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The grounds have been in the Maule-Ramsay family since the 12th century. The castle has been the seat of the Maule clan since
medieval times. The Maule and Ramsay clans were joined under a single chieftain in the 18th century. The seat of the Ramsay clan
was moved from Dalhousie Castle to Brechin Castle in the early 20th century.
The estate consisted of approximately 150,000 acres (607 km²) at its height and is now 55,000 acres (223 km²). The formal gardens
are considered one of the finest in Scotland and date to the early 1700s.
27. Lieutenant-General James Adolphus Oughton 1769-71
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Adolphus_Oughton
Captain James Adolphus Oughton KB (1720–2 May 1780) was a British soldier.
http://queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/colonels/051.html
James Adolphus Oughton was born in 1720 and became a Lieutenant in 1741 in St George’s
Regiment of Dragoons which his father had commanded from 1733-36.
He was promoted Captain in 1742 when he joined Major General Henry Ponsonby’s Regiment
of Foot (later the 37th Regiment) in which he served during the Scottish Rebellion and at
Culloden. The Regiment’s losses were heavy and Captain Oughton did much to recruit
replacements before the Regiment, now known as Dejeans, went to Flanders and Lauffeldt in
June 1747. By August 1749 Oughton was Lieutenant Colonel of his Regiment and in July
1759 he became Colonel of the 55th Foot which had been on active service in the conquest of
French Canada.
In August 1761 Oughton changed his Colonelship on moving to the 31st Foot. During his
Colonelcy the Regiment served overseas in the American War of Independence. Later he
appears to have been temporarily in command of forces in Scotland, soon after which he was
made a Knight of the Bath by King George III in North Britain, a post he held until his death at
the age of 61 in Bath on 2nd May 1780. A memorial tablet was placed in Westminster Abbey.
A portrait of him dated 1753, when he was still in the 37th Foot (later The Royal Hampshire Regiment), depicts him in the Duke of
Cumberland’s uniform and wearing the Culloden medal and ribbon.
http://www.ballindalloch-press.com/55th/Service2.html
Colonel Oughton later became Deputy-Commander-in-Chief of the troops stationed in Scotland in 1773. He was apparently a highly
educated and respected man (Boswell, pp 26, 91; 486).
28. Patrick, 6th Earl of Dumfries 1771-73
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_McDouall%2C_6th_Earl_of_Dumfries
Patrick McDouall, 6th Earl of Dumfries (15 October 1726–7 April 1803) married Margaret Crauford on 12 September 1771 and
they had one child:
Elizabeth Penelope McDouall (d. 25 July 1797)
In 1768 he inherited his maternal uncle's title of Earl of Dumfries and in turn was succeeded by his grandson, John.
http://www.thepeerage.com/p2390.htm
Patrick MacDowall-Crichton, 6th Earl of Dumfries was born on 15 October 1726. 2 He was the son of John McDouall and Lady
Elizabeth Dalrymple. 1 He married Margaret Crauford (d. 5 May 1799), daughter of Ronald Crauford, on 12 September 1771. He
died on 7 April 1803 at age 76.
Patrick MacDowall-Crichton, 6th Earl of Dumfries gained the rank of Officer in 1762 in the service of the 3rd Foot Guards. He
succeeded to the title of 6th Lord of Sanquhar [S., 1622] on 27 July 1768. He succeeded to the title of 13th Lord Crichton of
Sanquhar [S., 1488] on 27 July 1768. He succeeded to the title of 6th Viscount of Air [S., 1622] on 27 July 1768. He succeeded to
the title of 6th Earl of Dumfries [S., 1633] on 27 July 1768. He succeeded to the title of 6th Viscount of Air [S., 1633] on 27 July 1768.
He succeeded to the title of 6th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar and Cumnock [S., 1633] on 27 July 1768. He held the office of
Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1790 and 1803.
Family Margaret Crauford d. 5 May 1799
Child Lady Elizabeth Penelope MacDowall-Crichton+ b. 25 Nov 1772, d. 25 Jul 1797 4
29. John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl (G.M. of England 1771-74) 1773-74
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Murray%2C_3rd_Duke_of_Atholl
John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl KT PC (6 May 1729–5 November 1774) was the son of Lord George Murray.
On 23 October 1753, he married his first cousin, Lady Charlotte Murray, at Dunkeld. They had nine children:
John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl (1755–1830)
Rt. Rev. Lord George Murray (1761–1803)
Lord William Murray (1762–1796)
Lord Henry Murray (1767–1805)
Very Rev. Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley (1771–1808)
Lady Charlotte Murray (d. 1808)
Lady Amelia Murray (d. 1818)
Lady Jane Murray (d. 1846)
Lady Mary Murray (d. 1814)
John was Tory MP for Perthshire from 1761 to 1764. On 8 January 1764, his uncle and father-in-law, the 2nd Duke of Atholl died.
John should have been heir to the dukedom, which was only able to descend through the male line; but he was ineligible since his
father had fought in Jacobite Rising and consequently been attained in the blood. John's wife, however, had succeeded to her
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