Jane Hunter (26th Laird)

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Jane Hunter
Jane Hunter - 26th Laird of Clan Hunter.jpg
Birth Date
(1837-12-27)27 December 1837
Birth Place
Hunterston House, West Kilbride
Death Date
20 October 1911(1911-10-20) (aged 73)
Burial Place
Barony Cemetery, West Kilbride
Title
26th Laird of Hunterston
Term
1880 - 1911
Death Place
West Kilbride
Predecessor
Robert Caldwell Hunter
Successor
Aylmer Gould Weston
Spouse
Lt. Col Gould Read Weston
(m. 1863⁠–⁠1904)
Children
2
Mother
Christian Macknight Crawford
Father
Robert Caldwell Hunter

Jane Hunter (1837 - 1911), was the 26th chief of the ancient Clan Hunter, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands and Scottish Lowlands.

Lieutenant- Colonel Gould Read Weston

Born in 1837, Jane was the elder daughter. She married Lieutenant- Colonel Gould Read Weston in 1863.

Childs Name Birth Death Spouse
Aylmer Gould Weston 23 SEP 1864 18 March 1940 Grace Nairn Strang-Steel
Reginald Hugh Hunter Weston 11 Apr 1869 1932 Agnes Roberts

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, 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.