'Wardlaw01'
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Families covered: Wardlaw of Balmule, Wardlaw of Torrie, Wardlaw of Wilton
| 'Fife (P&H' (vol 2, p90) reports that "The Wardlaws are said to have descended from one of the Anglo-Saxon nobles who fled to Scotland in the time of Malcom Caenmhor" (who r. 1058-1093) and "According to a genealogical account of his family made by Cardinal Wardlaw, they had come from Saxony to England in the sixth century, and remained there till 1066." 'Fife (P&H' (vol 2, p247) reports that that account "was preserved in the Royal Library of France until the Revolution of 1789". | |||||||||||||||
| Henry de Wardlaw, 1st of Wilton (a 1306) | |||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Stewart (possibly dau of Sir James Stewart of Durrisdeer) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Henry de Wardlaw, 2nd of Wilton (a 1365) | ||||||||||||||
| m. dau of Halkett of Pittfirrane | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir William Wardlaw, 3rd of Wilton (a 1398) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret de Wardlaw | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Andrew Wardlaw, 4th of Wilton, 1st of Torrie (a 1417) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian de Valoniis (dau of Sir James de Valoniis of Torrie) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Henry Wardlaw, 5th of Wilton, 2nd of Torrie (a 1434) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Lander | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Henry Wardlaw, 6th of Wilton and of Torrie (a 1458) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Oliphant (dau of Sir John Oliphant of Aberdalgie) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Henry Wardlaw, 7th of Wilton and of Torrie | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1473) Margaret Lindsay (dau of Sir John Lindsay, 1st Lord of the Byres) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Wardlaw of Torrie (a 1513) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Bethune (b c1504, dau of John Bethune, 6th of Balfour) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Henry Wardlaw of Torrie | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1551) Alison Home (dau of Alexander Home, 3rd Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| Henry and Alison are known to have had issue. Presumably their son was ... | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Sir Andrew Wardlaw of Torrie | ||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Elizabeth Wardlaw | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 23.06.1583) Sir James Scott of Balwearie (d 1606) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Janet Wardlaw probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Robert Bruce, 9th of Clackmannan | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | son | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Nicholas Wardlaw | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Cuthbert Wardlaw of Balmule (b 1539) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1561) Katherine Dalgleish (d 18.02.1621, of Dunnygask) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Nicol Wardlaw of West Lucar (d before 01.07.1645) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Dewar (dau of John Dewar of Foulford) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Hutton | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Sir Henry Wardlaw, 1st Bart of Pitreavie and Balmule (d 05.04.1637) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Wilson | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Robert Wardlaw (b 23.03.1567-8, d 04.12.1618) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (before 20.12.1600) Katherine Dalgleish (dau of Robert Dalgleish of Tunnygask) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Marion Law | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Thomas Wardlaw of Logie (b 04.09.1569, Provost of Dunfermline) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.07.1601) dau of Thomas Alison | |||||||||||||||
| ((E)) | John Wardlaw (a 01.10.1618) | ||||||||||||||
| ((F)) | Catherine Wardlaw | ||||||||||||||
| ((G)) | daughter possibly Catherine ?? | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 03.03.1681) Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Bart of Evelick (bpt 26.02.1660, a 1709) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Helen Wardlaw | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. (07.03.1536) Sir John Makgill (d 1553, Provost of Edinburgh) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Janet Wardlaw possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 19.01.1502) Lucas Bruce, 2nd of Cultmalundy (d 05.1529) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Isabella Wardlaw possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1487) George Durie 'of that ilk' of Balcurrogol | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Isobel Wardlaw | -- | |||||||||||||
| m1. (14.07.1475) Sir Laurence Mercer of Aldie (d 1501) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1504) patrick Mercer of Inchbrakie | |||||||||||||||
| b. | daughter possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Melvill of Carnbee (d before 1437) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | son | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Henry Wardlaw, Bishop of St. Andrews, Cardinal founded St. Andrew's University in 1411 | ||||||||||||||
| D. | daughter | -- | |||||||||||||
| m. Sir John de Carmychell (a 1374, d before 28.05.1417) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Walter Wardlaw, Cardinal (b c1317, a 1381) Scotland's first Cardinal | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1952 (Wardlaw-Ramsay, formerly of Whitehill), BP1934 (Wardlaw, Bart of Pitreavie), 'Fife (P&H)' (vol 2, pp90 & 247)
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