William Hopetoun Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk (16 October 1794 – 1878) was a Scottish peer and planter. Born to

William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk Admiral William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk (10 April 1756 – 28 May 1831) was a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War, French Revolutionary War, and Napoleonic Wars. While in command of HMS ''Monmouth'' he ...

and Mary Ricketts, he owned several

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. He died on 5 December 1878 at age of 84. Lord Northesk married Georgiana Maria Elliot, daughter of Admiral Sir George Elliot and Eliza Cecilia Ness, on 14 February 1843 and had two children: *Margaret Mary Adeliza Carnegie (d. 27 September 1871) * Lt.-Col. George John Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk (1 December 1843–9 September 1891) Northesk was associated with "T71/871 and T71/1378 Special Awards in Trust Westmoreland claim no. 232A & B", he owned 200 slaves in

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and received a £3,529 payment at the time (worth £ in ). Retrieved 15 September 2021.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Northesk, William Carnegie, 8th Earl Of 1794 births 1878 deaths

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William 8 Scottish slave owners Recipients of payments from the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 Younger sons of earls