Lords
Cardross (1610)
1st Lord Cardross, John Erskine,
b.1562, a.1610, d.1634
John Erskine, 18th and 2nd
Earl of Mar, was created 1st Lord Cardross in
1610, the lordship consisting of the barony of Cardross and the lands formerly
owned by the Priory of Inchmahome and the Abbeys of Dryburgh and of
Cambuskenneth, with remainder to heirs male and assignees whatsoever. This
allowed him to nominate his second son Henry Erskine by his second wife as heir
to this title, followed by heirs-male of Henry.
2nd Lord
Cardross, David Erskine, b.1626-1627, a.1634, d.1671
Grandson of the 1st Lord and Lady
Mary Stewart (b.?, d.1644), daughter of Esme Stuart, 1st Duke of Lennox, and son of Henry Erskine, Master of Cardross
(b.?, d.1628) and Margaret Bellenden (b.?, d.1639-1640), sister of Sir William
Bellenden, 1st Lord Bellenden of Broughton (for whom see the earls
of Roxburghe). He was a prominent Presbyterian,
though he protested against handing Charles I over to the English in 1646 and
in 1647 joined the Engagement (a deal struck between Charles I and certain of
the Covenanters for him to support Presbyterianism in Scotland in return for
military aid). After the Battle of Preston, the Engagers were discredited and
Cardross was fined by Cromwell and disbarred from sitting in Parliament.
3rd Lord
Cardross, Henry Erskine, b.1650, a.1671, d.1693
Son of the 2nd Lord and Anne Hope
(b.1625, d.1653), daughter of Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet Hope of
Craighall. He fell foul of the ruling administration of John Maitland, 1st
Duke of Lauderdale Duke of Lauderdale and was imprisoned from 1675 to 1679. On
his release he emigrated to Carolina in North America, but he returned to
Europe to support William during the Glorious Revolution. He was then made
Governor of the Mint and invested as a Privy Counsellor.
4th Lord
Cardross, David Erskine, b.1672, a.1693, d.1745
Son of the 3rd Lord and Catherine
Stewart (b.?, d.1725), daughter of Sir James Stewart of Kirkhill. In 1695 he
succeeded as 9th Earl of Buchan.
For a continuation of this line, please refer
to the Buchan page.
(Last updated: 28/03/2011)