On 16 Apr 1884 Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry died at Bowhill. He was buried in Buccleuch Crypt, St Nicholas Church, Dalkeith. His son William Scott 6th Duke Buccleuch 8th Duke Queensberry (age 52) succeeded 6th Duke Buccleuch, 8th Duke Queensberry, 6th Earl Doncaster, 6th Baron Scott of Tynedale. Louisa Jane Hamilton Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury (age 47) by marriage Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensberry.