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	Earl of Dumfries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Earl of Dumfries is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.
		The subsidiary titles of the Earl of Dumfries are: Viscount of Air (created 1622), Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (1488), Lord Sanquhar (1622), and Lord Crichton of Cumnock (1633), all in the Peerage of Scotland.
		William Crichton, 9th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (1578-1643) (became Viscount of Ayr in 1622 and Earl of Dumfries in 1633)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earl_of_Dumfries (163 words)

	History of the Burgh of Dumfries - Chapter XIV
		The Earl of March, who had acquired the lordship of Annandale, having fallen into disfavour with King David, it was taken from him, and conferred upon Archibald Tyneman, who thus experienced a share of good luck to make up for his failures in the field.
		Whilst Earl William was away in the north, playing out his perilous game of chess in real life for the possession of the King, the English (to continue the figure) captured some of the pawns which he should have done his best to defend.
		Dumfries was once more destined to pass through the fiery ordeal to which it was subjected only thirty-three years before, and from which it had several times previously suffered.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/dumfries/history14.htm (3030 words)

	The Scotsman - Top Stories - Aristocrat set to make a stately pile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dumfries Estate, in Cumnock, Ayrshire, described as "one of the most important country houses in Scotland" is expected to fetch between £5 million and £8 million when it goes on the market in September.
		Yesterday, the 27th Earl of Dumfries, Johnny Dumfries said that the decision to put the estate on the market was taken with "a certain amount of sadness, but no regret".
		Plans for Dumfries House were discussed with William Adam in the 1730s for the 5th Earl of Dumfries.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=659222004 (822 words)

	Earl of Dumfries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It was originally created for William 9th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar in 1633 and stayed in the Crichton family the death of the fourth earl in at which point the title passed to the Dalrymple and then the McDouall families finally being inherited by the Marquesses of Bute where it remains today.
		The subsidiary titles of the Earl of are: Viscount of Air (created 1622) Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (1488) and Lord Crichton of Cumnock (1633) all in the Peerage of Scotland.
		Earl is quite a character- he does many unusual things like buying out grocery stores when the potatoes are on sale, looking through coupons...
	www.freeglossary.com /Viscount_of_Air (635 words)

	Historical perspective for Dumfries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The port of Dumfries is strictly the river Nith, in its run of 14¼ miles to the channel of the Solway, but comprises besides all the Scottish side of the Firth, from Sarkfoot to Kirkandrews Bay; and includes, as creeks or sub-ports, Annan, Barlochan, and Kirkcudbright.
		The title Earl of Dumfries, in the peerage of Scotland, conferred in 1633 on the seventh Baron Crichton of Sanquhar, passed in 1694 to an heiress who married the second son of the first Earl of Stair.
		The presbytery of Dumfries comprises the old parishes of Caerlaverock, Colvend, Dumfries-St Michael, Dumfries-Greyfriars, Dunscore, Holywood, Kirkbean, Kirkgunzeon, Kirkmahoe, Kirkpatrick-Durham, Kirkpatrick-Irongray, Lochrutton, Newabbey, Terregles, Tinwald, Torthorwald, Troqueer, and Urr, and the quoad sacra parishes of Dumfries-St Mary, Dalbeattie, and Maxwelltown.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/towns/townhistory349.html (5933 words)

	dumfstory7
		Dumfries and the Lowlands were troubled by religious problems in the 1600s.
		The head of the Royalist cause in the area was the Earl of Nithsdale who held the castles of Threave and Caerlaverock, which were in good repair, and also the New Wark in the centre of Dumfries at Queensberry Square.
		Dumfries supplied troops for this army as well as 700 foot and 77 horse to a specially enlisted militia.
	www.dumfriesmuseum.demon.co.uk /dumfstory07.html (2369 words)

	History of the Burgh of Dumfries - Chapter XVI
		The dreadful dagger scene in which the royal victim’s father was the actor, and William, Earl of Douglas, the sufferer, twenty-six years before, in the same neighbourhood, rises up to memory as we read, horror-stricken, of this parallel atrocity.
		At first Margaret, the widowed Queen, was made Regent, but, as she was mistrusted on account of being the sister of the English monarch, and of having hurriedly contracted a marriage with Archibald, sixth Earl of Angus, she was soon deprived of the office, which was then conferred on John, Duke of Albany.
		The leading men of the country, with hundreds of their followers, had been “wede away” in the carnage of the preceding autumn, so that the invaders met with little resistance; and they ravaged the district nearest them in a style of wanton barbarity.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/dumfries/history16.htm (3279 words)

	8W - Who? - Johnny Dumfries
		Dumfries' failure was no doubt the saddest of the three, since he was the only one not to get a reprieve in F1.
		Dumfries' Lotus had developed a misfire mid-race and he arrived in the pits just at the time that Senna was about to pit for new tyres.
		Meanwhile, Dumfries continued on his testing duties for Benetton during the 1989 and 1990 seasons, his final test being at Estoril in December of 1990 testing a B190.
	8w.forix.com /dumfries.html (3028 words)

	Lincluden Collegiate Church Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Lincluden Collegiate Church is signposted to the east of the A76 a little north of its junction with the A75 Dumfries bypass.
		In 1389, Archibald, 3rd Earl of Douglas, better known as Archibald the Grim of Threave Castle, was granted permission by the Pope to replace the priory with a college of canons.
		She had been daughter of King Robert III and widow of the 4th Earl of Douglas.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /dumfries/lincluden/index.html (865 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 2155
		William Crichton, 2nd Earl of Dumfries was the son of William Crichton, 1st Earl of Dumfries and Euphemia Seton.
		Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton was the son of Alexander Montgomerie, 8th Earl of Eglinton and Lady Elizabeth Crichton.
		Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton was the son of Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy.
	www.thepeerage.com /p2155.htm (899 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 2388
		She married William Crichton, 2nd Earl of Dumfries, son of William Crichton, 1st Earl of Dumfries and Euphemia Seton, in August 1618.
		William Crichton, 1st Earl of Dumfries was the son of William Crichton and Katherine Carmichael.
		Lord Charles Crichton was the son of William Crichton, 2nd Earl of Dumfries and Penelope Swift.
	www.thepeerage.com /p2388.htm (618 words)

	GEORGE DUNBAR - Online Information article about GEORGE DUNBAR
		DUMFRIES (Gaelic, " the fort in the copse ")
		sister of the 1st earl of March; and the title is now assumed by the earl of Wemyss.
		body of the 1st earl of March, Sir Robert Douglas says in The Peerage of Scotland that on the death of the 4th duke of Queensberry in 1810 " the earldom of March, it is supposed, became extinct." See See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GAG_GEO/GEORGE_DUNBAR.html (998 words)

	Earl
		1584 Matthias Gallas, Austria earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna/general-major
		1582 Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII
		1188 Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I
	www.brainyhistory.com /topics/e/earl.html (4846 words)

	Scotland on Sunday - Opinion - Just call me Johnny (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The fact that he was Earl of Dumfries was a mixed blessing to his racing career; the title might have been attractive to a potential sponsor but he preferred to keep his background separate from his racing image as the next Jackie Stewart.
		Living on large estates such as Mount Stuart, or the up-for-sale Dumfries House, there were early opportunities to learn to drive on private land, and he owned a car at the age of 15.
		Dumfries adapted, however, with an earring, a thistle tattoo and an accent that would not be out of place in Peckham.
	scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /opinion.cfm?id=670972004 (1313 words)

	old cumnock
		George, Earl of March, resigned the barony of Cumnock, with the patronage of the church, to David Dunbar, who obtained a charter thereupon from the King in March 1374-5.
		The barony and the patronage have continued since in that family, and belong to the Marquis of Bute, who, as Earl of Dumfries, is patron of both the parishes of Old and New Cumnock.
		The imperative obligation, laid on the farmers to improve their farms, accompanied as it is with such liberal encouragement on the part of the proprietor, affords the certain prospect of a speedy and most beneficial change on the agricultural aspect of the parish.
	www.wcouperthw.freeuk.com /oldcum.htm (6264 words)

	Maxwell Castles in Dumfries and Galloway
		During the civil war, the Earl garrisoned the Castle with 200 soldiers and before long it was besieged by an army of the Estate.
		The Castle of Dumfries and Maxwell's Castle are often difficult to separate in ancient texts but were certainly two different structures.
		The Castle of Dumfries was situated at the southern end of the town whilst Maxwell's Castle was built at the head of the High Street where the Greyfriers Church stands today.
	www.maxwellsociety.com /Scotland/Castles.htm (3883 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 2390
		Patrick McDouall, 6th Earl of Dumfries was the son of John McDouall and Elizabeth Dalrymple.
		She married Patrick McDouall, 6th Earl of Dumfries, son of John McDouall and Elizabeth Dalrymple, on 12 September 1771.
		Elizabeth Penelope McDouall was the daughter of Patrick McDouall, 6th Earl of Dumfries and Margaret Crauford.
	www.thepeerage.com /p2390.htm (586 words)

	Marquess of Bute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The title of Marquess of Bute was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1796 for the 4th Earl of Bute (in the Peerage of Scotland).
		John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Earl of Bute and 2nd Baron Mount Stuart (1744-1814), created Baron Cardiff in 1776 and Marquess of Bute in 1796
		John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute (1793-1848) (became 7th Earl of Dumfries in 1803)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marquess_of_Bute (138 words)

	Cardiff Estates
		Earl of Pembroke (1557), along with the towns and castles of the Norman Lordship of Glamorgan.
		In Cardiff one will find many reminders of the Bute family in road names like Dumfries Place named after the Earl of Dumfries the courtesy title of the eldest sons of the Marquises of Bute, Sophia Street and Sophia Gardens named after a Marchioness of Bute, Bute Street, Mountstuart Square and many others.
		Although the title Earl of Plymouth had died with the last male of the family, a later descendant in the Windsor-Clive family was created Earl of Plymouth so that the Plymouth association with Cardiff continued for many years.
	www.angelfire.com /ga/BobSanders/ESTATES.html (1649 words)

	The National Trust for Scotland - Press Releases - The Trust and Dumfries House
		The National Trust for Scotland is sorry to announce that negotiations to purchase Dumfries House, its contents and estate, have broken down.
		On the basis of valuations and advice from Sotheby’s and Brodies, an offer was made by the Trust to acquire the property on behalf of the nation, but this has not been accepted.
		Dumfries House was designed and built by the Adam brothers, Robert and John, for the Fifth Earl of Dumfries, and completed in 1758.
	www.nts.org.uk /web/site/home/press/DumfriesHouse.asp (367 words)

	cumnock living memory group website for information on your favourite ayrshire town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dumfries House was built between 1754-9 for William DALRYMPLE, 4th Earl of Dumfries by John, Robert and James ADAM.
		In the 19th century, Dumfries Estate covered the greater part of Old Cumnock and adjoining parishes, amounting in 1872 to a total of 43,734 acres.
		The Dumfries Estate had a gross annual value of over £22,000 plus over £2,500 of mineral value.
	www.e-ayrshire.co.uk /local/clmg/vpage.asp?s=16&p=28 (269 words)

	The DiCamillo Companion - Database: History, Gardens, Movies
		Dumfries contains one of the finest collections of Chippendale furniture in the world, the majority of which has survived unaltered since the mid-18th century, when it was made for the House.
		The Philadelphia Museum of Art has had in its collection since 1943 a hall lantern commissioned by the 5th Earl of Dumfries for Dumfries House; the brass lantern of 1759 incorporates the Dumfries family's device of a wyvern.
		Dumfries House is one of the most important Palladian houses in Scotland.
	www.dicamillocompanion.com /Houses_hgpm.asp?ID=674 (337 words)

	ipedia.com: Earl of Dumfries Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It was originally created for William Crichton, 9th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar, in 1633, and stayed in the Crichton family until the death of the...
		The subsidiary titles of the Earl of Dumfries are: Viscount of Air (created 1622), Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (1488), and Lord Crichton of Cumnock (1633), all in the Peerage of Scotland.
		William Crichton, 9th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (1578-1643) (became Earl of Dumfries in 1633)
	www.ipedia.com /earl_of_dumfries.html (208 words)

	Gazetteer for Scotland: Scottish History Timeline: 16th Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		James Hamilton (2nd Earl of Arran and Duke of Châtelherault) born - Regent of Scotland and soldier
		Robert Stewart (Earl of Orkney) born - A tyrannical oppressor of the Orkney and Shetland Isles
		Archibald Campbell (7th Earl of Argyll) born - Succeeding his father to the Earldom in 1584, Campbell was used by King James VI (1566 - 1625) to control the highland clans
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/timeline1599.html (1790 words)

	Scotland's Garden - Gardens and Nurseries in south west Scotland
		Dumfries & Galloway possesses some of the loveliest gardens in Scotland, both large and small, along with a wide range of specialist nurseries which, together provide a mecca for the garden lover.
		The Dumfries and Galloway Gardens and Nurseries Association was formed to promote the gardens and nurseries of Dumfries and Galloway for the benefit of visitors and the local economy, and all our member gardens and nurseries are represented in this site.
		This combination is not only ideal for growing rhododendrons and azaleas, which are the pride of many gardens within the region, but also a diverse range of other plants from many different parts of the world.
	www.scotlands-garden.org.uk (263 words)

	Moniaive Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		The first is that it should have developed here in the first place, in a beautiful but remote location in the Cairn Valley on the Dalwhat Water, 7 miles west of Thornhill and 15 miles north west of Dumfries.
		The village was established by the Earl of Dumfries in 1636 on the east side of the Dalwhat Water, and it extended west to its current centre in the 1700s.
		With supreme bad timing this coincided with the start of the dominance of the internal combustion engine, and competition from coaches and cars led to the ending of passenger services on the railway in the 1940s, and the total closure of the line in 1953.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /moniaive/moniaive/index.html (724 words)

	British Isles Genealogy - A Biographical Peerage Of The Empire Of Great Britain
		His son James, second earl, died 1722 leaving John, third earl, whose celebrity in the annals of the present reign, requires no elucidation here.
		John, now fourth earl, and first marquis of Bute, his eldest son, was born 1744, and having married in 1766, Charlotte Jane, daughter and coheir of Thomas, viscount Windsor, was created baron Cardiff on May 20, 1776.
		Heir Apparent.] His grandson John, earl of Dumfries, born 1793, son of lord Mountstuart, who died 1794, by Elizabeth, only daughter and heir of Patrick Chrichton, earl of Dumfries.
	www.bigenealogy.com /peerage/page30.htm (351 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of Viscountcies
		created Earl of Dumfries in 1633, also Earl of Stair from 1758 to 1769, also Marquess of Bute, Earl of Windsor and Viscount Mountjoy in Great Britain and Earl of Bute and Viscount of Kingarth from 1803
		subsidiary title of the Earl of Annandale and Hartfell; became Marquess of Annandale, Earl of Hartfell, and Viscount of Annand in 1701
		subsidiary title of the Earl of March, also Earl of Ruglen from 1748 to 1810, Duke of Queensberry from 1778 to 1810 and Earl of Wemyss from 1810
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Viscountcies (1539 words)

	Articles - Order of precedence in England and Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Earl of Ulster, eldest son of HRH The Duke of Gloucester
		Earl of Dalkeith, eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry
		Earl of Haddo, eldest son of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
	www.gaple.com /articles/Order_of_precedence_in_England_and_Wales (4559 words)

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