'Oswald01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Oswald of Auchincruvie, Oswald of Dunnikier, Oswald of Scotstoun
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| James Oswald of Kirkwall, Orkney Isles (b c1590) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | James Oswald (b 1620, bailie of Wick in Caithness) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Barbara Coghill | |||||||||||||||
| A. | ?? Oswald | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 follows the line of the younger son, George, whose elder son, James, is identified in 'Crawfurd (Ren)' as cousin-german of ... | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Richard Oswald of Scotstoun (a 1748, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Alexander Oswald of Scotstoun (a 1748, d unm 1766?) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | George Oswald (b 1664, d 25.01.1725, minister of Dunnett in Caithness) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Murray (d 17.05.1747, dau of Richard Murray of Scotscalder by Jean, dau of Patrick Smythe of Braco) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | James Oswald, Moderator of the Assembly of the Church of Scotland (b c1703, d 02.08.1793, minister of Methven) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (15.01.1728) Elizabeth Murray (dau of James Murray of Pennyland (by Margaret, dau of George Sinclair of Barrock), cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | George Oswald of Scotstoun & Auchincruvie (Ayrshire) (b 30.07.1735, d 06.10.1819) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1764) Margaret Smythe (d 1792, dau of David Smythe of Methven) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Richard Alexander Oswald of Auchincruvie (b 13.02.1771, d 1841) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1793) Louisa Johnston (d 1797-8, dau of Wynne Jonhston of Hilton-in-the-Merse) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Richard Oswald (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.12.1833) Mary Kennedy (dau of 1st Marquess of Ailsa) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Mary Hester Oswald | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1818) Thomas Spencer Lindsay of Hollymount | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1817) Lilias Montgomery (d 10.09.1845, dau of 12th Earl of Eglintoun, widow of Robert Dundas Macqueen of Braxfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Alexander Oswald (dsp 1821, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1819) Anne Dalrymple (d 1826, dau of Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 3rd Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Oswald of Scotstoun | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Catherine Cochrane Oswald (d 14.06.1843) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.04.1785) Robert Haldane of Airthrey & Auchengray (d 12.12.1842) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Margaret Oswald | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Wilson (General) | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Christian Oswald | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Anderson in London | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Mary Ramsay Oswald | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1801) James Dennistoun of Dennistoun & Colgrain (d 01.06.1834) | |||||||||||||||
| (8)+ | other issue - David (d unm 1796, Major), James (d 1822, Captain RN), Camilla (d 18708), Isabella | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Alexander Oswald of Sheild Hall, Lanarkshire (b 30.07.1735, d 1813) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Dundas (dau of John Dundas of Manour by Agnes, dau/coheir of John Haldane of Landrick) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Richard Alexander Oswald of Moor Park, Lanarkshire (d 03.03.1821) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.10.1810) Elizabeth Anderson (dau of John Anderson of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Barbara Oswald (b 26.01.1734) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.04.1760) William Laird of Port Glasgow | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (27.01.1749) Margaret Dunbar (d 12.12.1779, dau of Sir Patrick Dunbar, 3rd Bart of Northfield) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Richard Oswald of London, later of Auchincruvie (dsp 1785, Ambassador) | ||||||||||||||
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| It is not known whether or not the following James was connected to the above family. | |||||||||||||||
| James Oswald, Provost of Kirkaldy, 1st of Dunnikier, Fife | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | James Oswald of Dunnikier (b 1715, d 24.03.1769, Vice-Treasurer of Ireland) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Townsend (dau of Joseph Townsend of London) wife of James, presumed mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Townsend Oswald of Dunnikier (b 20.02.1748, d 03.01.1814) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.10.1769) Janet (or Jesse) Gray (b 1746-7, d 15.02.1841, dau of Alexander Gray of Overskibo) mother of Elizabeth, presumed also of ... | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir John Oswald of Dunnikier (d 08.06.1840, General) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.1812) Charlotte Murray (d 27.02.1827, dau of Charles Murray-Aynsley, Dean of Bocking) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Mary Oswald (d 15.09.1814) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.04.1810) Robert Smythe of Methven (b 10.02.1778, dsp 05.10.1847) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Elizabeth Oswald (b 02.10.1790, d 01.04.1860, youngest dau) apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.09.1810) Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elgin & Kincardine (b 1766, d 1841) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section :
BLG1952 (Oswald of Cavens and formerly of Auchincruive) with some support from Robertson's continuation of 'Crawfurd (Ren)'
(2) For lower section : Fife (P&H)
(vol 2, Kirkcaldy Parish)
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