ALEXANDER MUNDELL (1768-1837)
Solicitor
Apart from the information about Alexander being
legal advisor to the House of Peers and Sir Walter Scott,
I have the following information from the back of an oil painting. The
Cameron-Smith papers do give the information about Alexander Mundell and his
children, but this expands that information and details.
Transcript of Inscription on back of old oil painting by Maria Mundell
(original transcript in Annie Camilla Aitchison's handwriting is held by Helen
Mound)
"This picture is of Alexander Mundell, husband of Susanna Champneys.
The only surviving son of his family who came to this country (England) from
Normandy with William I. He had seven sons but near a grandson of his
name to carry it on, and six daughters. Exceptance one all lived to Mans
Estate. Tinwald near Dumfries was the Estate. He was born 3rd Feb
1768 and died March 19 1837. Susanna Champneys, 2nd daughter of Bradmill,
Herts, of the family of Champneys of Orchardley, Somersetshire, married to
Alex. Mundell sole surviving representative of the ancient family of Magnaville
and Knight of St John of Jerusalem, buried in the Temple Church, London.
She was born 19 October 1777 married 1797 and died August 15 1846. Mother
of thirteen children ("Above my Mother's Father and Mother",
…A.C. Adcock)
William Adam 5th Son of Alex and Susanna Mundell,
born at the Manor House, Leatherhead 29 Sept 1815. Became Barrister and
Queens Council died in his own house Buckingham Palace Road 15 July 1875.
Hugh Jervis 7th son, born 28 Nov 1818 died of fever August 26 1839 at
Hoshangabad Central Provinces, India and was buried there by his Brother
Officers and a stone erected. Maria MacKenzie Mundell 6th Daughter born
19 June 1812 died Feb 19 1894 the only one left of the 13 children. She
was buried in her Father's grave at All Saints Churchyard, Fulham. On the
back of the stone she had all her Brothers and Sisters names inscribed.
Beatrice Haig Mundell 3rd Daughter of Alex and Susanna Mundell married Capt
Forbes McNeill Brother of Lord Colonsay. Catherine Jane Mundell 2nd
Daughter married Sir John Jervis, late Lord Chief Justice and Chief Justice of
Common Places born 18th May 1801 died August 1862."
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Camilla Windus Aitchison 1862 |
Camilla Windus Aitchison 1863 |
William Adam Mundell |
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The full list of their 13 children reads: 1. Robert Champneys 2. Annie Augusta 3. Isabella Susanna 4. Beatrice Haig 5. John Joseph 6. Camilla Windus 7. Walter Garcia 8. Lenox Alexander 9. Maria MacKenzie 10. William Adam QC 11. Thomas 12. Hugh Innes 13. Catherine Jane |
Camilla Windus MUNDELL married George
AITCHISON, the owner of many sailing ships and Chairman of a shipping company
in Leith and London. He was also the son of a wealthy Edinburgh merchant
with extensive lands in Musselburgh and Wallyford. He was the father of A.C.
Adcock.
They had three daughters and two sons: Alexina (who married James Bamford
FLUDE wine merchant), Jane (who married RA painter W Wyllie), Annie Camilla
(who married Frank ADCOCK (legal representative in Swaziland), William Mundell
(who was a Lieutenant) and John Robert (who worked for the East India Company
in London) married his MUNDELL cousin Eve Marie daughter of William Adam QC.
Alexander MUNDELL's second daughter Annie Augusta, married into the famous
pianoforte manufacturers: the BROADWOOD family.
Helen Mound would be pleased to hear
from anyone with any information about descendants of the above.
Prepared by Bob Dalrymple, PO Box 122, Dapto, NSW Australia 2350
eMail: bob@relativelyyours.com