New-York tribune., 1909-03-13
LADY OF CASTLE GRANT
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randolph Ogilvie Grant who has Just married IN
Iondon Carmen Errazuriz niece and OF the
T-.ncipal heiresses OF her aunt. Sehora Errazuriz
famous as the richest and the greatest
lsnd owner in Chill. that country Of vast terri
,orsaI fortunes is not. stated, the next heir to
che Earl Of Seaheld. but merely a third or fourth
cousin True, young Lord Seaheld has no son. but
he has a younger brother out IN New Zealand the
Hon Trevor Ogvie Grant, who is married. and
failing him. there is the earls uncle, the Hon.
Robert younger brother of the late earl.
There are few romantic stories than that
of the earldom Of Seafeld, even in its most mod
en- episodes. and n certain OF its phases it may
be said 10 extend from end Of the world TO the
other: for the present Earl of seafeld makes his
home in the Antpodes where his father had to
earn his living as a laborer, while his grandaunt
Caroline Countess Of Seafeld. retains possession
of the vast estates OF the earldom. In order to
explain this condition Of affairs, il is necessary
n state that the fifth Earl of Seaheld became IN
sane. The sixth earl. his brother. therefore sue
ceeded 10 vast accumulations OF rent, and long
as he lived provided home for his numerous
When ne died, however. John Charles. his eldest
surviving son. succeeding as seventh earl, was
asked TO share the accumulations With his broth
ers. He refused, and thereupon they went 10 law.
after the washing OF a great deal OF family linen
n court. the contest settled IN favor Of the
seventh earl. but left him furious against his
brothers that. with the cooperation Of his son. he
managed 10 secure the disentailment of the prop
erry- In due course his son. Ian Charles. sue
ceeded eighth earl and after spending a few
years n the regiment Of Life Guards died prema-
rureiy, leaving the entire property-naulely, the
whole Of the Ogilve and Grant estates. yielding
income OF over million and half Of dolsrs-to
his mother Caroline, daughter OF the eleventh Lord
Blauty-eA The earIdom Of SeaAeld. along with the
minor dignitfes, which include the viscounty OF
Rei5haven, the barony Of Ogilvie and the barony
O. Cullen. in Scotland. as well the barony Of
strathspey. Of the United Kingdom. carrying with
Il e seat IN the House Of Lords. passed without a
vestge Of property TO the young peers uncle,
James. who succeeded s ninth earl.
This ninth earl married three times, and after
ENJOYING his barren honors for four years died in
1855 whereupon his eldest son. Francis William,
succeeded 10 the honors tenth earl This peer.
who had served for a tine in the Royal Navy, had
been exceedingly Wild. and after leaving both the
service and England in consequence OF some
what unpleasant scrape started out TO New Zea-
land where he met with all sorts Of hard knocks
and queer experiences, earning a precarious live-
hood az odd Jobs in the way ot fencing, ditching
and as a farm laborer, dying as baiiH Of a pro-
vincial few months after succeeding TO the
hoaors, leaving q large family by his wife, who,
far from being q woman Of the humber classes,
as has been alleged IN q number of English news
papers which have written about the matter, was
the daughter Of an army officer Of the name Of
Evans. scion OF thar Irish family OF which Lord
Carbery is the chief
On hearing Of the death Of the tenth earl in New
Zealand in these destitute Circumstances old Caro-
line Countess Of Seafeid, widow OF the seventh
earl and owner Of all the great Ogilvie and Grant
estates. was moved by family pride, and perhaps
also BY pity. 20 address letter to the other
widowed Lady Seafeld out in New Zealand. offer
ing 10 take charge Of the arter's eldest son. then
& mere boy 10 bring him home TO England and TO
educate him tn e manner BETTING his position as
eleventh Earl Of seaheld. with the understanding
that Il Re conducted himself well she would make
him heir Of the entire Seaheld estates. She inti-
mated that she was ready TO send out tutors and
servants to bring him home from the colonies and
10 make sn allowance 70 his mother, on condition
that the latter, as well as his brothers and sis
ters. should break OF all relations with him. The
young earls mother unlike the Dearest of little
Lord Fsantlercy. declined TO entertain this offer
She one Of the leaders OF the Salvation Army
movement IN New Zealand, and came TO the
cIusio1 that her sons religious faith might be i'm
perilled II he were TO be brought up by worldly
z woman as Caroline, Countess of Seafield- So he
was educated in New Zealand. of the schools
there undertaking TO forego any demand for re-
Tauneration for the sake Of having his name and
sn his titles on their books.
He only twenty-five years Of age when he
married young girl whom he had known from
school. the daughter of New Zealand physician.
Dr. Joseph Townend Not long after this mar
rage the doctor. who was an elderly widower him
self made most sensational match, leading 10
the altar Miss Anne Quayle Moore, the greatest
heiress IT New Zealand. her father, who has since
died leaving q fortune Of some S9O0o0OoO. Both
she and her husband are devoted 10 the young Earl
and Countess Of Seafeld. and ii IS likely that she
will leave them at any rate portion OF her great
fortune when she dies. she is over sixty years
OF age, and cEildless-