DUNBAR, James of Mochrum, 3rd Baronet, Judge Advocate of Scotland ^{1 2 3 4}

   Another name for James was DUNBAR, Jas., Sir.⁵

James married Jacobina HAMILTON, daughter of John HAMILTON of Newton, WS and Jean GARTSHORE, on 31 August 1750 in Liberton parish, Midlothian, Scotland.^{1 2} (Jacobina HAMILTON was born about 1725 and died on 28 January 1792 ⁶.)

  Marriage Notes:

" Jacobina Hamilton, daughter of John and Jean Hamilton, married Sir George Dunbar, Bart of Mochrum."

from Mother Bedford website




A number of secondary sources give the date of this marriage as 31 October 1760, following Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. The Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland have the marriage recorded in the pages of Liberton parish, Midlothian:

"Libberton Kirk. August 25^th 1750
Dunbar & Hamilton
Contracted the Hon Sir James Dunbar of Mochrum & Miss Jacobina Hamilton Daughter to M^r. John Hamilton Writer to the Signet, Cautioners that they shall Solemnise their marriage for the man M^r. Archibald Hamilton of Sidserf & for the woman M^r. John Hamilton, Proclaimed August 26^th & married Aug^t. 31^st 1750"


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