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Families covered: Horsbrugh of Horsbrugh

                               
There are many Horsbrughs mentioned in early records but the earliest known proven connection to the later families was ...
Alexander Horsbrugh of that ilk (a 1479)
1. Alexander Horsbrugh of that ilk (a 1526)
  m. Elizabeth Murray (d by 1526)
  A. John Horsbrugh of that ilk (d before 1550)
  m. Christian Rutherford
  i. Alexander Horsbrugh of that ilk (d c1598)
  a. William Horsbrugh of that ilk (a 1600)
  (1) Alexander Horsbrugh of that ilk (d 1625)
  m1. Jane Hay (dau of William Hay, 6th Lord of Yester)
  (A) Alexander Horsbrugh of that ilk (dsp)
  m2. ?? Burnett (dau of William Burnett of Barnes)
  (B) William Horsbrugh of that ilk (d 1690)
  (i) Alexander Horsbrugh of that ilk (d 05.12.1732)
m1. Margaret Tait (dau of George Tait of Pirn)
  (a) William Horsbrugh of Pirn (d unm 1715)
  (b) Janet Horsbrugh of Pirn (d unm 04.112.1732)
  m2. Margaret Mitchelson (dau of John Mitchelson of Middleton)
  (c) John Horsbrugh of that ilk (d 17.07.1774)
  m. Elizabeth Rutherford (dau of Sir John Rutherford of that ilk)
  ((1)) Alexander Horsbrugh of that ilk
  m. (03.04.1778) Violet Turnbull (dau of Thomas Turnbull of Know)
  ((A)) Thomas Horsbrugh of that ilk (d unm)
  ((B)) Alexander Horsbrugh of that ilk (d 28.01.1865)
  m. Helen Hay Maclaren (dau of John Maclaren)
((i)) Alexander Horsbrugh of that ilk (b 1840, dsp)
  ((ii)) John Horsbrugh (b 1845, dsp)
  ((iii)) Agnes Horsbrugh
  m. (1869) Andrew Marshall Porter (Master of the Rolls in Ireland)
  ((a)) Sir A. Horsbrugh-Potter of the Pirn
  ((C)) Mary Horsbrugh (b c1791, d unm 1882)
  ((D)) Violet Horsbrugh (d 1815)
((E)) Susan Horsbrugh
  m. (1806) William Scott, 6th of Raeburn (b 06.07.1773, d 05.04.1855)
  ((F)) Jane Horsbrugh
  m. William Davidson of Muirhouse and Hatton
  ((G)) Charlotte Horsbrugh
  m. (1810) Sir James Forrest of Comiston, Bart.
  (d) David Horsbrugh (dsp 1779)
  (e) Elizabeth Horsbrugh
  m. _ Boston
  (C) John Horsbrugh or possibly one of his younger brothers, founded a branch of the family in Fife
  (D) Walter Horsbrugh
  (E) Andrew Horsbrugh
  (F) Robert Horsbrugh
  (2) William Horsbrugh (a 1608)
  ii. John Horsbrugh (dsp)
  iii. William Horsbrugh in Edderston
  B. Lawrence Horsbrugh (a 1540)
  C. Margaret Horsbrugh

Main source(s): BLG1886 (Horsburgh of Horsbrugh)
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