William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian

William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian KT (4 October 1763 – 27 April 1824) was the son of William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian.

He married, firstly, Lady Harriet Hobart-Hampden,^[1] a younger daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire (and the divorced wife of Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore), on 14 April 1793. They had four children:

• John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian (1794–1841)
• Lord Schomberg Robert (1795–1825), soldier, died unmarried.
• Lady Isabella Emily Caroline (1797–1858), died unmarried.
• Lord Henry Francis Charles (1800–1882), religious minister, married Louisa Hope, a daughter of Sir Alexander Hope.

His first wife died in 1805 and on 1 December 1806, he married Lady Harriet Scott, a younger daughter of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch. They had eight children:

• Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Kerr (died 1871), married Charles Trefusis, 19th Baron Clinton.
• Lady Harriet Louise Anne (died 1884), married Sir John Hepburn-Forbes, 8th Baronet.
• Lady Frances (died 1863), married George Wade.
• Lady Anne Katherine (died 1829), died unmarried.
• Lady Georgiana Augusta (died 1859), married Rev. Granville Forbes.
• Lord Charles Lennox (1814–1898), soldier, married Charlotte Hanmer, a daughter of Sir Thomas Hanmer, 2nd Baronet.
• Lord Mark Ralph George (1817–1900), soldier, died unmarried.
• Lord Frederick Herbert (1818–1896), admiral, married Emily Maitland, a daughter of Sir Peregrine Maitland.

References

1. Auden, W. H. "Family Ghosts". University of Stanford.