- 1832-1860: 5th Hall Baronet of Dunglass
- Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)
Sir John Hall, 5th Bt. was born 16 September 1787 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom to James Hall (1761-1832) and Helen Hamilton Douglas (1762-1837) and died 2 April 1860 Dunglass Castle, Dunglass, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Julia Walker (1798-1874) 23 January 1823 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Biography
Sir John Hall of Dunglass, 5th Bt. was born on 16 September 1787.2 He was the son of Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Bt. and Lady Helen Hamilton Douglas.2 He married Julia Walker, daughter of James Walker, on 28 January 1823.2 He died on 2 April 1860 at age 72.2
He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Hall, of Dunglass [N.S., 1687] on 23 June 1832.2 He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)2
Hall baronets, of Dunglass (1687)

Dunglass Castle c.1920 - rebuilt following the explosion of the Rough Wooing.
The Hall Baronetcy of Dunglass (in East Lothian formerly Haddingtonshire until 1975), was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 8 October 1687 for John Hall.
Dunglass Castle, East Lothian was built by the Pepdies of Dunglass in the 14th century. The original castle was destroyed in an explosion in 1640, and in 1687, John Hall (1650-1710) (1st Baronet) acquired and rebuilt this estate which would remain in the family for 232 years, when it was sold by Sir John Richard Hall, 9th Baronet in the year 1918.
- See also Hall in East Lothian.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
James Hall (1824-1876) | 17 February 1824 Dunglass Castle, Dunglass, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom | 7 May 1876 | |
Anna Jane Hall (1826-1835) | |||
Douglas Basil Hall (1828-1860) | |||
Charles Thomas Hall (1830-) | |||
Basil Francis Hall (1832-1909) | 1 June 1832 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom | 13 June 1909 | Adelaide Catherine Elliot (1840-1926) |
Henry John Hall (1835-1913) | 1 September 1835 Scotland, United Kingdom | 25 March 1913 | |
Julian Hamilton Hall (1837-1911) | 17 January 1837 Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom | 15 August 1911 Greater London, England, United Kingdom | Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa Fremantle (1838-1906) |
Douglas Hall (1839-) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Isabella Hall (1729-1804) | |||
John Hall (1787-1860) | 16 September 1787 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom | 2 April 1860 Dunglass Castle, Dunglass, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom | Julia Walker (1798-1874) |
Basil Hall (1788-1844) | 31 December 1788 Dunglass Castle, Dunglass, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom | 11 September 1844 Royal Hospital Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | Margaret Congalton Hunter (1790-1876) |
William Hall (1790-) | |||
Helen Hall (1791-1817) | |||
Magdalene Hall (1793-1822) | |||
Elizabeth Primrose Hall (1797-1873) | |||
Alexander Hall (1797-) | |||
Catharine Mary Hall (1799-1872) | |||
James Hall (1800-) | |||
Frances Hall (1801-1829) |
Residences
See Also
- John Hall
- Hall family
- Hall baronets
- Hall in East Lothian
- Sir John Hall of Dunglass, 5th Bt. at thePeerage
- Source: Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. BP2003 volume 2, page 917
- Sir John Hall of Dunglass, 5th Baronet, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-John-Hall-of-Dunglass-5th-Baronet/6000000019151611454, retrieved 01 May 2023
Succession Charts =
Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
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Preceded by James Hall (1761-1832) |
Baronet (of Dunglass) 1832–1860 |
Succeeded by James Hall (1824-1876) |
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