Alexander Dundas McEwen (1935-2008)

[Richard R]

Alexander (Alec) Dundas McEwen, son of Sir John Helias Finnie McEwen
of Marchmont and Bardrochat, 1st Bt (UK 1953) (1894-1962) and Bridget
Mary (d 1971) eldest dau of Rt Hon Sir Francis Oswald Lindley, GCMG,
CB, CBE (B LINDLEY, extinct) by Hon Etheldreda Mary Fraser dau of 13th
Lord Lovat.

Telegraph's obit [in error over which Lord Lovat his mother descends
from]:
Alexander Dundas McEwen was born on May 16 1935, the fifth of seven
children, at his family's principal home, Marchmont, in Berwickshire.
His father, Captain Sir JHF McEwen 1st Bt, was a poet, translator and
local Tory MP who subsequently became Under-Secretary of State for
Scotland and was created a baronet. The McEwens were Roman Catholics;
Alex's father was a convert, while his mother had been born into the
faith as a granddaughter on the distaff side of the 14th Lord
Lovat. ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/4177296/Alex-McEwen.html

[Russell]

What an extraordinary obituary.

[marquess]

A most interesting obituary as you said, still don't know why the said
that he wife was a countess when she is a princess? Still Debretts
2008 has that in brackets. Probably she doesn't use the rank. The fact
that they were created baronets only in 53 makes me lament that such
honours are no longer given.

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[Dan Willis]

It is because members of the Weikersheim family are Counts/Countesses
(Graf/Graefin) except for the head of the family who is titled Prince
(Fuerst)

This is per the 1911 creation of the title by the Emperor of Austria.

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[marquess]

Interesting I had not realised that that these sort of disignations
were given in the Austraian Empire, I thought that it was only the
German Empire that did so.

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[Richard R]

I see the Guardian have published an obit
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/mar/06/alex-mcewan-folk-singer-scottish

On Jan 19, 9:12 am, marquess <marquessmarqu...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Interesting I had not realised that that these sort of disignations
> were given in the Austraian Empire, I thought that it was only the
> German Empire that did so.
>
> On 18 Jan, 16:22, Dan Willis <houseofwil...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > It is because members of the Weikersheim family are Counts/Countesses
> > (Graf/Graefin) except for the head of the family who is titled Prince
> > (Fuerst)
>
> > This is per the 1911 creation of the title by the Emperor of Austria.
>
> > On Jan 13, 9:55 pm, marquess <marquessmarqu...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > > A most interesting obituary as you said, still don't know why the said
> > > that he wife was  a countess when she is a princess? Still Debretts
> > > 2008 has that in brackets. Probably she doesn't use the rank. The fact
> > > that they were created baronets only in 53 makes me lament that such
> > > honours are no longer given.
>
> > > On 12 Jan, 23:58, Russell <leavitt.russ...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > What an extraordinary obituary.
>
> > > > On Jan 13, 1:09 am, Richard R <r_rut...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>

> > > > > Alexander (Alec) DundasMcEwen, son of Sir John Helias FinnieMcEwen

> > > > > of Marchmont and Bardrochat, 1st Bt (UK 1953) (1894-1962) and Bridget
> > > > > Mary (d 1971) eldest dau of Rt Hon Sir Francis Oswald Lindley, GCMG,
> > > > > CB, CBE (B LINDLEY, extinct) by Hon Etheldreda Mary Fraser dau of 13th
> > > > > Lord Lovat.
>
> > > > > Telegraph's obit [in error over which Lord Lovat his mother descends
> > > > > from]:

> > > > > Alexander DundasMcEwenwas born on May 16 1935, the fifth of seven

> > > > > children, at his family's principal home, Marchmont, in Berwickshire.

> > > > > His father, Captain Sir JHFMcEwen1st Bt, was a poet, translator and

> > > > > local Tory MP who subsequently became Under-Secretary of State for
> > > > > Scotland and was created a baronet. The McEwens were Roman Catholics;

> > > > >Alex'sfather was a convert, while his mother had been born into the

> > > > > faith as a granddaughter on the distaff side of the 14th Lord

> > > > > Lovat. ...http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/4177296/Alex-McEwen.html-H...text -