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Sholto John Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton, (13 April 1818 - 24 December 1884)
was a Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1859 and 1884. He was styled
as Lord of Aberdour between 1827 and 1858.
He was the son of George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton and
Frances Theodora Rose.
He served in the 11th Hussars and gained the rank of Lieutenant.
He married, firstly, Helen Watson, daughter of James Watson and
Janet Ramsay, on 21 January 1844. Helen bore him a son in 1844 but died
in 1850.
He married, secondly, Lady Alice Anne Caroline Lambton,
daughter of John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham and Lady Louisa
Elizabeth Grey, on 7 July 1853. (see belopw)
Sholto John served as a Representative Lord from 1859 to his death in 1884.
He purchased the Conaglen estate from the Macleans of Ardgour (The
Douglas Archives compiler's maternal family) after the death of Alexander, 13th
of Ardgour in 1858.
and Helen had a son:
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Sholto George (19th Earl of Morton)
Douglas b: 5 NOV 1844
Notes:
• Nee Lady Alice Anne Caroline Lambton (1831-1907) she was
the daughter of John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792-1840) and Lady
Louisa Elizabeth Grey (1797-1841). She was the second wife of Sholto John
Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton (1818-1884) they married in July 1853, there were
no children from this marriage. She was a Lady-of-the-Bedchamber to Alexandra
when she was the Princess of Wales, then when she became queen 1901-1907. Alice
spent most of her married life in the royal household, she attended the marriage
of Alexandra to the Prince of Wales as a 'future Lady-of-the-Bedchamber. She is
buried in St Mary's Church Dalmahoy which was built on the Dalmahoy Estate in
1850, then the family seat.
See also:
• The Earls of Morton
• Morton's Reel
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