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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Dumfriesshire => Topic started by: islaymcc on Wednesday 14 March 12 07:29 GMT (UK)
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Hi,
I,m looking for any info on a Graham who supposedly was Laird at castlemilk in the 1700s.
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What do you know already?
Jamjar
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Hi
Hugh MacDiarmid the scottish poet (Christopher Murry Grieve)Says in one of his books.That his mothers gr gr grandfather had been laird of Castlemilk, His Mother was a Graham.And her father is my great grandfather.I have traced my tree back to 1813 to Andrew Graham, bastard son Of David Graham,But cant find any more.So this May be a new lead for me?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmunnock
Jamjar
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmunnock
Jamjar
Is that not a reference to Castlemilk in Glasgow.(also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlemilk ) I'm wondering if islaymcc might be thinking of Castlemilk which lies just south of Lockerbie and north of Elcclefechan - http://www.explorebritain.info/locality-dumfries-and-galloway-castlemilk-ny1577
This links to the Buchanan-Jardine family:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchanan-Jardine_Baronets
I've not found a ref to the Grahams of Castlemilk or Castle milk so far
gnu
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Hi ,
Im thinking it maybe from his mothers side,she was a carruthers.
Yes and Castlemilk Lockerbie
thanks for your help
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The Lairds of Castlemilk, Glasgow, were Stewarts.
Skoosh.
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Hi Thanks
Castlemilk, Dumfries-shire is where my intrest is.
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After a bit more searching ~
Mentioned here:
http://www.old-kirkcudbright.net/landowners/mckerlie.asp
If you do a Find 'Castlemi', you'll get to a ref of it being owned by the Lidderdale family (about half way down the page) in the 18th century - much before the Jardines
The current house is a Grade A listed building built in 1865 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-16888-castlemilk-st-mungo
More on the Jardines, where to stay, vets, etc. but, again, nothing so far on Grahams or Carruthers.
gnu
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The National Archives of Scotland http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/ have docs which refers to Maxwell of Castlemilk in 17C but no ref to Graham or Carruthers with the search term
You could have a look yourself as there are quite a lot of docs returned from the search.
gnu
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Have you got a list of the surnames of all of Elizabeth Graham's great great grandfathers - there would be a few more than just Graham and Carruthers (female lines as well) and it would save me reconstructing her tree to find them all :-X
gnu
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I've looked at some available trees and at Elizabeth's great grandparents' level, I have: Graham, Young, Dixon, Carruthers, Byers, Johnston but can't get back any further without a lot of work. Given there is at least one other illegitmate line, it could be that this one links to the Jardines or Lidderdales :-\
gnu
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Hi, Thanks for your efforts,It was just a small glimmer of hope ,with my Graham tree.