STIRLING HOME DRUMMOND MORAY, William George 1940-2025

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 7 Feb 2025: DRUMMOND MORAY Bill died on Sunday 2nd February at Abercairny. Beloved husband of Emma; father of Anna, Frances, Georgy, and Caroline Daisy; grandfather; brother; uncle; and cousin. Funeral on Wednesday 26th February, 2.30 p.m. at Fowlis Wester Church.

He was s of Maj James William STIRLING HOME DRUMMOND MORAY 1900-68 (who he succ. as) head of that Scots gentry family of Abercairny and Jeanetta Ruth 1906-97 d of Lt-Col Lord George William MONTAGU DOUGLAS SCOTT OBE 1866-1947 (s of 6^th Duke of BUCCLEUCH &c 1831-1914 who was 5xgt gs of the 1st & only Duke of MONMOUTH 1649-ex1685 who was s of King CHARLES II, etc) and Lady Elizabeth Emily MANNERS 1878-1924 d of 7^th Duke of RUTLAND 1818-1906 and his 2^nd w Janetta 1836-99 d of Thomas HUGHAN of Airds 1813-79 and Lady Louisa Georgiana BEAUCLERK 1806-53 d of 8^th Duke of ST ALBANS 1766-1825 (2xgt gs of King CHARLES II, etc) and his 2^nd w Maria Janetta NELTHORPE 1775-1822. He m 1^st 1969 (div 1991) Angela Jane b 1946 d of Lt-Cdr Michael John BARING RN 1921-55 (3xgt gs of Sir Francis BARING 1^st Bt 1740-1810 who was f of 1^st Baron ASHBURTON 1774-1848, as well gf of 1^st Baron NORTHBROOK 1796-1866), and had three daus (see B Northbrook colls in DPB & DPB online). He m 2^nd 1991 Emma Moyra b 1952 d of Capt James Silvester RATTRAY 1919-99 sometime head of that Scots gentry family of Craighall Rattray and Christian Hilda 1924-63 d of Lt-Col Ivan Douglas GUTHRIE MC 1886-1964 sometime head of that Scots gentry family and Kathleen Mona 1886-1963 d of Col Hon George Hugh GOUGH CB 1852-1900 (s of 2^nd Viscount GOUGH 1815-95) and Hilda Eve MOFFATT 1862-1947, and had a further dau.

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some information about the Abercairny estate, owned by the Morays for 700 years: https://www.abercairny.com/

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How the four surnames came to the family:

Charles Moray, of Abercariny (1746-1810), married the daughter and heiress of Sir William Stirling, of Ardoch, Bt.

Their first son inherited Abercairny, and their second son inherited Ardoch and added the Stirling name, and then eventually succeeded his brother at Abercairny.

The brothers were then succeeded by their sister, who married Henry Home-Drummond, of Blair Drummond, and while the Home-Drummond and Moray-Stirling estates separated again in the next generations, the Abercairny line retained all four surnames.

The Home-Drummonds came about when Henry Home, Lord Kames, married Agatha Drummond, eventual heiress of the Blair Drummond estate.