'Blackadder1'
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Families covered: Blackader of Blackader, Blackadder of Tulliallan
| There are conflicting stories of the origins of this family. Some web sites assume descents from people of similar name from the 13th century, apparently with little or no justification. According to www.electricscotland.com, the family name means Blackwater, with adder coming "from the Cambro-British awedur, signifying 'a running water'." That web site, which is generally reliable, suggests that the family took its name from "the stream of that name in the Merse division of Berwickshire" having defended the area "towards the middle of the fifteenth century ... against the incursions of the English" and in reward been granted land by King James II. However, that electricscotland site loses some credibility by suggesting that the Sir Patrick who married the heiress of Tulliallan was son of Andrew (and brother of the Sir Robert whose daughters were forcibly married to Homes, with Andrew being shown as son of Cuthbert who was granted land by James II) rather than son of a Sir Robert of that ilk, which is widely supported. The uncertainty this causes means that the first few generations shown below should be viewed with some caution. | |||||||||||||||
| John de Blackader of that ilk | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert Blackader of that ilk | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion | |||||||||||||||
| A. | ?? Blackader of Blackader, Berwickshire | ||||||||||||||
| Possibly the Cuthbert shown by electricscotland.com as killed at Bosworth (1485), fighting for Henry Tudor (later Henry VII), father of ... | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Andrew Blackader of Blackader | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Johnstone (dau of ?? Johnston of Johnston) named Elizabeth by some web sites | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Blackader of Blackader (d Flodden 1513) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1511) Alison Douglas (dau of George Douglas, Master of Angus, sister of Archibald, Earl of Angus) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Beatrix Blackadder | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1518!) John Home of Blackadder | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Margaret Blackadder | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Home | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - 3 sons (d Bosworth 1485), Robert (prior of Coldingham), Patrick (dean of Dunblane), William (in England) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Sir Patrick Blackadder of Tulliallan, Perthshire (d 1507) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Edmonstone (dau of Sir James Edmonstone of Ednam, Tulliallan, etc) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir John Blackadder of Tulliallan (d 03.1530/1) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Stewart (sister of Robert Stewart) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Blackadder of Tulliallan (a 1578, d by 1585) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1544) Margaret Halkerston | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Blackadder of Tulliallan (a 1605 or d by 1602?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 22.10.1561) Alice Bruce (dau of ?? Bruce of Clackmannan) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Blackadder of Tulliallan (d 1610) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Bruce (probably dau of Archibald Bruce of Powfoulis (Batfoulis or Batfouls)) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir John Blackadder of Tulliallan, 1st Bart (b 1596, a 1666, d before 1675) | ||||||||||||||
| electricscotland.com suggests that Sir John "died in America about 1651" and names his wife as Elizabeth Graham, dau of John, 6th Earl of Menteith. TCB, supported by the Graham records, identify her as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Graham (dau of John Graham, Earl of Menteith, by Mary Campbell) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | James Blackader (d(vp?) before 1675), de jure 2nd Bart | ||||||||||||||
| TCB reports that neither James nor his son Archibald ever assumed the title. | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Archibald Blackader in Cadiz (a 1676) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Marriot Blackadder possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Laurence Oliphant, 2nd of Condie | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Marian Blackadder possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Oliphant, 1st of Rossie Hill (younger brother of Laurence) | |||||||||||||||
| partner unknown | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Patrick Blackader | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Blackader | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Blackader in Edinburgh (tailor) | ||||||||||||||
| TCB reports that John was served heir to the 1st Baronet in 1734 and assumed the baronetcy but "his pedigree was disproved, and on 8 Jan. 1737 he was sentenced to have his ear nailed to the post for perjury." | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Christian Blackadder (a 1582) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (by 24.11.1572) Alexander Hamilton, younger of Pardovan & Humbie (dvp 09.1582) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | daughter possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Methven (d after 1502) | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Patrick (parson of Tulliallan), William (Captain d 24.06.1567), Roland (subdean of Glasgow) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Janet Blackadder probably of this generation | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Sir David Bruce, 7th of Clackmannan (a 1556) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - Patrick (archdeacon of Glasgow), Andrew (abbot of Dundrennan) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Robert Blackader, Archbishop of Glasgow (d 15.07.1508) | ||||||||||||||
| 'Fife (P&H)' reports that, whilst some sources suggest that Robert was son of Patrick & Elizabeth Edmonstone, Patrick is in a charter "distinctly designated the brother-german of the Archbishop". | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): www.electricscotland.com (here), 'Fife (P&H)' (vol 2, p266+) with input from TCB (vol 2, 'Blackader or Blaccader of Tulliallan', p315+)
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