Heiress
Alice Mary Polson
Alice Mary Polson was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire on 28 Nov 1867 the only daughter of John Polson and Mary Barclay Shanks. The family were half of the firm Brown and Polson.
Alice Mary Polson married Archibald Cameron Corbett M.P. for Tradeston. in 1887. The couple had three children, Elsie, Thomas and Arthur. She died on 10 Jul 1902 in Chelsea, London.
After her death, in 1911, her husband became Lord Rowallan.
Elizabeth Forbes
Elizabeth Forbes was youngest of three children of James Forbes of Seaton and Margaret Gordon. She married Lord James Hay in 1813. Two years later her husband was present at the Battle of Waterloo. The couple had four children, of whom three survived to adulthood; Margueritte, Georgiana and James.
Her father died in 1829, by which time her two older brothers had died childless. She inherited the estate of Seaton.
Lord and Lady Hay travelled extensively throughout Europe between 1830 and 1861. Their correspondence is in the University of Aberdeen's archives.
Lady Hay died in 1861.
Jemima Charlotte Graham
She was the third daughter of Lieut. Col. Colin Dundas Graham of the Scots Brigade.
Jemima Graham married twice, firstly to Francis Graham in 1813 and secondly to Sir George Gun Munro 4th Laird of Poyntzfeld in 1822.
The money which she brought into the marriage financed the building of Jemimaville.
She died in 1857.
Isabella of Mar
Isabella of Mar married Robert the Bruce at the age of 18. She died soon after giving birth to a daughter, Marjorie Bruce in 1296. She is buried at Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire.
Lamond Leslie
Lamond Leslie was the seventh of fourteen children of Hugh Leslie and Agnes Anne Lamond. To house his large family, Hugh Leslie built Powis House in 1802, from the profits of the family's Jamaican plantations. Of the fourteen children, only one married, and he died childless. In 1873, the Powis estate was divided between the last surviving children, Esther, Christian, Lamond, Isabella Jane and Helen. These five sisters were known for their generosity to local causes. For example they donated the land on which Powis church was built.
Mary Elizabeth Frederick MacKenzie
The daughter of Francis MacKenzie, Lord Seaforth, and Mary Proby. She married Sir Samuel Hood in 1804. She was widowed in 1814. She succeeded to her father's estate on his death in 1815. She married the Rt Hon James Alexander Stewart-MacKenzie in 1817, by whom she had three daughters and two sons.
She died on 28 Nov 1862.
Lady Mary was the subject of a prophecy by the Brahan seer. The entry on this website to her sister, Lady Caroline MacKenzie, describes the prophecy.
Scott wrote these lines to her:
"And thou, gentle dame, who must bear to thy grief,
Dervorgilla of Galloway
Dervorgilla was the daughter of Margaret of Huntingdon, and Alan, Lord of Galloway. She was the younger daughter of Alan of Galloway’s second marriage and his third surviving legitimate child. The death of their legitimate brother made Dervorgilla and her two sisters heiresses to a landed inheritance centred on Galloway. In 1233, Dervorgilla married John Balliol, lord of Barnard Castle in Teesdale.
Ethel Forbes-Leith
Ethel Forbes'-Leith was the daughter of Alexander John Forbes-Leith, 1st and last Baron Leith of Fyvie, and American heiress Marie Louise January. She was Commandant and Matron at Stoodley Knowle Auxiliary Hospital, Torquay, during the First World War. Her son Arthur was killed in action in 1914. She was awarded the Order of St John of Jerusalem and the OBE. Her husband, whose surname was Burn, took her surname when she inherited the Fyvie estates.