HILLEARY, Ruaraidh Edward Macleod Robertson 1926-2021

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 24 Feb 2021: HILLEARY REMR (Ruaraidh) of Edinbane ERD. Died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday 16th February at home on the Isle of Skye. Inspirational father to Dhileas, Alasdair, Duncan and the late Iona. Grandfather to Archie, Iona, Kirsty and Alexander, Flora, Rosannagh and Geordie, Mairi, Eliza and Hector. Great grandfather of 9. Creator of fun for so many. Proud Sgiathanach. Due to pandemic, family funeral only....

He was s of Iain Frederick Robertson HILLEARY (1903-1974) of Tayinloan Lodge, Bernisdale, Isle of Skye by his 1924 m (ref 685/4 301 St Giles) to his former w Ruby Mackinon MACLEOD (later Mrs Wilfrid DE KNOOP) d of Duncan MACLEOD CBE (1876-1949) & Isabella (Ishobel) McNEILL (d 1948). He m 1952 (Asthore) Sheena Douglas (1928-2018, skier & Olympian) d of Charles Ernest Whistler (Chris) MACKINTOSH (1903-74, rugby union player and Olympian) and as her 1st of three husbands Lady Jean DOUGLAS-HAMILTON (1904-87, d of 13th Duke of HAMILTON & (10th of) BRANDON (1862-1940)) and had two sons and two daus as above.

[Richard R]

Obit in the Telegraph of 27 Feb 2021: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/02/26/ruaraidh-hilleary-adventurer-soldier-sportsman-entrepreneur/

[Richard R]

Obit in the Times of 20 March 2021: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ruaraidh-hilleary-obituary-g86nstrzl

[Ivan Prekajski]

How many children did Lady Jean DOUGLAS-HAMILTON had?

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thepeerage.com shows that Lady Jean had 2 daughters, both from her first marriage to Charles Mackintosh:

https://thepeerage.com/p11018.htm#i110180

Brooke

[Ivan Prekajski]

Thanks. Somewhere I saw that she has 4 children but I couldn't see names. 

[Richard R]

Lady Jean BELL nee DOUGLAS-HAMILTON last appeared in the 1985 edn of DPB where her four children from her first marriage are listed:

1. Christopher Douglas MACKINTOSH b 1931 (died 14 Jan 2024 in Canada), m with issue

2. Charlach Rob Douglas MACKINTOSH b 1935 (died 8 Aug 2019, Clagary, Canada) and m with issue

1, Asthore Sheena Douglas MACKINTOSH 1928-2018 (Mrs Ruaraidh Hilleary) - see above

2. Vora June Douglas MACKINTOSH 1929-98 (Mrs John Shaw-Stuart), m a scion of the Shaw-Stuart Bts and had issue (see DPB2019 & online)

[Ivan Prekajski]

Thank you Richard.