Hugh (Abercromby) Twelfth Lord Sempill (1688 - 1746)

Born 16 May 1688 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Gaskell) Sempill — married 13 May 1718 in Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, Manchester, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1746 at age 58 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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Biography

Hugh (Abercromby) Twelfth Lord Sempill was born in Scotland.

Hugh (Abercromby) Twelfth Lord Sempill is Notable.

Brig.-Gen. Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill was born on 16 May 1688. He was the son of Francis Abercromby, Lord Glasford and Anne Sempill, Lady Sempill.^[1][2] He married Sarah Gaskell, daughter of Nathaniel Gaskell, on 13 May 1718. He died on 25 November 1746.

He gained the rank of Adjutant in 1708 in the 26th Foot (Cameronians). He fought in the Battle of Malplaquet in 1709.3 He gained the rank of Ensign in 1709. He gained the rank of Captain in 1712. He held the office of Burgess of Glasgow in 1714. He sold the Eliotstoun and Sempill estates in 1727.^[3] to William MacDowall.^[4][5][6] He succeeded as the 12th Lord Sempill [S., 1488] on 17 February 1727. He gained the rank of Lietuenant-Colonel in 1731 in the 19th Foot. He held the office of Burgess of Edinburgh in 1739. He purchased North Barr estate in 1741. He gained the rank of Colonel between 1741 and 1745 in the 43rd Highlanders. He gained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1745. He gained the rank of Colonel in 1745 in the 25th Foot. He fought in the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745. He held the office of Governor of Barbados in 1746, although he did not take up the post. He fought in the Battle of Culloden on 16 April 1746.

He was made Burgess of Glasgow on 11 Mar 1714.^[7]

He married Sarah Gaskell on 13 May 1718 at Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire.^[8]

Children of Brig. Gen. Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill & Sarah Gaskell

1. Colonel George Sempill (a captain in he Army) d. 18 Dec 1779
2. John Sempill, 13th Lord Sempill d. 15 Jan 1782
3. Hugh Sempill (a captain in the Army) d. 1764
4. Philip (he died young)
5. Ralph (he died at sea)
6. Sarah Sempill (married Patrick Crawford of Auchinames) d. 25 Apr 1751
7. Jean d. 1800
8. Betty (she died young)
9. Anne Sempill (married Adam Austin, physician in Edinburgh) d. 27 Nov 1793
10. Marion d. 1796
11. Rebecca b. 1733 d. 1811

Death Notice

The Scots Magazine - Friday November 1746, p50. DEATHS: Nov. 25. At Aberdeen, Hugh Sempill, Lord Sempill, a Brigadeer-General, and Colonel of a regiment of foot. His Lordship is succeeded by his eldest son John. (Spellings as per newspaper).^[9][10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas,1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, p. 560
2. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: William Pollard & Co, 1949, Ed. 2 Vol XI, FamilySearch, p. 628
3. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas,1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, p. 562
4. ↑ Crawfurd, George; Semple, William, "History of the Shire of Renfrew", Edinburgh: George Crawfurd, 1782, Archive.org, p. 50
5. ↑ History of the Semple Estate, p. 7
6. ↑ Scotland Gazetteer, "Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland", Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1848, Vol. II, Archive.org, p.217
7. ↑ Anderson, James R, "The Burgesses & Guild Brethren of Glasgow, 1573-1750", Edingurgh: J Skinner & Company, Ltd, 1925, Archive.org, p. 301
8. ↑ Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973," database, Ancestry uk Record 9852 #2660447 (accessed 7 December 2022), Hugh Sampil marriage to Sarah Gaskell on 13 May 1718 in Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England; citing England, Marriages, 1538-1973. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013, FHL Film Number 0438184, 0093623, 93596.
9. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZW-VG9D : 17 April 2019), Hugh Sempill, Lord Sempil, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, 7 Nov 1746, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
10. ↑ Musgrave, William, "Obituary prior to 1800 : (as far as relates to England, Scotland, and Ireland)", London: Harleian Sociey,1901, Vol. V, Archive.org, p. 244
11. ↑ Hugh Sempill, 1746; Burial, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen City, Scotland, Saint Nicholas Churchyard; Find A Grave: Memorial #163899801

See also:

• THe Peerage: Hugh Abercromby Sempill

• https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004896980.0001.000/1:223?rgn=div1;view=fulltext

• WikiPedia: Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill

• Wikidata: Item Q5932630, en:Wikipedia