Can you or any other reader tell me a bit more about the DOUGLAS family connected to Timpendean estate? I posed the original request for information because my gr-gr-gr grandfather Francis PATERSON died as a resident of a cottage at Timpendean in 1868. His daughter Margaret was married to William (Will) Scott who farmed there. The son of the aforementioned Francis Paterson, also named Francis (b 1832), went to Edinburgh to work for the railway as a Grease Manufacturer. He married Christina WHITE in 1856, and among their children was a daughter named Maggie Douglas PATERSON, (b 1867 - d 1868). Perhaps there is a link to the DOUGLAS family, though I have not yet found one. Or possibly the name is just a tribute to a past friendship. Would documents regarding the sale of Timpendean estate in 1843 be available for perusal in Edinburgh, or at a more remote location? Thank you for any further information that may result. Katherine Vair Paterson Toronto Canada Searching PATERSON, and by their marriages, SCOTT, ELLIOT, JOHNSTON(E), SMAIL, TULLY, & BLACK in Edinburgh and the Borders of Scotland > Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:24:51 +0200 > From: "Don McArthur" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [BORDER] Timpendean > > This was the residence of the Douglas family. The estate was sold by > George > D, 12th of T in 1843. > > Regards, > > Don McArthur. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jane-Ellen Doubt [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 8:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BORDER] Timpendean > > > Between Jedburgh and BonJedward is Timpenden Tower, the remains of a > 16th > century square tower. Rutherfurd's Directory of 1866 shows "SCOTT, > William, > Farmer, Timpendean". There are some photos of the tower and Timpendean > farm > on www.scran.ac.uk > > Hope this helps > > Cheerio, > Jane-Ellen, [email protected] > Doubt Family Pages: www.ocis.net/~jedoubt/