Page last updated: 1st May 2003 Family Trees John Tweedie (1775 - 1862) Botanist of Edinburgh and South America John Tweedie (JJ.1796) Born c1775 in Lanarkshire *. Landscape Gardener at Eglinton Castle and at Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh. Emigrated with family (except eldest son William King) to Argentina and became renowned as a Botanist. Introduced many plant species to UK including Verbena and Pampas Grass. Born at Lanark in 1775. Married to Janet King/Kingo/Kingow (recorded at Dalkeith and Canongate, Edinburgh) in 1796. She died in 1832 (probably in Buenos Aires). He died 1862 at Santa Catalina, Buenos Aires aged 87 years. They had issue - Ann Tweedie () Born 1798 at Ayr. Margaret Tweedie () Born 1801 at Ayr. William King Tweedie (WM.1835) Minister of the Tolbooth Kirk, one of the leaders of the Disruption in 1843 and author of a number of religious books **. Born 1803 at Ayr. Died 1863 at Edinburgh and buried in Grange Cemetery. Married Margaret Bell the daughter of Hugh Bell of Old Garphar, Straton, Ayr in 1835. She died 1885 at Edinburgh. They had issue - William Tweedie (WE.1877) Major-General, CSI (1881) and JP for Dumfries. Born 1836 at Old Macher, Aberdeen. Died 1914 at Lettrick, Dumfries, and bequeathed his Estate at Lettrick in Dunscore to the University of Edinburgh. Married Emily Harriet Whitmore the daughter of Thomas Charlton and the Lady Louisa Whitmore (nee Douglas) of Apley Park, Salop in 1877. She died . . . .. They had no issue. John Tweedie (JJ.1868) Indian Civil Service. Born 1838 at Old Macher, Aberdeen. Died 1897 at Kensington. Married Judith Davidson daughter of William James Davidson of Rachill in 1868 at Cadder, Lanark. She died . . . . They had issue - William John Bell Tweedie (WV.1906) Colonel. CMG. CBE. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Born 1869 at Pubnah, India. Died 1929 at Edinburgh. Married Violet Mary Moore in 1906. She died . . . . They had issue - John William Tweedie (Jx.1940) Brigadier. CBE, DSO, DL. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Born 1915? Died 1991. Patrick Cecil Carus Tweedie (Px.1937) Company Director of Macclesfield. Born 1917? Died 1976. Giles Grierson Tweedie (GM.1942) Captain in Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Of Beechwood Dunblane. Born 1919. Married Marguerite H. M. Walker at Edinburgh in 1942. Alexander Grierson Tweedie (Ax.1891) Born at Calcutta in 1871. Died 1944. Harriet Mary Agnes Tweedie (RH.1893) Born 1873 at Edinburgh. Married Robert Morgan a merchant in Calcutta. John Maxwell Tweedie () Born at Darjeeling, India in 1878 and died aged four months. Maria Meredith Tweedie (xM.1861) Born 1841. Died 1922 and buried at Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh. Margaret Bell Tweedie (xM.1863) Born 1843. Died 1927 and buried at Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh. Jessie Anne Tweedie (xJ.1865) Born 1845. Died 1910 and buried at Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh. Janet Tweedie () Born 1805 at Ayr. Jean Tweedie () Born 1807 at Ayr. Elspeth Tweedie () Born 1809 at Ayr. [Other children believed born] James Tweedie () Believed to have returned to Liverpool where he became a merchant. Died d. s. p. (MFT) * The birth of John Tweedie may be recorded at Biggar, Lanarkshire in 1777, to William Tweedie and his wife Margaret Hodges. However, his great-great-grandson John William Tweedie when claiming the right to use the Tweedie Coat of Arms said that John was the natural son of Thomas Tweedie of Oliver (died 1803). ** Biographical note and picture in this archive. This information is gathered from various sources. We cannot guarantee or be held responsible for the accuracy of the information shown and welcome any additions and corrections. The numbers in parenthesis '()' shown after each name refers to the information held in the Tweedie database. There may be additional information or the source of the information held in the database for those names. Information on this site is subject to copyright but may be reproduced for personal use. It may not be sold under any circumstances.