Social Victorians/People/Charteris

Also Known As

• Family name: Charteris
• Earl of Wemyss and March
  • Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss (28 June 1853 – 1 January 1883)
  • Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss (1 January 1883 – 30 June 1914)
  • Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss (30 June 1914 – 12 July 1937)
• Lord Elcho
  • Francis Richard Charteris (28 June 1853 – 1 January 1883)
  • Hugo Richard Charteris (1 January 1883 – 30 June 1914)

Demographics

• Nationality: the Charterises were Scots

Family

• Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss (14 August 1795 – 1 January 1883)
• Lady Louisa Bingham (1 March 1798 – 16 April 1882)

1. Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss (4 August 1818 – 30 June 1914)
2. Lt.-Col. Hon. Richard Charteris (25 July 1822 – 16 March 1874)
3. Captain Hon. Walter Charteris (10 April 1828 – 25 October 1854)
4. Lady Anne Charteris (29 July 1829 – 16 August 1903)
5. Louisa Wemyss-Charteris (28 September 1830 – 16 March 1920)
6. Captain Hon. Frederick William Charteris (28 February 1833 – 10 October 1887)

• Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss (4 August 1818 – 30 June 1914)
• Lady Anne Frederica Anson (22 February 1823 – 22 July 1896)

1. Francis Charteris (11 November 1844 – 22 July 1870)
2. Arthur Charteris (30 August 1846 – c. 1847)
3. Alfred Walter Charteris (2 June 1847 – 24 November 1873)
4. unknown son Charteris (30 July 1848 – )
5. Lady Evelyn Charteris (27 August 1849 – 18 June 1939)
6. Lady Lilian Harriet Charteris (17 October 1851 – 11 April 1914)
7. Lady Hilda Charteris Brodrick (13 October 1854 – 1 August 1901)
8. Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss (25 August 1857 – 12 July 1937)
9. Alan Dudley Charteris (19 March 1860 – 9 January 1901)
10. Hon. Sir Evan Edward Charteris (29 January 1864 – 16 November 1940)

• Hon. Grace Blackburn ( – 13 February 1946)

• Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss (25 August 1857 – 12 July 1937)
• Mary Constance Wyndham Charteris (3 August 1862 – 29 April 1937)

1. Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho (28 December 1884 – 23 April 1916)
2. Captain Hon. Guy Lawrence Charteris (23 May 1886 – 21 September 1967)
3. Lady Cynthia Mary Evelyn Charteris (27 September 1887 – 31 March 1960)
4. Hon. Colin Charteris Charteris (1 June 1889 – 27 December 1892)
5. Lady Mary Pamela Madeline Sibell Charteris (24 October 1895 – 1991)
6. Hon. Yvo Alan Charteris (6 October 1896 – 17 October 1915)
7. Lady Irene Corona Charteris (31 May 1902 – 1989)

• Lady Angela Selina Bianca St. Clair-Erskine Forbes, not a marital relationship, though they lived together from 1912

Organizations

• Whig
• The Souls (Hugo Richard Charteris and Mary Constance Wyndham Charteris, as Lord and Lady Elcho)

Timeline

1897 July 2, The Hon. Evan Charteris attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House, as did Hugo Charteris, Lord Elcho and Mary Charteris, Lady Elcho.

c. 1900, Francis Richard Charteris, 10th Earl of Wemyss and Hon. Grace Blackburn married.

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball

At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball The Hon. Evan Charteris (at 303) was dressed as Cavaliere Vittorio in the Venetians procession.

Hugo Charteris, Lord Elcho (at 201) sat at Table 10. Mary Charteris, Lady Elcho (at 224), not listed in the first supper seating, was in the Oriental procession.