General William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian (13 March 1737 – 4 January 1815) was a British soldier and peer, styled Lord Newbattle until 1767 and Earl of Ancrum from 1767 to 1775. He was buried at St Andrew's parish Church, Farnham, Surrey on 19 January 1815.
He was the son of
William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian
General William Henry Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian (1710 – 12 April 1775) was a Scottish nobleman, British soldier and politician, the eldest son of William Kerr, 3rd Marquess of Lothian. He was styled Master of Jedburgh until 1722, Lord Jedbu ...
and succeeded to the title in 1775.
Marriage
![Elizabeth Kerr of Lothian (1745-1780) by Joshua Reynolds](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Elizabeth_Kerr_of_Lothian_%281745-1780%29_by_Joshua_Reynolds.jpg)
He married
Elizabeth
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to:
People
* Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name)
* Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist
Ships
* HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships
* ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...
, daughter of Chichester Fortescue of Dromisken, County Louth, and Elizabeth (née Wesley), on 15 July 1762. They had nine children.
Children
*
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian, (4 October 1763 – 27 April 1824), was a British soldier, landowner and politician. He was the son of William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian. He served as a representative peer from 1817 to 1824.
Life
Ker ...
(4 October 1763 – 27 April 1824)
* Lady Elizabeth Kerr (2 September 1765 – 13 August 1822), married
John Dormer, 10th Baron Dormer, without issue
* Lady Caroline Sidney Kerr (8 September 1766 – 24 January 1829)
* Lady Mary Kerr (5 December 1767 – 6 February 1791), married Gen.
Hon. Frederick St John and had issue
* Lady Louisa Kerr (30 November 1768 – 23 June 1819), who married
Arthur Atherley
Arthur Atherley (12 June 1772 – 1 October 1844) was an English Member of Parliament, serving the Southampton constituency three times, as Whig (a Liberal Party predecessor) and Reformer.
Atherley was born in Southampton, the son of Arthur At ...
on 2 June 1793 and had issue
* Lady Harriet Kerr (b. 12 October 1770; died young)
* Lord Charles Beauchamp Kerr (19 July 1775 – 2 March 1816), married Elizabeth Crump (d. 1830) and had issue
* Vice-Admiral
Lord Mark Robert Kerr
Vice-Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr (12 November 1776 – 9 September 1840) was an officer of the Royal Navy, the third son of William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Chichester Fortescue of Dromisken.
...
(12 November 1776 – 9 September 1840), married
Charlotte Macdonnell, ''suo jure''
Countess of Antrim, and had issue
* Maj.-Gen. Lord Robert Kerr (14 September 1780 – 23 June 1843), married Mary Gilbert (d. 1861) and had issue
References
1737 births
1815 deaths
11th Hussars officers
12th Royal Lancers officers
18th Royal Hussars officers
5th Royal Irish Lancers officers
7th Dragoon Guards officers
British Army generals
British Life Guards officers
Knights of the Thistle
Royal Scots Greys officers
Scottish representative peers
Marquesses of Lothian
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