'Birnie1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Birnie of Ayr, Birnie (Hamilton) of Broomhill, Hamilton of Dalserf, Hamilton of Millburn

                               
William Birnie of that ilk
The family book identifies William's wife as Margaret, dau of the Laird of Philorth by Margaret, dau of John Abernethie, Lord Saltoun. She m2. Sir John Aitcheson (Say-Master of the Mint). As their eldest son was born 1563, this must be wrong as Fraser04 shows that the laird of Philorth who m. Margaret Abernethy was not born until c1570.
m. Margaret Fraser (of family of Philorth?)
1. William Birnie (b 1563, d 1619, minister in Ayr)
  m. Elizabeth Lindsay (dau of Rev. John Lindsay of Carstairs (son of dau of Carmichael of that ilk & brother of Covingtoun) by Isabel Wilkie of Provensyde)
  A. John Birnie of Ayr (b c1600)
  m. _ Smith (sister of Alderman Smith of Londonderry)
  i. Elizabeth Birnie
  m. John Cruickshanks
  a. John Cruickshanks
  ii. Janet Birnie
  m. James Fisher of Londonderry
  iii. Jean Birnie
  m. James wilsoin of Londonderry
  iv. Margaret Birnie (dsp)
  m. John Ferguson of Castehill, Ayr
B. James Birnie (in Poland)
  m1. _ Auchterlonie
  i. John Birnie (dsp?)
  m2. (sp) Elizabeth Innes
  C. Robert Birnie (b 27.03.1608, d 21.01.1691, minister at Lanark)
m. Christian Melvine (dau of Professor Patrick Melvine (nephew of laird of Raith) by Elizabeth Oliphant (of family of Kelllie))
  i. John Birnie, later of Broomhill (b 17.02.1643, d 17.05.1716)
  The following is partly supported by 'Memoirs of the House of Hamilton' by John Anderson (Supplement, 1827, p431).
  m. (04.02.1668) Jean Hamilton (b 29.02.1652, d 11.12.1716, dau of James Hamilton of Broomhill, Bishop of Galloway, & sister/heir of John of Broomhill)
a. John Birnie of Edinburgh & Broomhill (b 29.12.1674)
  m1. (03.07.1702) Elizabeth Frogg (b c1678, d 02.06.1716, dau of Alexander Frogg of Edinburgh & Rosebank by Bethia, dau of George Dundas of Lantoun, brother of Dundas of Newliston)
  (1) John Birnie (b 24.05.1703, d 13.11.1732)
  m. (sps) Mary Preston (d 01.07.1730, dau of Captain William Preston of Gortoun)
  (2) Jean Birnie (b 10.07.1705, d 20.01.1787)
m. (07.05.1732) Alexander Chancellour of Sheildhill
  (3)+ other issue - Alexander (b 11.06.1708, a 1732), William (b 03.11.1714, d 26.10.1733), Bethia (b 13.10.1706)
  m2. (06.06.1717) Margaret Miln (b c1690, d 23.03.1729, dau of Rev. Alexander Miln of Glasgow (by Ann, dau of James Hamilton, Bishop of Galloway), cousin)
  (6) James Birnie, later Hamilton of Broomhill (b 10.08.1720, d c1796, Captain)
  The following comes from 'HamiltonHistory' (p303).
  m. Margaret Hamilton (sister/heir of Archibald Hamilton of Dalserf)
  partner(s) unknown
  (A) James Hamilton of Millburn (dsp 1796/7)
  (B) Margaret Hamilton of Dalserf (d 11.07.1800)
  m. George Irving (Captain)
  (C) Elizabeth Hamilton of Dalserf & Millburn (d 21.02.1808)
  m. Robert Campbell, later Hamilton (d 1819, Captain)
  (i) Robert Campbell Hamilton of Dalserf & Millburn (dsp 1855)
  (ii) James Campbell Hamilton of Dalserf & Millburn (d 18.02.1869) had issue
  (7) Ann Birnie (b 23.06.1722)
  b. Isobel Birnie (dsp)
m. George Muirhead of Whytcastle or Persielands
  c.+ other issue (dsp) - William, Robert, James, Alexander
  ii. Elizabeth Birnie
  m. Thomas Kirkcaldie (minister at Carnwath then Dalserf, brother of (Sir John) Bart of Grange)
  a. Thomas Kirkcaldie in London (d unm)
  b. Elizabeth Kirkcaldie
  m. Thomas Alston of Athelwood
  c. Jean Kirkcaldie
  m. Alexander Fikndlater (minister at Hamilton)
  iii. Janet Birnie
  m. (08.12.1668) John Irvine of Saphock (minister at Kilmacolm then Petercoulter)
  D. Elizabeth Birnie
  m. _ Steinsion (physician in Ayr)
  E. Margaret Birnie
  m. Hew Harper (brother of Sir John of Cambrynethen)
  i. John Harper of Hartwoodhill
  m. _ Inglis of Muridestoil
  a. John Harper of Hartwoodhill
  b. Bethia Harper
  m. Robert Houston of Glasgow then London (chirurgeon)
  ii. Jean Harper
  m. Archibald Barnes
  a. Margaret Barnes
  m. John Bailie of Woodsyde
  iii. Margaret Harper
  m. Robert Innes
  a. Jean Innes
  m1. Robert Chambers ("a son of Gogar's")
  (1) Margaret Chambers
  m. James Gordon (brother of General Gordon of Auchintoul)
  m2. Robert Sanders of Edinburgh
2.+ other issue

Main source(s): 'Account of the Families of Birnie and Hamilton of Broomhill' by John Birnie (1838)
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