Son of:

Robert Dundas

and:

Anne Gordon

born on:

28/4/1742

died on:

29/5/1811. Buried Lasswade Parish church.

Occupation:

Solicitor General for Scotland in 1766. In 1774 he was returned to the Parliament of Great Britain for Midlothian. Lord Advocate in 1775. Entered the cabinet in 1791 as secretary of state for the Home Department. From 1794 to 1801 he was War Secretary under Pitt. In 1804 he was First Lord of the Admiralty. Elevated to the Peerage 24/12/1802. In 1806 he was impeached and charged with corruption. He relinquished all public offices, but on his acquittal he was reinstated to the Privy Council.

Henry Dundas

X 1stly, 16/8/1765, Elizabeth Rannie. His estate of Melville from which he took his title had been inherited through marriage and he set himself to rebuild its castle, employing the famous New Town architect, William Playfair, to produce the designs.

the following children were born of this union:

1. Robert Dundas

2. Elizabeth Dundas

3. Anne Dundas

4. Montagu Dundas

X 2ndly, Jane daughter of John 2nd Earl of Hopetoun - no issue.

Melville Castle

Henry Dundas owned Cannizaro House in Wimbledon, Surrey between 1785 and 1806 and the house became one of the leading social centres within easy reach of central London. George III would stay there when reviewing his troops on the Common and the Prime Minister regarded it as his second home.

In 1806 Dundas was impeached for high treason for “irregularities in the accounts”. Although acquitted, he was obliged to move briefly to a small house near the Crooked Billet before returning to his Scottish estate.

The beeches of Lady Jane Wood were planted by Dundas in memory of his second wife.

Edinburgh Weekly Journal , 27/10/1802

RT. Hon Henry Dundas

While England is taking the most public and spirited measures to commemorate the services of Mr Pitt, the inhabitants of Scotland can not forget, that there is another public character, to whom the Empire at large is left indebted and who has done more for his native country, than any Scotsman who has preceded him. It is therefore proposed that a statue shall be erected in the city of Edinburgh, as a memorial of the gratitude of Scotland to Mr Dundas.

The Melville Monument, in the centre of Edinburgh's St. Andrew Square


Dundas Robert Saunders 2nd Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira

Dundas Robert Saunders

2nd Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira

Son of:

Henry Dundas

and:

Elizabeth Rannie

born on:

14/3/1771

died on:

10/6/1851

Occupations :

MP for Hastings in 1794, then Rye in 1796. MP for Midlothian in 1801. Keeper of the Signet for Scotland. President of the Board of Control for India in 1807. In 1809 he served as chief secretary for Ireland. First Lord of the Admiralty 1812. Chancellor of the University of St Andrews in 1814. Governor of the Bank of Scotland. First Sea Lord at the Admiralty 1828.

His name is perpetuated by that of Melville Sound and Melville Island, Canada because of his interest in Arctic exploration. Melville Island in the Northern Territory of Australia was also named for him, by explorer Philip Parker King.

He added the name of Saunders on his marriage to Anne.

Robert Saunders Dundas

In 1824, he sold the estate of Dunira in Perthshire to Robert Dundas of Beechwood.

X 8/1796, Anne Saunders

the following children were born of this union

1. Henry Dundas , 3rd Viscount

2. Richard Saunders Dundas Sir, K.C.B., born 11/4/1802. Vice Admiral Royal Navy. A Lord of the Admiralty. Died 3/6/1861

3. Robert Dundas , 4th Viscount

4. Rev Charles Dundas . Born 11/9/1806. Rector of Epworth, Lincolnshire. Married Louisa Maria Boothby. Died 24/2/1883 leaving issue;

A. Henry Dundas, 5th Viscount

B. Charles Saunders Dundas, 6th Viscount

C. William Walter Dundas. Twin with Alice Caroline (see J). Born 20/5/1847 and died unmarried 3/2/1910. Lieutenant 5th Dragoon Guards.

D. Edith Anne Dundas, married 1863, Lieut-Colonel John Reeve and died 12/8/1902

E. Fanny Emma Dundas, married 1864, Lieut-Colonel Ellis Reeve and died 8/7/1892

F. Gertrude Susan Dundas, born 1838, died unmarried, 6/11/1902

G. Louisa Montagu Dundas, died unmarried 2/6/1904

H. Laura Mary Dundas, died 11/5/1919

I. Blanche Cecil Jane Dundas

J. Alice Caroline Dundas. Twin with William Walter (see C). Married 1870, Captain Joshua Gladwyn Jebb and died 19/4/1924

5. Jane Dundas, died 13/11/1862

6. Anne Dundas, died unmarried 13/4/1851


Dundas Henry 3rd Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira

Dundas Henry

3rd Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira


	Son of:	Robert Saunders Dundas
	and:	Anne Saunders
	born on:
	died on:	1/2/1876. Unmarried. Succeeded by his brother, Robert Dundas.
	Occupations :	General in the army Governor of Edinburgh Castle. MP for Rochester 1826-30 and Winchelsea 1830-1.

Son of:

Robert Saunders Dundas

and:

Anne Saunders

born on:

14/9/1803

died on:

18/2/1886, without issue. Succeeded by his nephew, Henry Dundas

Occupation;

Storekeeper General of the Navy.

Son of:

Rev Charles Dundas.

and:

Louisa Maria Boothby

born on:

8/3/1835

died on:

3/11/1904. As he did not leave a male heir, he was succeeded by his brother, Charles Saunders Dundas

Occupation:

X 18/6/1891,Violet Marie Louise, daughter of 1st. Lord Lamington

the following children were born of this union:

Maisie Violet Annabella Dundas, born 3/5/1892, married 1915, Hugo Huston

Montagu Lilias Nina Dundas, born 9/9/1893

Son of:

Rev Charles Dundas.

and:

Louisa Maria Boothby

born on:

26/6/1843

died on:

1926

Occupation:

British Consul at Tenerife 1877/82, at Stettin 1882, and at Santos, Brazil,

X 1st 20/8/1872 Grace Scully, who died 1890

the following children were born of this union:

1. Henry Charles Clement Dundas , born 25/6/1873

2. Selina Louisa Grace Dundas, born 23/10/1874, married 1899, Richard Harington in Northamptonshire

3. Hilda Guilhermine Dundas, born 19/5/1877

4. Cospatrick Philip Brooke Dnndas, born 30/3/1879, died 1954. Married Elizabeth McKenzie and had issue:

A. Kenelm Crispin Vivian Douglas Dundas, born 16/9/1916 in Canada. Squadron Leader R.A.F. Missing believed killed 10/2/1942 whilst flying over Sumatra.

B. Daphne Dundas

5. Richard Serle Dundas, born 14/11/1880, Tenerife, died 1968, Victoria, British Columbia and had issue:

Hugh McKenzie Dundas, born 1910, married 1939 in Winnipeg, Catherine Sanderson nee Wallace

6. Kenneth Robert Dundas, born 10/5/1882, twin with Kenelm James (see 5 below). Died in action 7/8/1915. Married Anne Claudia Whalley Foot and had issue:

Claud Kenneth Melville Dundas, born 1911 and died 1993 in Cheshire. Had issue:

Kenneth Ninian Melville Dundas

7. Kenelm James Dundas, born 10/5/1882, twin with Kenneth Robert (see 4 above)

8. Charles Cecil Farquharson Dundas, born 6/6/1884 and died 10/2/1956. Governor of the Bahamas, 1934 - 1940. Married Anne Louise Hay, youngest daughter of late Rev. S. Cox Hay, New York.

Married 2ndly, 1891, Mary Hamilton, who died in 1910

Married 3rdly, 1920, Margaret Todd

Son of:

Charles Saunders Dundas

and:

Grace Scully

born on:

1873, Brazil

died on:

1935

Occupation:

X 1899, Agnes Mary Florence Brouncker

the following children were born of this union:

1. Henry Charles Patrick Brouncker Dundas, born 1909

2. Robert Maldred St.John Melville Dundas, born 1912, married 5/3/1936, Margaret Connell Ross. Died in action 5/6/1940 and had issue:

Robert David Ross Dundas

3. Isobel Mia Douglas Hamilton Dundas

4. Diana Pearl Dundas married 15/4/1929, Morogh Wyndham Percy Bernard

Son of:

Henry Charles Clement Dundas

and:

Agnes Mary Florence Brouncker

born on:

1909

died on:

1971

Son of:

Robert Maldred St.John Melville Dundas

and:

Margaret Connell Ross

born on:

28/5/1937

died on:

Occupation:

Served in Scots Gds (Nat Service), Reserve Capt Scots Gds, Lt Ayrshire Yeo (TA); councillor and dist councillor Midlothian; president Lasswade Civic Soc, trustee Poltonhall Community Association

X Fiona Margaret Stilgoe, 23/7/1982

the following children were born of this union:

Robert Henry Kirkpatrick Dundas, born 23/4/1984

James David Brouncker Dundas, born 19/1/1986

Dundas Henry

1st Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira

Dundas Robert Saunders

2nd Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira

Dundas Henry

3rd Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira

Robert Dundas

4th Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira

Henry Dundas

5th Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira

Charles Saunders Dundas

6th Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira

Henry Charles Clement Dundas

7th Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira

Henry Charles Patrick Brouncker Dundas

8th Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira

Robert David Ross Dundas

9th Viscount Melville and Baron Duneira