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On 4th. April 1831 he married Montagu Abercromby, eldest daughter <strong>of</strong> George, 2nd. Baron Abercromby. They had no children. Fox<br />

died at Brechin Castle <strong>and</strong> was buried on 14/07/1874 at Panbride. During his final illness <strong>and</strong> again on his death, Queen Victoria<br />

wrote personal letters <strong>of</strong> condolence to his sister Christian. The Barony <strong>of</strong> Panmure became extinct <strong>and</strong> the Earldom <strong>of</strong> Dalhousie<br />

passed to his cousin George Ramsay, Admiral R.N. An elaborate fountain was erected in his memory in St. Ninian's Square,<br />

Brechin.<br />

Brechin Castle, Angus, <strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> - ca 1880<br />

The estate consisted <strong>of</strong> approximately 150,000 acres at its height <strong>and</strong> is now 55,000 acres<br />

The Rowan Tower, also on the Hill <strong>of</strong> Rowan <strong>and</strong> properly called the Maule Cairn, was built in 1866 by Fox Maule, 11th Earl <strong>of</strong><br />

Dalhousie. It was erected as a memorial to deceased members <strong>of</strong> his family, including his brother Lauderdale Maule, M.P. who died<br />

<strong>of</strong> cholera during the Crimean War.<br />

http://www.panmuregolfclub.co.uk/history.html<br />

In 1782, William assumed the name Maule <strong>and</strong> was created Baron Panmure <strong>of</strong> Brechin <strong>and</strong> Navar, the 1st Lord Panmure. Some<br />

local Gentlemen b<strong>and</strong>ed together <strong>and</strong> leased l<strong>and</strong> from him to create a Golf Course at Monifieth. They named their Club after him.<br />

His son, Fox Maule, succeeded his father in 1852. Following the death <strong>of</strong> Fox’s second cousin, the statesman John Ramsay (1812-<br />

60), he became the 11th Earl <strong>of</strong> Dalhousie <strong>and</strong> adopted the name Maule<br />

Ramsay (1861). Fox Maule Ramsay died childless <strong>and</strong> the Barony <strong>of</strong><br />

Panmure became extinct. Panmure Golf Club subsequently purchased<br />

l<strong>and</strong> at Barry from Arthur, the 14th Earl <strong>of</strong> Dalhousie in 1898.<br />

http://www.undiscoveredscotl<strong>and</strong>.co.uk/tarfside/maulememorial/index.html<br />

The Maule Memorial Church was built following the 1843 schism in the<br />

Church <strong>of</strong> <strong>Scotl<strong>and</strong></strong> that led to the foundation <strong>of</strong> the Free Church. The l<strong>and</strong><br />

on which the church st<strong>and</strong>s was granted in 1852 by Fox Maule Ramsay to<br />

his friend <strong>and</strong> leader <strong>of</strong> the Free Church, Thomas Guthrie, when he<br />

succeeded as the 2nd Lord Panmure.<br />

Both men are commemorated in the excellent stained glass in the church,<br />

while Fox Maule Ramsay is <strong>of</strong> course also remembered in the name <strong>of</strong> the<br />

church itself.<br />

70. Francis Robert, 4th Earl <strong>of</strong> Rosslyn 1870-73<br />

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_St_Clair-Erskine%2C_4th_Earl_<strong>of</strong>_Rosslyn<br />

Robert Francis St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl <strong>of</strong> Rosslyn (2 March 1833–6 September 1890) was the son <strong>of</strong> James St Clair-Erskine,<br />

3rd Earl <strong>of</strong> Rosslyn.<br />

On 8 November 1866, he married Blanche Adeliza Fitzroy <strong>and</strong> they had five children:<br />

Lady Millicent Fanny St Clair-Erskine (1867–1955), married the 4th Duke <strong>of</strong> Sutherl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> had issue.<br />

James Francis Harry St Clair-Erskine, 5th Earl <strong>of</strong> Rosslyn (1869–1939)<br />

Alex<strong>and</strong>er Fitzroy St Clair-Erskine (1870–1914)<br />

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