ABERDEEN & TEMAIR, Most Hon 7th Marquess of (1955-2020)

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 17 March 2020: ABERDEEN Alexander George Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, DL, on 12th March at House of Formartine. Funeral private. All are welcome to a Service of Thanksgiving in St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen on Friday 17th April at 2 p.m.

He was s of 6th Marquess of ABERDEEN & TEMAIR (1920-2002) and Anne (1924-2007) d of Lt-Col Gerald BARRY (1896-1977), scion of the DUNMORE, LEICESTER & PEMBROKE earls etc etc, and Lady Margaret PLEYDELL-BOUVERIE (1903-2002, d of 6th Earl of RADNOR (1868-1930)). He m Joanna Clodagh (b 1955) d of Maj Ian George Henry HOULDSWORTH TD (1921-63), scion of the gentry family of that name of Coltness, and of the MORTON, FITZWILLIAM & WINCHILSEA earls, ST ALBANS dukes, etc, etc, and Clodagh (b 1928) d of Sir Kenneth MURRAY (1891-1979), scion of the Scots gentry family of that name of Geanies, and Edith Maud TUSTIN (1897-1982), and had three sons and a dau. His eldest son succeeds him:

GEORGE IAN ALASTAIR Gordon (b 1983) [8th] Marquess of ABERDEEN & TEMAIR. Has yet to establish his claim and appear on the The Roll of the Peerage. He m 2009 Isabelle Anna N (b 1984 reg Q3 London) d of David G COATEN (?b 1959 Doncaster) & Sacha REKELJ, and had three sons and a dau:

SONS LIVING
IVO ALEXANDER NINIAN Gordon (b 2012) currently styled Viscount Formantine
[Lord] Johnny David Nehemiah GORDON (b 2014)
[Lord] Louis George Solomon GORDON (b 2018)

DAUGHTER LIVING
Lady Christabel Alexandra Lully GORDON (b 2016)

[marquess]

Is this the highest rate of succession to a marquisate, 8 holders in 104 years? 

[Ind_Duke]

I believe this is also a record for the most number of successions of any peerage during the reign of a single monarch. There have been 7 Marquesses of Aberdeen during the Queen's reign so far. I haven't come across any other barony or baronetcy which has had 7 successors during the Queen's reign.

[Ind_Duke]

Also, the 3rd Baron Monk Bretton has held his peerage from 1933 whereas the 1st Marquess of Aberdeen died in 1934, which makes the 3rd Baron Monk Bretton a contemporary peer of all the 8 Marquesses of Aberdeen!! Just imagine the 3rd Baron Monk Bretton has held on to his title while 7 Marquesses of Aberdeen have passed away and were succeeded by their heirs. Isn't that astonishing? Does this break a new record?

[dpth...@gmail.com]

Some interesting similiar examples of titles held by a surprisingly large number of people in a short time:

In the life of the Wray of Glentworh Baronetcy, from 1612 to 1809, there were fifteen holders of it. Two held the title for no more than one month, while the last one held it for one year and eighteen days. Some held it for so short a time that they are not even listed as baronets in the family's article in Burke's Extinct Baronetcies, though they are all listed in The Complete Baronetage.

Particularly numerous are the Earls of Suffolk from 1689, when the 3rd Earl died, to 1783, when the 15th Earl succeeded. Horace Walpole noted in a letter to Lady Ossory in 1783 that when he had visited Saffron Walden in 1762, he saw a vault in which there were the coffins of eleven earls and countesses of Suffolk who had died since 1700 (the editor of the Yale edition gives more specifics: they died between 1703 and 1745, and did not include the widow of the 4th Earl, who was buried elsewhere.) He went on to note that there had been seven more deaths since that time (the editor notes that between 1757 and 1783 eight more earls and countess of Suffolk had died, though most of them had not been buried at Walden.)

In continental titles, by the way, there were six ruling Landgraves of Hesse-Homburg between the beginning of 1820 and the end of 1848.

[Henry W]

In the Baronetage:

Wolseley (Ireland 1745) had 9 baronets in 100 years (1851-1951)

Wardlaw had 9 baronets in 100 years (1679-1779); 12 baronets in 150 years (1679-1829); and an amazing 16 baronets in 200 years (1679-1879)

[BREMENMURRAY]

Thanks for the fascinating replies to this post 

[colinp]

The 8th Marquess is now entered on the Official Roll of the Baronetage as the 16th Baronet Gordon of Haddo

[colinp]

From the House of Lords Minutes of Proceedings for 20 July 2020:

Marquessate of Aberdeen and Temair in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Lord Chancellor reported that George Ian Alastair Gordon [8th Marquess] had established his claim to the Marquessate of Aberdeen and Temair in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Clerk of the Parliaments was accordingly directed to enter the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5).  

[colinp]

From the above it follows that the 8th Marquess is now on the Roll of the Peerage but he is also entered on the Roll as Earl of Aberdeen in the Peerage of Scotland

[Richard R]

From the Times of 3 Feb 2022:

Thanksgiving Services

ABERDEEN Alexander George Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen & Temair, DL, a Service of Thanksgiving will be held at House of Formartine, Methlick, Aberdeenshire, AB41 7EQ on 25th April 2022 at midday. Please let us know by 20th March if you are able to attend, as this will assist with our arrangements...

It's not clear this replaces, or is in addition to, the 17 April 2022 service mentioned in the noble lord's death notice (see top of this thread)