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William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian
Noble person
1737 – 1815
Who was William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian?
General William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian KT was a British soldier and peer, styled Lord Newbottle until 1767 and Earl of Ancram from 1767 to 1775.
He was the son of William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian and succeeded to the title in 1775.
He married Elizabeth Fortescue, daughter of Chichester Fortescue of Dromisken, Co. Louth and Elizabeth, on 15 July 1762. They had nine children:
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian
Lady Elizabeth Kerr, married John Dormer, 10th Baron Dormer, without issue
Lady Mary Kerr, married Gen. Hon. Frederick St John and had issue
Lady Louisa Kerr, who married Arthur Atherley on 2 June 1793 and had issue
Lady Harriet Kerr
Lord Charles Beauchamp Kerr, married Elizabeth Crump and had issue
Vice-Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr, married Charlotte Macdonnell, suo jure Countess of Antrim, and had issue
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- Born
- Mar 13, 1737
- Also known as
- William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian
- Parents
- Children
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Died
- Jan 4, 1815
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on July 23, 2013
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