William Falconer, 6th Lord of Halkerton (c. 1712 – 11 October 1776) was a Scottish peer who was Lord Falconer of Halkerton from 1762 until his death in 1776.
As a young man, William Falconer went to Groningen to study.
Career
Falconer served as Captain-Lieutenant of the Cavalries (in the regiment of Lintelo) and as Quarter-Bailiff in the "Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch."[2]
Personal life
On 24 August 1735, William Falconer married Rembertina Maria van Iddekinge in Groningen at the Walloon Reformed Church of the Pelstergasthuis. A daughter of Burgomaster Pieter Rembt van Iddekinge of Groningen,[1] his parents disapproved of the marriage and refused to support his family. Falconer remained in Holland for the rest of his life with his family becoming thoroughly Dutch. They lived in a house on Oosterstraat in Groningen and were the parents of:[3]
David Falconer (b. 1735), who died young.
Pieter Rembt Falconer (1736–1773), who died unmarried at age 36.
Bartha Johanna Falconer (1738–1809).
Catharina Margrieta Falconer (1739–c. 1746, who died young.
Wibbina Sophia Falconer (1740–1803), who married Willem Andreas Baurmeister in 1761.