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Reference NumberC/P/129
Archive CentreCaithness
TitleHandwritten sheet, notes in pencil on the lineage of Dunbar of Hempriggs
Date1960
Administrative HistorySir James Dunbar, 1st Baronet (d. 1724) a younger son of James Sutherland, 2nd Lord Duffus and his wife Lady Margaret Mackenzie. He married Elizabeth Dunbar, daughter and heiress of Sir William Dunbar, 1st Baronet, and had issue, the male line in remainder to the Lords Duffus until succeeding in 1827 and falling extinct in 1875.
Sir William Dunbar, 2nd Baronet (d. 1793). He married three times. By his third wife Henrietta Rose, daughter of Hugh Rose, 16th of Kilvarock, he had a son and heir:
Sir Benjamin Dunbar, 3rd Baronet (1761-1843) also claimed to be 6th Lord Duffus from 1827 although his rights were not established by the House of Lords despite his petition 1838;.[2] He married Janet Mackay, and was succeeded by his son
Sir George Sutherland Dunbar, 4th Baronet (1799-1875), also claimed to be 7th and last Lord Duffus.[3] The title then passed to a cousin
Sir Benjamin Duff, 5th Baronet (1808-1897)
Sir George Duff-Sutherland-Dunbar, 6th Baronet (1878-1962)
Sir George Cospatrick Duff-Sutherland-Dunbar, 7th Baronet (1906-1963)
Dame Maureen Daisy Helen Dunbar, 8th Baronetess (1906-1997)
Sir Richard Francis Dunbar, 9th Baronet (b. 1945)
heiress presumptive: Sir Richard's daughter Emma Katherine Dunbar (b. 1977)
Access StatusOpen
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