James Livingston, first Earl of Newburgh

Sir James and Lady Livingston , royalist parents of the baby Elizabeth Livingston (later Delaval) , left her father's estate at Bagshot in Surrey and fled from England to establish themselves at The Hague.

Elizabeth's father. Sir James Livingston or Livingstone , a Scots baronet's son, was created first Earl of Newburgh at the Restoration for his political services to the crown. After his wife's death and his return...