Walter Aston, 8th Lord Aston of Forfar explained

Walter Aston, 8th Lord Aston of Forfar (10 October 1732  - 29 July 1805^{[1] [2] [3]}) was the son of Edward Aston and Anne Bayley.

In 1763, Walter succeeded his childless cousin Walter Aston, 7th Lord Aston of Forfar, as Lord Aston of Forfar in the peerage of Scotland.

Life

Before inheriting the barony, Aston worked as a watchmaker.

Scottish Peers were entitled to vote to elect 16 Scottish representative peer to the House of Lords. In 1768 Lord Aston's right to vote in these elections raised objections as he was not listed on the Union Roll as his right to the title Lord Aston of Forfar was not confirmed.
I n 1769 King George III awarded Lord Aston an annual pension of £300. In this award, King George refers to Walter as "Walter, Lord Aston, Baron of Forfar".

The Gentleman's Magazine referred to him as "an inoffensive man of rather a convivial turn".

Lord Aston of Forfar died in London on 29 July 1805 at the age of 72. He was buried at the Grosvenor Chapel in London.^[4]

Family

Walter married Anne Hutchinson on 28 May 1766. Anne was the daughter of Peter Hutchinson. She died in 1808 and was buried at Bath Abbey. They had three children:

• Elizabeth Jane, who died young
• Walter, a Church of England Clergyman who succeeded his father as 9th Lord Aston of Forfar.
• William Bailey, who was lost at sea, and elder son Walter Aston,

References

Courthope, William (editor). (1836.) "Debrett's Complete Peerage of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 21st edition". Printed for J. G. & F. Rivington and others by G. Woodfall: London, page 400. Retrieved 2007-10-11.

See also

• Lord Aston of Forfar

Notes and References

1. [William Courthope (officer of arms)|Courthope, William]
2. Albuquerque, Martim de. (1865.) "Notes and Queries: A Medium of Communication for Literary Men, General Readers, Etc., Third Series, Vol. VII". published in London, page 79. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
3. Book: [[Bernard Burke|Sir John Bernard Burke]], [[Order of the Bath|CB]]. A Genealogical History of the Dormant: Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. 1861.
4. http://www.thepeerage.com/p4166.htm#i41656 G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 289.