Mike Crawford, I would be extremely interested in the pictures! My Crawford roots were from Kilbirnie. However, by the time the Castle burned, my Crawfords had been in America for about a hundred years. Nevertheless, I am very interested in their/my distant cousins and expecially pictures of the "old home place." You can see details about the last Crawfords in my line to live in Kilbirnie at http://www.homestead.com/alancole/CrawfordRootsII.html Alan Cole 4746 Bordeaux Lane, Mason, Ohio 45040 AlanRayCole@USA.net Family Tree http://www.homestead.com/alancole Picture Gallery http://www.homestead.com/alanrcole Portrait Gallery http://www.homestead.com/PortraitGallery/ . ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Crawford <mcrawfor@bitterroot.net> To: <CRAWFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 8:21 PM Subject: Crawford Priory > > > I have just returned from a couple of weeks visiting in > Scotland. One of the more elusive locations, as far as finding > much information about, is the family of Crawfords that came from > Kilbirnie and moved near Struthers and Cupar in the Kingdom of > Fife. This is not my family line, as my interest was more > in seeing where they lived and viewing the edifice involved. It > has been referred to, as the Crawford Lodge, Priory and others. > The small amount of information that I have is as listed below > and I am in hopes someone can provide any additional material. > I have seen and have taken pictures of this ruin and if anyone > is interested, contact me on private email and I can send you > a copy in Jpg format. > > In Kilbirnie....... > [1] The Fourth Viscount George Crawfurd succeeded as the 21st > Earl of Crawford upon the death of John Earl of Lindsay, 20th > Earl of Crawford. He married December 26th, 1755, Jane Hamilton > the daughter of Robert Hamilton, of Bourker Hill. He lived in > Kilbirnie Castle until it burned in 1757 and was never rebuilt.. > The family then resided in Fifeshire near Struthers. He died at > Crawford Lodge, on the 11th of August, 1781 and was succeeded by > his eldest son, George, as the 22nd Earl of Crawford who died > in 1808 unmarried and the line ceased to exist. > > [2] I also received from another contact, information that was > included in a book written in the late 1890's. It states the > following. > > CRAWFORD PRIORY: a mansion in the North of Cults parish central > Fife near the right bank of the Eden, 3 miles South West of > Cupar. Built in 1813 by Lady Mary Lindsay Crawford who in 1808 > had succeeded to the Crawford Lindsay estates on the death of > her brother the 22nd Earl of Crawford. It was originally a > splendid castel-lated edifice in the Gothic style but fell into > neglect and dilapidation till in 1871-72 it was thoroughly > renovated and enlarged. A carriage porch and vestibule being then > erected at the south entrance and a Gothic tower and spire 115 > feet high at the East side, whilst a portion of the interior was > converted into a private Episcopal chapel. > > Any assistance will be appreciated.....Mike Crawford......... Montana > > > > ________________________________________________________ NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html