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No substantive Scottish peerage had appeared since George Crawfurd's in 1716. In 1764, Douglas published the volume, The Peerage of Scotland; [2] with a dedication to the Earl of Morton and a list of subscribers prefixed. In his preface Douglas stated that he had sent for corrections and additions a manuscript copy of each account of a peerage ...
The Scots Peerage is a nine-volume book series of the Scottish nobility compiled and edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, published in Edinburgh from 1904 to 1914. The full title is The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom.
The Peerage of Scotland differs from those of England and Ireland in that its lowest rank is not that of baron. In Scotland, "baron" is a rank within the Baronage of Scotland, considered noble but not a peer, equivalent to a baron in some continental countries. The Scottish equivalent to the English or Irish baron is a Lord of Parliament.
1764: Died; Peerage extinct Earl of Portsmouth (1743) John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth ... Peerage of Scotland: Lord Somerville (1430) James Somerville, 13th Lord ...
Abbotsford House, Scottish Borders: Mr James Montgomery: Kinross House, Perth and Kinross Mr Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington: Ardverikie House, Scottish Highlands: Muncaster Castle: Mrs Althea Dundas-Becker: Arniston House, Midlothian: Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame: Kimmerghame House, Berwickshire
Among his works was The Scots Peerage, a nine-volume series published from 1904 to 1914. [3] He tried two interesting heraldic cases in Court of the Lord Lyon, the first being in 1909, when Sir Colin Macrae claimed the right to use the coat of arms as Chief of the Name of Clan Macrae, which was opposed by Colonel John MacRae-Gilstrap.
1764: 1774: Died John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl: 1774: 1830: Duke of Montrose (1707) William Graham, 2nd Duke of Montrose: 1742: 1790: Duke of Roxburghe (1707) John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe: 1755: 1804: Peerage of Great Britain: Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1715) Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven: 1742: 1778: Died
The Scots Peerage, Volume III. The Scots Peerage. Cannon, Richard (1846). Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Origin of the Regiment in the Reign of King James VI of Subsequent Services to 1846 (2012 ed.). Forgotten Books. p. 69. Casteleyn (1678). Hollandse Mercurius. Haerlem, Gedruckt. p. 184.