, all died unmarried.
2 Anne Mary, m. Major-General Henry Read of Crowood, Wilts, by whom she had
two daughters:
(1) Mary Anne, m. J. Richmond Seymour of Inholmes, Wilts. They had 3 sons
& 3 daughters. The sons where:
-1 Henry Richmond.
-2 Charles Frederick.
-3 George.
The daughters were:
-1 Alithea Emma.
-2 Jane mary Susanna.
-3 Charlotte Isabella.
(2) Louisa.
(3) Sarah, who died young.
m. 2ndly, Hester, dau. of Sir John Heathcote Bt. of Normanton Park, Rutland.

They had no children. She died in 1797 & he died, aged 89, in 1807

He was succeeded by his 3rd son.

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