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NameWalter John Montagu Douglas Scott Duke of Buccleuch [60, Buccleuch article, vol XIV, p. 119]
Birth30 Dec 1894, Scotland, poss. Melrose
Death4 Oct 1973, St Andrew, Edinburgh, Scotland
General1st s. 8th duke.
EducationEton. Ch Ch, Oxon.
MotherMargaret Alice Bridgeman (1872-1954)
Notes for Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott Duke of Buccleuch
His very probable birth index on Scotland’s people:

Surname Forename Gender Year Ref       RD Name
DOUGLAS SCOTT WALTER JOHN M   1895   799/1 8   Melrose
or
SCOTT WALTER JOHN MON M 1894 683/ 241  Dalkeith
or
SCOTT WALTER JOHN MO M 1895 799/1 8   Melrose

All three may even be the one birth.
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Death index fromS cotland’s people:

Surname Forename Age at Mother's    Year    Ref         RD Name
death Maiden Name


D OF BUCCLEUCH  WALTER JOHN  78   1973  734/ 512  St Andrew (Edinburgh)
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Notes for Walter John & Vreda Esther Mary (Family)
FreeBMD gives these results for the one wedding:

Surname First name(s) Spouse District   Vol   Page
Marriages Jun 1921   (>99%)
Dalkeith (Earl of) Walter J Lascelles St.Geo.H.Sq.   1a  944
Douglas-Scott    Walter J M (Earl Of Dalkeith) Lascelles   St.Geo.H.Sq.   1a  944
Lascelles    Vreda E M Montagu-Douglas-Scott (Earl of Dalkeith)   St.Geo.H.Sq   1a  944
Montagu-Douglas-Scott Walter J (Earl Of Dalkeith) Lascelles   St.Geo.H.Sq.   1a  944
Scott    Walter J M D (Earl of Dalkeith)   Lascelles   St.Geo.H.Sq.   1a  944
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And the church record is:

First name(s) Vreda Esther Mary
Last name Lascelles
Age 20
Birth year 1901
Residence -
Marriage year 1921
Parish St Margaret, Westminster
Spouse's first name(s) Walter John Montagu
Spouse's last name Douglas-Scott
Spouse's age 26
Spouse's birth year 1895
Spouse residence -
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set Westminster Marriages

The register image adds:

Date: 21 Apr 1921
His rank: Captain Grenadier Guards  Peer’s eldest son
His abode: 6 Dean Farrar Street and of 2 Grosvenor Place
Her abode: 69 Elizabeth Street, Eaton Square S.W.
Her father: William Frank Lascelles (deceased)
Her father job: Majpr Scots Guards

His signed name: Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott Earl of Dalkeith
Her signed name: Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles

Witnesses:  Edward P [later Ed VIII], Buccleuch-Queensbury, Margaret Buccleuch,
            Michael Cavendish, Osborne Beauclerk, Louise de Vere, Loder plan ANO [illegible]
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Last Modified 10 Oct 2017Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220