Marriage
Dallas married, on the 9th of January 1801, at Edinburgh, Janet, only surviving child of George Cockburn Haldane (see Clan Haldane) 18th of Gleneagles (bpt. 15 June 1729; mcrt. 9 May 1766; d. 2 March 1799) by his first wife, Bethia, daughter of Thomas Dundas of Fingask And Carronhall, M.P. for Orkney & Shetland, Burgess of Edinburgh, Deputy Lyon King of Arms and Commissioner of Police (b. abt. 1710; 2nd m. 11 November 1744; d. 10 April 1786), by his wife Lady Janet Maitland (b. 1720; d. 29 December 1805), daughter of the Earl of Lauderdale.
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