BARNARD, LADY ANNE (17 50—I 825) , author of the ballad "Auld Robin Gray," the eldest daughter of James Lindsay, 5th earl of Balcarres, married in 1793 Andrew Barnard, who became colonial secretary at the Cape of Good Hope. Thither the Barnards went in March 1797, Lady Anne remaining at the Cape until Jan. 1802. A series of letters written by Lady Anne to Henry Dundas, then secretary for war and the colonies, was published in 1901 under the title South Africa a Century Ago. "Auld Robin Gray" was written by her in 1772 to music by the Rev. William Leeves (1748-1828).