'Chisholm03'
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Families covered: Chisholm of Cromlix, Chisholme of Stirches
| Robert de Chisholme | |||||||||||||||
| m. Marion Douglas (dau of Sir William Douglas, 1st of Drumlanrig, by Elizabeth Stewart) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Chisholme | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Chisholme | ||||||||||||||
| i. | George Chisholme (a 1526, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? (who m1/2. _ Cranston of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Walter Chisholme (d 1618) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Graham (dau of John Graham of Wark) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Walter Chisholme (d 1652) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | Walter Chisholme 'of that ilk', 1st of Stirches, co. Roxburgh (d 1681) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Balderstone (dau of James Balderstone) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Chisholme 'of that ilk' and Stirches (b 11.01.1652, d 1707) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Brotherstone (dau of James Brotherstone of Glencairn) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Chisholme 'of that ilk' and Stirches (b 11.09.1682, d 17.07.1755) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.02.1708) Mary Oliver (dau of John Oliver of Dinlebyre) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | John Chisholme 'of that ilk' and Stirches (d 1784) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.08.1736) Margaret Scott (dau of Alexander Scott of Synton by Magdalene, dau of Sir William Elliot of Stobs & aunt of Lord Heathfield) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Gilbert Chisholme 'of that ilk' and Stirches (d 1820 or 05.12.1826) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (21.07.1768) Christina Anderson (dsp 1800, dau of Michael Anderson of Tushilaw by Janet, sister of Sir James Nasmyth, Bart of Posso) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (17.08.1802) Elizabeth Scott (dau of John Scott of Whitehaugh by Margaret, dau of Walter Scott of Newton Chamberlain) | |||||||||||||||
| ((ii))+ | 2 sons (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Mary Chisholme (b 09.08.1684) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.10.1708) William Oliver of Dinlebyre | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | John Oliver | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Mary Oliver | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Scott of Synton | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Robert Chisholme of Selkirk (b 03.07.1653) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | William Chisholme ("settled in the North of England") | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | 3 sons and 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other sons (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Sir Edmund Chisholme of Cromlix (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margaret Sinclair ("of the House of Dryden", widow of Ramsay of Balmain) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir James Chisholm of Cromlix, Bishop of Dunblane (d 1534) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir James Chisholm of Cromlix (d before 1598) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Drummond (dau/(co)heir of (Sir John)Drummond of Innerpeffray) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir James Chisholm of Cromlix | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Helen Stirling (dau of William Stirling, brother of the laird of Ardoch (who m. Margaret Murray)) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Chisholm of Cromlix | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Houstoun (dau of Sir Ludovick Houston of that ilk) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Ludovick Chisholm (dvp 1641-2) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Chisholm of Cromlix (dsp before 1669) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? apparently Jean Graham (dau of William Graham, 1st Earl of Airth & Menteith) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. "Lady Creich in Fife" | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Jane Chisholm | ||||||||||||||
| m. James 1st Lord Maderty (d 1623) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (c1612) Margaret Cunningham (dau of William, 8th Earl of Glencairn) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1631) Earl of Lothian ??? | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Anna Chisholm | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Rose of Bredley (son of William of Kilravock) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | William Chisholm, Bishop of Vaison | ||||||||||||||
| c. | John Chisholm | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Agnes Chisholm | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Napier of Merchiston (b 1550, d 03.04.1617) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Margaret Chisholm (b c1567, d 12.1629) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1590) Sir George Muschet of Burnbank (a 1626) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | William Chisholm, Bishop of Dunblane, later Bishop of Vaison (d 1593) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | son | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Janet Drummond (dau of James Drummond of Goldoch, brother of John, 1st Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | William Chisholm, Bishop of Dunblane (d 12.1564) | ||||||||||||||
| partner(s) unknown (thought by some to have been/included Jean Graham, dau of Earl of Montrose) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | James Chisholm of Gassengal | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Jean Chisholm | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1542) Sir James Stirling of Keir | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | (Helen) Chisholm | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1555) John Buchanan of that ilk | |||||||||||||||
| D. | son | ||||||||||||||
| E. | Janet Chisholm | -- | |||||||||||||
| m1. Sir Alexander Napier of Merchiston (d Flodden 01.09.1513) | -- | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Ninian Seton of Touch & Tillibody | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Janet Chisholm probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1524) Robert Mercer of Newton of Forgandenny (d 1547) | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Beatrix Chisholm possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (div) Thomas Ogilvy of Westercraig (d before 1577) | |||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | other issue - Robert, William (vicar of Pettin) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'History of the Chisholms' (Alexander Mackenzie, 1891, p187+) with support for the line 'of that ilk and Stirches' from BLG1886 ('Chisholme of that ilk and Stirches')
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