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Mary Abercromby, 1st Baroness Abercromby

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The Right Honourable
The Baroness Abercromby
suo jure Baroness Abercromby
Reign1801–21
PredecessorNew Creation
SuccessorGeorge Abercromby
BornBefore 1752
Died11 February 1821(1821-02-11) (aged 68–69)
Spouse(s)Sir Ralph Abercromby
IssueAnne Abercromby
Mary Abercromby
Catherine Abercromby
George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby
Gen. Sir John Abercromby
James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline
Lt.-Col. Alexander Abercromby
FatherJohn Menzies
MotherAnn Campbell

Mary Anne Abercromby, 1st Baroness Abercromby (née Menzies; born ca. 1752 – 11 February 1821) was a Scottish peeress, socialite and the wife of General Ralph Abercromby.

Biography

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Mary Anne was the daughter of John Menzies and Ann, daughter of Patrick Campbell.[1] She was created suo jure 1st Baroness Abercromby, of Aboukir and of Tullibody, in the County of Clackmannanshire, by Letters Patent on 28 May 1801. The barony was awarded in recognition of her late husband's gallantry at the Battle of Alexandria, at which he was mortally wounded. On her death in 1821 she was succeeded in the barony by George, her eldest son.[1]

Family

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She married Captain Ralph Abercromby (later Lt.-Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby), son of George Abercromby and Mary Dundas, on 17 November 1767.[1] They had children:

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Lundy 2011, p. 3 § 28 cites Cokayne 2000, p. 12
  2. ^ a b c d e f Lundy 2011, p. 3 § 28 cites Pine 1972, p. 1

References

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  • Lundy, Darryl (9 February 2011), "Mary Anne Menzies, Baroness Abercromby of Aboukir and Tullibody", Mary Anne Menzies, The Peerage, p. 3 § 28 Endnotes:
    • Cokayne, G.E.; et al. (2000), The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, vol. I (reprint in 6 volumes ed.), Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, p. 12
    • Pine, L.G. (1972), The New Extinct Peerage 1884–1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms, London: Heraldry Today, p. 1
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baroness Abercromby
1801–1821
Succeeded by