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Buchan-Hepburn, of Smeaton Hepburn, Haddingtonshire (UK Baronet, 1815)

Creation: let.pat. 6 May 1815

Family name: Buchan-Hepburn

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Arms:

Quarterly:  1st and 4th, Gules on a Chevron Argent a Rose between two Lions rampant of the first (Hepburn);  2nd, Argent three Lion's Heads erased Gules (Buchan);  3rd, Argent an Anchor in bend Azure on a Chief of the last three Cranes Or (Beck)

Crests:

1st:  A Horse Argent furnished Gules tied to and ion front of a Yew-Tree proper (Hepburn);  2nd:  The Sun in the dexter chief with a Sunflower in full blow open to it proper (Buchan)

Supporters:

Dexter: A Lion Gules;  Sinister:  A Heron with an Eel in its beak proper

Mottoes:

1st (over first crest):  Keep traist;  2nd (over second crest) Non Inferiora Secutus (Having followed no mean pursuits);  3rd (under shield) Domum Antiquam Redintegrare (Restoring an ancient house)

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Sir George Buchan later Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn, 1st Bt.

born

1738

died

26 Jun 1819

Sir John Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn, 2nd Bt.

born

17 Jun 1776

died

8 Oct 1833

Sir Thomas Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn, 3rd Bt., DL MP

born

30 Sep 1804

died

17 Dec 1893

Sir Archibald Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn, 4th Bt., DL

born

12 Mar 1852

died

17 May 1929

Sir John Karslake Thomas Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn, 5th Bt.

born

20 Mar 1894

died

8 Feb 1961

Sir Ninian Buchan Archibald john Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn, 6th Bt.

born

8 Oct 1922

died

1992

Sir (John) Alastair Trant Kidd Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn, 7th Bt.

born

27 Jun 1931

mar.

21 Sep 1958 Georgina Elizabeth Turner, only dau. of Oswald Morris Turner MC, of Armathwaite, co. Cumberland

children

1. (John) Christopher Alastair Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn Yr, of Chagford, 60 Argyle Street, St Andrews, co. Fife, architect, Principal Officer Performance Unit Dundee City Council 1994-99 (b. 9 Mar 1963; dvp. 11 Oct 2017), mar. 4 Aug 1990 Andrea Unwin, twin dau. of Kenneth Frederick Unwin, of Elmview, Ryarsh, Kent, and had issue{

1a. (John) James Christopher Thomas Buchan-Hepburn of Smeaton Hepburn, Yr. (b. 1 Dec 1992)

2a. Henry Robert Buchan-Hepburn (b. 8 Jun 1997)

1a. Charlotte Mary Buchan-Hepburn (b. 30 Jan 1998)

1. Caroline Georgina Buchan-Hepburn, artist (b. 30 May 1958), mar. Sep 1987 Andrew William Pollard Thomson, of Ardgowan, 37 Deeview Road South, Cults, Aberdeen, son of William Dow Thomson, and has issue

2. Sarah Elizabeth Buchan-Hepburn (b. 17 Apr 1960), mar. 1988 David Arthur Cox, of Kettins House, Kettins, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, and has issue

3. Louise Mary Buchan-Hepburn (b. 17 Nov 1966), mar. 1989 (Alexander) David Stewart Kinnear, of New Easter Delfour, Alvie Estate, Kincraig, by Kingussie, Inverness-shire, and has issue

note

Capt, King's Dragoon Guards 1954; ADC to General Officer Commanding Malaya 1956-57

Last updated 1 Jan 2018

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Address:

Chagford, 60 Argyle Street, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9BU

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