The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-19
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capital grouse moors. and the Black
Adder River. famous for its trout If
Sir James is selling the place, it is
because he has no son or male rela-
tive to inherit his title. which will
become extinct at his death. and that
ne believes that his wife and his two
little girls will be a great deal better
OFF with tidy sum in the bank than
with a large estate in Scotland, with
out adequate means OF keeping it up.
Marchmont came into the family
through the marriage of Sir William
Purves, fourth baronet. In 1886. to
Lady Anne Hume Campbell, daughter
OF the second Earl of Marchmont, and
1t was in compliance with the will
OF Hugh. third and last Earl of March
mont, who died in 1852, that his gra md
nephew. the sixth baronet, Sir Will
liam Purves, assumed the names of
Hume Campbell. that is to say. the
patronymic of the Earls of Marchmont
and their armorial bearings. In adj
dition to his own. The present owner
OF Marchmont owes his additional name
of Home to another of his ancestors.
Sir Alexander Purves. who married
daughter of Sir James Home. inherit
ing the lattcr's property.
There is n good deal OF difference
OF opinion about the earldom of
Marchmont which. according to some,
is not extinct. but merely dormant
Claims have been put forward to 1t
by Mrs. Goodrich, OF Paignton, in
Devonshlre, who actually instituted
proceedings before the Committee OF
Privileges Of the House of Lords But
the latter did not report fnvorably
upon the matter. and had 1t been car
ried further the Issue would doubt
less have been contested both by the
present owner of Marchmont and also
by Lord Polwarth.
The first Lord Polwarth was Sir
Patrick Home, Lord Chancellor OF
Scotland. who received the barony OF
Polwarth. with remainder to the
heirs male of his body. and the heirs
OF the said heirs" Later on he was
advanced TO the earldom OF March
mont, with remainder to his heirs
male whatsoever" BY reason of these
limitations OF successorship, when the
third earl died. without male issue,
his earldom became extinct. while his
barony OF Polwarth went to his grand
daughter Anne. married to Sir
Philip Anstruther, and after her to
the third earTs younger daughter,
Harden. her son. Hugh Scott. becom-
Ing the sixth Lord Polwarth. The
Marchmont estates, however. did not
go with the barony OF Polwarth, but.
as I have mentioned above. We're be-
queathed by the third Earl OF March
mont and third Lord Polwarth. Keeper
OF the Great Seal of Scotland. to Sir
William Purves. the grandson of his
sister Anne
II I have gone into this matter
rather fully, II is because l have re-
ceived several letters from readers In
the South. in the West, and also from
Maine. asking for information con-
corning the Marchmont earldom and
estates. my correspondents appearing
to be under the belief that they have
each of them some interest alike In
the property and in the title. Care
full investigation shows that they
have no possible chance OF success
with regard to their pretensions, and
that any money which they may be
induced by desie ming persons to en-
bark In the venture will be doomed
to loss.
Copyright. 1919. by the Brentwood
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