About William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries
Lived 1699 – 1768 (aged 68–69). William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries was a British military personnel.
Family His father was William Dalrymple of Glenmure and mother was Penelope Crichton, Countess of Dumfries.
He married Lady Anne Gordon, daughter of William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen and Lady Mary Leslie, on 2 April 1731; they had one son: William Crichton, Lord Crichton (12 December 1734 – 9 September 1744) He married Anne Duff, on 19 June 1762.
At his death the titles separated, the Earldom of Dumfries passing to his nephew Patrick McDouall-Crichton, 6th Earl of Dumfries while the Earldom of Stair passed to his cousin John Dalrymple.
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William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries was born in 1699.
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William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries died on 27 July 1768 in Dumfries House.
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William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries was a military personnel.
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William Dalrymple-Crichton, 5th Earl of Dumfries was British.
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