'Little01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Little-Gilmour of Craigmillar, Little of Liberton

                               
William Little of Edinburgh
1. Clement Little, 1st of Liberton (d 1557)
  m. Elizabeth Fischar
  A. Clement Little, 2nd of Liberton (d 1580)
  m. Elizabeth Fawside
B. William Little, 3rd of Liberton, Provost of Edinburgh (d 1601)
  m1. ??
  m2. Anne Sharpe (dau of John Sharpe of Houston)
i. William Little, 4th of Liberton (d 1630)
  m1. ??
  m2. Isobel Speir
  a. William Little, 5th of Liberton (d 1661)
  m(1). Katharine Inglis (dau of James Inglis of Cramond)
  (1) William Little, 6th of Liberton (d 1685)
  m. Margaret Craig
(2) Sarah Little
  m. Walter Ranken of Orchardhead, Stirlingshire
  (A) Gabriel Ranken or Rankin of Orchardhead, later Little, 8th of Liberton (d 1737)
  m. Sophia Clerk (dau of Sir John Clerk of Penicuik)
(i) Walter Little, 9th of Liberton (d 1758)
  m. (07.1736) Grizel Little (dau of William Ranken, later Little, 7th of Liberton) @@ below
  (a) William Charles Little, 10th of Liberton, later Little-Gilmour of Craigmillar (d 1797)
  m. (1763) Jean Clerk (dau of Robert Clerk, brother of Sir John, Bart of Penicuik)
  ((1)) Walter Little-Gilmour of Liberton & Craigmillar (b 02.02.1764, d 01.04.1807)
  m. (06.07.1805) 'James' Anne Macdowell of Canonmills
((A)) Walter James Little-Gilmour of Liberton & Craigmillar (b 24.04.1807, d 03.09.1887)
  ((B)) Jane Gilmour (d 26.12.1844)
  m. (13.07.1825) Robert Gordon, 17th of Hallhead, 5th of Esslemont (b 04.11.1790, d 16.08.1828, Major)
  ((2))+ 5 sons and 3 daughters
  (ii)+ 6 other children
  (B) William Ranken, later Little, 7th of Liberton (d 02.1714)
m. Helen Gilmour (dau of Sir Alexander Gilmour of Craigmillar)
  (i) Grizel Little
  m. (07.1736) Walter Little, 9th of Liberton (d 1758) @@ above
  (C) Margaret Ranken probably of this generation
  m. John Sydserff in Dunbar
  (D) Rachel Ranken probably of this generation
  m. Rev. David Brodie of Dalserf
  (i) Sarah Brodie (d 1730)
  m. (1726) Archibald Sydserff (b 1690, d 25.01.1764, minister of Dumbarton)
  Not known by which wife were ...
  b.+ 6 other children
  Not known by which wife were ...
  ii.+ 6 other children

Main source(s): BP1934 (Gilmour) with support from BEB1841 (Gilmour)
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