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Lord Aston of Forfar



Walter Aston, 8th Lord Aston of Forfar (10 October 1732 – 29 July 1805[1][2][3]) was the son of Edward Aston and Anne Bayley.[4]

In 1763, Walter succeeded his childless cousin Walter Aston, 7th Lord Aston of Forfar, as Lord Aston of Forfar in the peerage of Scotland.

Life[edit]

Before inheriting the barony, Aston worked as a watchmaker.[4]

Scottish Peers were entitled to vote to elect 16 Scottish representative peer to the House of Lords. In 1768 Lord Aston's right to vote in these elections raised objections as he was not listed on the Union Roll as his right to the title Lord Aston of Forfar was not confirmed.[4]
I n 1769 King George III awarded Lord Aston an annual pension of £300. In this award, King George refers to Walter as "Walter, Lord Aston, Baron of Forfar".[4]

The Gentleman's Magazine referred to him as "an inoffensive man of rather a convivial[nb 1] turn".[4]

Lord Aston of Forfar died in London on 29 July 1805 at the age of 72. He was buried at the Grosvenor Chapel in London.[4]

Family[edit]

Walter married Anne Hutchinson on 28 May 1766. Anne was the daughter of Peter Hutchinson. She died in 1808 and was buried at Bath Abbey. They had three children:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Courthope, William (editor). (1836.) "Debrett's Complete Peerage of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 21st edition". Printed for J. G. & F. Rivington and others by G. Woodfall: London, page 400. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  • ^ Albuquerque, Martim de. (1865.) "Notes and Queries: A Medium of Communication for Literary Men, General Readers, Etc., Third Series, Vol. VII". published in London, page 79. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  • ^ Sir John Bernard Burke, CB (1861). A Genealogical History of the Dormant: Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire.
  • ^ a b c d e f G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 289.
  • Courthope, William (editor). (1836.) "Debrett's Complete Peerage of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 21st edition". Printed for J. G. & F. Rivington and others by G. Woodfall: London, page 400. Retrieved 2007-10-11.

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ Convivial: Cheerful and friendly; jovial

    See also[edit]

    Peerage of Scotland
    Preceded by

    Walter Aston

    Lord Aston of Forfar
    1763–1805
    Succeeded by

    Walter Aston


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