Andrew Agnew (1793 - 1849)

Born 21 Mar 1793 in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Madeline (Carnegie) Agnew — married 11 Jun 1816 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1849 at age 56 in Rutland Square, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Andrew Agnew is Notable.

Andrew Agnew was born in 1793, posthumously, the only son and child of Andrew Agnew and his new bride, Martha de Courcy. His father having died six months before his birth.

• Succeeded to the title of 7th Baronet Agnew, of Lochnaw, co. Wigtown [N.S., 1629] on the 28th of June 1809.
• Educated at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
• Educated at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
• Held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant in 1828.
• He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wigtownshire between 1830 and 1837.
• Has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.^[1]

Andrew wed Madeline Carnegie, daughter of Sir David Carnegie, at Wigtownshire, on the 11th of June 1816.^[2][3]

They had twelve children.

1. Andrew
2. John
3. David
4. James
5. Agnes
6. Martha
7. Elizabeth
8. Madelane
9. Stair^[4]
10. Thomas
11. Gerald
12. Mary

Sir Andew Agnew, 7th Baronet Agnew of Lochnew passed away from Scarlet Fever, on the 12th of April 1849,^[5] and was buried in the Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh.^[6]

Research Notes

His headstone death date differs from newpaper notices, and registered death.

Sources

1. ↑ AGNEW, Sir Andrew, 7Th Bt. (1793-1849), Of Lochnaw Castle, Stranraer, Wigtown | History Of Parliament Online". 2021. Historyofparliamentonline.Org.>Sir Andrew Agnew, 7th
2. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY72-1YG : 11 February 2020), Andrew Baronet Agnew, 1816.
3. ↑ Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : 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 : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2021. Internet Archive.>Madeline Carnegie, Vol VIII, pg 88
4. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY99-V94 : 16 September 2021), Stair Agnew.
5. ↑ Scotlands People, Church Registers, Deaths search Name: AGNEW, ANDREW; --(?)--; Age: 56; Sex: M; Date: 12/04/1849; Ref:685/2/600 30; Place: St Cuthbert's.
6. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCR-43SP : 17 April 2019), Andrew Agnew, Sir, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 19 Apr 1849, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .

See Also:

• Find a Grave, database and images  : accessed 04 January 2021), memorial page for Sir Andrew Agnew (21 Mar 1793–12 Apr 1850), Find A Grave: Memorial #145136003, citing Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland ; Maintained by GariochGraver (contributor 47469430) .
• Sir Andrew Agnew
• Peerage.com