History of the earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and Airth

STllATHERN, MONTEITH, AND AIRTH. 119
Ing year. Mr. AUardice died in July 1765 ^
leaving
Sarah Ann Allardice, his daughter and Mrs. Barclay
ALLARnlCE.
sole heiress^, who was born in 17^7? and was 1733— nes.
under nine years of age at her father's death.
She married, in December 177^, Robert Barclay
of Ury, in Kincardineshire, Esq.^ who assumed
the name of Allardice. On the 26th of February,
1785, Mrs. Barclay Allardice was served and
retoured eldest nearest lawful heir portioner in
general of Wilham the last Earl of Airth and
Monteith, brother of her great great grand-
mother.^ In September 1793, she was div^orced
from her husband^ j and married, secondly, on
the 5th of August, 1795, John Nudd^ and died
in July 1883 ^ leaving
Robert Barclay Allardice, Esq. of Al- Robert Bar-
clay Allar-
lardice and Ury, her son and heir ^, the present dice, Esq. the
Claimant.
1 Parish Register of Arbuthnott. (Printed Evidence,
pp. 69, YO.)
2 Crown Charter, dated 3rd of July, 1777. (Ibid. p. 60.)
"5 Decreet of Divorce, registered in the Commissary Court
of Edinburgh, vol. xxi. The Postnuptial Contract is dated
9th of June, 1780. (Ibid. pp. 50, 51.)
4 Printed Evidence, pp. 52 — 63.
^ Decreet of Divorce.
^ Register of the Parish of Christchurch, in Surry (Ibid,
p. 71.); and parole testimony. (Ibid. pp. 8. 71.)
7 Parole testimony (Ibid. pp. 8. 11.); and Retour, dated
9th of November, 1833. (Ibid. p. 66.) She was buried at
Sprowston in Norfolk.
s Retour, dated 17th of December, 1799. (Ibid. p. 65.)
Retour, dated 9th of November, 1833. (Ibid. p. 66.); and
Crown Charter, dated 2nd of June, 1800. (Ibid. pp. 71, 72.)