Social Victorians/People/Crawford and Balcarres

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Overview[edit | edit source]

Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres was a violet racist and unsuccessful governor of Jamaica; he fought in the American Revolution and dueled with Benedict Arnold.[1] The family benefited financially from this Lindsay's conduct.

David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford, refused the Viceroyalty of India and enlisted as a private in World War I in the Army Medical Corps, an experience that apparently undermined his identification and alignment with the aristocracy.[2]

Also Known As[edit | edit source]

  • Family name: Lindsay
  • Earl of Crawford (Peerage of Scotland, created 1398)[3]
  • Earl of Balcarres (Peerage of Scotland, created 1651)[4]
  • Earl of Crawford and Balcarres (united 1848)[5]
    • James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres (13 December 1880[6] – 31 January 1913)
  • Heredity Clan Chief of Clan Lindsay[3]
  • Lord Lindsay
    • James Ludovic Lindsay (before 1869 – 13 December 1880)
  • Lord Balcarres or Lord Balniel
    • David Alexander Edward Lindsay (27th Earl of Crawford) (13 December 1880 – 31 January 1913)

Organizations[edit | edit source]

James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres[edit | edit source]

  • Clan Lindsay[3]
  • Member of Parliament, House of Commons, Conservative, for Wigan (1874– 13 December 1880)[7]
  • Member of Parliament, House of Lords, Conservative, for Wigan (13 December 1880 – 31 January 1913)
  • Royal Philatelic Society London[6]
  • Freemason, Isaac Newton University Lodge, University of Cambridge[7]
  • Royal Society
  • President, Royal Astronomical Society (1878)[7]
  • Haigh Colliery, cannel and coal mines ( – 1865)[8]
  • Wigan Coal and Iron Company (1865, purchased by Lord Lindsay, the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres and merged with the Haigh Colliery, which he already owned)[8]
  • Trustee, British Museum[7]

David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford[edit | edit source]

  • Eton[2]
  • Magdalen College, Oxford[2]
  • Chairman, Wigan Coal and Iron Company and Wigan Coal Corporation[2]
  • Member of Parliament, Conservative, for Chorley (1895 – )[2]
  • Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (1900)[2]

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies[edit | edit source]

Old colored drawing of a man facing full front in a 19th-century suit with waistcoat, spats, black tie and stand up collar, his right hand holding his lapel and his left hand, with a ring on his pinky finger on his hip, his white gloves tucked into his coat pockets
"Bal" (David Lindsay, Lord Balcarres) Vanity Fair, 22 June 1899

Timeline[edit | edit source]

1897 July 2, Lord Balcarres attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball (#545 on the list of people who were present).

1900 January 25, Thursday, David Lindsay, Lord Balcarres and Constance Lilian Pelly married.[9]

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball[edit | edit source]

David Lindsay, Lord Balcarres attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball.[10] No newspaper reported on what he was wearing.

A caricature portrait (right) of "Bal" (David Lindsay, Lord Balcarres) by Leslie Ward ("Spy") appeared in the 22 June 1899 issue of Vanity Fair, as Number 708 in its "Statesmen" series,[11] giving a sense of what he looked like in the late 1890s.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

  • Nationality: British[7]

Residences[edit | edit source]

  • Balcarres House, Fife[4]
  • Haigh Hall, Greater Manchester,[5] Lancashire (until the 1940s)[3]

Family[edit | edit source]

  • James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres (28 July 1847 – 31 January 1913)[12]
  • Emily Florence Bootle-Wilbraham (3 April 1848 – 15 January 1934)[13]
  1. Lady Evelyn Margaret Lindsay (8 May 1870 – 3 April 1944)
  2. David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford (10 October 1871 – 8 March 1940)
  3. Hon. Walter Patrick Lindsay (13 February 1873 – 2 July 1936)
  4. Major Hon. Robert Hamilton Lindsay (30 March 1874 – 8 December 1911)
  5. Reverend Hon. Edward Reginald Lindsay (15 March 1876 – 17 June 1951)
  6. Rt. Hon. Sir Ronald Charles Lindsay (3 May 1877 – 21 August 1945)
  7. Hon. Lionel Lindsay (20 July 1879 – 18 August 1965)


  • David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford (10 October 1871 – 8 March 1940)[14]
  • Constance Lilian Pelly ( – 8 January 1947)[9]
    1. David Alexander Robert Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford (20 November 1900 – 13 December 1975)
    2. Lady Margaret Cynthia Lindsay (27 June 1902 – )
    3. Lady Cynthia Anne Lindsay (21 June 1904 – 5 January 1997)
    4. Hon. James Louis Lindsay (16 December 1906 – 27 August 1997)
    5. Lady Elizabeth Patricia Lindsay (15 September 1908 – 4 February 1937)
    6. Lady Mary Lilian Lindsay (27 September 1910 – 25 March 2004)
    7. Lady Katharine Constance Lindsay (26 August 1912 – c. November 1972)
    8. Lady Barbara Lindsay (31 December 1915 – 20 July 2001)

Notes and Questions[edit | edit source]

  1. In 1900, the Dundee Courier says that Lord Balcarres is the eldest son of the Earl of Crawford of Balcarres House, Fife, and Haigh Hall, Wigan.

Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. "Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres". Wikipedia. 2020-12-24. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Lindsay,_6th_Earl_of_Balcarres&oldid=996089762.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lindsay,_6th_Earl_of_Balcarres.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford". Wikipedia. 2021-08-15. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Lindsay,_27th_Earl_of_Crawford&oldid=1038942553.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lindsay,_27th_Earl_of_Crawford.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Earl of Crawford". Wikipedia. 2021-06-29. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earl_of_Crawford&oldid=1031093285.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Crawford.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Earl of Balcarres". Wikipedia. 2021-09-01. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earl_of_Balcarres&oldid=1041715931.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Balcarres.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford". Wikipedia. 2021-09-10. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Lindsay,_24th_Earl_of_Crawford&oldid=1043499638.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lindsay,_24th_Earl_of_Crawford.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford". Wikipedia. 2021-05-30. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Lindsay,_25th_Earl_of_Crawford&oldid=1026013830.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lindsay,_25th_Earl_of_Crawford.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford". Wikipedia. 2021-08-26. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Lindsay,_26th_Earl_of_Crawford&oldid=1040723416.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lindsay,_26th_Earl_of_Crawford.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Wigan Coal and Iron Company". Wikipedia. 2021-07-22. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wigan_Coal_and_Iron_Company&oldid=1034941313.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigan_Coal_and_Iron_Company.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Constance Lilian Pelly." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20. https://www.thepeerage.com/p2044.htm#i20432.
  10. "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
  11. "List of Vanity Fair (British magazine) caricatures (1895–1899)". Wikipedia. 2024-01-14. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Vanity_Fair_(British_magazine)_caricatures_(1895%E2%80%931899)&oldid=1195518024.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Vanity_Fair_(British_magazine)_caricatures_(1895%E2%80%931899).
  12. "James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20. https://www.thepeerage.com/p1776.htm#i17753.
  13. "Emily Florence Bootle-Wilbraham." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20. https://www.thepeerage.com/p2043.htm#i20430.
  14. "David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20. https://www.thepeerage.com/p1718.htm#i17176.