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Brig. Gen. Hugh Semple, 11th Lord Sempill
b.16 May 1688
d.25 Nov 1746
Facts and Events
Hugh Semple, 11th Lord Sempill
- The Scots Peerage by Paul, James
- Page 562 – Hew, eleventh Lord Sempill, the fifth son of his father, born after the making of the entail of the barony of Sempill already recited, went early into the Army. He was adjutant to Colonel Preston’s Regiment of Foot on 1 December 1708; ensign in said regiment July 1709; served at Malplaquet; promoted captain 12 July 1712; on half pay 1713; appointed captain in Brigadier-General Grant’s Regiment in 1715; major 5 April 1718; lieutenant-colonel of the 19th Regiment of Foot 12 July 1731; and succeeded the John Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford as colonel of the Black Watch 14 January 1741. He was in command when the regiment mutinied in 1743, and followed them in that year to Flanders, where they highly distinguished themselves; he commanded in the town of Aeth, when it was besieged by the French, and that regiment made a gallant defence. In 1727 Lord Sempill sold the estates of Elliotstoun and Castle SempillS11, and in 1741 purchased the estate of North Barr. He was appointed colonel of the 25th Regiment of Foot 9 April 1745; promoted brigadier-general 9 June 1745; at the Battle of Culloden 16 April 1746, when he had command of the left wing of the royal army. In the middle of August following he arrived at Aberdeen, assumed the command of the troops stationed in that quarter, and died there 25 November 1746. His remains were interred in the Drum Aisle, in the West Church of that city, 1 of December following. He married 13 May 1718, Sarah daughter and coheiress of Nathaniel Gaskell of Manchester, and by her, who died 17 April 1749, had issue:
- 1. John, twelfth Lord Sempill
- 2. George
- 3. Hugh
- 4. Philip
- 5. Ralph
- 6. Sarah
- 7. Jean
- 8. Elisabeth
- 9. Anne
- 10. Marianne
- 11. Rebecca
- The Peerage by Lundy, Darryl
- He was Adjutant in the 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot, Ensign 1709 and fought in the Battle of Malplaquet, Captain 1712, Lieutenant-Colonel 19th Regiment of Foot 1731, Colonel 43rd Highlanders (later 42nd Regiment of Foot, Black Watch) 1741–45 in 1708.2 In 1727 sold the Eliotstoun and Sempill estates. In 1741 bought the N Barr estate.
- Stewart, David. Sketches of The Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland: with details of The Military Service of The Highland Regiments.
- The regiment was soon restored to order, and, towards the end of May, embarked for Flanders, where it joined the army under the command of Field-Marshal the Earl of Stair. Unfortunately, it arrived too late to be present at the battle of Dettingen; but although the men had not then an opportunity of showing themselves good soldiers in the field, all the accounts agree that, by their conduct, they proved themselves decent and orderly in quarters. "That regiment (Sempill's Highlanders) was judged the most trust-worthy guard of property, insomuch that the people in Flanders chose to have them always for their protection. Seldom was any of them drunk, and they as rarely swore. And the Elector Palatine wrote to his envoy in London, desiring him to thank the King of Great Britain for the excellent behaviour of the regiment while in his territories in 1743 and 1744; 'and for whose sake,' he adds, 'I will always pay a respect and regard to a Scotchman in future.'" [Dr Doddridge's Life of Colonel Gardiner. London, 1749.]
- The regiment was not engaged in active service during the whole of 1743 and 1744, but was quartered in different parts of the country, where it continued to maintain the same character. By several private letters written at that period from the Continent, it appears, that they had gained the good opinion and entire confidence of the inhabitants, who expressed their anxious desire to have a Highland soldier quartered in each of their houses, "as these men were not only quiet, kind, and domestic, but served as a protection against the rudeness of others."
- In April 1745, Lord Sempill, being appointed to the 25th regiment, was succeeded, as colonel of the Highlanders, by Lord John Murray, son of the Duke of Atholl.
- Chambers, Robert. The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar, Including Anecdote, Biography, & History, Curiousities of Literature and Oddities of Human Life and Character. Pub. [1864]. See Chambers Book of Days.
- 18 May 1745 - A ROMANCE OF MILITARY HISTORY - May 18th, A ROMANCE OF MILITARY HISTORY
- ...14th of May 1745. On that day Lord Sempill's Highland regiment, as it was then termed, was reviewed by General Wade, on Finchley Common. A paper of the day, says:
- 'The Highlanders made a very hand-some appearance, and went through their exercise and firing with the utmost exactness. The novelty of the sight drew together the greatest concourse of people ever seen on such an occasion.'
- ...field of Fontenoy. One of Sempill's Highlanders, named Campbell, killed nine Frenchmen with his broadsword, and, while aiming a blow at a tenth, had his arm carried away by a cannon-ball. The Duke of Cumberland nominated him to a lieutenancy on the field; his portrait was engraved; and there was scarcely a village throughout England but had the walls of its cottages decorated with the representation of this warlike Celt. Sempill's regiment, losing its distinctive appellation about the middle of the last century, became the 42nd Highlanders, and as such can boast of laurels gained in every part of the globe where British valour and determination have stemmed and turned the headlong tide of battle.
Disambiguation, 11th Lord, or 12th Lord, (Both are the Same Lord)
- Evidence for Hugh Semple, 11th Lord Sempill. The Scots Peerage by Paul, James has this Hugh as Hew, eleventh Lord Sempill. The Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Vol. 51, by Thomas Finlayson Henderson, also has him as Sempill, Hew (eleventh Lord) . See Sempill, Hew (DNB00) Wikisource
- Evidence for Hugh Semple, 12th Lord Sempill. The Peerage, by Lundy, Darryl. See Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill. And, Wikipedia. See Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill. - King's Own Scottish Borderers, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
Hugh Sempill, Commander of the 25th Regiment of Foot, later known as the King's Own Scottish Borderers.
- ↑ Battle of Culloden, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
Hugh Sempill had command of the left wing of the royal army. Major General John Huske ordered forward all of Lord Sempill's Fourth Brigade which had a combined total of 1,078 men (Sempill's 25th Foot, Conway's 59th Foot, and Wolfe's 8th Foot). Also sent forward to plug the gap was Bligh's 20th Foot, which took up position between Sempill's 25th and Dejean's 37th. Huske's counter formed a five battalion strong horseshoe-shaped formation which trapped the Jacobite right wing on three sides.
- Debret, John. Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Revised, Corrected and Continued By George William Collen. (London: William Pickering, 1840)
Pages 658, 659.
- ↑ Paul, James Balfour. The Scots peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's ‘Peerage of Scotland’ containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, with armorial illustrations. (Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-1914)
Vol. 7. Pages 526-568.
Page 562, 563 – Hew, eleventh Lord Sempill, the fifth son of his father, born after the making of the entail of the barony of Sempill already recited, went early into the Army. He was adjutant to Colonel Preston’s Regiment of Foot 1 December 1708; ensign in said regiment July 1709; served at Malplaquet; promoted captain 12 July 1712; on half pay 1713; appointed captain in Brigadier-General Grant’s Regiment in 1715; major 5 April 1718; lieutenant-colonel of the 19th Regiment of Foot 12 July 1731; and succeeded the Earl of Crawford as colonel of the Black Watch 14 January 1741. He was in command when the regiment mutinied in 1743, and followed them in that year to Flanders, where they highly distinguished themselves; he commanded in the town of Aeth, when it was besieged by the French, and that regiment made a gallant defence. In 1727 Lord Sempill sold the estates of Elliotstoun and Castle Sempill, and in 1741 purchased the estate of North Barr. He was appointed colonel of the 25th Regiment of Foot 9 April 1745; promoted brigadier-general 9 June 1745; at the Battle of Culloden 16 April 1746, when he had command of the left wing of the royal army. In the middle of August following he arrived at Aberdeen, assumed the command of the troops stationed in that quarter, and died there 25 November 1746. His remains were interred in the Drum Aisle, in the West Church of that city, 1 of December following. He married 13 May 1718, Sarah daughter and coheiress of Nathaniel Gaskell of Manchester, and by her, who died 17 April 1749, had issue:
1. John, twelfth Lord Sempill
2. George
3. Hugh
4. Philip
5. Ralph
6. Sarah
7. Jean
8. Elisabeth
9. Anne
10. Marianne
11. Rebecca
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sempill, Hew (DNB00), in Wikisource.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Brig.-Gen. Hugh Sempill, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
Disambiguation of Hugh Sempill. The Scots Peerage by Paul, James has Hugh Semple, eleventh Lord Sempill. The Peerage by Lundy, Darryl has Hugh Semple, twelfth Lord Sempill.
- Patrick Hogue (Samples). The Samples / Semples Family.
- Stewart, David. Sketches of The Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland: with details of The Military Service of The Highland Regiments. (Edinburgh: Constable, 1825)
Vol. 1, Part 3, Section 2, Page 271.
Section II – Black Watch
Flanders—Fontenoy 1745—The Regiment cover the Retreat of the Army after the Battle—England—Prestonpans 1745—Coast of France 1746—Ireland—Flanders 1747—Ireland 1748—Character.
Page 271
The regiment was soon restored to order, and, towards the end of May, embarked for Flanders, where it joined the army under the command of Field-Marshal the Earl of Stair. Unfortunately, it arrived too late to be present at the battle of Dettingen; but although the men had not then an opportunity of showing themselves good soldiers in the field, all the accounts agree that, by their conduct, they proved themselves decent and orderly in quarters. "That regiment (Sempill's Highlanders) was judged the most trust-worthy guard of property, insomuch that the people in Flanders chose to have them always for their protection. Seldom was any of them drunk, and they as rarely swore. And the Elector Palatine wrote to his envoy in London, desiring him to thank the King of Great Britain for the excellent behaviour of the regiment while in his territories in 1743 and 1744; 'and for whose sake,' he adds, 'I will always pay a respect and regard to a Scotchman in future.'" [Dr Doddridge's Life of Colonel Gardiner. London, 1749.]
The regiment was not engaged in active service during the whole of 1743 and 1744, but was quartered in different parts of the country, where it continued to maintain the same character. By several private letters written at that period from the Continent, it appears, that they had gained the good opinion and entire confidence of the inhabitants, who expressed their anxious desire to have a Highland soldier quartered in each of their houses, "as these men were not only quiet, kind, and domestic, but served as a protection against the rudeness of others."
In April 1745, Lord Sempill, being appointed to the 25th regiment, was succeeded, as colonel of the Highlanders, by Lord John Murray, son of the Duke of Atholl.
- Hillman’s Hyperlinked and Searchable Chambers’ Book of Days, in Sempill's Higlanders (Black Watch).
...14th of May 1745. On that day Lord Sempill's Highland regiment, as it was then termed, was reviewed by General Wade, on Finchley Common. A paper of the day, says:
'The Highlanders made a very hand-some appearance, and went through their exercise and firing with the utmost exactness. The novelty of the sight drew together the greatest concourse of people ever seen on such an occasion.'
...field of Fontenoy. One of Sempill's Highlanders, named Campbell, killed nine Frenchmen with his broadsword, and, while aiming a blow at a tenth, had his arm carried away by a cannon-ball. The Duke of Cumberland nominated him to a lieutenancy on the field; his portrait was engraved; and there was scarcely a village throughout England but had the walls of its cottages decorated with the representation of this warlike Celt. Sempill's regiment, losing its distinctive appellation about the middle of the last century, became the 42nd Highlanders, and as such can boast of laurels gained in every part of the globe where British valour and determination have stemmed and turned the headlong tide of battle.
- Colonel William Macdowall, 1st of Castlesemple, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
Colonel William Macdowall, 1st of Castlesemple was born on 1 March 1678.1 He was the son of William Macdowall, 15th of Garthland and Grissel Beaton.2 He married, firstly, Mary Tovey, daughter of Richard Tovey.1 He married, secondly, Isabella Wallace, daughter of Sir Hugh Wallace.1 He died in 1748.1
He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Briitsh Army, served in St Christopher's, West Indies, where he acquired a considerable plantation.1 In 1727 he purchased the ancient barony of Castlesemple in the parish of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, from 11th Lord Sempill , also other baronies.1
- ↑ Sempill, in Cracroft's Peerage.
- Holsoe, Svend E. Sempill of Saint Croix, Vigin Islands.
Hugh Sempill, 11th Lord - Governor of Barbados in 1746 but did not take office
Provost Marshall Patrick Crawford, of Leeward Islands was the husband of Sarah Sempill and son-in-law to Hugh Sempill, 11th Lord Governor of Barbados.
- Maxwell, Herbert. Official Guide To The Abbey-Church, Palace, and Environs of Holyroodhouse: With A Historical Sketch. (Edinburgh, Scotland: William Blackwood and Sons, 1908)
Page 54.
Francis, 10th Lord Sempill, was interred 4th August 1716, and lies 8 feet from wall of 4th window N.E. end of Chapel, betwist 3rd and 4th Pillars.
John, 11th Lord Sempill, interred on the South side of his brother, 20th January 1727.
Beneath this stone lie the remains of the Honourable Marion Sempill, daughter of Major-General the Right Honourable Hugh, 12th Lord Sempill, and of Sarah Gaskell his wife who died 14th and interred 19th May 1796.
The Honourable Jane Sempill, died 6th, and was buried on the South side of her sister, the above Marion Sempill, the 10th of July 1800.
The Honourable Rebecca Sempill, died 16th, and was buried between the broken pillars in the centre of the Chapel Southward of Her two Sisters, the aforesaid Marion and Jane, on the 21st Sept. 1811.
Hon. Sarah Sempill, daughter of Hugh, fourteenth Lord Sempill, died 1866.
- Hibbert-Ware, Samuel. History of the foundations in Manchester of Christ's College, Chetham's Hospital, and the Free Grammar School. (Manchester: T. Agnew and J. Zanetti, 1828-48)
Vol. 2, Pages 314 to 316.
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