Barony of Newton
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The Barony of Newton is a Scottish feudal barony located in the Parish of Bothkennar near Grangemouth
,Stirlingshire
. It was erected as a barony on 3 April 1685 with Edward Wright as baron.
Grangemouth
Grangemouth is a town and former burgh in the council area of Falkirk, Scotland. The town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firth of Forth, east of Falkirk, west of Bo'ness and south-east of Stirling. Grangemouth had a resident population of 17,906 according to the 2001...
,Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west.Until 1975 it was a county...
. It was erected as a barony on 3 April 1685 with Edward Wright as baron.
Barons of Newton
| Barons of Newton (born and died where known/relevant) | Succeeded |
|---|---|
| Edward Wright ( - 1690) | 3 Apr 1685 |
| Edward Wright ( - 1695) | 1690 |
| John Wright ( - Mar 1714) | 16 Dec 1695 |
| Richard Wright | 1714 |
| Sir Lawrence Dundas, baronet (-21 Sep 1781) | 1760s or 1770s |
| Sir Thomas Dundas of Kerse, baronet (16 Feb 1741 - 14 Jun 1820) | 1781 |
| Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland (10 Apr 1766 - 19 Feb 1839) | 1820 |
| Sir Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland (5 Feb 1795 - 6 May 1873) | 1839 |
| Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland and Earl of Ronaldshay (16 Aug 1844 - 11 Mar 1929) | 1873 |
| Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland (1876 – 1971) | 1929 |
| Lawrence Aldred Mervyn Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland (12 Nov 1908 - 1989) | 1971 |
| Lawrence Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland (1937 - ) | 1989 |