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     Hugh Robert Lennox Napier of Merchistoun, younger was born on 1 August 1977.¹ He is the son of Sir John Archibald Lennox Napier of Merchistoun, 14th Bt. and Erica Kingsfield.²

     Natalie Ann Napier was born in 1973.¹ She is the daughter of Sir John Archibald Lennox Napier of Merchistoun, 14th Bt. and Erica Kingsfield.²

     Alexander Napier, 1st of Merchistoun died in 1454.¹
     He purchased Merchistoun in 1434.¹ He lived at Merchistoun, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ He held the office of Provost of Edinburgh in 1436.¹

     Sir Alexander Napier, 2nd of Merchistoun was the son of Alexander Napier, 1st of Merchistoun.² He married Elizabeth Lauder, daughter of Sir William Lauder of Hatton.¹ He died circa 15 February 1475.¹
     In 1439 he tried to help Joan, widow of King James I and grand-daughter of John of Grant, when in she was imprisoned by a faction led by the Livingston family.¹ He was a diplomat and businessman.¹ In 1449 he was granted the lands of Philde, Perthshire.¹ In 1449 Comptroller Royal Household.¹ He held the office of Provost of Edinburgh between 1452 and 1455.¹ He held the office of Provost of Edinburgh in 1457.¹

     Elizabeth Lauder is the daughter of Sir William Lauder of Hatton.¹ She married Sir Alexander Napier, 2nd of Merchistoun, son of Alexander Napier, 1st of Merchistoun.¹
     Her married name became Napier.

     John Napier, 3rd of Merchistoun was the son of Sir Alexander Napier, 2nd of Merchistoun and Elizabeth Lauder.² He married Elizabeth Menteith, daughter of Murdoch Menteith of Rusky and Margaret of Lennox.¹ He died circa 3 November 1487.¹

     Agnes Scott is the daughter of Sir William Scott of Thirlestane, 2nd Bt. and Elizabeth Brisbane, Mistress of Napier.¹

     Margaret Falconer was the daughter of Alexander Falconer.¹ She married General Sir Thomas Erskine Napier, son of Captain Hon. Charles Napier and Christian Hamilton.¹ She died on 18 October 1885.¹
     Her married name became Napier.¹

     Claire Bonham-Carter married Clifford Dalison Borrer, son of Arthur Hardress Borrer and Dorothea Caroline Dalison, in 1913.¹ She died in 1920.¹
     From 1913, her married name became Borrer.¹

     Sir William Douglas of Whittinghame was the son of Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith and Janet Borthwick.² He married Euphemia (?)³ He died before February 1484.³
     He lived at Whittinghame, Berwickshire, Scotland^G.² He lived at Morton, Scotland.² In 1474 he renounced all rights to Morton to his cousin, 1st Earl of Morton.²