William Hopetoun Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk (16 October 1794 – 1878) was a British peer. Born to William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk and Mary Ricketts, 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 paid £3,529 from the British government under the terms of the

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Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent (1 April 1767 – 25 September 1859) was an English peer. Early life Jervis was born Edward Jervis Ricketts, the second son of William Henry Ricketts and Mary Jervis. Mary Jervis was the daughter of ...

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