'Galbraith2'
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Families covered: Galbraith of Gigha, Galbraith in Hill of Balgair, Galbraith of Machrihanish, Galbraith of Shanwally, Galbraith of Stirlingshire
| William Galbraith in Wester Balgair, Balfron, Stirlingshire | |||||||||||||||
| (1) Strathendrick and its Inhabitants from Early Times' (by John Guthrie Smith), which supports the lower section of Galbraith1, reports on various Galbraiths of Hill of Balgair (p231+) but, provisionally, we have prepared the following using BPG2003 alone. (2) BPG2003 identifies the following family's arms as "Gu. three bear's heads erased arg., muzzled az., within a bordure indented or, charged with three mullets of the third, a crescent of the second for difference". |
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| 1. | John Galbraith in Hill of Balgair | ||||||||||||||
| A. | William Galbraith in Hill of Balgair (d 1686) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jean Buchanan (d 1660) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Galbraith in Hill of Balgair (a 1706) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | George Galbraith in Hill of Balgair (b c1650, d 1735) the first mentioned by BLG1952 | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Janet Harvie | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Galbraith of Blackhouse, Stirlingshire (b 1678, d 1757) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1706) Agnes Harvie of Blackhouse | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Walter Galbraith in Williamson in Easter Glins, Balfron, Stirlingshire (b c1680) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | George Galbraith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.05.1737) Helen Christal | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | James Galbraith (bpt 16.02.1710) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.03.1736) Margaret Galbraith | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Walter Galbraith (bpt 1737) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.12.1766) Jane Garland | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | John Galbraith of Wyndford (Glasgow) & Milngavie, Dunbartonshire (bpt 07.05.1749, miller) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Brodie (d 1825) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | son | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | William Galbraith of Dunbarton (b 07.09.1783, d 11.11.1869, miller & shipowner) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.03.1805) Jean Weir (d 05.04.1856, dau of John Weir of Hillfoot of Kilmardinny (son of Gilbert of Barrochan) | |||||||||||||||
| One of their great-grandsons was created 1st Baron Strathclyde on 04.05.1955. | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Robert Galbraith (bpt 05.05.1751) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henrietta Aird | |||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 reports that Robert & Henrietta had 3 daughters (m. with issue) whilst BPG2003 indicates that they had 6 sons. | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | 2 sons | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (22.10.1715) Isobel Harvie (dau of _ Harvie in Craigton of Fintry) | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Robert Galbraith of Wester Edinbellie, Stirlingshire | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1715) Helen Key (aunt of Jean Key, heiress of Edinbellie) | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | 3 sons + 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| m2. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue - James, Robert, William, Humphrey | ||||||||||||||
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| BLG1858 identifies the following family's arms as "Gu., a fesse, chequy, arg. and az., between three bear's heads, arg., erased, of the second, muzzled, of the third". | |||||||||||||||
| Archibald Roy Galbraith of the Isle of Gigha (a temp Charles I who r. 1625-1649) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Malcolm Galbraith of Gigha | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Archibald Galbraith of Gigha | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Daniel Galbraith of Gigha & Machrihanish in Cantire, Argyllshire (b c1730, d 1814) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1765) Margaret Stuart (dau of Archibald Stuart son of Archibald of Askomilbeg (by Flora Macalister) son of James (a 1647) of the family of Stuart of Blackhall) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | David Stuart Galbraith of Machrihanish and of Drumore House, Argyllshire (b 09.10.1782, a 1857) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1812) Elizabet Fraser (b c1797, d 1853, dau/heir of James Fraser of Skye (of the Frasers of Lovat), son of Donald by Mary Macdonald, dau of Donald Gorn, son of Maconald of Slate) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Daniel Galbraith (b c1784, d 1846) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Macdonald (dau of ?? Macdonald of Scothouse, "first cousin of hte late Glengarry") | |||||||||||||||
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| BEB1841 identifies the following family's arms as "Per pale, az. and gules, three bears' heads or, muzzled, sable, in the centre point a trefoil, slipped arg.". | |||||||||||||||
| Samuel Galbraith of Dunduff's Fort, co. Donegal | |||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Clarke (dau of John Clarke) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | James Galbraith of Londonderry | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Whitehill (dau of John Whitehill of Clagh) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir James Galbraith, Bart (d 30.04.1827) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1779) Rebecca Dorotha Hamilton (dau/coheir of John Bamilton of Castlefin by Jane Hamilton of Brown Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Jane Galbraith | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.11.1820) Charles George Stanhope (Captain, son of the Rear Admiral) | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - Letitia Elizabeth, Angal Isabella, Harriet, Isabella | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BPG2003 ('Strathclyde'), BLG1952 ('Galbraith of Barskimming')
(2) For middle section : BLG1858 ('Galbraith of Machrihanish and of Drumore House')
(3) For lower section : BEB1841 ('Galbraith of Shanwally')
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