William Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk

William Hopetoun Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk (16 October 1794 – 1878) was a Scottish peer and planter. Born to William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk and Mary Ricketts, he owned several slave plantations in the British colony of Jamaica. He died on 5 December 1878 at age of 84. Lord Northesk married Georgiana Maria Elliot, daughter of Admiral Sir George Elliot and Eliza Cecilia Ness, on 14 February 1843 and had two children:

Margaret Mary Adeliza Carnegie (d. 27 September 1871)
Lt.-Col. George John Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk (1 December 1843–9 September 1891)

Northesk was associated with "T71/871 and T71/1378 Special Awards in Trust Westmoreland claim no. 232A & B", he owned 200 slaves in Jamaica and received a £3,529 payment at the time (worth £356,306 in 2024^[1]).^[2]

Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by William Carnegie	Earl of Northesk 1831–1871	Succeeded by George Carnegie

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^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ "William Hopetoun Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk". University College London. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[inflation-UK-1] UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[2] "William Hopetoun Carnegie, 8th Earl of Northesk". University College London. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

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