George Dundas

of Manour




Son of: David Dundas
and: Marjory Lindsay
born on:  
died on: circa 1658
  Acquired the lands of King's Power and Manour in 1628. Previously of Stanyhill.
    High Sheriff of Linlithgowshire in 1637.
Logie, A Parish History: "George Dundas of Manour had been bred a lawyer, and being a man of parts and knowledge, he became prominent in his profession, and acquired several estates. He got a charter under the Great Seal, Magistro Georgia Dundas, filio quondam David-is Dundas de Dudlngston, ierrarum de Smiddie- hltt, etc., dated 19th July, 1625. He obtained a charter of the lands and barony of King's Powes, alias Manour, in Perthshire, dated 19th November, 1628, which last continued to be the chief title of this family.
He afterwards got a charter, Magistro Georgio Dundas de Manour,annul reddltus duodecim centum mercarum levan. annuatim de terrls de Tulliallan, etc., in Perthshire, dated 20th July, 1633.
He was appointed High Sheriff for the County of Linlithgow, by a commission, under the Great Seal, from the King, dated 20th September, 1637"

 

X  Margaret Livingston, daughter of William Livingston of West Quarter

the following children were born of this union:
William Dundas, born 1636 Abercorn
John Dundas born 1641
George Dundas, born 1626
James Dundas, born 1629 Abercorn
Anna Dundas, born 1622 Abercorn, married 1643 Alexander Hamilton
Margaret Dundas, born 1624 Abercorn
Margaret Dundas, born 1633 Abercorn, married Thomas Baillie.
Isobel Dundas, born 1634 Abercorn
Katrine Dundas, born 1640
Elizabeth Dundas, born 1645


John Dundas

of Manour




Son of: George Dundas
and: Margaret Livingston
born on: 10/3/1641
died on: 1711
  Matriculated arms 1672.
   
    X  1669, Elizabeth Hamilton
    the following children were born of this union:
    Walter Dundas, born 1670 Abercorn.
    Ralph Dundas
    Daniel Dundas, christened 26/12/1678 Abercorn
    John Dundas, born 1679 Abercorn, a Surgeon,  married Elizabeth Fergusson. Purchased the lands of Wester Bogie in Fife. Died without issue. Shown as apprentice to James Hamilton 1699.
    George Dundas, born 1684 Abercorn
    Christian Dundas, married 5/12/1696 in Abercorn, Patrick Dickson
    Rachel Dundas, born 1685 Abercorn
John Dundas owned a property called Stang Hill Tower which was on the edge of the Earl of Hopetoun's estate. For many years the Earl tried to obtain the tower from John Dundas to add to his estate, but John Dundas refused all offers to let it go, despite the threat of law suits and even bribery. Finally on his death bed he told his son "It is foolish forever to struggle against our rich and powerful neighbour. He will, sooner or later, have our little property; make the best terms with him you can". Soon after John Dundas' death, an exchange highly advantageous to the Dundas' of Manor was effected. Stang Hill Tower being given to Lord Hopetoun and the estate of Aithrey which belonged to Lord Hopetoun being made over to Ralph Dundas, the son of George.

Family Romance; Or Episodes in the Domestic Annals of The Aristocracy. Bernard Burke 1853.

 



Ralph Dundas

of Manour




Son of: John Dundas
and: Elizabeth Hamilton
born on: 1675
died on: 1729
    Purchased Airthrey estates in 1706

  X   27/10/1698, Helen Crawford  widow of William Crawford and daughter of Sir Thomas Burnet
the following children were born of this union:
1. Thomas Dundas, born 1699
2. John Dundas
3. Thomas Dundas  M.D.,  born 18/4/1705, Logie, Perth. Married Jean Fairbairne and had issue;
    i. .Ralph Dundas, of the Honourable East India Company maritime service, (Commander of the Indiaman, Royal Henry and Prince William Henry), born 1738,  married Elizabeth Wrangham, at Saint Helena March 28th 1784. Elizabeth was born 1768 and was therefore only 16 when she married. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Wrangham and died 1821 in Brentwood, Essex. She married 2ndly after the death of Ralph Dundas, Captain George Lukin. She was buried at All Saints, Edmonton, Middlesex.

Ralph Dundas died November 1797, and was buried at All Saints, Edmonton, Middlesex, leaving issue:

A. Thomas Dundas  who succeeded to the estate of Manour in 1828.
B. Elizabeth Dundas, born 1785,  married 1804 in Calcutta, James Alexander and died 5/2/1806 at Calcutta, aged 21. (The Caledonian, 9/8/1806)
C. Amelia Sophia Dundas, christened 25/3/1792 at Richmond, Surrey. Married Vicissimus Hale 1808 in Bombay.
D.  Jane Charlotte Dundas, born 16/6/1795, christened 28/5/1797 at All Saints, Edmonton, Middlesex.
ii. Charles Dundas, died unmarried 1814
iii. Jean Dundas, born 1744
iv. Elizabeth Dundas
v. Mary Dundas, killed by the fall of a bridge at Edinburgh, 3/8/1769
4. Robert Dundas, born 1708
  5. Ralph Dundas , born 23/4/1709, Logie, Perth. Shown as apprentice to David Berry 1724. Married 1731 Mary Berry and died 1789 leaving issue;
    A. Ralph Dundas, Captain Royal Navy, born 12/10/1732, died 1787, London. (Scots magazine)
    B. William Dundas , born 1738, died young.
    C. David Dundas , Sir. Ist Bart of Richmond, a doctor who was appointed Sergeant Surgeon to King George 111 in 1791.
D. James Dundas  ancestor of Dundas of Ochtertyre
    E. George Dundas , Rear Admiral, married Ann Thomson and died at the Cape of Good Hope, 6/8/1814. He left issue:
    i. William Bolden Dundas, Major General, married Jemima Agnes Graham, died 1858.

The Annual Register 1858:- "At Edinburgh, Major-Gen. William B Dundas C.B., of the Royal Artillery.The deceased General had been fifty five years in the service: served at the siege of Flushing in 1809 and assisted at Ciudad Rodrog, and at Badajos in 1812. At the former he was wounded in the right ankle and was most severely and dangerously wounded at Badajos, being compelled to have his left arm amputated and had his left thigh dislocated and hip bone shattered. He received the sliver war medal and two clasps".
 

  ii. Maria Dundas, born 1788, married 1st,1809, Captain Thomas Graham, 2nd, Sir Augustus Wall Callcott. Died in England 1843.
      iii. Agnes Dundas, married 1815, Rev Robert Jones
      iv. Ralph Dundas
  6. Elizabeth Dundas, married James Edmonstone
  7. Mary Dundas, born 1703, Logie, Perth. Married 1726, George Abercromby
  8. Janet Dundas, born 1704, Logie, Perth. Married 1stly, 1730, James Don, 2ndly, James Campbell
  9. Anne Dundas, born 1706, married James Ramsay

 



John Dundas

of Manour




Son of: Ralph Dundas
and: Helen Crawford (Burnett)
born on: 16/10/1701
died on: 1780
  Built Airthrey House 1747, which was sold in 1759.

  X  1728, Stirling 1. Anne Murray
  the following children were born of this union:
  John Dundas, born 1731, Stirling.
  Ralph Dundas a General in the army who died 7/2/1814. Colonel of the 8th regiment of Foot and Governor of Duncannon Fort, Ireland. Buried St. Marylebone, Westminster. He was commissioned cornet by purchase in 4th Dragoons on 30th May 1755. Promoted lieutenant by purchase on 26th January 1758, he served as adjutant 24th August 1758 to 20th January 1762 before purchasing a captaincy in 11th Dragoons on 12th February 1762. Having served in Germany in the last year of the Seven Years' War, Dundas was placed on half-pay on 25th April 1763, upon the reduction of his regiment following the coming of peace. On 16th September 1763, he exchanged from half pay back to a captaincy in 11th Dragoons and purchased the regiment's majority on 6th June 1770. Promoted lieutenant-colonel by brevet on 11th September 1775, he purchased the regimental lieutenant-colonelcy on 27th September 1775 and was promoted colonel by brevet on 16th May 1782 - the 11th becoming Light Dragoons in 1783. Promoted major general on 28th April 1790, he commanded a heavy cavalry brigade in Flanders in 1794 and was made colonel of 8th (or the King's) Regiment of Foot on 30th July 1794. Promoted lieutenant-general on 26th January 1797, he was appointed to command the Midland District in Ireland and served throughout the Irish Rebellion of 1798, initially with distinction at Kilcullen in May but subsequently attracting criticism because of his lenient attitude to surrendered rebels. He was promoted general on 29th April 1802 and died in London on 7th February 1814, having been governor of Duncannon Fort, Co. Wexford, since at least 1802.
Married Elizabeth Cotes.
Left issue- a son and a daughter;
    Ralph Peter Dundas  of Manour. A Captain in the King's Liverpool Regiment of Foot. Married Marianne La Touche (died 8/1836) and died 1828 at his home in Newbury, Co. Kildare. He was interred in the La Touche family vault at Harristown. He died without issue, so he was succeeded by his cousin, Thomas Dundas
    Emelia Sophia Dundas, christened, 25/3/1792 at Richmond, Surrey
  Gilbert Dundas, born 1732, Stirling. Died without issue
  William Dundas, born 1732, Stirling. Died without issue
  James Dundas born 1733, Stirling. Went to America 1757
  John Dundas, born 1739, Stirling.
  Lilias Dundas, born 1736, died unmarried
  Thomas Dundas, born 1742, went to America
  X  2. Agnes Haldane (died 1779)

 





Thomas Dundas

of Manour



Son of: Ralph Dundas
and: Elizabeth Wrangham
born on: 27/3/1787
died on: 30/6/1840. died and buried Landour, India
  Lt. Colonel Bengal Army
   
    X  22/8/1825 in India, Eliza Georgina Bristow
    the following children were born of this union:
    Edward Colebrooke Dundas,, born 27/11/1826, died 7/9/1827, Calcutta, India.
    Edward Thomas Dundas
    Ralph Bristow Dundas, born 27/4/1833, Colonel Bengal Infantry. Married 1860 in India, Esther Jane Harris and died 1910, leaving issue:
      Georgina Mary Dundas, born 1863. Unmarried
      Thomas Duncan Dundas, born 1867, married Marion Grace Allen 20/6/1896 at Ladbroke Grove, Middlesex. Occupation shown as an engineer. Died 8/2/1918 in Surrey and had issue:
        Doris Grace Dundas, born 1899
    Emily Eliza Anne Dundas, born 1830, Calcutta, India
    Eliza Georgina Caroline Dundas, born 1833, Calcutta, India. Married 1851 in Calcutta, Roger Dansey
    George Charles Dundas, born1835 and died aged 5 months at Gerrard's Cross, Buckinghamshire.
    Sophia Sabina Dundas, born 17/2/1839, India
    Amelia Catherine Anne Dundas, born 7/11/1830, India. Married 1852, William Henry Bowen.  (The Gentleman's magazine. v.193 1852 Jul-Dec)

Edward Thomas Dundas

of Manour


Son of: Thomas Dundas
and: Mary Bristow
born on: 5/12/1827, Calcutta, India
died on: 5/1/1920
  Occupation: In the military service of the East India Company in Bengal
    Edward Thomas Dundas sold the estate of Manour in 1877 after 250 years of Dundas ownership.
   
    X  1stly 5/12/1849 in India, Louisa Anna Maria Barnard, daughter of the Rev. Mordaunt Barnard. Louisa Anna Maria died 17/12/1851 at Boodee Pind, India
    the following children were born of this union:
    Edward Mordaunt Ralph Dundas , born 1850 in India
    2ndly 1854 at Druisburg, Prussia, Everilda Mordaunt Barnard  (sister of his first wife) died 1910 London
    the following children were born of this union:
    Leland Bowen Dundas, born 1857
    Neville Dundas, born 1859
    Mordaunt George Dundas, born 1861

Edward Mordaunt Ralph Dundas


Son of: Edward Thomas Dundas
and: Louisa Anna Maria Barnard
born on: 1/12/1850, India
died on: 1936, Paddington
    Shown on Rugby school register, 1865, living at Bilton Road, Rugby
   
    X  3/11/1872, Mary Elizabeth Parry. Divorced 1878 - no issue
    X 1924 in Kensington, Sarah Stockwell  and had issue (marriage appears to have taken place a lot later than the birth of children):
      Flora M J Dundas, born 1914 in Fulham, married 1949 in Paddington, Frederick Berry
      Edward Mordaunt Charles Dundas, born 1916 in Fulham, died 1994 in London
      Donald A R Dundas, born 1918 in Fulham, married 1967 in London, Eileen Caddy

 Leland Bowen Dundas


Son of: Edward Thomas Dundas
and: Everilda Mordaunt Barnard
born on: 1857
died on:  
  Occupation: Clergyman, Church of England
   
    X  1stly, 1884 Wilhelmina Rhoda Hillyer, who died 8/6/1925
    the following children were born of this union:
    1.  Leland Mordaunt Dundas , born 1885, educated at Malvern school, married 1stly 1910, Maria Heighham Oakes,  2ndly circa 1928, Ruth Allender (died 14/7/1982, Warminster, Wiltshire) and died 15/4/1961 leaving issue from his first wife:
      Patricia Violet Dundas, born 2/1914, Kenya.
       Ian Nigel Dundas, born 23/8/1915 in Kenya, died 1996 in California
    2. David Edward Mordaunt Dundas, born 1889 in Cornwall, died 1900 at Pusey, Faringdon, Berkshire.
    X  2ndly 1926, Maud Hills
it would appear that Leland Bowen Dundas might well have been the Leland B Dundas who was living in Winnipeg from about 1906 to 1920. He is shown on the 1916 census as being married to Lillian and does not appear to still be a clergyman. Lilian and Leland had a son born 1905, Howard Dundas who went on to write "Wrinkled Arrows, good old days in Winnipeg".

Leland Dundas is also shown on the 1906 census for Manitoba. He is shown as being married although no trace of a wife with him. He is shown as immigrating to Canada in 1904.


 Neville Dundas


Son of: Edward Thomas Dundas
and: Everilda Mordaunt Barnard
born on: 11/2/1859 in Bath
died on: 16/10/1935, Strathspey
  Occupation: Clergyman
   
    X  1881, Edith Mary Oakley

 Mordaunt George Dundas

Mordaunt George Dundas with his son Mordaunt Dundas


Son of: Edward Thomas Dundas  
and: Everilda Mordaunt Barnard  
born on: 1861  
died on: 27/4/1919, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire  
  Occupation: G.P.  
     
    X  1st, 1880 Charlotte Emmeline Brown, who died 1881. (Both parties were under the legal age when married and Charlotte married Mordaunt Dundas without the consent of her legal guardians, her parents having died a few years before. This resulted in her inheritance being over thrown in the courts). The Law Times 1881.
    the following children were born of this union:
    A. Lottie Everilda Dundas , born 1881, married 1906 Alfred Edward Haig
    X  2ndly, 1885, Eleanor Beatrice Barber, born 1861 and died 21/10/1944 at Victoria, British Columbia - see 3rd newspaper article below
    the following children were born of this union:  
    1. Nellie Faith Dundas, born 1886, Norfolk, married 1908 Captain Francis Edward Phillip. Died 7/1/1955, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    2. Agnes Everilda Dundas, born 20/11/1888, Norfolk, married 1stly, James Richardson, 2ndly, Arthur Anstee, 3rdly, Tom Field. Died 3/1/1927, British Columbia, Canada
    3. Violet Mordaunt Dundas , born 1891, Norfolk, married John Norman and died in Victoria, B.C. 8/1/1985 leaving issue:
      Margaret Ann Norman  
    4. Mordaunt Dundas, born 20/8/1893,  Norfolk. Died 28/6/1985 in Victoria, B.C.

 Served with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in World War 1. Electrical Engineer.

Married 25/5/1917, Janet Gibson and had issue:  (see A below). Janet Dundas sued for divorce in 1926, claiming Mordaunt Dundas was now living in Ontario, Canada and that he had committed adultery with Margaret Muriel Denham and that a female child had been born as a result in November 1919.- see B below

Mordaunt Dundas married 2ndly, Blanche Gregoire

Winnipeg Free Press 22/8/1938 Edinburgh Woman Seeks M. Dundas

Mrs. M. Nicolson, 19 Comely Bank road, Edinburgh, Scotland, wants to locate Mordaunt Dundas, who left Edinburgh for Winnipeg in 1924. Mr. Dundas, who resided in Winnipeg before the war and served overseas with the Royal Fusiliers, had a mother living in Vancouver. He had two sisters, Violet and Mrs. James Field. Mrs. Nicholson believes he may have gone from Winnipeg to Vancouver.

The Lethbridge Herald, Alberta, Canada, 2712/1932

Pluckily hiking from Winnipeg to Vancouver, while drawing a sleigh on which was perched their smiling 14-month-old baby. Mr and Mrs Mordaunt Dundas, formerly of Winnipeg, have arrived at Edmonton on their way to Vancouver.

 

 

      A. Mordaunt Edward Dundas, born 13/4/1918  
      B. Margaret Mordaunt Eleanor Dundas, born 1919, married (1) ? Nicholson and had issue:
        Paul Nicholson, born 1942 - had issue:  
        Paul Nicholson  
        married (2) ? Staples and had issue: Philip Staples
        married (3) ? Reekie and had issue:  
        Stephen Reekie  
        Nicholas Reekie  
        Diana Reekie  
        Jo Reekie  
    X 3rdly, Ellen Margaret Girling, born 1872  
    the following children were born of this union:  
    5. Ruth Dundas, born 1907, Canada, married David Brock 1932 in Pembrokeshire
    6. Guy Mordaunt Dundas, born 1909, Canada, married 1934, Doris James, Pembrokeshire (died 1998). Guy Mordaunt Dundas died 1985 in Pembrokeshire, Wales, leaving issue:
      Shirley Dundas, married Gordon  Sunderland 1975 in Pembrokeshire
    7. Marjorie Hope Dundas, born 1912, Canada, married Norman Fuller 1937 in Pembrokeshire.
 The Times, 20/4/1901

PROBATE, DIVORCE AND ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Dundas v Dundas

This was the petition of Eleanor Beatrice Dundas, nee Barber, for a judicial separation from Dr. Mordaunt George Dundas, on the ground of his adultery with a young lady of good family, whose name the President said need not be mentioned in open Court.

Mr Priestley said that the parties were married on 23rd April 1885, at St Peter's Church, Brighton and there were four children of the marriage. The respondent was a medical man practising in Norfolk and the petitioner lived happily with him until in 1895 he made the acquaintance of a young lady who lived in the county with her parents. From that time the respondent's manner towards his wife  entirely changed. He threw up his practise in the country and started one in Norwich  and eventually he came to London and for a time lived in Bayswater. In April 1898, he took the young lady to Scotland and on his return to London, promise his wife that he would break of the liaison. He then took a practice at Ealing, but on June 28, he left home suddenly, having sent his wife out to do some shopping for him. It subsequently transpired that he had gone to Australia with the young lady, although he wrote frequently home to his wife protesting that he was in Sydney alone. The petitioner offered to forgive him if he had really broken off the liaison and in September 1900, the respondent returned to England from Sydney in the steamship Australian of the Aberdeen line. The respondent came home as the ship's doctor and he and the young lady (who was with him) passed as Dr and Mrs Dundas. The lady however left the ship at Gravesend, while the respondent proceeded up the river and was met at the docks by his brother who was a clergyman. After the respondent had been served with the citation and petition, he went down to Bedford and endeavoured to persuade his wife to become reconciled to him, and it became necessary for her to obtain police protection.

The President granted a judicial separation with costs and gave the petitioner custody of the children.

N.B  It would appear that a child was born to Mordaunt George Dundas in 1900 in Australia as there is a burial record for a Philip Mordaunt Dundas in Penrith, Australia. The child is shown as being 0 years of age and the father shown as Mordaunt Dundas and the mother as Marjory

 

N.B There is a record for a Mordaunt Dundas (merchant seaman), born 16/9/1931 in Winnipeg, Canada, possibly a son of Mordaunt Dundas, born 1893 and the child mentioned in the Lethbridge Herald article above?

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