kynynmont

Updated: July 15, 2026

There were no life-boats in those days; now the lives of hundreds are annually saved by the noble self-devotion of British sailors. My mother was the daughter of Samuel Charters, Solicitor of the Customs for Scotland, and his wife Christian Murray, of Kynynmont, whose eldest sister married the great grandfather of the present Earl of Minto. My grandmother was exceedingly proud and stately.

Mary Somerville - Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville