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     Catherine Livingstone was the daughter of George Livingstone.² She married Sir James Home of Blackadder, 6th Bt., son of Sir John Home of Blackadder, 2nd Bt. and Katherine Pringle.¹ She died on 30 August 1788.¹
     She was Deputy-Clerk of Session.¹ Her married name became Home.

     Vice-Admiral Sir George Home of Blackadder, 7th Bt. was the son of Sir James Home of Blackadder, 6th Bt. and Catherine Livingstone.² He married Helen Buchanan, daughter of James Buchanan of Drumpellier and Margaret Hamilton, on 13 September 1785.¹ He died on 2 May 1803.¹
     He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral of the Blue.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Home, of Blackadder, co. Berwick [N.S., 1671] on 28 March 1755.¹

     Helen Buchanan is the daughter of James Buchanan of Drumpellier and Margaret Hamilton.² She married Vice-Admiral Sir George Home of Blackadder, 7th Bt., son of Sir James Home of Blackadder, 6th Bt. and Catherine Livingstone, on 13 September 1785.¹
     From 13 September 1785, her married name became Home.

     Sir James Home of Blackadder, 8th Bt. was born on 17 March 1790.¹ He was the son of Vice-Admiral Sir George Home of Blackadder, 7th Bt. and Helen Buchanan.² He married Anna Stirling, daughter of Andrew Stirling of Drumpellier and Anne Dorothea Stirling, on 12 July 1828.¹ He died on 12 March 1836 at age 45.¹
     He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Home, of Blackadder, co. Berwick [N.S., 1671] on 2 May 1803.¹ He was in the Honourable East India Company Service.¹

     Andrew Stirling of Drumpellier is the son of William Stirling of Drumpelier and Mary Buchanan.² He married Anne Dorothea Stirling, daughter of Captain Sir Walter Stirling of Faskine and Dorothy Willing, on 26 May 1778.²
     He purchased Drumpellier from the representatives of his maternal grandfather Andrew Buchanan and eventually repurchased by David Carrick-Buchanan.² He was recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms as as Stirling of Cadder or of that Ilk, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Court as Stirling of Cadder or of that Ilk in 1818.²

     Anna Stirling was born in 1792.² She was the daughter of Andrew Stirling of Drumpellier and Anne Dorothea Stirling.² She married Sir James Home of Blackadder, 8th Bt., son of Vice-Admiral Sir George Home of Blackadder, 7th Bt. and Helen Buchanan, on 12 July 1828.¹ She died on 8 June 1866.²
     From 12 July 1828, her married name became Home.

     Sir John Home of Blackadder, 9th Bt. was born on 4 August 1829.² He was the son of Sir James Home of Blackadder, 8th Bt. and Anna Stirling.³ He died on 26 March 1849 at age 19 at Gibraltar, unmarried.^2,4 He was buried at Witham's Cemetery, Gibraltar.⁴
     He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Home, of Blackadder, co. Berwick [N.S., 1671] on 12 March 1836.² He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Navy.²

     Sir George Home-Spiers of Blackadder, 10th Bt. was born on 23 September 1832.¹ He was the son of Sir James Home of Blackadder, 8th Bt. and Anna Stirling.² He married Ann Oliphant Spiers, daughter of Robert Cunninghame Graham Spiers and Catherine Anne Grant, on 9 March 1858.¹ He died on 30 July 1887 at age 54.¹
     He was given the name of George Home at birth.² He was a practising Advocate Scottish Bar.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Home, of Blackadder, co. Berwick [N.S., 1671] on 26 March 1849.¹ He was Sheriff-Substitute of Argyllshire.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Stirlingshire.¹ In 1878 his name was legally changed to George Home-Spiers.²

     Ann Oliphant Spiers was born in 1838 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.² She was the daughter of Robert Cunninghame Graham Spiers and Catherine Anne Grant.^3,2 She married Sir George Home-Spiers of Blackadder, 10th Bt., son of Sir James Home of Blackadder, 8th Bt. and Anna Stirling, on 9 March 1858.¹ She died on 26 June 1907.¹
     From 9 March 1858, her married name became Home. From 1878, her married name became Home-Spiers.³

     Sir James Home of Blackadder, 11th Bt. was born on 28 September 1861.¹ He was the son of Sir George Home-Spiers of Blackadder, 10th Bt. and Ann Oliphant Spiers.² He married Amy Eliza Green, daughter of William A. Green, on 30 August 1892.¹ He died on 1 August 1931 at age 69, without issue.¹
     In 1878 his name was legally changed to James Home-Spiers. He fought in the Egyptian Campaign between 1882 and 1885.² He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Home, of Blackadder, co. Berwick [N.S., 1671] on 30 July 1887.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, Black Watch.² He fought in the First World War, in France and Belgium.² He gained the rank of Captain between 1914 and 1916 in the 11th (Service) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1916 in the 9th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders.²