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The Tweedies of Hightae, Dumfries

 John Tweedie (JM.1762) married Mary Moffat about 1762 and they had three sons and four daughters -
  1. John Tweedie () Born 1764 at Hightae, Dumfries.
  2. Gilbert Tweedie (GJ.1788) Born 1766 at Hightae, Dumfries. Married Jane Bell at Kirklinton, Cumbria in 1788. She died at Cummertrees in 1841 aged 81 years. He died at Hitchillgate, Cummertrees in 1827 aged 61 years. They had issue -
    1. Jannet Tweedie () Born at West Clift, Kirklinton in 1790.
    2. George Tweedie (GJ.1823) Born at West Clift, Kirklinton in 1793. Married Janet Graham at ... around 1823. She died.... He died.. They had issue -
      1. Gilbert Tweedie (GM.1856) Doctor and Minister in Toronto and Dresden, Canada. Born c1826. Married Minerva Ann Martin at .... in 1856. He died 1916 at Dresden, Canada.
      2. Margaret Tweedie () Born 1830 at Cummertrees, Dumfries.
      3. George Tweedie () Born 1832 at Cummertrees, Dumfries.
      4. Jean Tweedie () Born 1836 at Cummertrees, Dumfries.
      5. James Tweedie () Born c1839 at Cummertrees, Dumfries.
      6. Janet Tweedie () Born c1841 at Cummertrees, Dumfries.
    3. Mary Tweedie () Born at West Clift, Kirklinton in 1794
    4. Mary Tweedie () Baptised at the Scotch Church, Bewcastle, Cumbria in 1797.
    5. Jane Tweedie () Baptised at the Scotch Church, Bewcastle, Cumbria in 1799.
    6. ?? Tweedie () Born at Lochmaben in 1801.
    7. Thomas Tweedie (TM.1829a) Born at Maryport in 1802 (One of twins). Married Mary Chalmers at ... in 1829. Shopkeeper in Cummertrees Village in 1851. Mary died 1868. Thomas died 1891 at Cummertrees aged 88 years. They had two sons -
      1. Thomas Tweedie (TM.1853c) Apprentice Grocer in 1851. Born 1833 at Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. Married Margaret Tweddle around 1853 and she died 1905 age 65. He died in 1895 age 62. MI at Annan.
      2. Gilbert Tweedie (GJ.1868). Born 1835 at Cummertrees. Apprentice Druggist in 1851. Married Jane Shortridge at Annan, Dumfries in 1868. She died 1928. He died 1914 at Moat, Annan, Dumfries aged 78 years and left 12,000 pounds in his will. They had issue -
        1. Thomas Shortridge Tweedie (TM.1898c) Born 1868 at Annan, Dumfries. Married Roberta G. Underwood around 1898. Executor to his father's will in 1914. She died 1960. He died in 1955. They had issue -
          1. Lois Christine Tweedie () Born 1900.
          2. Gilbert Guy Shortridge Tweedie () Born 1906. Married Phyllis Hooper. One son Thomas Philip Tweedie.
        2. Mary Chalmers Tweedie () Born 1870 at Annan, Dumfries. Married Jack Mclean.
        3. Annie Brown Tweedie (xA.1891) Born 1871 at Annan, Dumfries. Died 1899 aged 28 years.
        4. Margaret Jane Tweedie () Born 1873 at Annan, Dumfries.
        5. Jessie Tweedie (NJ.1895) Born 1875 at Annan, Dumfries. Married Norman McKie and she died in 1966.
        6. Gilbert Tweedie (Gx.1896) Born 1876 at Annan, Dumfries. Executor to his father's will in 1914.
        7. John Tweedie () Born 1878 at Annan, Dumfries.
        8. Lily Tweedie () Born 1880 at Annan, Dumfries.
        9. Alfred Tweedie () Born 1881 at Annan, Dumfries.
        10. Winifred Tweedie (xW.1903) Born 1883 at Annan, Dumfries. Died in 1967. Unmarried.
        11. William Tweedie () Born 1888 at Annan, Dumfries.
    8. Gilbert Tweedie (GS.1829) Captain in Navy. Born at Maryport in 1802 (One of twins) and baptised at Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire. Married Sarah Lowden at Crosscanonby, Cumbria in 1829. She died in 1842. He died at Dublin 1n 1883. They had issue -
      1. Jane Tweedie () Born 1830 at Maryport.
      2. Ann Tweedie () Born 1832 at Maryport.
      3. James Lowthian Tweedie (JJ.1863b) Mariner in Merchant service. Born 1834 at Maryport, Cumbria. Married Jane..... at Cockermouth / Maryport in 1863. He died 1897 at 65 Lawson Street, Maryport aged 62 years.
      4. Gilbert Tweedie (GJ.1858) Born 1838 at Maryport. Died at Maryport / Cockermouth in 1883 aged 45 years.
      5. Thomas Tweedie () Born 1841 at Maryport.
      6. John Tweedie (Jx.1864a) Born c1843. Died at Cummertrees in 1887.
    9. Dinah Tweedie (xD.1814) Born at Cummertrees in 1804 and died aged 10 years.
    10. John Tweedie (Jx.1829) Born at Cummertrees in 1809.
  3. Sarah Tweedie () Born 1768 at Hightae, Dumfries.
  4. Martha Tweedie () Born 1770 at Hightae, Dumfries.
  5. David Tweedie (DE.1799) Weaver. Born 1774 at Hightae, Dumfries. Married Elizabeth Richardson at Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire in 1799. She died in 1841 and he died 1852 at Dumfries. They had issue -
    1. Margaret Tweedie (xM.1819x). Born 1799 at Hightae, Lochmaben and died in 1879. Unmarried.
    2. John Tweedie (Jx.1804x). Born 1801 at Hightae, Lochmaben and died as a child in 1804.
    3. Mary Tweedie (xM.1810x). Born 1802 at Hightae, Lochmaben and died in 1810.
    4. Jean Tweedie (xJ.1810x). Born 1806 at Hightae, Lochmaben and died in 1810.
    5. Agnes Tweedie (xA.1810x). Born 1807 at Hightae, Lochmaben and died in 1810.
    6. James Moffat Tweedie(JE.1842). Born 1810 at Hightae, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire. Weaver. Married Elizabeth Telfer in 1842 at Lochmaben. They had issue -
      1. Elizabeth Tweedie () Born c1843 at Lochmaben.
      2. Mary Tweedie () Born c1845 at Lochmaben.
      3. John Tweedie () Born c1848 at Lochmaben.
      4. George Telfer Tweedie () Born 1857 at Lochmaben.
  6. Agnes Tweedie () Born 1777 at Lochmaben.
  7. Janet Tweedie () Born 1779 at Lochmaben.



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