On Monday 30 January 1893, John married at
St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge Lady Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman (20 January 1872 – 7 August 1954), daughter of
George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford, and
Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley, daughter of
Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough. They had eight children: • Lady Margaret Ida Montagu Douglas Scott (13 November 1893 – 17 December 1976); she married Admiral Sir
Geoffrey Alan Brooke Hawkins (13 July 1895 – 5 October 1980) on 16 February 1926, had three children. •
Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch (30 December 1894 – 4 October 1973); he married
Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles on 21 April 1921, had three children. •
Lord William Walter Montagu Douglas Scott (17 January 1896 – 30 January 1958); he married Lady Rachel Douglas-Home (daughter of
Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home and sister of future Prime Minister
Sir Alec Douglas-Home) on 27 April 1937, had five children. • Lady Sybil Anne Montagu Douglas Scott (14 July 1899 – 1 November 1990); she married Charles Phipps on 14 May 1919, had four children. •
Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott (25 December 1901 – 29 October 2004); she married
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, on 6 November 1935, had two sons (
Prince William of Gloucester and
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester). • Lady Mary Theresa Montagu Douglas Scott (4 March 1904 – 1 June 1984); she married
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, on 10 January 1929 and they were divorced in 1946), had four children. • Lady Angela Christine Rose Montagu Douglas Scott (26 December 1906 – 28 September 2000); she married Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Dawnay on 28 April 1936, had two children. • Lord George Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott (8 July 1911 – 8 June 1999); he married Mary Bishop on 16 December 1938, had three children, including
Charmian Rachel Montagu Douglas Scott Death Buccleuch died from cancer at
Bowhill House, Selkirkshire, Borders, Scotland, on 19 October 1935, aged 71, less than a month before his daughter
Alice married
Prince Henry, the third son of
King George V and
Queen Mary. The marriage was to take place at
Westminster Abbey, but given the circumstances coupled with the king’s ill health, the event was scaled back and the venue changed to
Buckingham Palace. Buccleuch was buried on 22 October in the family crypt of the Buccleuch Memorial Chapel in St. Mary's
Episcopal Church,
Dalkeith, Midlothian. The church is located on Dalkeith's High Street, at the entrance to Dalkeith Country Park. Buccleuch was succeeded by his son
Walter. ==Titles, honours and awards==