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Charles ("The Last") Fleming, 7th Earl of Wigtown, 12th Lord Fleming
b. before 1669, d. 16 May 1747
Person Exhibits
18 Charles Fleming 7th Earl 12th Lord
Birth
Charles ("The Last") Fleming, 7th Earl of Wigtown, 12th Lord Fleming, was born before 1669.1
Parents
| Father | Captain William ("the Builder") Fleming, 5th Earl of Wigtown, 10th Lord Fleming (b. circa 1642, d. 8 April 1681) |
| Mother | Henrietta Seton, eldest daughter of Charles, second Earl of Dunfermline (b. June 1652, d. between 30 November 1699 and 18 April 1700) |
Titles
Charles ("The Last") Fleming, 7th Earl of Wigtown, 12th Lord Fleming, held the title of inherited the title of 7th earl of Wigtown on 10 February 1744.2
Working life
- Charles ("The Last") Fleming, 7th Earl of Wigtown, 12th Lord Fleming, served in the military as attended a meeting at the Earl Marishal's house and afterwards "went along with the army" on 6 February 1716.3
Property1,4
Charles ("The Last") Fleming, 7th Earl of Wigtown, 12th Lord Fleming, possessed was sued by William Stirling of Herbertshire for recovery of the parsonage teinds due from the lands of Catscleugh for 40 years preceding 1723 in 1743 in Catscleuch.5 He possessed has estate at Kirkintilloch suffered terribly from part of the rebel army of Prince Charelkes Edward in 1745.6,7 He possessed this Wigtown asset was part of legal proceedings between the Earl of March and Murray of Broughton in 1746 in Lease of the teinds in Broughton.8
Death
Charles ("The Last") Fleming, 7th Earl of Wigtown, 12th Lord Fleming, died on 16 May 1747. Lanarkshire - died without issue in 1747,
wlken the male line of the Flemings came to an end, and the
title of Wigton fell into abeyance. The lands of Biggar were,
lioi^ever, inherited, along with the other estates of the family,
l>y Liady Elphinsto
Hunetr
On the death of her uncle Charles, seventh Earl of Wigton, as already stated, she became possessor'of the estates of Biggar and Cumbernauld, and she was also, through her mother, heiress-of-line of William, ninth Earl Marischal.1,2,9,10 He was buried on 22 May 1747 in Airth.1 He had his estate probated after 22 May 1747. While she inherited the Fleming family estates, she could not inherit the Title of Earl of Wigtown since she was not an heir-male. The title was assumed by Charlea Ross Fleming MD of Dublin who claimed to be descended from Alexander Fleming, son of John, first Earl of Wigtown, who, he alleged, had a son. This claim was eventually considered by the House of Lords which decline to endorse it, so the title has lain dormant ever since.1,9,10
wlken the male line of the Flemings came to an end, and the
title of Wigton fell into abeyance. The lands of Biggar were,
lioi^ever, inherited, along with the other estates of the family,
l>y Liady Elphinsto
Hunetr
On the death of her uncle Charles, seventh Earl of Wigton, as already stated, she became possessor'of the estates of Biggar and Cumbernauld, and she was also, through her mother, heiress-of-line of William, ninth Earl Marischal.1,2,9,10 He was buried on 22 May 1747 in Airth.1 He had his estate probated after 22 May 1747. While she inherited the Fleming family estates, she could not inherit the Title of Earl of Wigtown since she was not an heir-male. The title was assumed by Charlea Ross Fleming MD of Dublin who claimed to be descended from Alexander Fleming, son of John, first Earl of Wigtown, who, he alleged, had a son. This claim was eventually considered by the House of Lords which decline to endorse it, so the title has lain dormant ever since.1,9,10
Citations
- [S28] Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, vol viii, Fleming Earl of Wigtown pages 519 - 558
- [S83] George Vere Irving, The upper ward of Lanarkshire described and delineated, vol i, p 32
- [S147] C Sandford Terry, "Allan Cameron's Narrative: Feb - Apr 1716," The Scottish Historical Review, vol v, no 18 (Jan 1908), online image (https://archive.org/details/scottishhistoric05edinuoft/page/136/mode/2up : viewed 10 Aug 2025), p 139.
- [S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming, p 558
- [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: accessed ), ., viewed; 16 September 2025; CS239/C/12/24 and GD86/932, 1746-1750, Campbell v Earl of Wigtoun and others
- [S57] Francis Hides Groom, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, vol iv, p 428, Kirkintilloch
- [S81] Joseph Irving, The History of Dumbartonshire, p 496
- [S58] Edinburgh, National Records of Scotland, "Online Catalogue," National Records of Scotland (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue: accessed ), ., viewed; 16 September 2025; CS238/M/1/94, 1746, Tack of the teinds of Broughton by the Earl of Wigtoun to Alexander Murray
- [S60] Bernard Burke, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, Fleming, Earl of Wigton, p 218-19
- [S5] William Hunter, Biggar and the House of Fleming, p 563
| Last Edited | 20 September 2025 |