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 379 PEERS, BARONETS, BISHOPS, PRIVY COUNSELLORS [MARLBOROUGH of 13th Earl of Kellie only, whilst the ancient Earldom of Jlar was declared by Act of Parlia- ment in 1885 to have jjassed by female descent the present Earl of Mar as heir general. The 12th Earl of Kellie was a It. -col. and served for many years in India ; he was also representative peer for Scotland. The title of Mar was attainted and the family estates confiscated by Act of Parliament in 1715 (see Mar, Earl of). The 6th Lord Erskine, who (would have been the Gth Earl of Mar of the old creation, but) was the first possessor of the title of Mar, conferred by Queen Mary, was elected regent of Scotland in 1571. The (Jth (of this new line) was the Earl who took an active part in the rising of 1715. Residences — Alloa House, Clackmannanshire ; Kellie Castle, Fifeshire. Clubs — Carlton ; Marlborough ; New (Edin.). Issue — 1 . John Francis Ashley Erskine, Lord Erskine, Heir, b. 20 April, 1895 ; 2nd lieiit. 3rd Batt. Argyll and Sutl'.erlaiid Highlanders 1914. 2. Hon. Francis Walter Erskine, b. 9 Jan. 1899. Walter Coningsby Erskine, 12th Earl of Kellie, C.B., b. 12 .July, 1810 ; repres. peer : m. 11 Sept. 1834, Elsie (d. 14 July, 1895), dau. of Col. Youngson,of Bows- car, Cumberland, and d. 17 Jan. 1872. Issue — 1. Walter Henry Erskine, 11th E.kl or Mar, and 13th Earl of Kellie, b. 17 Dec. 1839 ; a repres. peer ; m. 14 Oct. 1863, MARY Anne (Residence — 16, Lowndes Square, S.W.), dau. of William Forbes, of Medwyn, and d. 16 Sept. 1888. Issue— 1. Walter John Francis Erskine, pres. Earl. 2. Hon. William Augustus Forbes Erskine, M.V.O., b. 30 Oct. 1871 ; counsellor of embassy in Diplo- matic Service ; m. 18 Feb. 1908, Georgiana Viola Eleanor, dau. of late Capt. William Humble Dudley Ward. Club — Travellers'. Issue — 1. Cynthia Eomola. Margaret Elsie Viola MARJORIBANKS, Baronetcy (extinct on death of 4th Bt., 22 Feb. 1888. Creat. (J May, 1815. — The late Sir John Mabjokibanks, 3rd Bt., b. 4 May, 1830 ; It.-col. Berwickshire R.V. ; m. 27 July, 1858, Charlotte ATHoiiL Mary (Residence — Lees, Coldstream, N.B.), dau. of Richard Trotter, of Morton Hall, Midlothian, and d. 18 Nov. 1884. MARKENFIELD, Baron of. Baron. See Grantlev, MARKHAM, 1st Bt. (U.K.). Creat. 10 July, 1911. — Sir .Arthur P)Asil M.rkham, s. of late Charles Markham, of Tapton House, Chesterfield. B. 25 Aug. 1866 ; m. 17 Sept. 1898, Lucy Bertram, dau. of Capt. A. B. Cunningham, late R.H.A. ; is managing director of Brodsworth Main Colly. Co. Ltd., and chrmn. and director of other large coal, iron, etc., companies ; IM.P. for Mansfield div. of Notts since 1900 ; J. P., Leicester and Derby. Residences — 47, Portland Place, W. ; Beachboroiigh Park, Shorncliffe, Kent. Club — Reform. Issue — 1. Charles Markham, Heir, b. 28 Aug. l ?9a. 2. Mansfield Markham, b. 30 Dec. 1905. 3. Arthur Markham, b. 21 Oct. 1911. 1. Joyous. MARLBOROUGH, 9th Duke oL Creat. 14 Dec. 1702; Marci. of Blandford, 1702 (G.B.; ; Earl of Sunderland, 8 June, 1643 ; Earl of iMarl- borough, 9 April, 1689; Baron Spencer, 21 July, 1603, and Churchill, 14 May, 1085 (E.) ; K.ti. 1902 ; P.C. 1899. — Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, s. of 8th Duke. B. 13 Nov. Kev. the Hon. Alexander Penrose Forbes Erskine, i 1871 (sponsor. King Edward VII); m. 6 Nov. B.A. Oxford, b. 13 Aug. 1881. i 1895, Consuelo (Residence— Sunderland House, 1. Lady Constance Elise. . Curzon Street, W.), dau. of WiUiam Kinsam 2. Lady Lomsa Frances, a sister of the community ; -tr, ,,. i- r r i i ■ j.- ii lon.i of St. Mary the Virgin, Wantage. Vanderbilt, of New ork; sue. his father 1892; 3. Lady Frances Elizabetli, m. 29 July, 1899, Rev. •Frederick Tufnell, M.A., and has issue. Residence — The Rectory, Sudbury, Derbyshire. 4. Lady Alice Maud Mary. 2. The Late Hon. Augustus William Brksine, b. 18 June,)1841 ; J. P. Cumberland, late 17th Lancers. ; m.l8 April, 1871, Harriet Susannali (d. 23 Feb. 1884), dau. of William Forbes, of Medwyn and d 17 July 1914. Issue — 1. Henry Walter Coningsby Erskine, b. 11 May, 1872. Residence — Bowscar, Peuritli, 2. Capt. Walter Augustus Erskine, R.G.A. b. 22 July, 1880. 1. Evelyn Mary Elise, m. 20 May, 1896, Col. Henry Lowther, Indian Army, and lias issue. 2. Agnes Helen. 3. Dorothy Christian, ni. 1906, James Chapman. ed. at Camb. ; Paymaster-General 1899-1992; col. Oxfordshire Y. ; served in S. African war (medal and clasp) ; lion. col. 3rd Batt. Oxfordshire and Bucks L.I. ; late mil. memb. Oxford Terr. Force Assocn. ; Lender-Secretary of State for Colonies 1903—5. The 1st Duke was the celebrated miltary commander ; a pension o± £4,000 and the estate of Blenheim was settled on the family by Act of Parliament ; the 1st Duke was sue. by his eldest dau., who was sue. by her nejDhew, the 5th Earl of Sunderland, and thus the Dukedom became vested in the Spencer family. The remainder of the Dukedom according to the Act of Parliament by which it continues is unique and ciu-ious, but the final clause brings in all the issue of the 1st Duke " so long as any such issue, male or female, shall continue." The 7th Duke was successively lord steward of H.M. Household, Lord. -President of Council, and Viceroy of Ireland. Residences — Blenheim Palace, Woodstock. Issue — 1. John Albert Edward Williah Spencer — Churchill Marq. of Blandford, Heir, b. 18 Sept. 1897 (sponsor, King Edward VII). 2. Lord Ivor Charles Spencer Churchill, b. 14 Oct. 1898. MARCH, Earl of (E.). See Richmond, Duke of. MARCH, Earl of (S.). See Wemyss, Earl of. MARCHAMLEY, 1st Baron (U.K.). Creat. 3 July, 1908 : P.C. 1907.— George Whiteley, s. of George Whiteley, of the Woodlands, Black- burn, J.P., by Margaret, dau. of Dr. Pickop, of John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Dfkb of Marl Blackburn. B. at Witton, Blackburn, 30 Aug. 1855 ; m. 25 June, 1881, .Alice (d. 10 March, 1913), dau. of William Tattersall, of St. Anthony's, Miln- thorpe ; ed. at Zurich Univ. ; Mayor of Black- burn 1884; M.P. for Stockport (C.) 1893-1900, for Pudsey div. of Yorkshire (L.) 1900-8 ; patronage secretary to the Treasury 1905-8 ; J.P., Hants and Salop ; Residence — 29', Princes Garden, S.W. Clubs — Reform : Ranelagb. Issue — 1-. Hon. William Tattersall whiteley. Heir, b. 22 Nov. 1886 ; m. 24 May, 1911, Margaret Clara, dau. of Thomas Scott Johnsone, of Glenmark, Waipari, New Zealand ; ed. at Eton and O.N:ford. 2. Hon. Ronald George Whiteley, b. 11 Aug 1890. 1. Hon. Muriel Cartmel, m. 30 April, 1908, Stanley Wyiidliam Jainieson, and has issue. 2. Hon. Dorothy, m. 26 May, 1911, Alfred Bakewell Howitt, M.A., M.D., and has issue. Residence — 15, Cheshara Street, Belgrave Square, S.W. borough, K.G., P.O., b. 2 June, 1822; m. 12 July, 1843, Lady Frances (d. 16 April, 1899), dau. of Charles, 3rd Marq. of Londonderry, K.G., and d. 5 July, 1883. Isiiue — 1. George Charles Spencer-Chcrchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough, b. 13 May, 1844 ; m. 1st, 8 Nov. 1869. Lady .lbiTta (Marchioness of Blandford, ResiJ 'nc; — • lOS.'Park Street, Grosvenor Square, W.), dau. of .Tames, 1st Dukrof Aliercorn, K.G. (m. diss. 1883) ; m. 2nd. 29 July 1888, Lilian Warren (m. 3rd, 30 April, 1895, Lord William de la Poer Beresford, V.C, K.C.I.E., wlio d. 28 Dec. 1900, and d. 11 Jan. 1909), dau. of Cicero Price, U.S. Navy, and widow of Louis Hammersley, of New York, and d. 9 Nov. 1892. Issue— 1. Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, pres. Duke. 1. Lady Frances Louisa, m. 6 June, 1893, Sir Robert Gresley, 11th Bart. 2. Lady Lilian Maud, m. 8 Oct. 1898, Cecil Alfred Grenteil, and has issue. Residence — 4, Great Cum- berland Place, W.