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^^r i National Library of Scotland 'B000080684* ,-.0M/, BOEDEE MEMOEIES. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.archive.org/details/bordermemoriesor1876carr BOEDER MEMORIES; OR, SKETCHES OF PEOMINENT MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BOEDER. EY THE LATE WALTEK EIDDELL CAEEE, Es< OF CAVERS CARRE. Edited by JAMES TAIT, OF THE "KELSO CHRONICLE." ?&*' ^J^ ! EDINBUEGH : JAMES THIN, SOUTH BEIDGE. LONDON : SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & CO. 1876. ; PREFACE. Previous to his decease in 1874, the late Mr Walter Eiddell Carre had acquired a high reputation for his knowledge of Border men and women who had any claim to historical notice. During a succession of winters his lectures were heard with interest and appreciation in many Border towns and villages, as well as occasionally in Edinburgh. In the newspapers, instead of the brief paragraph usually accorded to popular lectures, the productions of Mr Eiddell Carre were always reported more or less fully, and the reports were perused with pleasure by a wide circle of readers. His speeches delivered at meetings of the Edinburgh Border Counties Association were always carefully prepared, and in them, as well as in communications to newspapers, he was often bringing to light some new information regarding Border celebrities of a past generation. "With him it was a labour of love to collect from scattered sources, and place in a compact form before a popular audi- ence, whatever was most characteristic of old Border worthies and in these pleasant avocations he was engaged when suddenly the strong frame was prostrated with disease, and death ensued after a very short and painful illness. VI PKEFACE. A desire was very generally expressed to have the lectures of Mr Riddell Carre, or the substance of them, in a permanent form; and, as they were, in general, fully written, it was easy to gratify the wishes of his many friends. In preparing the lectures for the press, considerable changes have been made, while the general style and structure of the com- position has, as far as possible, been retained. Colloquial expressions have been partly expunged, but it was considered desirable to retain in some measure the lecture form, and not altogether to exclude the free-and-easy mode of expression which is more adapted to spoken than to written discourse. Alterations in style have been made occasionally where it could be done with obvious advantage, but these changes have been made only to a limited extent, as it was thought desirable to present the author's works as nearly as possible in the form given them by himself. Though it has been a general rule to interfere as little as possible with the text, it has in some parts been condensed, and in others expanded. The portion regarding "Wat of Harden, and the Mertoun Scotts has been considerably extended, and other parts have been re-written ; but gene- rally, Avhat additional matter was considered desirable, has been put in the form of foot-notes. When one person has been noticed in different lectures, only one of the references has been retained, but supplemented from the others where that seemed to be needful. When one individual has been sketched under more than one heading, the different portions have generally been conjoined, as that seemed to give the subject greater unity. PREFACE. Vll The field traversed is extensive, and the notices are conse- quently brief in each individual instance ; but there will^be found a great amount of information collected from many different sources, and relating to families who have long held a prominent position in the Border land. Highridge Hall, Kelso, September 1876. — —— CONTENTS. THE DOUGLAS FAMILY, Page 1 Its ancient ancestry—Chalmers' opinion of its origin—Theobald its founder —Hume of Godscroft's theory as to the lineage—Sholto the Douglas—His services rewarded by King Solvatius of the Scots—Sholto's descendants —William of Douglas and Sir William Wallace—William succeeds his brother Hugh, and becomes the ancestor of the Douglases of Dalkeith, Maines, and Lochleven—Uncertainty as to the correct theory of the lineage —Sir James, the founder of the family's greatness—Edward I. deprives him of his estate—Douglas recovers his property while in the service of King Robert the Bruce—Sir James' capture of Roxburgh and Berwick—The Douglas Tragedy—Brace's commission to Douglas—The latter's journey with the casquet and the heart—Douglas' death—The armorial bearings of the Douglas—The grave of the Douglas—The story of Castle Dangerous—The succession of Hugh and Archibald—Death of Archibald, Regent of Scotland—Sir William, the Flower of Chivalry His imprisonment in England—His release and subsequent sviccess in defeating the English, recovering Teviotdale, and recapturing Edinburgh Castle—Sir William's barbarous treatment of Sir Alexander Ramsay —The Black Douglas (Sir William) natural son of Archibald, Lord of Galloway—The Earls of Douglas—Archibald, son of the second Earl, ancestor of the Douglases of Cavers—The Douglases of Springwood Park — The Douglases of Adderston, descendants of Cavers—William,. founder of the House of Queensberry—Archibald, the Grim, son of William the third Earl—Murder of the prospective sixth Earl by his brother David The eighth Earl and his brother raised to the peerage—Archibald made Earl Murray, Hugh Earl Ormond, and John Lord Balveny—The for- feiture of the Douglas estates— Grants of the forfeited estates to the Earl of Angus, to Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch, and to his son David. The Earls of Angus—The succession from George, son of the first Earl —The Marquises of Douglas —The assumption of the title of Douglas by Mr Stewart in 1771—The ancestors ^of the present Countess of Home The four Baron Douglases. The Queensberry Branch—William the founder of this branch—James the second Earl and first Duke of Queens- berry—His second son created Earl of March—The lineage—Marquisate — — — —— CONTENTS. of Queensberry The Morton Branch—Sir James Douglas of London, originator of this branch—The first Earl of Morton created in 1457, also Lord of Dalkeith—The Morton succession—Divines of note among the Douglases—Noted Doug-las Ladies. THE SCOTT FAMILY, Page 46 Uchtred Filius Scoti, founder of the House of Scott—Supposed origin of the Scott of Balwearie branch—Sir Michael Scott and his succession .Richard, lineal descendant of Uchtred, called Richard Scott of Murde- ston—The Scotts of Murdeston, Rankleburn, and Kirkurd—Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch—David successor to Sir Walter Scott—His descend- ants—Sir Walter of Branxholm and Buccleuch—The Betons—Sir Walter Scott afterwards Lord Scott of Buccleuch—Mary Countess of Buccleuch, wife of Lord Tarras (Walter Scott of High Chesters) —Countess Anne, wife of the Duke of Monmouth, who was created Duke of Buccleuch, Earl of Dalkeith, and Lord Scott—Lady Isabella Scott—Lord Dalkeith (James)—Henry Scott, Earl of Deloraine and Viscount Hermitage Francis II., Duke of Buccleuch—Succeeding Dukes. Other Branches OF the Scott Family- Marjory Scott—General Scott, M.P. The " Harden Scotts—William Scott, first of Harden—" Auld Wat —Walter Scott—Sir Walter Scott of Harden and Mertoun—Hugh of Deuchar Admiral Sir George Scott—The descendants of the second Earl of Tarras —The succession to the Barony of Polwarth—Hugh Scott, eighth Lord Polwarth—Henry Francis—Sir William Scott and his descendants Gideon Scott of High Chesters—Walter Scott, first of Raeburn, ancestor of Sir Walter Scott the novelist—" Beardie Scott" —Robert Scott—The Scotts of Synton—Scotts of the House of Woll—Scots of Howpasley Gamescleugh and Thirlestane—The Scotts of Tushelaw—Scotts of Has- sendean—The Wauchop branch—Scotts of Whitehaugh, &c. —Dr John Scott—Dr William Henry Scott—Other noted Scotch Scotts—English Scotts. THE KER FAMILY, . Page 95 The origin of the Ker Family—Its Anglo-Norman lineage—John, ancestor of the Kers of Cessford—Ralph, ancestor of the Kers of Fernieherst.— The Kers of Cessford—The succession—Andrew, the fifth—Walter, the sixth, the first possessor of Roxburgh Castle—Robert and Mark Ker, sons of Walter—Habbie Ker—Sir Andrew Ker—George Ker of Fawdon- side, and Sir Andrew his son—The descendants of Sir Andrew—William Ker—Sir Robert Ker, first Earl of Roxburgh—Hon. William Drummond assumed the name of Ker and became second Earl— John, fifth Eai-1 and — — — — — CONTENTS. XI first Duke of Roxburgh—Robert, second Duke—John, third Duke William, fourth Duke—James, fifth Duke. The Kers op Feenieherst Ralph, first laird, and his descendants to the sixth laird—The Kers of Tair—Andrew and Thomas, the seventh and eighth lairds—Ralph Carre, first of Cavers—Change in the orthography of the name—The Barons of Fernieherst and Oxnam—James of Crailing—Thomas of Oxnam—Robert, the favourite of James VI., and created Earl of Somerset—Robert, third Lord Jedburgh—Kers of Ancrum. The House op Lothian—Mark, second son of Sir Andrew Ker of Cessford—His succession in the Earl- dom of Lothian—The Countess of Lothian—Lords John and Mark Kerr —The Marquises of Lothian. THE ELLIOT FAMILY, Page 132 Opinions regarding the ancestry of the Elliot Family—Sir John Eliot, author of the " Monarchy of Man"—John Eliot, the missionary—Eliot's Bible —Thomas Elyot, diplomatist in the Court of Henry VIII. —His literary works—Other English Elliots—The Elliots of Liddesdale—William Elliot of Stobbs—Robert of Redheugh, the first known Border Elliot ancestor —His descendants. The Elliots op Stobbs, representatives of the Border clan—The Elliots of Midlem Hill, the ancestors of the Family op Minto— Gilbert, founder of the House of Minto, created Lord Minto in 1705—The Minto succession down to Sir Gilbert Elliott, the first Earl, who died in 1814—The lineage from that date.

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