Names Information (1h728–1792) architect who designed Paxton House, near Berwick-upon-Tweed (modernised), , Duns, (1770–1778), Mellerstain House, Kelso, (1760–1768), John Adam (1721–1792) designed … Gunsgreen House 1752, Paxton House 1758 Walter Anderson (1756-1803) Minister in ; published on classics, history of France, philosophy of ancient Greece etc John Armstrong I1709-1779) Physician and essayist from Lady Grisell Baillie (1665-1746) Polwarth, song-writer and Covenanter; daughter of Sir Patrick Hume Rev. Thomas Boston (1676-1732) Born in Duns. Minister in Chirnside and Simprim pious author John Broadwood (1732-1812) Pianos; born in Cocksburnpath Dr John Brown (1735-1788) Physician; went to school in Duns; wrote against William Cullen James Brunlees (1816-1892) Civil engineer and railways, from Kelso Patrick Brydone FRS (1736-1818) Traveller, Lennel buried there; son in law of William Robertson; son of minister of ; mother was half-sister pf Matthew Dysart Rev. Robert Brydone Father of Patrick Brydone, held the living in Coldingham Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton (1863 – 1930) of Kimmerghame who experimented with X-rays Samuel (1823-1915) From Duns, homeopathy Cadwallader Colden (1688-1766) born in Ireland, Cadwallader Colden was the son of Alexander Colden (minister of Duns Parish Church from 1693 to 1700) physician, natural scientist, and a lieutenant governor for the Province of New York. James Coutts (1737-) Banker. MP of Hampton and Hill Reverend Adam Dickson (1721–1776), Minister of Duns 1750-1769 wrote on agricultural reform Thomas Dickson (1822-1884) From , steam engines) Alexander Dow (1736-1779) Historian of India; worked at Gunsgreen House; uncle and cousins lived in Matthew Dysart (1731-1773 Minister in Eccles and his wife Jean was a relative of (1680-1754) Born Dryborough, Roxburghshire, Secession Church founder Robert Fortune (1812-1888) From Kelloe and Duns, RBGE, introduced tea from China to India Rev. James Gray (1772-1835) From Duns; biographer William Hall of Whitehall (died circa 1749) From Chirnside, was one of the Principal Clerks of the Court of Session. James Hargrave (1798-1865) From Hawick, went to Canada Reverend John Hastie Minister of , diarist from 1797-1822 Robert Hay (1799–1863) Traveller, antiquarian, artist and early Egyptologist. He was born in , Dr George Henderson (1800-1864) of Chirnside, physician and author of works on nature Robert Henry Minister in Berwick in 1769; went on to ; historian and author Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696 – 27 December 1782) Owned Kames House, between Eccles and ; Scottish philosopher and agricultural improver Son of George Home of Kames, metaphysicist; became Lord Kames Professor Francis Home (1719-1813) Son of James Home of Eccles, physician, scientist and agriculturalist David Hume (1711-1776) Philosopher, Ninewlls Chirnside Reverend John Hume (1722–1808) Minister of Green law and laird of ; playwright who wrote the famous controversial play Douglas David, later Baron Hume, the noted Scottish jurist was baptised 1757 at Chirnside Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont. (c.1550–1609) court poet (makar) Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont FRS (1708– Marchmont House between Duns and in Polwarth; had a large library 1794) John Kelso Hunter (1802-1873) Portrait painter, from Chirnside James Hutton (1726-1797), Geologist, Sighthouses Alexander Jeffrey (1806-1884) Historian of , born in Eccles George Johnston (1797-1855) Zoologist, Naturalist and leading taxonomist, born Simprim John Ker, 3rd KG, KT, PC (1740–1804) was a Scottish nobleman and bibliophile John Ker, Earl of Roxburghe (1680–1741) , Kelso built in the 1720s by the architect William Adam for John, Earl of Roxburghe (1680–1741) George Logan (1678-17550 Minister in Lauder, and ; voluminous author wrote on government Rev. Thomas McCrie (1772-1835) a Scottish historian, writer, and preacher born in Duns John Millar (1733-1805) Medical enlightenment; served in Kelso before going to London (1771–1806) West African explorer, born Foulshiels on the Yarrow Water, near Selkirk; his brother in law was brother-in-law, James Dickson, 1738–1822) was a Scottish nurseryman in London who was born near Traquair Reverend John Gibson Paton (1824-1807) ; missionary in New Hebrides, South Pacific Sir John Pirie (1781-1851) From Duns; a British shipbroker and Lord Mayor of London. Francis Pringle (1680-1752) Of became Professor of Greek in St Andrews Sir John Pringle (1707-1782) Physician, Medical research; brother of Sir Robert Pringle Sir Robert Pringle 1690-1779 Agricultural reformer. Stichill Andrew Pringle d.1776 Son of John Pringle. Solicitor-General Bulent Rauf (1911–1987) a Turkish-British mystic. Istanbul 1911 – d. Chisholme House, Roberton, Revd George Redpath (1717-1772) Stichill, diarist and friend of many Enlightenment figures Revd Philip Redpath (1721–1788), Hutton, classical scholar and translator of Boethius John Redpath (1796-1869) From , canal builder in Canada Principal William Robertson (1721 –1793) His elder daughter lived in Lennel House Sir Eyemouth Masonic lodge and Abbotsford of course Henry Scott (1746–1812), third Kelso, agricultural reformer esp. from 1767 and friend of Adam Smith John Duns Scotus (1266-1308) Theologian and philosopher James Smail (1740-1793) From Upsetlington near Ladykirk, agricultural reformer and inventor of a plough Andrew Smith (1797-1872) South African natural history; from Hawick Thomas Somerville (1741–1830) Minister in Jedburgh, historian. friend of Sir Walter Scott and uncle of Mary Somerville (1780–1872) born in Jedburgh, a Scottish science writer and polymath John Stevenson LLD 1695-1775) Professor of Logic and Rhetoric at Edinburgh; his brother lived at Home Byres, Stichill James Thomson (1700–1748) Poet from in Roxburghshire James Watson (1780-1868) diarist from Duns Andrew Wilson (1718-1792) Son of Gabriel Wilson, minister of Maxton. physician, Hutchesonian philosopher and author William Yellowlees (1796-1856) From Mellerstain, portrait painter