George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton
Birth Name | George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton 1a 2a 1b 1c |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 61 years, 10 months, 2 days |
Narrative
He built the harbour of Port Seton at Cockenzie.
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | 4 May 1642 | 1d | ||
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Nobility Title | 17 December 1650 | 9th Lord Seton, 4th Earl of Winton | 3a 1d | |
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Property | 12 May 1653 | Served heir-male to the Haddingtonshire properties (including the barony of Hailes), and lands in other counties | 4a | |
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Legal | 12 April 1654 | Fined 2000 sterling under Cromwell's Act of Grace and Pardon, later reduced to 800. | 5a | |
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Property | 28 September 1655 | Served heir to certain lands in Banff, Elgin and Forres. | 4b | |
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Education | tutor, Alexander 1st Viscount Kingston | 6a | ||
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Education | France | |||
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Military Service | 1666 | Pentland Hills, Midlothian, Scotland | Took charrge of county forces to assist General Daziel against rebels in the Pentland Hills. | |
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Military Service | February 1668 | Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | probably a volunteer under Condé, served with distinction in the seige. | 7a |
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Military Service | 2 December 1669 | Colonel in the militia regiment appointed by parliament in Linlithgow and Peebles. | 8a | |
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Military Service | 7 January 1675 | East Lothian, Scotland | Colonel of militia regiment of foot | 1d |
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Occupation | 7 January 1675 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | King Charles II required the Privy Coucil to admit George as Privy Councelor, effected 12 July 1676 | |
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Military Service | 22 June 1679 | Bothwell Bridge, South Lanarkshire, Scotland | Fought at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge | 1e |
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Accident | 6 May 1682 | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England | Shipwrecked on the Gloucester frigate under way to Louth | 9a 10a |
Event Note
George Seton was saved together with HRH the Duke of York, there was a great loss of life. It was on this occasion the HRH is supposed to have given the order 'save the dogs - and Colonel Churchill.' |
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Occupation | 1 April 1683 | East Lothian, Scotland | Sheriff of East Lothian | 11a |
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Military Service | 1685 | Served under the Earl of Dumbarton during Argyle's rebellion, supposedly took suceeded him as Great Master of the houshold in Scotland | 1e | |
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Legal | 31 July 1686 | Charter of novodamus | 1e | |
Event Note
He built the harbour of Port Seton at Cockenzie. |
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Death | 6 March 1704 | 1d 3a 7a | ||
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Burial | 1704 | Seton, East Lothian, Scotland | Initially buried at Seton | 1e |
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Burial | 18 December 1708 | Collegiate Church, Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland | Buried with great pomp next to his wife, by his son's request | 12a |
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | George Seton, Lord Seton | 15 May 1613 | 4 June 1648 | |
Mother | Henrietta Gordon | between December 1650 and June 1651 | ||
George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton | 4 May 1642 | 6 March 1704 | ||
Mother | Henrietta Gordon | between December 1650 and June 1651 |
Families
Family of George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton and Mary Montgomerie |
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Married | Wife | Mary Montgomerie ( * 1642 + 18 November 1703 ) | ||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Mary Seton | about 1669 |
Family of George Seton, 4th Earl of Winton and Christian Hepburn
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Marriage | before 6 March 1682 | 3a | ||
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Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Christopher Seton | 5 January 1704 | |
George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton | before 6 March 1679 | between 30 September 1749 and 19 December 1749 |
Family Map
Family MapPedigree
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George Seton, Lord Seton
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Henrietta Gordon
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Henrietta Gordon
Ancestors
Source References
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Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms: The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, with Armorial Illustrations
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- Page: vol. 3 p. 452
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- Page: vol. 1 p. 504, 652
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- Page: vol. 2 p. 647
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- Date: 1911
- Page: vol. 8 page 601
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- Date: 1911
- Page: vol. 8 page 602
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General:
Objects referenced by this note were referenced but missing so that is why they have been created when you ran Check and Repair on 27/08/18 15:16:20.
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Mosley, Charles - editor: Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage
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- Date: 2003
- Page: volume 1, page 1280.
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Retours Inq. Spec.
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- Date: 12 May 1653
- Page: Haddington 232, 233
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- Date: 28 September 1655
- Page: Banff 103
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Acta Parl. Scot.
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- Date: 1654
- Page: vi part II 820a, 826 a, b.
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Lauderdale papers
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- Page: supra cit., f36
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Nisbet's Heraldry
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- Date: 1804
- Page: i 235
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Edinburgh university libray: Laing Hist. papers
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- Page: Div. i no. 30
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Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall: Historical Observes
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- Date: 1840
- Page: 68
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W Laird Clowes: The Royal Navy
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- Date: 1898
- Page: ii, 457
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Reg. Mag. Sig. lib.
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- Page: x, no. 327
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Lyon Office
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- Page: Fun. Esc., 13, 103
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Lamonts diary
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- Page: page 194
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