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HYLTON — HYNDFORD. 307 OF I1YLTON, in the co. pal. of Durham, AND OF PETERSFIELD, oo. Southamp- ton, lie m. firstly, 8 Oct. 1825, Eleanor, 2d da. of the Hon. Berkeley' Thomas PAGET, by Sophia Askell, da. of the Hon. William Bucktmll Grimston. She, who was 6. 2 May 1808, f. 23 July 1862. He m. secondly, 19 Jan. 1867, at St. James, Westm , Sophia Penelope, Dow. Countess ok Ilchestkr, 2d <la. of Sir Robert ShkkHei.I), 4th Part., by Julia Brigida, da. of Sir John Nkwbolt. He d. 1 June 1S7(>, at Mei'stham afsd., aged 75. His widow d. 27 Aug. 1882, at Muustead, near Godalmiug, aged GO, II. 1B7G. 2. Hedworth Hyxton (Jolliffe), Baron Hylton of Hti.ton and ok Petehskield, also a Baronet, 2d; a ) but 1st surv. s. and h. by first wife ; b. 23 June 1829, at Merstham ; ed. at Eton and at Oriel Coll., Oxford ; mat., 10 Nov. 1846 ; served in the 4th Light Dragoons, 1849-55; Capt Coldstream Guards, 1855, being at Alma, Inkermann, and Balaklava ; M.P. for Wells, 1856-68 ; sue. to the peerage, 1 June 1876. He m. firstly, 30 Dec. 1858, Agnes Mary Georgiana, 1st da. of George Stevens (Byng), 2d Earl ok Strakkokd, by his first wife, Agnes, da. of Henry William (Paget), 1st Marquess ok Anglesey. She, who was b. 29 Oct. 1833, was divorced by decree "nisi 7 March 1872, ( b ) and d. 8 April 1878. He m. secondly, at Home, 26 April 1879, Ann, Dow. Countess op Dunraven and Mount-Earl [I.], da. of Henry Lambert, of Carnagh, co. Wexford sometime M.P. for that county. Family Estates.^)— These, in 1883, consisted of 4,445 acres in Surrey; 4,293 in Somerset, and 1,320 in Hants. Total 10,058 acres, worth £17,072 a year. Principal Residences. Merstham House, near Redhill, Surrey; Ammerdoun Park, Somerset, and Heath House, Petersfield, Hants. HYNDFORD or HYNDFOORD. i.e., '■ Livingstone of Hyndfoord," Barony [!?.] (Livingstone), cr. 1698, in substitution! 1 *) of the Barony of "Livingstone of Peebles," cr. 1696; see " Teviot " Viscountcy [S.], cr. 1696 ; ex. 1711. Earldom [S.J J. j 0H n (Carmichael), Lord Carmichael [S.], only I. 1701. s - aD| l u - of William Carmichael, Master of Carmichael, by Grisel, da. of William (Douglas), 1st Marquess ok Douglas [S.], was b. 28 Feb. 1638, and sue. his grandfather as Loud Carmichael [S.j, 27 Nov. 1672. He took an active part in support of the Revolution ; Commissioner of the Privy Seal and P.C. [S.], 1689 ; High Commissioner to the [first] gen. assembly of the [newly established] Kirk [S ], 1690 and 1694-99 ; Commander of a Reg. of Dragoons, 1 693-97 ; Sec. of State [SA 1696-1707. He was cr., 25 July 1701, EARL OF HYN'DFOKD. VISCOUNT OF INULISBIiRRV, and LOUD CARMICHAEL OF CARMICHAEL [8tJ with rem. to his heirs male and of entail succeeding him in his lands and estates. He was a com. for the treaty of the Union [S.J 1705. He m., 9 Oct. 1669, Beatrix, 2d surv. da. and coheir of David (Drummond), 3d Lord Maderty [SA by his second wife, Beatrix, da. of John (Graham), 4th Earl ok Montrose [S.J He d. 20 Sep. 1710, in his 73d year. («) The eldest son, Hylton Jolliffe, Capt. Coldstream Guards, d. v.p. and s.p.m, i Oct. 1854, aged 28, being slain at Sebastopol. ( b ) For crim. con. with Edward Brydges Williams. [") " It is a pity that the Castle to which the title is made to refer is severed from the blood of its ancient owners." See p. 304, note "a," and p. 306, note "d." ( d ) A full account of this proceeding is in " Riddell," pp. 1,057—1,062, who observes that in spite of this resignation the style of "Baron Livingstone of Peebles ' [not " of Hyndford "] appears on his Lordship's monument in WeaLm. Abbey. V 2