bˈɔːɹn fɹˈænsɪs wˈɪljəm ɡɹˈænt ˌɔn sˈɪks mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, hiː wʌzðə sˈɛkənd sˈʌn ʌv sˌɜː dʒˈeɪmz ɡɹˈænt, ˈeɪtθ bˈæɹənˌɛt, ænd hɪz wˈaɪf dʒˈeɪn dˈʌf.
Born Francis William Grant on 6 March 1778, he was the second son of Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet, and his wife Jane Duff.