Jane Hunter (26th Laird)
Clan Chief Jane Hunter | |
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| Born | 27 December 1837 |
| Died | 20 October 1911 (aged 73) |
| Burial place | Barony Cemetery Main Street, West Kilbride 55°41′44″N 4°51′19″W / 55.6954555°N 4.855319°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Spouse(s) | Lt. Col Gould Read Weston
(m. 1863–1904) |
| Children | 2, including Aylmer Gould Weston |
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Jane Hunter<ref>Shaw, M.S (1925). Some Family Papers of the Hunters of Hunterston. Scottish Records Office. p. 77.</ref><ref name=":0">"FamilySearch".</ref> (1837 - 1911), was the 26th chief of the ancient Clan Hunter,<ref>Scottish_Clan_Family_Encyclopedia. Collins. pp. 172–173.</ref> a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands and Scottish Lowlands.
Born in 1837, Jane was the elder daughter. She married Lieutenant- Colonel Gould Read Weston in 1863.<ref name=":0" /> Gould's family seat was at Sutton Place, Guildford, England. (Recently owned by Paul Getty) and he had a successful career in the service of H.M. Indian Army.
He survived the siege of Lucknow in 1847, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.0.). Gould and Jane had two sons, Aylmer, born April 1864,<ref name=":0" /> and Reginald, born September 1869.<ref name=":0" /> Jane was a Laird in the true sense of the word. She completely managed the estate, and proved herself to be a most competent Laird.
