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General William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian, KT (13 March 1737 – 4 January 1815) was a British soldier and peer, styled Lord Newbattle until 1767 and Earl of Ancrum from 1767 to 1775. He was buried at St Andrew's parish Church, Farnham, Surrey on 19 January 1815.
7 de sept. de 2023 · Immediate Family: Son of Gen. William Henry Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian, 6th Earl of Ancrame, 5th Earl of Lothian, 4th Earl of Ancram, 4th Viscount of Briene, 7th Lord Jedburgh, Knight of the Thistle; Gustavus Kerr; Caroline Louisa Kerr (D'Arcy), Marchioness of Lothian and Janet Kerr.
Her husband, Sir William Kerr (eldest son of Sir Robert Kerr, later 1st Earl of Ancram) was created Lord Kerr of Newbattle and Earl of Lothian in 1631. On her death in 1667 their eldest son became 4th Earl of Lothian (though he was not recognised as such) and on her husband's death in 1675 also 2nd Earl of Lothian.
Biography. Son of William Henry Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian. Colonel of the 11th dragoons; married Elizabeth Fortescue (q.v.) in 1760. 21 related objects.
William Kerr, who was raised to the earldom of Lothian in 1633, bought the barony of Jedburgh (Roxburghshire) from the 1st Earl of Haddington in 1637.
General William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian, was the only son of General William Henry, 4th Marquess of Lothian, and Lady Caroline, daughter of the 3rd Earl of Holderness. Styled Lord Newbottle, he became Earl of Ancram in 1767, before succeeding his father in 1775.
William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian (1737-1815), Colonel. Sitter in 3 portraits
