Tweedie Genealogy Archive: Family Trees: DJ.1751

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Family Trees

David Tweedie (c1720 - c1790) in Broughton Mains, Peeblesshire
David Tweedie (DJ.1751) of Broughton Mains, Peebleshire. Note: Broughton Mains is marked of map of 1775 as being between Ratchill and Broughton Place and no trace exists now. David born c1720. Married Janet Burn the daughter of Richard of Knock in the parish of Skirling. She died 1797 aged 67 years. He died c1790. They had issue -

Richard Tweedie (RH.1783) Born 1752 at Ladyside, Midlothian. Married Helen Eckford the daughter of William of Kelphope, Heartside, Berwickshire at Borthwick, Midlothian in 1783. She died ... He died 1842 at Ladyside. They had issue;
1. Janet Tweedie (TJ.1821) Born 1783. Married Thomas Howden at Dalkeith/Crichton, Midlothian in 1821.
2. William Tweedie (WI.1832) Born 1785 at Ladyside, Midlothian. Married Isabella Tod the daughter of William of Netherhorsburgh at Stow, Midlothian (and Innerleithen, Peebles) in 1832. He died in 1861. They had issue;
  1. Richard Tweedie (RS.1869) Born 1834. Married Sarah Wilson Watson the daughter of James at Culter, Lanarkshire in 1869. He died in 1882. They had issue;
    1. Jeannie Wilson Tweedie () Born 1870 at Stow, Midlothian. She died aged five months.
    2. Isabella Tod Tweedie () Born 1872 at Stow Midlothian.
    3. William Tweedie () Born 1874 at Stow, Midlothian and died the same year.
    4. James Watson Tweedie () Born 1875.
    5. Helen Eckford Tweedie () Born 1877.
    6. Sarah Jane Tweedie () Born 1879.
    7. Richard Tweedie () Born 1882.
  2. William Tweedie () Born 1835 and died aged three years.
  3. David Tweedie () of Nether Howden, Berwickshire. Born 1837.
  4. Annie Jessie Tweedie (JA.1867) Born 1838. Married John Wilkie Weddell in 1867. They had issue of two sons and two daughters. (MFT gives details)
  5. Helen Eckford Tweedie () Of Nether Howden, Born 1840.
3. Marion Tweedie (DM.1829) Born 1788 at Ladyside, Midlothian. Married David Hogg at Stow/Dalkeith, Midlothian in 1829. They had no issue.
4. Margaret Tweedie (xM.1810a) Born 1790 at Ladyside, Midlothian and died 1873.
5. David Tweedie () Born 1791 at Ladyside, Midlothian and died the following year.
6. Helen Tweedie (xH.1810) Born 1793 at Ladyside, Midlothian and died in 1810 aged 17 years.
7. James Tweedie (JM.1840) Breeder of prize cattle, sheep and horses. Of Deuchrie, East Lothian. Born 1795 at Ladyside, Midlothian. Married Margaret Mill the daughter James of Luggate at Stenton/Whittingehame, East Lothian. He died 1874. They had issue;
  1. Richard Tweedie (RB.1883) Breeder of prize cattle, sheep and horses. Sometime of the Forest, Catterick, Yorkshire (1867) and of Kansas and later of Utah, USA. Born 1841. Married Barbara Sarah Ingram the daughter of Alexander at Alnwick, Northumberland in 1883. They had three sons;
    1. James Alexander Tweedie () Born 1884.
    2. David Hume Tweedie () Born 1888.
    3. Richard Tweedie () Born 1891.
  2. Agnes Tweedie () Of Tweedmont, Dunbar. Born 1842.
  3. Ellen Tweedie (xE.1864) Born 1844 and died 1898 aged 53 years.
  4. Jessie Ann Tweedie () Of Tweedmont, Dunbar. Born 1846.
  5. James Tweedie (JE.1885) Sometime of Deuchrie, East Lothian and later of Malta, Valley County, Montana, USA. Born 1848 at Sweet Mort. Married Elizabeth Lillie Davidson at Deuchrie, East Lothian in 1885.
    1. Margaret Mill Tweedie () Born 1887 and died the following year.
    2. Annie Eckford Tweedie () Born 1889.
    3. Ellen Tweedie () Born 1891.
    4. James Andrew Tweedie () Born 1893.
  6. Margaret Tweedie () Of Tweedmont, Dunbar. Born 1851 at Sweet Mort.
  7. Marion Hogg Tweedie (EM.1886) Born 1853 at Sweet Mort. Married Ebenezer E. Dawson of Dalkeith in 1886 and has issue of five sons and a daughter. (MFT gives details)
  8. Henry Tweedie () Born 1855 at Sweet Mort and died as an infant.
  9. Henry Tweedie (Hx.1877) Of Bristol. Born 1857 at Stenton, East Lothian. He died in Bristol in 1909 aged 51 years.
8. Jean Tweedie (JJ.1829) Born 1797 at Deuchrie, East Lothian. Married James Pearson of Northfield, Dalkeith in 1829. They had four daughters. (MFT gives details)
Margaret Tweedie (JM.1776) Born c1754. Married John Hogg at Borthwick, Midlothian in 1776 and has issue of five sons and three daughters. (MFT gives details)
Janet Tweedie (PJ.1776) Born c1756. Married Peter Forrest c1776.
David Tweedie (DR.1800) Born 1767 at Ladyside, Midlothian. Married Rachel Robertson the daughter of James of Currie Mill at Borthwick, Midlothian in 1800. He died 1837. They had issue;
1. Mary Tweedie (xM.1821) Born 1801. Died 1860 at Borthwick.
2. David Tweedie (DH.1836) Of Silver Knowes, Edinburgh. Born 1803 at Borthwick. Married Helen Tod the daughter of William at Cramond, Midlothian (and Innerleithen) in 1836. He died 1861. They had issue;
  1. David Tweedie (Dx.1858) Of Silver Knowes and Borthwick. Born 1838. Died 1880 aged 42 years.
  2. Annie Maria Tweedie (xA.1860) Of Rosehill, Eskbank, Dalkeith. Born 1840. Died 1921. Spinster.
  3. Rachel Isabella Tweedie (TR.1866) Born 1842. Married Thomas Thyne MD, of High Barnet, Herts at Cramond, Midlothian in 1866.
  4. Mary Tweedie (JM.1872a) Born 1847. Married John Riddell of The Rink, Galashields in 1872 and has issue.
3. James Tweedie (Jx.1826a) Born 1806 at Borthwick. Died 1834 aged 28 years.
4. Richard Tweedie (Rx.1829) Born 1809 at Borthwick. Died 1831 aged 22 years.
5. John Tweedie (JC.1863) Born 1813 at Borthwick. Married Christina Harper at Lauder, Berwick in 1863. He died 1865 aged 52 years.

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