'Clerk01'
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Families covered: Clerk-Rattray of Craighall-Rattray, Clerk of Listonshiels, Clerk of Penicuik, Clerk of Spittal, Clerk of Westholme
| John Clerk of Kilhuntley | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Clerk in Montrose (d 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | John Clerk of Penicuick or Penicuik (b 22.12.1611, d 1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.06.1647) Mary Gray (bpt 02.04.1630, d before 27.02.1668, dau of Sir William Gray of Pittendrum) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir John Clerk, 1st Bart of Penicuik (d 1722) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1674) Elizabeth Henderson (dau of Henry Henderson of Elrington) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir John Clerk, 2nd Bart of Penicuik (b 08.11.1676, d 04.10.1755) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (23.02/06.03.1701) Margaret Stewart (d 21/6.12.1701, dau of Alexander Stewart, 3rd Earl of Galloway) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Clerk (dvp unm 1722) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (15.11.1709) Janet Inglis (d 29.01.1760, dau of Sir James Inglis, Bart of Cramond) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Sir James Clerk, 3rd Bart of Penicuik (dsp 06.02.1782) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Cleghorn (dau of Rev. John Cleghorn of Wemyss) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Sir George Clerk, 4th Bart of Penicuik (d 29.01.1784) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothea Clerk-Maxwell (d 28.12.1793, dau of William Clerk-Maxwell) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir John Clerk, 5th Bart of Penicuik (dsp 1798) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rosemary Dacre-Appleby (dau of Joseph Dacre-Appleby of Kirklington by Catherine, dau of Bishop Sir George Fleming) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | James Clerk (d 1793, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.10.1786) Janet Irving (dau of George Irving of Newton) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir George Clerk, 6th Bart of Penicuik (b 1787, d 23.12.1867) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.08.1810) Maria Law (d 07.09.1866, dau of Ewan Law of Horsted Place by Henrietta Sarah Markham, dau of William, Archbishop of York) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | John Clerk, later Clerk-Maxwell 'of Nether Corsock' of Middlebie (b 1790, d 03.04.1856) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1826) Frances Cay (d 06.12.1839, dau of Robert Cay of Charlton) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | James Clerk-Maxwell of Middlebie (b 13.06.1831, dsp 05.11.1879, professor) | ||||||||||||||
| James was the famous theoretical physicist & mathematician who developed the theory of electromagnetism. He is considered by some to have been one of the most influential scientists of all time. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (02.06.1858) Katherine Mary Dewar (dau of Rev. Daniel Dewar) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Isabella Clerk (d 02.11.1865) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.10.1813) James Wedderburn (d 07.11.1822, Solicitor General) | |||||||||||||||
| One of their sons inherited Middlebie and assumed the name Wedderburn-Maxwell. | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue - George (d unm), William, Robert, 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Christian Clerk | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Seton | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Janet Clerk (b 10.08.1727, d 24.01.1784) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.04.1750) James Carmichael of Hailes (dsp 12.01.1781) | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | daughter probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Smollett of Bonhill (dsp 1776) | |||||||||||||||
| (7)+ | 5 sons and 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| b. | William Clerk, later Clerk-Maxwell identified in BLG1952 ('Wedderburn-Maxwell of Middlebie') as the 3rd son | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Maxwell (dau of John Maxwell of Middlebie) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Dorothea Clerk-Maxwell (d 28.12.1793) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Clerk, later 4th Bart of Penicuik (d 29.01.1784) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | 1 son and 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Christian Kirkpatrick (dau of Rev. James Kirkpatrick (Kilpatrick)) | |||||||||||||||
| g.+ | 4 sons and 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| Probably of the above sons/daughters, being brother/sister of Sir John, but of which marriage is unknown, were ... | |||||||||||||||
| * | Robert Clerk | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Jean Clerk | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1763) William Charles Little of Liberton, later Little-Gilmour of Craigmillar (d 1797) | |||||||||||||||
| * | Margaret Clerk | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Aikman of Cairny | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Robert Clerk (b 1664, d 1720, 5th/youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLG1937 (Clerke late of Westholme) with input from BLG1952 (Rattray of Craighall-Rattray), Commoners (vol 3, Clerk-Rattray of Craighall Rattray). | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Brown (dau of Hugh Brown of Colston) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Clerk of Listonshiels & Spittal (b 11.09.1689, d 1757, President of the Royal College of Physicians) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 27.10.1720) Margaret Rattray (b 22.06.1702, d 23.05.1744, dau of Bishop Thomas Rattray of Craighall-Rattray) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Clerk of Listonshiels & Spittal (b 07.05.1722, d 1769) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.12.1757) Sarah Russell (d 1763, dau of James Russell of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Clerk, last of Listonshiels, later Clerk-Lee of Bromont in Charles Co. USA (b 25.10.1758, d 1815) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Lee (dau of Philip Thomas Lee, cousin of Genry Harry Lee) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | 6 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | John Lee of Worthy, Hampshire (b 27.12.1759, d 10.1842) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.11.1794) Anne Mildmay (d 1820, dau/coheir of Carew Mildmay of Shawford & Mildmay Park) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | 3 sons and 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Thomas Clerk of Westholme (b 14.03.1761, d 03.01.1817, Major) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.09.1796) Dorothy Taylor (d 17.05.18*4)dau of John Taylor of Townhead, widow of Jeremiah Adderton) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Robert Clerk of Westholme (b 06.08.1798, d 05.04.1873, 2nd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.02.1817) Henrietta Frances Williams (d 07.10.1865, dau of Robert Williams) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Frederick Joseph Clerk (b 24.10.1805, dsp 20.12.1873, Colonel, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.06.1859) Joanne Hamilton (d 17.05.1899, dau of Alexander West Hamilton of Pinmore, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | David Malcolm Clerk (b 18.12.1808, prebendary of Worminster) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (07.08.1832) Stuart Sheppard (d 31.12.1877, dau of George Sheppard of Frome) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (05.06.1879) Henrietta Claypon Walsh (d 02.1925, dau of Rev. H.J. Arnold Walsh) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Edward George Clerk of Clerkness, New South Wales, Australia (b 30.03.1813, d 03.02.1876) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.05.1855) Eliza Alicia Taylor (dau of Col. John Bladen Taylor by Rachel, dau of Sir William Dunkin, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Eleanor Clerk (d 30.01.1885) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.05.1819) Henry Watson Barnard (d 09.07.1855, vicar of St. Cuthbert's, Canon of Wells) | |||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Maria Clerk (d 10.12.1868) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.08.1832) William Clerk (son of Robert) @@ just below | |||||||||||||||
| (vii)+ | other issue (d unm) - Thomas (b 16.06.1797, d 26.11.1817), Henry (b 17.08.1803, d 21.04.1838), Dora (d 05.10.1874), Emma (d 07.04.1875) | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | Robert Clerk (b 07.05.1763, d 25.07.1815, Chairman of H.E.I.C.S.) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.01.1789) Anne Taylor (b 24.02.1833, dau of James Taylor of the Paragon) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Clerk | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.08.1832) Maria Clerk (dau of Thomas Clerk) @@ just above | |||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | 2 sons and 5 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (E) | Anne Russell Clerk (b 20.04.1762, dsp 05.02.1829) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Hoar of Twyford Lodge | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | David Clerk (b 27.10.1724, d 10.05.1768, physician in Edinburgh, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.05.1761) Helen Duff (d 26.01.1812, dau/heir of James Duff of Craigston) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | James Clerk, later Clerk-Rattray of Craighall Rattray (b 03.11.1763, d 29.08.1831, Baron of the Exchequer) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.01.1791) Jane Duff (d 09.07.1839, dau of Admiral Robert Duff of Logie & Fetteresso by Lady Helen Duff) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | David Kennedy Clerk-Rattray (b 26.02.1792, dvp 14.02.1807, RN) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Robert Clerk-Rattray of Craighall Rattray (b 21.12.1795, d 27.10.1851) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.02.1824) Christina Richardson (d 1882, dau of James Richardson of Pitfour, sister of Sir John, 13th Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Jane Clerk-Rattray (b 08.08.1794, dsp 10.11.1872) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.02.1844) William Waring Hay-Newton of Newton (d 15.05.1860, son of William) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Robert Clerk | ||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - Robert (Colonel), Hugh (d unm), Duncan, Margaret (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | 2 sons and 1 daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Agnes Carstairs (dau of William Carstairs of Kilconquhar) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Helen Clerk | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1727) Henry Strachary (Strachey) of Sutton Court | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | 2 sons and 1 daughter | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Helen Clerk (dsp bur 11.01.1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.03.1677) Colin Mackenzie | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Catherine Clerk | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1680) Sir David Forbes of Newhall (b 11.04.1649) | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Sophia Clerk possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gabriel Ranken or Rankin of Orchardhead, later Little, 8th of Liberton (d 1737) | |||||||||||||||
| vi.+ | 3 sons and 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 (Clerk) with input as reported above
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