THE 3RD BARON BURTON OF
BURTON-ON-TRENT AND OF RANGEMORE ,
Co Stafford (Michael Evan Victor Baillie, JP (1961–75), DL (Inverness-shire
1963–65) [The Rt Hon The Lord Burton, Dochgarroch Lodge, Inverness IV3 8JG];
born 27 June 1924; succeeded grandmother 1962; educated
Eton; late Lt Scots Gds 1943 and Lt Lovat Scouts 1948 (TA); CC
Inverness-shire 1948–75; exec Scottish Landowners Fedn 1963–92; Grand Master
Mason 1994–2000; married 1st 28 April 1948 (divorce 1977)
(Elizabeth) Ursula Forster (died 1993), elder daughter of Capt Anthony
Forster Wise, of 89 Winchester Ct, W8; married 2nd 1978 •Coralie Denise,
daughter of Claud R Cliffe, and has had by his 1st w: 1a +EVAN MICHAEL RONALD;
born 19 March 1949; educated Harrow and RAC Cirencester;
married 1st 17 Oct 1970 (divorce 1984) Lucinda, eldest daughter of
Robert Law, of Turnpike Ho, Withersfield, 1b +James Evan; born
3 Dec 1975 2b +Hamish Michael;
born 20 March 1979 1b •Emma Elizabeth;
born 3 June 1977 1a (cont.) The Hon Evan
Baillie married 2nd 2 Oct 1998 •June Gordon 2a +Alexander James [The
Hon Alexander Baillie, The Gables, Rangemore, 1b +Jamie Archibald;
born 8 March 2001 1b •Isabella Victoria;
born 27 Jan 1999 1a Elizabeth Victoria;
born 9 March 1950; married 8 Aug 1970 •Hon Angus Grenfell Maclay,
youngest son of 2nd Baron Maclay (qv), and died 1986, leaving: 1b •Robert Michael;
born 24 Sept 1972 2b Fergus; born
31 Dec 1981; died 6 Nov 2000 1b •Sara Elizabeth;
born 30 Aug 1977 2a •Philippa Ursula Maud
[The Hon Mrs McCowen, Polwarth Manse, Greenlaw, Berwickshire]; born 30
Aug 1951; married 17 Dec 1980 •(Richard) Ian McCowen, son of Donald Henry
Ewan McCowen, of Bighton Manor, Alresford, Hants, and has: 1b •Ewan; born
1981 2b •Christopher
Richard; born 14 June 1983 3a •Georgina
4a •Fiona Mary [The Hon
Mrs Hilleary, Greenhill House, Redcastle, Muir of Ord, Killearnan, 1b •Alasdair Geordie
Somerled Macleod; born 1991 1b •Flora Elizabeth
Macleod; born 1985 2b •Rosannagh Catriona
Macleod; born 1988 Other titles under
name Lineage (of Bass):
WILLIAM BASS, of
Leicester; married 23 May 1717 Hannah Fish, of Quarn (?, Leics, or
Quarndon, WILLIAM BASS; born
1717; fndr 1777 brewery at MICHAEL THOMAS BASS,
of MICHAEL THOMAS BASS,
of Rangemore Hall, Tatenhill, Staffs, JP, DL; born 6 July 1799; MP Derby
1848–83; married 8 Dec 1835 Eliza Jane (died 7 Aug 1897), daughter
of Maj Samuel Arden, of Longcroft, Staffs, and died 29 April 1884, having
had, with other issue (see 1934 edn BASS, Bt): 1a Sir MICHAEL ARTHUR
BASS, 1st Bt (UK), so created 17 May 1882, with remainder, in default of
heirs male of his own body, to his younger brother and the heirs male of the
latter's body, also 13 Aug 1886 (1st and last) BARON BURTON OF RANGEMORE AND OF
BURTON-ON-TRENT, Co Stafford, with ordinary remainder to the heirs male of his
body, and finally 29 Nov 1897, since he had no male issue, Baron Burton of
Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore, Co Stafford, with
special remainder to his dau, KCVO (1904), VD, JP, DL Staffs, Hon Col 6th Bn N
Staffs Regt, MP (Lib) Stafford 1865–68, E Staffs 1868–85 and Burton 1885–86, chm
Bass and dep chm SE Rlwy; born 12 Nov 1837; educated Harrow and
Trin College Cambridge U (MA); married 28 Oct 1869 Harriet Georgina
(died 21 Jan 1931), 4th daughter of Edward Thornewill, of Dove Cliff,
Staffs, and died 1 Feb 1909, when the btcy passed to his n, the 1886
Barony expired and the 1897 one passed to his dau, leaving: 1b NELLIE LISA,
Baroness
Burton 2a Hamar Alfred, DL, of
Byrkley Lodge, Burton-on-Trent; born 30 July 1842; MP Tamworth 1878–85
and W Staffs 1885–98, Hon Col 4th Bn N Staffs Regt; married 22 Feb 1879
Hon Louisa Bagot (died as result of an accident 18 May 1942), daughter of
3rd Baron Bagot (qv), and died 8 April 1898, having had, with
other issue: 1b Sir WILLIAM ARTHUR
HAMAR BASS, 2nd and last Bt, JP (Staffs); born 24 Dec 1879; Maj 10th Hus
Boer War 1899–1902 and WW I; married 9 June 1903 Lady Wilmot Ida Noreen
Hastings, youngest daughter of 13th Earl of Huntingdon (qv), and died
without issue 1952, when the btcy expired The 1st BARON's
dau, NELLIE LISA
Bass, Baroness Burton of
Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore; born 27 Dec 1873; married
1st 31 Jan 1894 Col James Evan Bruce BAILLIE OF DOCHFOUR, MVO, VD,
Inverness-shire, JP, DL, MP Inverness-shire 1895–1900, V-Chm Inverness TFA, Maj
and Hon Col Inverness-shire Bn RHA, Capt 3rd Bn Northumberland Fus (died
6 May 1931), and had: 1a George Evan Michael,
MC, TD, DL (Derbys and Ross and Cromarty), Brig RA (and 51st AA Bde), Lt-Col 4th
Bn Cameron Hldrs TA, Maj 24th (Derbys Yeo) Armd Car Co (TA), served WWs I and
II; born 19 Dec 1894; educated Eton; married 15 Nov 1923
Lady Maud Louisa Emma, CBE (1945), JP (died 30 March 1975), eldest
daughter of 9th Duke of Devonshire (qv) and widow of Capt Angus Alexander
Mackintosh, RHG, and died on active service 6 June 1941, leaving: 1b MICHAEL EVAN VICTOR
BAILLIE, 3rd and present Baron
Burton of 2b +Peter Charles, JP
(Hants 1968) [Maj The Hon Peter Baillie JP, Wootton Hall, Wootton, New Milton,
Hants BH25 5SJ]; born 26 June 1927; granted 1964 with sister rank of
baron's dau/yr s; educated Eton; Maj Life Gds (ret); married 15
Nov 1955 •Jennifer Priscilla, younger daughter of Cdr Harold Reginald Newgass,
GC, of Winterbourne, W Stafford, Dorset, and has: 1c •Catriona Margaret;
born 10 Sept 1956 2c •Elizabeth Mary
Eilidh [Mrs Philip Clabburn, Oddfellows Cottage, Setley, Brockenhurst, Hants];
born 21 March 1959; married 1st 1982 Michael Halstead-Morton
(died 1995); married 2nd 4 Oct 1997 •Philip Clabburn, and by her
1st husband has: 1d •Hannah Elizabeth;
born 1983 2d •Emily Victoria;
born 1985 3c •Susan Jennifer
[Mrs Christopher Rushworth, Orchard Farm Ho, Long Load, Nr Landport, 1d •William
Christopher; born 1993 4c •Rachel Emma;
born 26 April 1963 1b •Judith Evelyn Maud
[The Hon Mrs Cameron, Aldourie Castle, Inverness IV1 2DL]; born 1925; ATS
1944–47; married 5 Sept 1949 •Lt-Col Angus Ewen Cameron, MC, Scots Gds,
only son of Capt Allan George Cameron, 1st Bn QO Cameron Hldrs, and has: 1c •(Angus) Iain [Iain
Cameron Esq, Drummond, Dores, by Inverness]; born 10 June 1952;
educated Eton; married 1973 •Candida, daughter of Ronald T Fryer
Smith, of 8 Fulwood Park, 1d •Lorien; born
1975 1d •Fiona; born
1978 1c •Hester Caroline;
born 22 June 1950 2a Arthur Malcolm
Augustus BAILLIE, Maj Life Gds, served WWs I and II; born 4 July 1896;
educated Eton; married 17 March 1927 Rosemary, elder daughter of
Brig-Gen Sir Joseph Frederick Laycock, KCMG, DSO, of Wiseton, Doncaster (see
BLGY 2004), and died 14 Feb 1963, leaving: 1b Ian Bruce; born
18 Jan 1928; educated Eton; Col Lt-Col cmdg Household Cavalry and
Silver Stick in Waiting 1969–78; married 29 March 1962 •June Marion
Cloudesley [Mrs Ian Baillie, Congham Lodge, Hillington, King's Lynn, Norfolk
PE31 6BZ], only daughter of Arthur Cloudesley Smith and widow of Arthur Henry
Bellingham (see BELLINGHAM, Bt), and died 1978, having had: 1c •Katherine Victoria
Harriet [Mrs Benjamin Wallace, Old Farm, Potsgrove, 1d •Alexander Ian
Agnew; born 1992 2d •Hewie Malcolm
Agnew; born 1993 1d •Lara May Agnew;
born 1996 2c •Sarah Rosemary
Caroline [Mrs Jonathan Fountain, Congham Lodge, Hillington, King's Lynn, Norfolk
PE31 6BZ]; born 3 June 1964; married 14 April 2000 •Jonathan
George Fountain, 2nd son of Dr Robert Fountain, of Reenroe House, Drimoleague, W
Cork, and has: 1d •Thomas Ian
Finbarre; born Oct 2001 1a Victoria Frances
Maud; born 14 March 1899; married 2 Nov 1922 Sir Digby Lawson, 2nd
Bt (see LAWSON, Bt, of Weetwood), and died 10 Jan 1931, leaving
issue The Baroness
married 2nd 25 July 1932 Maj William Eugene Melles (died 20
Feb 1953), eldest son of Joseph William Melles, MA, JP, DL, of Gruline, Isle of
Mull, and died 28 May 1962 Lineage (of Baillie):
Sir
WILLIAM BAILLIE OF HOPRIG, PENSTON AND CARNBRUE; grandfather
of: Sir WILLIAM BAILLIE OF
LAMINGTON; married c 1430 Marian, daughter of Sir John Seton of Seton,
and having mortally maimed their tutor, a clergyman, and fearing the power of
the Church, fled the country, having had: 1a ALEXANDER; see
below 2a David; ancestor of
the BAILLIEs OF INNISHARGIE AND RINGDUFFERIN, Ireland 3a John, settled in the
Isle of Anglesey 4a William, ancestor of
the BAILLIEs of Lamington (see 1949 edn LAMINGTON, B) 1a Margaret; married
by 1342 7th Earl of Sutherland (see SUTHERLAND, COUNTESS OF) The eldest
son, ALEXANDER BAILLIE OF
DUNAIN; with his two younger bros killed their clergyman tutor and
fled abroad; later returned and fought Battle of Brechin 1452 under his maternal
cousin 1st Earl of Huntly (qv), being rewarded by the grant of Dunain,
Dochfour, Leys and Torbreck and made Constable Inverness Castle; married
Catherine, daughter of Sir William Grant of Treucky, and
had: WILLIAM BAILLIE OF
DUNAIN, Sheriff Inverness, Constable Inverness Castle; married 1534 –,
daughter of Ross of Balnagown, and had: ALEXANDER BAILLIE OF
DUNAIN; Sheriff Inverness 1547–48; had issue, with a younger
son: DAVID BAILLIE OF
DUNAIN AND SHUGLIE, Glen-Urquhart, Constable Inverness Castle 1548; married
Margaret, daughter of Rose of Kilravock, and died 1558, leaving, with
an elder son: WILLIAM BAILLIE OF
DUNAIN MOR, DUNAIN CROY AND BALREPART; married 10 Jan 1577 Catherine, 3rd
daughter of Robert More Munro, Chief of the Munros, by Margaret, daughter of Sir
James Ogilvie of Finlater, and had, with a younger son (John, Provost Inverness
1583, ancestor of the BAILLIEs OF LEYS): ALEXANDER BAILLIE OF
DUNAIN; Sheriff Inverness 1585–93; married Catherine, daughter of Munro
of Milltown, and had, with an elder son (William of Dunain, ancestor of the
BAILLIEs OF DUNAIN, also of PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT of the USA, see
AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL FAMILIES, 1994, Morris Genealogical Books
SA): DAVID BAILLIE 1st of
Dochfour and Easter and Wester Dockairn; excommunicated as RC by Presbyterian
Church 28 May 1673; married 1669 Margaret Fraser, daughter of 8th Lord
Lovat (qv), and had and eldest son: ALEXANDER BAILLIE OF
DOCHFOUR; married 1709 Hannah, daughter of Fraser of Reelig and widow of
James Grant of Shuglie, and had: 1a HUGH OF DOCHFOUR 2a William of Rosehall,
Sutherland; father of Gen Sir Ewan Baillie, Bt 3a Evan, of Abriachan 4a David, ancestor of
the BAILLIEs of Leics 1a Isabella; married
1723 John Grant, of London The eldest
son, HUGH BAILLIE OF
DOCHFOUR; married 10
June 1730 Emilia, daughter of Fraser of Reelig, and had, with other
issue: 1a Alexander, of
Dochfour; died 1798 2a James, MP, of Ealing
Grove, Middx; born 1737; married Colin, daughter and coheir of
Colin Campbell of Glenure by Janet, daughter and and coheir of Col Hon Hugh
Mackay of Bighouse, and died 7 Sept 1793, being ancestor of the BAILLIEs
of Glenure Ho, Glos, and BAILLIEs of Filleigh, Devon 3a Evan, of Dochfour; W
India merchant, MP Bristol, Col Bristol Regt Vol Inf; married Mary,
daughter of Peter Gurley, of St Vincent, WI, and died 1885, having had,
with other issue (including a younger son Hugh Duncan, of Redcastle, ancestor of
the BAILLIEs OF LOCH LOY): 1b Peter, of Dochfour,
MP; married 9 March 1797 Elizabeth, daughter of John Pinney, of Somerton,
Erleigh, Somerset, and died in the lifetime of the father 1812, leaving,
with other issue: 1a Evan; see
below 1a Jane; married
17 Oct 1826 Rev Hon Baptist Wriothesley Noel, brother of 1st Earl of
Gainsborough (qv), and died 18 May 1889, leaving issue 2a Mary; married
1st John Morritt, Jr, of Rokeby; married 2nd 28 April 1832 Capt
George William St John-Mildmay, RN, 4th son of Sir Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay,
3rd Bt, MP (qv), and died 17 Jan 1892, leaving issue. He died
14 Feb 1851 The eldest
son, EVAN BAILLIE OF
DOCHFOUR; born 1 April
1798; married 1st 9 Aug 1821 Charlotte Augusta (died without issue
), daughter of Ven Charles Baillie-Hamilton, Archdeacon of Cleveland (see
HADDINGTON, E); married 2nd 11 Oct 1823 Lady Georgina Frederica
Montagu (died 30 July 1892), 4th daughter of 5th Duke of Manchester
(qv), and died April 1883, having by her
had: 1a EVAN PETER MONTAGU;
see below 2a William Montagu, JP
Inverness, High Sheriff Bristol 1860; born 11 Oct 1827; MA Cambridge;
married 10 Sept 1859 Lady Theodosia Gertrude Proby (died 21 Oct
1902), youngest daughter of 3rd Earl of Carysfort (see PROBY, Bt), and
died 11 Sept 1902, leaving issue 1a Caroline Eliza
Montagu; married 17 Dec 1857 3rd Baron Wynford (qv), and died
16 Jan 1913, having had issue 2a Georgiana Mary
Montagu; married 20 Jan 1857 Col Hon Sir William James Colville (see
COLVILLE OF CULROSS, V), and died 29 March 1918, leaving issue 3a Mary Emily;
married 1 July 1856 Francis Henry Beaumont, DL, of Buckland Court,
Surrey, and died 11 Jan 1923, leaving issue (see BEAUMONT, Bt) The eldest
son, EVAN PETER MONTAGU
BAILLIE OF DOCHFOUR; born 27 Aug
1824; married 15 Feb 1855 Lady Frances Anna Bruce (died 16 Aug
1894), daughter of 7th Earl of Elgin and Kincardine (qv), and died in
the lifetime of the father 9 Nov 1874, having had: 1a JAMES EVAN BRUCE OF
DOCHFOUR; married 31 Jan 1894 Nellie Lisa, Baroness Burton of
Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore in her own right (see
above), and has issue 2a Augustus Charles, DSO
(1900), Lt-Col and Brev-Col late cmdg Lovat Scouts, Lt RHA Boer War 1900–02;
born 25 March 1861; married 26 Jan 1905 Meta (died 23 April
1944), only daughter of Maj-Gen Sir Henry Trotter, GCVO, of Morton Hall (see
BLGS 2001), and died 8 Jan 1939, leaving issue 3a Albert Victor (Very
Rev), KCVO (1932), Domestic Chaplain to Bp Rochester 1891–95, Vicar St
Margaret's Plumstead Kent 1895–98, Hon Canon Worcester 1905–08, Canon Coventry
1908–12, Rector and RD Rugby 1898–1912, Vicar and Sub-Dean St Michael's
Collegiate Church Coventry 1912–17, Vicar Styvechale Coventry 1915–17,
Chaplain-in-Ordinary to HM GEORGE V 1917, Dean of Windsor and Registrar Order
Garter 1917–44, Domestic Chaplain to TM EDWARD VIII 1936 and GEORGE VI 1937–44;
born 5 Aug 1864; educated Marlborough and Trin College Cambridge
(MA 1891, Hon DD 1918); married 9 Aug 1898 Hon Constance Elizabeth
Hamilton-Russell (died 27 Sept 1924), 5th daughter of 8th Viscount Boyne
(qv), and died 3 Nov 1955, leaving issue 1a Victoria Mathilda
Susan (Hon), VA, Maid of Honour and Extra Bedchamber Woman to HM QUEEN VICTORIA;
married 6 May 1884 Cdr Alaric Frederick Grant, RN (died without issue
21 Dec 1918), and died 4 Nov 1938 Scotland Peerage
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