'Honyman1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Honyman of Annandale, Honyman of Armadale, Honyman of Graemsay

                               
BP1895 starts with Bishop Andrew. Wikipedia ("Andrew Honeyman") suggests that he was father of ...
David Honeyman of Pitairchney ("a baker of St Andrews")
1. Andrew Honeyman or Honyman, Bishop of Orkney (d 1676)
  m. Mary Stewart (dau/heir of ?? Stewart of Graemsay by dau of Patrick Stewart, Earl of Orkney)
  A. Robert Honyman of Graemsay, Orkney (d 1737)
m. Cecilia Graham (dau of Patrick Graham of Graham)
  i. William Honyman of Graemsay (d 1758)
  Betham starts with this William and shows him as father of Patrick by Cecilia, dau of Patrick Graham of Graham Hall. Noting that his apparent sister, Euphemia, married a Patrick Graham, 3rd of Graemeshall who was son of James 2nd son of Patrick 1st, we follow BP1895 in showing Cecilia as William's mother and in showing his wife as ...
  m. Mary Graeme (dau of (James) Graeme of Graemehall)
  a. Patrick Honyman of Graemsay '& Armdale'
  m1. (1755) Margaret Mackay (dau of John Mackay of Strathsay)
  (1) Sir William Honyman of Graemsay, Annandale (Linlithgow) & Armadale (Sutherland), 1st Bart (b 06.12.1756, d 1825, Lord of Session as 'Lord Armadale')
  m. (1777) Mary McQueen (b 01.01.1758, d 1846, dau of Robert McQueen ('Lord Braxfield', Lord Chief Justice Clerk of Scotland))
  (A) Sir Richard Bemptde Johnstone Honyman, 2nd Bart (b 06.05.1787, d 23.02.1842, MP, 3rd son) had issue (1 dau)
  m. Elizabeth Campbell
  (B) Sir Ord Honyman, 3rd Bart (b 25.03.1794, d 27.01.1863) had issue
  m. (07.04.1818) Elizabeth Essex Bowen (d 28.10.1864, dau of Admiral George Bowen of Coton Hall)
  (C) William Honyman (b 04.01.1798, d 1827) had issue
m. (1815) Catherine Thomson (dau/heir of Robert Thomson of Mansfield)
  (D) Catherine Johnstone Honyman (d 14.05.1881)
  m. (15.11.1830) Alexander Dallas
  (E)+ other issue - Peter (b 12.05.1773, a 1804, dvp, Captain), Robert (dvp, Lt. Colonel), Mary, Margaret (d 17.09.1844), Sarah Anne Jemima (d unm 17.02.1885)
  (2)+ 4 daughters
  m2. (1764) Margaret Sinclair (dau of Patrick Sinclair of Durwin)
(6) Robert Honyman (b c1765, d 31.07.1848 (or 1854), Admiral, MP) had issue
  m. (before 1808) Margaret Henrietta Knight (dau of Admiral Sir John Knight)
  (7)+ other issue - John of London, 13 others
  Possibly of this family of this generation, but (if so) of which marriage is not known, is ...
  * Catherine Honyman (d 16.01.1833)
  m. (22.10.1801) Montgomery Granville John Stewart of Castramont (b 1780, d 1860)
  William's daughters are identified on 'Caithness Family History' (John Henderson, 1884, 'The Hendersons of Stemster', p284+).
  b. Cecilia Honyman
  m. David Henderson of Gerston & Semster
  c. (Euphemia) Honyman
m. (George) Taylor of Thura
  d. (Mary) Honyman
  m. Rev. (Patrick) Nicolson of Shebster
  e.+ other sons
  ii. Euphemia Honyman (b c1669, d 1763) probably of this generation
  m1. (1694) Andrew Graham of Breckness (b 1672, d 1721)
  m2. (1706) Patrick Graeme, 3rd of Graemeshall (d 13.05.1742)
  B. Euphemia Honyman probably of this generation
  m. (1669) Harry Graham of Breckness (b 1648, d 20.06.1718)
  C.+ other issue

Main source(s): BP1895 ('Honyman') with a little input/siupport from Betham's Baronetage (vol 5, 'Honyman of Annandale', p546)
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