| Sir Robert Dundas | |
| 1st Bart of Beechwood
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| Son of: | Robert Dundas of Arniston |
| and: | Elizabeth Turnbull |
| born on: | 30/7/1761 |
| died on: | 28/12/1835 at Edinburgh |
| occupation; | Writer to the Signet. Clerk of Session and Deputy Lord Privy Seal of Scotland |
Succeeded to the Baronetcy and estate of Beechwood on the death of his uncle, Sir David Dundas in 1820. Created a baronet in 1821. |
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| x 20/7/1798 Matilda Cockburn the daughter of Archibald Cockburn. She died 1842. The Gentleman's magazine. v.172 1842 Jan-Jun | |
| the following children were born of this union: | |
| 1. David Dundas | |
| 2. Jane Dundas (died 1840) married 30th March 1824 in Edinburgh, Robert Whigham, advocate and Sheriff of Perthshire who died 1849 | |
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| Robert Whigham. https://creativecommons.org/. © National Portrait Gallery, London | |
| 3. Elizabeth Dundas married 1839 General Sir James Simpson died 27/11/1840 and was buried at Greyfriars | |
| 4. Matilda Dundas married 15/10/1844 Rev. Leonard Strong died 19/7/1883 | |
| 5. Margaret Dundas married 1836 Archibald Davidson died 1858 | |
| 6. Charlotte Dundas married 12/4/1830 Allan Elliot Lockhart died 10/8/1883 | |
| 7. Robina Mary Dundas married 17/11/1836 Vice Admiral Henry Dundas and died without issue 24/1/1905 | |
| 8. Henrietta Dundas died young | |
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| Beechwood House | Robert Dundas purchased from Lord Melville (Robert Saunders Dundas) in 1824, the estate of Dunira in Perthshire. |
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| Son of: | Sir Robert Dundas | |||||||
| and: | Matilda Cockburn | |||||||
| born: | 28/8/1803 | |||||||
| occupation: | Solicitor-General | |||||||
| died: | 22/3/1877 | |||||||
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| 1st: | x 29/11/1841 Catherine Margaret Melville born 1820 died 1856. Buried at Dunira | |||||||
| the following children were born of this union: | ||||||||
| 1. | Georgina Catherine Dundas born 18/2/1843 and died 20/6/1854. Buried at Dunira | |||||||
| 2. | Robert Dundas born 21/3/1844 and died 19/9/1865 in Quebec, Canada | |||||||
| 3. | David Pelham Dundas born 5/4/1845 and died 23/4/1856 | |||||||
| 4. | Sidney James Dundas | |||||||
| 5. | Charles Henry Dundas | |||||||
| 6. | George Whyte Melville Dundas | |||||||
| 7. | Lucy Jane Dundas married 31/1/188, Rev. Francis Bickmore and died 5/3/1929 | |||||||
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| 2ndly: | x 24/8/1858 Lucy Anne Pelham, daughter of Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester. Lucy died 16/1/1901 | |||||||
| 8. | Sydenham Jaspar Dundas born 3/6/1859 and died 24/9/1909 | |||||||
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Son of: | Sir David Dundas | |
| and: | Catherine Margaret Melville | ||
| born: | 3/6/1849 | ||
| died: | 24/9/1904 in Brighton, Sussex | ||
| Sir Charles HenryDundas | ||
| 4th Bart of Beechwood
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| Son of: | Sir David Dundas | |
| and: | Catherine Margaret Melville | |
| born: | 1/1/1851 | |
| occupation: | Justice of the Peace | |
| died: | 22/12/1908 at Dunira | |
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| 5th Bart of Beechwood
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| Son of: | Sir David Dundas | |||
| and: | Catherine Margaret Melville | |||
| born: | 16/4/1856 | |||
| occupation: | Lieutenant in the service of the Bengal Staff Corps | |||
| died: | 23/10/1934 | |||
| Sold the estate of Dunira in 1919 | ||||
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| x 1879 Matilda Louisa Mary Wilson born 1859 died 1945 | ||||
| the following children were born of this union: | ||||
| 1. David George Minden Dundas born 3/3/1880 and died unmarried 10/2/1918 in Madras, India whilst on active service. He was a Major 17th Regiment, Indian army | ||||
| 2. Robert Whyte Melville Dundas | ||||
| 3. Frederick John Dundas born 10/6/1883 and died 1/2/1915 | ||||
| 4. Cecil Henry Dundas born 7/1/1892 and died 20/2/1915 from wounds received in action. He was buried in Ypres Town Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment | ||||
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| 5. Lucy Catherine Dundas born 1884 died 1885 on board ship on the way to India | ||||
| 6. Adel Blanche Dundas born 1902 and died 1974. Buried at Dunira | ||||
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| Son of: | George Whyte Melville Dundas | ||||
| and: | Matilda Louisa Mary Wilson | ||||
| born: | 31/10/1881 | ||||
| died: | 10/10/1981 | ||||
| occupation: | Administrative officer between 1911 and 1930 in Nigeria. JP Perthshire, 1940 | ||||
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| x 21/9/1926 Dorothea Emily Victoria Wiseman elder daughter of late A. W. Wiseman. Born 1887 died 1963. Buried at Dunira | |||||
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