William, 15th Lord Sempill

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Biographical Summary

"William FORBES, fifteenth Lord Sempill, born 20 May 1836, at Fintray House, Aberdeenshire, was educated at Eton, succeeded his father as Baronet 16 February 1846; was sometime an officer in the Ooldstream Guards, served in the Crimea, succeeded his cousin in the Peerage of Sempill 5 September 1884, and assumed the name of Sempill in addition to that of Forbes. He died 21 July 1905, having married, first, 23 June 1858, Caroline Louisa, only daughter of Sir Charles Forbes, third Baronet of Newe. From her, who married, 19 June 1862, Septimus E. Carlisle, and died 11 December 1872, he obtained a divorce in December 1861. By his first wife Lord Sempill had issue :

• Catherine Charlotte Elizabeth Stewart, born on 12 June 1861, married, on 5 December 1907, to George Muirhead in Speybank, Fochabers.

Lord Sempill married, secondly, 18 November 1862, at St. James's, Westminster, Francis Emily, seventh and youngest daughter of Sir Robert John Abercromby, fifth Baronet of Birkenbog. She died 13 May 1887, at Bad Homburg. By his second wife he had issue:

• John, sixteenth Lord Sempill.
• Douglas, born 19 January 1865, major in the Seaforth Highlanders, Ross-shire Buffs (the Duke of Albany's), D.S.O. 1900, served in the Hazara Expedition 1891, and received medal with clasp ; he accompanied the Chitral Relief Force 1895, and again received medal with clasp. He served in the South African War 1899-1900, taking part in the actions of Magersfontein, Paardeberg, Poplar Grove, and Driefontein, and was awarded the D.S.O. He was killed on 21 February 1908 in the expedition against the Zakka Khels on the Indian frontier.
• William, born 27 June 1866, died 6 November 1867.
• Robert Abercromby, born 21 March 1870.
• Arthur Lionel Ochoncar, born 24 September 1877, a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, married, 25 November 1903, Muriel Emily, eldest daughter of the Rev. Walter Spencer of Welwyn, Herts.
• Evelyn Courtenay, born 4 October 1868, married, 7 June 1894, to Duncan Vernon Pirie, M.P., late captain 3rd Hussars, eldest son of Gordon Pirie of Waterton, Aberdeenshire, and has issue.
• Gertrude Emily, born 22 December 1872.

Lord Sempill married, thirdly, 30 April 1890, Mary Beresford, third and youngest daughter of Henry Porter Sherbrooke, formerly Lowe, of Oxton Hall, Nottingham, but by her had no issue."

SOURCE: The Scots peerage, Vol. VII, page 566