98 BELHAVEN Robert Hamilton, ancestor of the 9th Lord. He was b. 3 July 1840 ; sometime an officer in the Royal Engineers, serving in the Zulu war 1879, and retiring as Colonel. F.R.G.S. His claim to the peerage was recog- nised in July 1894, so far as having been served heir, and as voting for Scottish Rep. Peers, but has never been adjudicated on by the Committee for Privileges in the House of Lords. Rep. Peer [S.] (Liberal Unionist) I900.(*) He m., 7 July 1880, Georgiana Katharine, da. of Legh Richmond. [Ralph Gerard Alexander Hamilton, Master of Belhaven, s. and h. ap., b. 22 Feb. 1883. Sometime Lieut, in the 3rd King's own Hussars. He ?»., i Mar. 1 904, at Westm. Abbey, Grizel Winifred Louise, 1st da. of Douglas (Cochrane), 12th Earl of Dundonald, by Winifred, da. of Robert Bamford Hesketh, of Gwrych Castle, Abergele. She was b. 14 May 1880.] Family Estates. — These, in 1883, consisted of about 2,000 acres in co. Lanark and about 900 in Midlothian. Total, 3,043 acres, worth about
- ^5,033 a year, "exclusive of a rental of ;^ 19,621 for minerals." Principal
Residence. — Wishaw House, near Motherwell, co. Lanark. BELLAMONT see BELLOMONT BELLASIS see BELASYSE BELLEISLE see BELLISLE BELLENDEN OF BROUGHTON BARONY [S.] I. William Bellenden, only s. and h. of Sir James , , , B., of the free Barony of Broughton, co. Edinburgh, by Elizabeth,(^) sister of Robert, ist Earl of Roxburghe [S.], da. of Sir William Ker, of Cessford, was b. 1604 or 1605. He sue. his father 3 Nov. 1606, (being served h. to him 16 Apr. 1607) ; app. P.C. [S.] 13 Feb. 1 660/ 1, sworn 13 July 1661. Having adhered to the Royal Family during the Civil Wars, he was, on 10 June 1661, cr. LORD BELLENDEN OF BROUGHTON in Midlothian [S.], with rem. to the heirs male of his body. Treasurer Depute 1661. Heritable Usher of the Exchequer [S.], 13 Dec. 1663. One of the Treasury Commissioners [S.], 1668. Having no issue, he, on 14 Apr. 1671, resigned his Peerage in favour of John Ker, 4th s. of William, 2nd Earl of Roxburghe [S.], and (") Since 1900 he has been in the position of sitting in the House as a Rep. Peer [S.] although his right to the peerage has not been definitely established, he having, unlike his predecessor, never submitted his claim to the House of Lords, though his relationship to the last Lord is, as shown in the text, distant. He is one of the numerous peers who are or have been directors of public companies. For a list of these (in 1 896) see vol. v. Appendix C. V.G. C*) She is miscalled Margaret in Douglas.
