A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries [With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . 5o° COLONEL ALEXANDER SETON was obtained in 1869, by the then proprietor of Mounie, from the ScottishLyon Office. Alexander Seton married, in 1810, his cousin, Janet (whodied in 1858), daughter of the Rev. Skene Ogilvy, , by whom he hadfive sons and three daughters :— 1. James, died in 1813. 2. Alexander, his fathers successor. 3. David, who succeeded his elder brother. 4. George, born 1819, late Major Sutherland Highlanders, marri
A history of the family of Seton during eight centuries [With plates, including portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, a bibliography and genealogical tables.] . 5o° COLONEL ALEXANDER SETON was obtained in 1869, by the then proprietor of Mounie, from the ScottishLyon Office. Alexander Seton married, in 1810, his cousin, Janet (whodied in 1858), daughter of the Rev. Skene Ogilvy, , by whom he hadfive sons and three daughters :— 1. James, died in 1813. 2. Alexander, his fathers successor. 3. David, who succeeded his elder brother. 4. George, born 1819, late Major Sutherland Highlanders, married, in 1853, Anne-Lucy, only surviving daughterof Baldwin Wake, grandson of Sir Wil-liam Wake, Baronet, of Courteen Hall,Northamptonshire, by whom he had twosons, (1) Alexander-David, of whom after-wards. (2) William-George, died unmarriednth August 1829. 5. William-Skene, died 23rd July 6. Isabella, died unmarried 1st July1845. 7. Anne, died an infant in ;s^/ 8. Jessy-Jane, died unmarried, at Pisa, 19th February 1831. Alexander Seton of Mounie, J. P. and , died at Leamington, 16th April1850, in the eighty-first year of his age, when he was succeeded by hiseldest surviving son, 5. Alexander Seton of Mounie, born 1815, and at the time of his succession a Major in the 74th High-landers. He was appointed Assistant-Deputy-Quartermaster-General tothe Forces in Ireland, in 1849, and resigned that office, on promotion, thefollowing year. Major Seton obtained the command of the 74th regiment,in succession to Lieutenant-Colonel Fordyce, in November 1851. In thebeginning of January 1852, as Colonel Seton, he was directed to take thecommand of several detachments of troops, who were under orders to pro-ceed in steamship Birkenhead to the Cape of Good Hope, where awar with the Kafirs was being carried on. The vessel left Co
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