Amelia Sophia (Stanley) Stanley Marchioness of Atholl (1633 - 1702)

Born 17 Jul 1633 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Murray KT — married 5 May 1659 in Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1702 at age 68 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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Biography

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Amelia (Stanley) Stanley Marchioness of Atholl was born in Lancashire, England.

Lady Amelia Anna Sophia Stanley was the daughter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte de la Trémoille.^[1] Her father noted in his diary that his daughter Amelia Anna Sophia was born on 17 July, 1633.^[2]

She married John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl, son of John Murray, 1st Earl of Atholl and Jean Campbell, on 5 May 1659.^[3] They had issue:^[4]

1. Lady Amelia^[5] d. 6 May 1743
2. John, 1st Duke of Atholl^[1] b. 24 Feb 1659/60, d. 14 Nov 1724
3. Charles, 1st Earl of Dunmore^[5] b. 24 Feb 1661, d. 19 Apr 1710
4. James, of Dowally^[5] b. 8 May 1663, d. 28 Dec 1719
5. William, 2nd Lord Nairne, b. 10 Dec 1664, d. 3 Feb 1726
6. Sir Mungo b. 1668, d. 1700
7. Edward+ b. 28 Feb 1669, d. 11 Nov 1737
8. Henry (b 23 Feb 1679, died young)
9. George (1673-1691)
10. Charlotte (1662-1735)
11. Emelia m. Hugh, Lord Lovat
12. Jane (1666-1670)
13. Katherine (1672-1686)

After the death of her husband, Simon Fraser attempted to abduct her daughter Amelia but in failing that, he and his father abducted the Lady Dowager and forced her through a marriage ceremoney.^[6][7]

She died on 22 February 1702/3 and was buried in Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 316.
2. ↑ Raines, Rev F R (Ed); The Chetham Society; 1867; "The Stanley Papers Part III", Remains Historical & Literary connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester; Vol LXX; date accessed 9 May, 2014; page 4
3. ↑ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 3, page 3475.
4. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904, Vol. I, Archive.org, pp. 475-478
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999. Volume 1, page 134.
6. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: William Pollard & Co, 1932, Ed. 2 Vol VIII, FamilySearch, p. 192
7. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1908, Vol. V, Archive.org, p. 537

See also:

• Debrett’s Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 22nd ed., William Courthope, Esq. Editor, J.F. & F. Rivington, London, 1838, p. 301