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Birthdate and place[edit]

According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, William Carnegie, seventh earl of Northesk, was born in Hampshire on 10 April 1756.^[1] This is somewhat different to the article, which has him as born on 19 April 1758 at Bruntsfield in Edinburgh! --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 04:36, 19 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Breen, Kenneth (23 September 2004). "Carnegie, William, seventh earl of Northesk (1756–1831), naval officer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

[1] Breen, Kenneth (23 September 2004). "Carnegie, William, seventh earl of Northesk (1756–1831), naval officer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

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