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Lindsay of Birker, Baron (UK, 1945)

Creation: let. pat. 13 Nov 1945

Family name: Lindsay

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Arms:

No arms

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Alexander Dunlop [Lindsay], 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker, CBE

1st son of Rev Thomas M Lindsay DD, by his wife Anna Colquhoun-Stirling-Murray-Dunlop, 1st dau. of Alexander Colquhoun-Stirling-Murray-Dunlop MP, of Corsock, co. Kircudbright, and of Edinbarnet, Duntocher, co. Dunbarton

born

14 May 1879

mar.

1907 Erica Violet Storr (d. 28 May 1962), 2nd dau. of F Storr

children

1. Hon Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, later 2nd Baron Lindsay of Birker

2. Maj Hon Thomas Martin Lindsay MBE (b. 5 Mar 1915 ; d. 1995), mar. (1) 7 Sep 1939 (div. 1950) Denise Theresa Vaughan, dau. of Gerald Albert Vaughan, and had issue:

1a. Alexander Sebastian Lindsay, heir presumptive to the Barony of Lindsay of Birker, of 5 Cambridge Road, Carshalton, co. Surrey (b. 27 May 1940)

2a. Thomas Martin Lindsay (b. 1 Sep 1942)

1a. Teresa Lindsay (b. 3 Oct 1944)

Maj Hon Thomas Lindsay mar. (2) 1950 (div. 1960) Felicitas Lange, dau. of Dr Martin Lange, and had issue:

3a. Stuart Martin Lindsay (b. 3 Jul 1951)

4a. Alexander Gordon Lindsay (b. 16 Nov 1952)

Maj Hon Thomas Lindsay mar. (3) 2 Dec 1961 Erica Thirkell-Cooper, dau. of Maj Eric Thirkell-Cooper, and had issue:

5a. Benjamin Martin Lindsay (b. 3 Jul 1962)

6a. Robert William Lindsay (b. 11 Jun 1967)

1. Hon (Anna) Drusilla Lindsay (b. 15 Apr 1911), mar. 1937 Sir Ian Dixon Scott KCMG KCVO CIE, of Ash House, Alde Lane, Aldeburgh, co. Suffolk, 2nd son of Thomas Henderson Scott OBE, of Selkirk, and has issue

died

18 Mar 1952

created

13 Nov 1945 Baron Lindsay of Birker, of Low Ground in the County of Cumberland

suc. by

son

note

Fellow and Tutor, Balliol College, Oxford 1906-22; Major, World War I, 1914-18; MBE 1918; CBE 1919; Professor in Moral Philosophy, Glasgow University 1922; Master, Balliol College, Oxford and Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford, 1935-38; Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford 1941-45; Principal, University College, North Staffordshire 1949-52

Michael Francis Morris [Lindsay], 2nd Baron Lindsay of Birker

born

24 Feb 1909

mar.

25 Jun 1941 Hsiao Li (b. 1916; d. 25 Apr 2010), dau. of Col Li Wen-Chi, Chinese Army, of Lishih, Shansi, China

children

1. Hon James Lindsay, later 3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker

1. Hon Erika Susan Lindsay (b. 16 Oct 1942; dvp. 1993)

2. Hon Mary Muriel Lindsay (b. 12 Mar 1951), mar. 1976 Kenneth Kyle Abbot Jr, and has issue

died

13 Feb 1994

suc. by

son

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Lecturer, Yenching University, Peking 1937 ; served with the 8th Route Army, North China 1942-45; Visiing Lecturer, Harvard University 1946-47; Lecturer, University College, Hull 1948-51; Senior Fellow, Australian National University 1951-59; Visiting Professor, Yale University 1958; Professor, Far Eastern Studies, American University Washington DC 1959

James Francis [Lindsay], 3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker

born

29 Jan 1945

mar.

1969 (div. 1985) Mary Rose Thomas, dau. of W G Thomas, of Cwmbran, co. Gwent

note

lecturer, Department of Physics, Tunghai University, Taiwan; Deputy Australian High Commisisoner to Islamabad 1993-96; Australian High Commissioner to Nairobi, 1996-2000

The heir presumptive to the Barony of Lindsay of Birker is Alexander Sebastian Lindsay, a grandson of the 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker and first cousin of the present Baron.

 Last updated 26 Jun 2010

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Title:

3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker, of Low Ground in the County of Cumberland

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 13 Nov 1945)

Address:

c/o Australian Foreign Service, Department of Foreign Affairs, Barton, Canberra, ACT, Australia

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