HAIRSTON - Elizabeth HAIRSTANES Lady Alva

Elizabeth HAIRSTANES Lady Alva

HAIRSTON.org ID#3054, b. about 1717, d. about 1806

Father*

William HAIRSTANES Laird of Craigs b. 11 Jul 1687, d. 2 Jan 1738

Mother*

Mary Maxwell d. 19 Apr 1759

Birth*

Elizabeth HAIRSTANES Lady Alva was born about 1717.

She was the daughter of William HAIRSTANES Laird of Craigs and Mary Maxwell.

Marriage*

Elizabeth HAIRSTANES Lady Alva married William MAXWELL of Preston in September 1739 in Kirkcudbright, Scotland; Hairstanes, Elizabeth, daughter of William H. of Craigs, and spouse of William Maxwell of Preston, XIII.14; XIV.20; XV.82; XVI.149,188,253.
Dumfries Register of Sasines, 1733-1760, page 60.
Marriage was noted in the "London Weekley Magazine" - "Edinburgh, Sept 25. Last week Mr. maxwell, a Gentleman, late from the West Indies, where he acquired a considerable Fortune, was married to Miss Hairstanes, an agreeable young Lady."^1,2

Marriage*

Elizabeth HAIRSTANES Lady Alva married Charles ERSKINE Lord Tinwald, son of Sir Charles ERSKINE and Christian ARNISTON, on 27 August 1753.¹

Death*

Elizabeth HAIRSTANES Lady Alva died about 1806.¹

Family 1

William MAXWELL of Preston

Children

Mary MAXWELL Countess of Sutherland b. a 1740, d. 1 Jun 1766
Willielma MAXWELL Lady Glenorchy b. 2 Sep 1741, d. 17 Jul 1786

Family 2

Charles ERSKINE Lord Tinwald b. 1680, d. 5 Apr 1763

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S197] The Life of The Right Honourable Willielma, Viscountess Glenorchy, Thomas Snell Jones, William Whyte and Co., 1824.
[S193] Dumfries - Register of Sasines, 1672-1702.

Last Edited

29 Apr 2015