William Falconer, 6th Lord Falconer of Halkerton

William Falconer, 6th Lord of Halkerton (approximately 1712 - October 11, 1776 Groningen) was an English aristocrat.

Falconer was the son of David Falconer, 4th Lord Falconer of Halkerton and Katharine Margaret Keith. As a young man, William Falconer went to Groningen to study.

On August 24, 1735, William Falconer married Rembertina Maria van Iddekinge in Groningen at the Walloon Reformed Church of the Pelstergasthuis. His parents disapproved of the marriage and refused assist him or his family. Falconer remained in Holland for the rest of his life. He and his children become thoroughly Dutch. The family lived in a house on Oosterstraat in Groningen.

Falconer died in Gronigen on October 11, 1776. His wife Rembertina died on October 22, 1779 in Groningen at age 66.

Positions
  • Captain-Lieutenant of the Cavalries (in the regiment of Lintelo)
  • Quarter-Bailiff in the "Meijerie Van ´s-Hertogenbosch"

Titles
  • Lord Halkerton (1762-1776)
  • Earl of Kintore

Children
  • David Falconer, born on 24-08-1735 in Groningen, baptized on 28-08-1735. David died young.
  • Pieter Rembt Falconer. baptized on 23-09-1736. Pieter died on 03-02-1773 at age 36.
  • Bartha Johanna Falconer, baptized on 31-01-1738. Bartha died on 16-01-1809 at age 70.
  • Catharina Margrieta Falconer, baptized on 19-06-1739. Catharina died before 1746 at age 7.
  • Wibbina Sophia Falconer, baptized on 30-09-1740. Wibbina died on 11-05-1803 at age 62. Wibbina married on 22-08-1761 Willem Andreas Baurmeister.
  • Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 7th Lord Falconer of Halkerton.
  • Susanna Helena Wilhelmina Falconer, baptized on 17-07-1744. Susanna died before 1746, at around age 2.
  • Susanna Helena Wilhelmina Falconer, baptized on 18-09-1746 in Groningen. Susanna died on 13-12-1808 at age 62.
  • Catharina Margrieta Falconer, baptized on 21-03-1749.
  • Alexander Falconer.
  • Willem Arnold Falconer, baptized on 29-04-1757. Willem was a Lieutenant in the 15th Regiment of Foot. He was killed on September 11, 1777, at age 20 at the battle of Brandywine in during the American Revolution.
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