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{{Laird | {{Laird | ||
| name = Robert Caldwell Hunter | | name = Robert Caldwell Hunter | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1799|8|29}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1799|8|29}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Hunterston Castle]], [[West Kilbride]] | | birth_place = [[Hunterston Castle]], [[West Kilbride]] | ||
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| death_place = [[West Kilbride]] | | death_place = [[West Kilbride]] | ||
| burial_place = Barony Cemetery Main Street, West Kilbride | | burial_place = Barony Cemetery Main Street, West Kilbride | ||
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| spouse = {{marriage |Christian Macknight Craufurd|24 November 1836 |14 Mar 1880}} | | spouse = {{marriage |Christian Macknight Craufurd|24 November 1836 |14 Mar 1880}} | ||
| − | | children = 2 | + | | children = 2, including [[Jane_Hunter (clan _chief)|Jane Hunter]] |
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| − | | father | + | | mother = Eleanora Hunter |
| − | | | + | | father = Robert Hunter Caldwell |
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| − | '''Robert Caldwell Hunter''' (b. 1799) was a chief of [[Clan Hunter]]. Robert was the eldest son to Robert Hunter Caldwell, and he continued with the good work started by his father. He enlarged the new mansion house, which had been built in the Georgian style in 1799, and drained large areas of marshland on the estate to create some of the finest arable farming land in the west of Britain | + | '''Robert Caldwell Hunter''' (b. 1799) was a chief of [[Clan Hunter]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=FamilySearch|url=https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KD91-RH7|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Shaw|first=M.S|title=Some Family Papers of the Hunters of Hunterston|publisher=Scottish Records Office|year=1925|isbn=|location=|pages=76}}</ref> Robert was the eldest son to Robert Hunter Caldwell, and he continued with the good work started by his father. He enlarged the new mansion house, which had been built in the Georgian style in 1799, and drained large areas of marshland on the estate to create some of the finest arable farming land in the west of Britain<ref>{{Cite book|last=Close, Riches|first=Rob, Anne|title=Ayrshire and Arran. The Buildings Of Scotland|publisher=Yale University Press|year=2012|isbn=978-0-300-14170-2|location=|pages=}}</ref>. |
| − | He married Christian Macknight Crawford in 1836, and was an Advocate and Justice of the Peace and an important local figure. Robert died in 1880, leaving two daughters, Jane and Eleonora, but no sons. | + | He married Christian Macknight Crawford in 1836,<ref name=":0" /> and was an Advocate and Justice of the Peace and an important local figure. Robert died in 1880,<ref name=":0" /> leaving two daughters, Jane and Eleonora, but no sons. |
| − | + | After his mothers death ([[Eleanora Hunter (clan chief)|Eleonora Hunter]]) in 24 December 1851<ref name=":0" /> he took over as laird of Hunterston and became the new [[Clan Hunter]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Scottish Clan Family Encyclopedia|publisher=Collins|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=172-173}}</ref> 25th Chief in 1852. | |
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | {{Reflist}} | ||
| − | + | {{Clan_Hunter_Chiefs}} | |
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[[Category:Scottish clan chiefs]] | [[Category:Scottish clan chiefs]] | ||
[[Category:1799 births]] | [[Category:1799 births]] | ||
[[Category:1880 deaths]] | [[Category:1880 deaths]] | ||
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