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Gen. Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres, 23rd Earl of Crawford

Male 1752 - 1825  (73 years)


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  1. 1.  Gen. Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres, 23rd Earl of Crawford was born on 18 Jan 1751/52; died on 27 Mar 1825 in Haigh Hall, Lancashire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 8821A78C620249AFA1A7AEC1D47A68AD5209

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Dalyrymple. Elizabeth (daughter of Charles Dalyrymple, of North Berwick) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, 7th Earl of Balcarres, Baron Wigan of Haigh Hall  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Apr 1783 in Balcarres House, Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland; died in 17 Dec1869.
    2. 3. Charles Robert Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 4. Richard Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    4. 5. Edwin Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, 7th Earl of Balcarres, Baron Wigan of Haigh Hall Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) was born on 24 Apr 1783 in Balcarres House, Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland; died in 17 Dec1869.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 5697A0530D5F4E76801A7BF448AB4D358E5F

    Notes:

    (Research):James Lindsay was born on 24 April 1783 at Balcarres House in Fife, the son of Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres and inherited the title of 7th Earl of Balcarres on his father's death in 1825. In 1826 he was created Baron of Wigan in the Peerage of Great Britain. In 1843 he claimed the abeyant title of Earl of Crawford and in 1848 the House of Lords allowed the claim and conferred on him the title of 24th Earl of Crawford, and by extension, the title of 23rd Earl of Crawford on his dead father. He was subsequently commissioned into the British Army and attained the rank of major in the 20th Light Dragoons until he left in 1804. He was returned as Tory MP for Wigan from 1820 to 1825.

    After the Slave Compensation Act 1837 was passed, he successfully claimed one third of the compensation given out by the British government for the Army's practise of hiring slaves in Jamaica as temporary labourers from the partnership Atkinson & Hozier. The Army contract had been negotiated by his father when he had served as the governor of Jamaica. He designed Haigh Hall in Haigh, Greater Manchester, to replace the then-existing hall which dated back to Norman times and lived in a cottage in the grounds whilst it was constructed between 1830 and 1849. The family owned Haigh Colliery, cannel and coal mines, and formed the Wigan Coal and Iron Company in 1865. After his death on 23 December 1869 he was buried at All Saints' Church, Wigan, Lancashire, and succeeded by his eldest son, Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford.

    Marriage and children
    On 21 November 1811 at Muncaster in Cumberland (now Cumbria), Crawford married the Hon Maria Margaret Frances Pennington, daughter of John Pennington, 1st Baron Muncaster. They had four sons:

    Alexander William Crawford Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford (16 October 1812 - 13 December 1880)
    Lt Gen Hon Sir James Lindsay (25 August 1815 - 13 August 1874)
    Colonel Hon Charles Hugh Lindsay (11 November 1816 - 25 March 1889)
    Hon Colin Lindsay (6 December 1819 - 28 January 1892)
    Eldest son Alexander's genealogical research had enabled his father to claim the title of Earl of Crawford which had fallen into abeyance.

    James married Hon Maria Margaret Frances Pennington on 21 Nov 1811 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England. Maria and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Oct 1812 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England; was christened on 6 Dec 1812 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England; died on 13 Dec 1880 in Villa Palmieri, Florence, Italy.
    2. 7. Sir James Lindsay, K.C.M.G.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1815 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England; died on 13 Aug 1874; was buried in Mitcham, County Surrey.
    3. 8. Charles Hugh Lindsay, C.B  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Nov 1816 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England; died on 25 Mar 1889 in Lyons, France.
    4. 9. Maria Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Aug 1818 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England; died on 6 Apr 1819.
    5. 10. Colin Lindsay, of Deerpark, County Devon  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Dec 1819 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England; died on 28 Jan 1892 in Kensington; was buried in St. Thomas Church, Fulham.

  2. 3.  Charles Robert Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Agra, West Bengal, India; collector of taxes in India
    • _UID: 18C0A7A4188E4DFA94E91E6EC852CFBBBD84


  3. 4.  Richard Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 3185FF59EF0347D1BD2CB71FF2EAB0C72A74


  4. 5.  Edwin Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alexander1) and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 4EA97537C82F4B40A2DD7A94401AFAC6CC6E



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 16 Oct 1812 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England; was christened on 6 Dec 1812 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England; died on 13 Dec 1880 in Villa Palmieri, Florence, Italy.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 43C47C2B30FB4A1BBE217D7CB0AFC3B9F1C0

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 12. Alice Frances Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 13. Mary Susan Felicia Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    4. 14. Margaret Elizabeth Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1850; died on 22 Oct 1885.
    5. 15. Mabel Marion Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1855 in Ballcarres; was christened on 30 Mar 1855 in Elie, Fife, Scotland; and died.
    6. 16. Ann Catherine Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    7. 17. Jane Evelyn Lindsay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 May 1862; was christened on 17 Jun 1862 in St George's, Hanover Square, London; and died.

  2. 7.  Sir James Lindsay, K.C.M.G. Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 25 Aug 1815 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England; died on 13 Aug 1874; was buried in Mitcham, County Surrey.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 55D212C89C004ECDB6E823CA13B6DE483291

    James married Sara Saville on 6 Nov 1845 in St George's, Saville. Sara (daughter of John Saville, Earl of Mexborough) was born on 23 Sep 1813; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 8.  Charles Hugh Lindsay, C.B Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 11 Nov 1816 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England; died on 25 Mar 1889 in Lyons, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 90957F1C6EF243DB9D5CAED937CD8168AB62


  4. 9.  Maria Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 3 Aug 1818 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England; died on 6 Apr 1819.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: D116AB178BB843B5976500D75C538BCABB3D


  5. 10.  Colin Lindsay, of Deerpark, County Devon Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 6 Dec 1819 in Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England; died on 28 Jan 1892 in Kensington; was buried in St. Thomas Church, Fulham.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: E0192248CB8B4F08A914CD55DF45B6AE7786

    Family/Spouse: Frances Howard. Frances and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 11.  James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.James2, 1.Alexander1) and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 351FE18663CF4E6CBE3FF54B8DAA3517672F


  2. 12.  Alice Frances Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.James2, 1.Alexander1) and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: FEBDBE564A43409EAC23A1B2FD990DDDDC67


  3. 13.  Mary Susan Felicia Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.James2, 1.Alexander1) and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: FF9BC37EC4E441D4BCC43CF86ACD054BD3EF


  4. 14.  Margaret Elizabeth Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.James2, 1.Alexander1) was born about 1850; died on 22 Oct 1885.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 2064004E15D345C3A3EB65D5D22A6215FD17


  5. 15.  Mabel Marion Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.James2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 15 Feb 1855 in Ballcarres; was christened on 30 Mar 1855 in Elie, Fife, Scotland; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 06CF7AEA68A44F80BD271892D63391D30FDA

    Notes:

    Christened:
    registered at Pittenweem


  6. 16.  Ann Catherine Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.James2, 1.Alexander1) and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: AA9EF339D5764814A645FF856E94A319481C


  7. 17.  Jane Evelyn Lindsay Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alexander3, 2.James2, 1.Alexander1) was born on 14 May 1862; was christened on 17 Jun 1862 in St George's, Hanover Square, London; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 28EBC6E2972D43A6881A0D9E3A2F6C8C163D




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