Hi Alison, I'm a little puzzled by your notes about the Ninian Elliots. I have Ninian, born 1735 and Marrying 3 women Janet Douglas 1745-1834,Margaret Brydon 1730-1756 and Esther Crozier 1731-66. And then the younger Ninian (son of Janet Douglas) marrying Margaret Nichol 1780-1863. Have I got this wrong? The Armstrongs of Riccarton Mill are a formidable undertaking because the same family were tenants in the mill continually for 150 years. The Thomas Armstrong who married Christian Elliot was the third son of Thomas Armstrong of Sorbie in Ewesdale, note not Sorbietrees. Archibald Armstrong of Sorbietrees was an ancester of William Armstrong of Sorbietrees who was shot aged 38 by the Rev Joseph Smith of Walton, Cumberland on the night of Wednesday 16th April 1851 in somewhat suspicious circumstances. The Glendinning family are interesting as well with many claims to fame notably by Adam a soldier who served all over Europe and was in the funeral party of Nelson's funeral, and was Lieutenant in the Royal Wagon Train.When he retired from the Scots Greya, as they were to become, he came back to Copshaw where he died on 4th March 1851 at the age of 88yrs. Sorry to take so long and to ramble on so but your questions are 'very big ones' and it's difficult to know how to respond. Please come back if there's anything more specific you need. Regards Roy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roland and Alison deCaen" <decaenr@shaw.ca> To: <SCT-ROXBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:09 PM Subject: [SCT-ROX] CASTLETON FAMILIES > I have been going through my 19 generations of Elliots and have queries about some of the families into which members married. > Here are just a few and if we could exchange any information on them I would be delighted > I note that some of these names have recently come up on the list Any connection ? > > William Elliot of Penchrise married a BESSIE GRIEVE (she died 1683) > > Ninian Elliot (son of the above William) married AGNES PATTERSON ? > > NINIAN ELLIOT (son of above Ninian) MARRIED (3rd wife) a JANET ROBSON (born 1731 at Dod, Castleton) Where ever Dod is ? > > Is anyone researching the ARMSTRONGS OF RICCARTON MILL because there are several Elliots marrying into this family > CHRISTIAN ELLIOT (1728-1790)MARRIED THOMAS ARMSTRONG AND HENRY ARMSTRONG married HELEN ELLIOT > > MARGARET ELLIOT (1738-1827) MARRIED ARCHIBAL ARMSTRONG OF SORBIETREES > > WILLIAM GLENDINNING (1758-1840) MARRIED MARY ELLIOT (dau of Ninian Elliot of Riccarton) Their daughter married > Janet Glendinning to John ARMSTRONG son of Christopher & Mary Oliver > Their daughter Mary married John Kyle > Adam glendinning married MARGARET ROBSON dau of Adam robson and Mary Pott > > Their daughter Helen married Walter Ketchin > > Alison in a cold and snowy Calgary > > > ==== SCT-ROXBURGH Mailing List ==== > 'Here's tae us, wha's like us? Damn few and thair a' deid.' > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Dear Roy Many thanks for your information However there is slight confusion over THOMAS GLENDINNING. I have been going over all my old notes and letters and have the following information from Ann Mee in a letter she wrote in 1992 From Ann Mee "Adam's son Thomas Glendinning, born 1797 entered service with the Royal Wagon Train in 1813, was married in August,Canada in 1821 and must have lived until his death in 1870 in Chatham, Canada" I have photocopies of some of his service records from the Public Record Office The following from A de Caen 1871 Census for Chatham, Kent Coounty, Ontario, 1871, district 002,sub District G, Div 1, page 47: Jane GLENDINNING, age 48, birthplace Ireland, widow, Religion C of E Under Nominal return of the deaths within last 12 months page 2 : Thomas Glendenning, age 73,birthplace Scotland, Religion C of E, Major in Army It is ADAM GLENDINNING WHO DIED IN 1851 ENTRY 79 IN CASTLETON MIS His daughter Mary married John Grieve of "Branxholme Braes" and their grandaughter Doris Grieve married my Ballantyne Uncle in NZ Also ancestor to Ann Mee and Dorothy Foster I have connected the families and now have them all down on the computer. A Dorothy Foster wrote to me and said that William Glendinning who married Mary Elliot was a brother of Adam Glendinng whose daughter married John Grieve. Things are coming together nicely Look forward to your reply Alison ----- Original Message ----- From: "roygraham" <roygraham@perkins9617.freeserve.co.uk> To: <SCT-ROXBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ROX] CASTLETON FAMILIES > Hi Alison, > > I'm a little puzzled by your notes about the Ninian Elliots. I have Ninian, > born 1735 and Marrying 3 women Janet Douglas 1745-1834,Margaret Brydon > 1730-1756 and Esther Crozier 1731-66. > > And then the younger Ninian (son of Janet Douglas) marrying Margaret Nichol > 1780-1863. Have I got this wrong? > > The Armstrongs of Riccarton Mill are a formidable undertaking because the > same family were tenants in the mill continually for 150 years. The Thomas > Armstrong who married Christian Elliot was the third son of Thomas Armstrong > of Sorbie in Ewesdale, note not Sorbietrees. > > Archibald Armstrong of Sorbietrees was an ancester of William Armstrong of > Sorbietrees who was shot aged 38 by the Rev Joseph Smith of Walton, > Cumberland on the night of Wednesday 16th April 1851 in somewhat suspicious > circumstances. > > The Glendinning family are interesting as well with many claims to fame > notably by Adam a soldier who served all over Europe and was in the funeral > party of Nelson's funeral, and was Lieutenant in the Royal Wagon Train.When > he retired from the Scots Greya, as they were to become, he came back to > Copshaw where he died on 4th March 1851 at the age of 88yrs. > > Sorry to take so long and to ramble on so but your questions are 'very big > ones' and it's difficult to know how to respond. > > Please come back if there's anything more specific you need. > > Regards > > Roy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roland and Alison deCaen" <decaenr@shaw.ca> > To: <SCT-ROXBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:09 PM > Subject: [SCT-ROX] CASTLETON FAMILIES > > > > I have been going through my 19 generations of Elliots and have queries > about some of the families into which members married. > > Here are just a few and if we could exchange any information on them I > would be delighted > > I note that some of these names have recently come up on the list Any > connection ? > > > > William Elliot of Penchrise married a BESSIE GRIEVE (she died 1683) > > > > Ninian Elliot (son of the above William) married AGNES PATTERSON ? > > > > NINIAN ELLIOT (son of above Ninian) MARRIED (3rd wife) a JANET ROBSON > (born 1731 at Dod, Castleton) Where ever Dod is ? > > > > Is anyone researching the ARMSTRONGS OF RICCARTON MILL because there are > several Elliots marrying into this family > > CHRISTIAN ELLIOT (1728-1790)MARRIED THOMAS ARMSTRONG AND HENRY ARMSTRONG > married HELEN ELLIOT > > > > MARGARET ELLIOT (1738-1827) MARRIED ARCHIBAL ARMSTRONG OF SORBIETREES > > > > WILLIAM GLENDINNING (1758-1840) MARRIED MARY ELLIOT (dau of Ninian Elliot > of Riccarton) Their daughter married > > Janet Glendinning to John ARMSTRONG son of Christopher & Mary Oliver > > Their daughter Mary married John Kyle > > Adam glendinning married MARGARET ROBSON dau of Adam robson and Mary Pott > > > > Their daughter Helen married Walter Ketchin > > > > Alison in a cold and snowy Calgary > > > > > > ==== SCT-ROXBURGH Mailing List ==== > > 'Here's tae us, wha's like us? Damn few and thair a' deid.' > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== SCT-ROXBURGH Mailing List ==== > ATTENTION those of you with Armstrong in your line!!! Have you thought of trying the CLAN-ARMSTRONG list at CLAN-ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com Why not give it a try?? > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >