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Glendinning is in the parish of Westerkirk and the county of Dumfriesshire. Grid reference: NY 298 965. Lat / long: 55.257651, -3.1060392
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This site is designed to show the history and genealogy of the Glendinning family starting with the Glendinning of Westerkirk and their thousands of descendants to the present day. Also some details of earlier Glendinning knights and barons from the 13th century.
In the peach coloured parish area (Westerkirk) follow the river Meggotwater northwards. Glendinng is near the top of the parish, just to the left of the "T" of "Westerkirk". There appear to only be a few buildings marked on the map to denote Glendinning. Compare the old map to google maps.
The 'vestiges of an old tower, or castle' at Glendinning, noted in the Statistical Account, are no longer visible. Its position on Blaeu's map of 1654 suggests that it stood about 450m S of the modern farmhouse of Glendinning on the S side of the Poldovick Burn.
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Thomas Telford was born in 1757 at Glendinning Farm, and christened 9 August 1757, at Westerkirk Parish, Eskdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, son of John Telford , a shepherd, and Janet Jackson.His father John died, at the age of 33, only four months after Thomas' birth. Thomas and his mother were forced to move to a two room cottage in Crooks (the ne...
Smiles and Burton. both spell the name "Pasley", rather than like the current name of the town in Renfrewshire: Paisley, which is used in the present day by The Clan Paisley Society.
"National Records of Scotland at ScotlandsPeople.com", Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms; Surname: TELFER; Forename: THOMAS; Parents: JOHN TELFER/ ; Gender: M; Date: 09/08/1757; Parish #...Smiles, Samuel, and Gerstein - University of Toronto."The Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer : With a...Leslie, Steven, Sir. "Dictionary of National Biography", 1885. Vol. 56, London, England, Smith, Elder, & co., 1898, Telford, Thomas: pp. 9–14, [Accessed 28 Aug. 2021].Burton, Anthony."Thomas Telford: Master Builder of Roads & Canals". Amazon, Kindle Edition ed., 47 Church St. , Barnsley, Sou...- August 9, 1757
- September 2, 1834
Aug 1, 2020 · Glendinning is a lowland Scottish Clan originating in the historic Dumfriesshire County of Scotland. The surname Glendinning is derived from the lands of that name. The progenitor of the clan is considered to be William Douglas, the second son of the 1st Lord Douglas.
Glendinning Clan History. This name originates from the lands of same name in Westerkirk in Dumfriesshire. Prior to 1286 a charter was granted by John Macgill of that Ilk to Adam de Glendonwyn of his part of the lands and baronies of Clifton and Mertobel in Roxburghshire.
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