Viscount of Garnock
Viscount of Garnock is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland .
Award
On April 10, 1703, John Lindsay-Crawford was bestowed the title Viscount of Mount Crawford and the subordinate title Lord Kilbirny, Kingsburn and Drumry . On November 26, 1703 these titles were changed to Viscount of Garnock and Lord Kilbirny and Drumry .
The 4th Viscount also inherited the titles Earl of Lindsay and Earl of Crawford in 1749 . The Earldom of Crawford fell to another line of the family in 1808, with the Earldom of Lindsay the Viscountcy is still connected as a subordinate title. All titles mentioned belong to the Peerage of Scotland. The earl of Lindsay's eldest son has been using the courtesy title Viscount Garnock as the likely title holder ( Heir Apparent ) .
List of Viscounts of Garnock (1703)
- John Lindsay-Crawford, 1st Viscount of Garnock (1669–1708)
- Patrick Lindsay-Crawford, 2nd Viscount of Garnock (1697–1735)
- John Lindsay-Crawford, 3rd Viscount of Garnock (1722-1738)
- George Lindsay-Crawford, 21st Earl of Crawford , 5th Earl of Lindsay, 4th Viscount of Garnock (1723–1781)
- George Lindsay-Crawford, 22nd Earl of Crawford , 6th Earl of Lindsay, 5th Viscount of Garnock (1758–1808)
- David Lindsay, 7th Earl of Lindsay , 6th Viscount of Garnock († 1809)
- Patrick Lindsay, 8th Earl of Lindsay , 7th Viscount of Garnock (1778–1839)
- Henry Bethune, 9th Earl of Lindsay , 8th Viscount of Garnock (1787-1851)
- John Bethune, 10th Earl of Lindsay , 9th Viscount of Garnock (1827-1894)
- David Bethune, 11th Earl of Lindsay , 10th Viscount of Garnock (1832-1917)
- Reginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of Lindsay , 11th Viscount of Garnock (1867–1939)
- Archibald Bethune, 13th Earl of Lindsay , 12th Viscount of Garnock (1872–1943)
- William Lindesay-Bethune, 14th Earl of Lindsay , 13th Viscount of Garnock (1901–1985)
- David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay , 14th Viscount of Garnock (1926–1989)
- James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay , 15th Viscount of Garnock (* 1955)
Heir Apparent is the son of the current title holder, William Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount Garnock (* 1990).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Eds.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page