'Durham01'
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Families covered: Durham of Ardownie (Arduie), Durham of Grange
| Because of personal connections, this was one of the first families worked on by PBG, this page being released before 20.09.2002 using Douglas's 'Baronage'. It was redone on 04.08.25 using MacGregor's 'RedBookScot'. Both sources start with ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sir William Durham, 1st of Grange (a 1322) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Michael Durham, 2nd of Grange (a 1397) named by Douglas which shows Michael (2nd), son of Sir William, as father of John (3rd) father of Thomas (4th). MavGrgegor reports that Michael, father of Thomas, "descended" from the above Sir William. | ||||||||||||||
| A. | John or Michael Durham, 3rd of Grange (a 1457) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Durham, 4th of Grange (d 1497) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | John or James Durham, 5th of Grange (d 1510-1) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Alexander Durham, 6th of Grange (d by 1534) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Erskine (dau of John Erskine of Dun) | |||||||||||||||
| Douglas shows Alexander & Janet as parents of William, John & James with no mention of Robert. MacGregor shows as follows. | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Durham, 7th of Grange (a 1544) | ||||||||||||||
| Douglas shows William (7th) as father of William (8th) father of William (9th) brother of James or Ardounie (issue shown) and reports that William (9th) "having sold his estate, we can trace his genealogy no further". MacGgregor continues the line as shown. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Inglis (d 07.1580, dau of Alexander Inglis of Tarvit) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Robert Durham of Grange (d 31.07.1588) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Matilda Baldovie (d 30.09.1598, daughter or sister of Alexander Baldovie of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Durham of Grange (d 21.01.1606) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean (or Johanna) Leslie (d 13.03.1619, dau of Robert Leslie, 1st of Findressie) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Durham of Grange (a 1610) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 27.05.1595 & 15.06.1595) Jean Ouchterlony (b by 1577, d 04.1658, dau of William Ouchterlony of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Durham of Grange (d before 04.03.1676) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 10.1622) Margaret Erskine (dau of John Erskine of Dun by Magdalen Haliburton). | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | William Durham, last of Grange (a 1676) | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. Isobel Durham (dau of James Durham of Pitkerro) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | William Durham (d before 03.08.1711, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| 'The Ouchterlonys of that ilk' (Harald Jan Haraldson, 2022, p190) identifies Margaret, dau of William Durham of Grange by Jean Scot, who may fit here. | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. Jean Scot | |||||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | Margaret Durham (b 04.01.1673, a 1725) possibly fits here | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.01.1694) Peter Ouchterlony of Montrose | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Magdalen Durham | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.10.1650) Sir David Livingston of Whytefield | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Euphame Durham | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (23.05.1663, sp) William Graham, fiar of Duntrune | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (by 1671) John Ogilvy of Lawton | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Marion Durham (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.08.1664) William Tarbet in Dundee | |||||||||||||||
| ((E)) | Grisel Durham | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.09.1674) Henry Thornton, younger of Tulliquandland | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | James Durham of Ardownie (Arduie or Ardounie), Forfarshire (a 1642, d 02.1683) | ||||||||||||||
| 'RedBookScot' (Gordon MacGregor, vol 6 (2024 edition), 'Durham of Ardownie', p133) shows James as father (by Margaret Wood) of William (and Henry) with William, the last of Ardownie, m. Jean, dau of James Scott of Logie but does not continue the line. Douglas shows James, brother of William (9th), m. Isabel Scott (dau of "the baron of Logie") as father of James (m. Margaret, dau of Hercules Scott of Brotherton) and then continues the line. Provisionally, and somewhat speculatively, we combine these as follows. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Wood | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | William Durham, lst of Ardownie (a 1687) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jean Scott (dau of James Scott of Logie) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | James Durham mentioned by Douglas but not by MacGregor | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Scott (dau of Hercules Scott of Brotherton) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | John Durham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabella Smith (dau of Hercules Smith by Phoebe, dau of _ Fullerton of Kynaber) | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Hercules Durham (a 1798, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Knight (dau of John Knight of Jordanston) | |||||||||||||||
| (((1)))+ | issue - John, Janet, Isabella | ||||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | Jean Durham | ||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Henry Durham (a 1683) mentioned by MacGregor but not by Douglas | ||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Patrick Durham (d 24.08.1624, minister of Monifeth) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1614) Janet Clayhills (dau of Andrew Clayhills, miniser of Monifeith) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A))+ | issue - Andrew, Charles, Alexander, Jean, Agnes | ||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Elizabeth Durham | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp?) John Wood of Balbegno | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John Barclay of Johnston | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Alexander Durham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elpeth Nevay (dau of John Nevay of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | John Durham of Dundee, 1st of Pittkerrow (d before 04.01.1539/40) | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Isabel Kyd (dau of _ Kyd of Cragie) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | James Durham of Duntarvie (a 1489) | ||||||||||||||
| (E) | Eupham Durham (d 03.01.1580) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Strachan of Claypotts | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Margaret Durham probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Strachan of Thornton | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elizabeth Durham (d c10.03.1488) posslbiy of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Arbuthnot, 11th of Arbuthnot (d 1470) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'Baronage of Scotland' (Robert Douglas, 1798, 'Durham of Grange', p472+), 'RedBookScot' (Gordon MacGregor, vol 6 (2024 edition), 'Durham of Grange', p127+)
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