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of St Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright

Among the obituary notices in " The Times" (London) of. March 1st is one concerning the death of Capt. John Hope, R.N., of St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright. Capt. Hope was the eldest son of the late Hon. Charles and Lady Hope, of Government House, Castletown, and he spent his boyhood in the Isle of Man. So attached was he to the Island that he sent his only son, Charles Dunbar Hope (now a captain in the Royal Artillery), to King William's College for his education. During his stay at the College, Capt. C. B. Hope was a boarder in the late Mr H. S. Christopher's house. The late Capt. John Hope, after passing through the Britannia, served on H.M.S. Euryars with H.R.H.. the late Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria. Service on the China station caused his health to break down, and he retired early from the service, succeeding his mother in the large properties which she inherited from her brother, the Earl of Selkirk. The late Capt. Hope leaves one married and one unmarried daughter, and one son. The son, Capt. Charles D. Hope, served with distinction during the South African war, but retired upon marriage. Immediately the war now in progress broke out he rejoined the army, and is at present engaged in transport duty France. He also has one son. Many of the old inhabitants of Castletown district will doubtless recollect Lady Isabella Hope and her family with with affection. Lady Isabella's father, the Earl of Selkirk. founded the Red River Settlement in Canada, and spent vast sums of money upon it. At his death his widow, Lady Selkirk, returned from Canada to St. Mary's Isle, where she lives most quietly while her son, the last Earl of Selkirk, was being educated at Eton. The notorious Scottish-American privateersman, Paul Jones, landed in St. Mary's Isle and attempted to kidnap the infant Earl of Selkirk of his day, but failed, and only succeeded in carrying off the silver then on the breakfast table. Fears afterwards this stolen silver was discovered in the place where it had been hidden. It was intact in the sack in which Paul and his men had placed it for purposes of transport, and the tea leaves were still in the teapot. The whole of the Hope family have the deserved reputation of possessing stern sense of duty. and they are also noted for modesty, never making any display of their many good deeds.

John married Rebecca Marion Blackburn on 13 Aug 1872. Rebecca (daughter of Peter (of Killearn) Blackburn, MP and Jean Wedderburn) died on 20 Jun 1914. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Charles Dunbar Hope-Dunbar, proved his claim to the Dunbar Baronetcy of Baldoon (created in 1664) in 1916 and became the 6th Baronet

Helen married Alan Burns on 27 Nov 1901. Alan (son of John William Burns, JP, DL and Helen Sherer) was born on 28 Feb 1868 in JP, DL; died in 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scots Guards. Member of the Royal Company of Archers.

(Research):Lt.-Col. John Alan Burns filed for divorce from an unknown person at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.

John married Joyce Margaret August on 6 Mar 1944. Joyce (daughter of George Alfred Bagley August) was born about 1905; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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County Alderman for Dunbartonshire

Charles married Barbara Delscey Macmillan on 30 Apr 1949. Barbara (daughter of Dr. E. Macmillan) died on 29 Sep 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lt Col Peter Guy Chamberlin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Geoffrey married Celia Kynaston [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]