Lord Kirkcudbright
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The title Lord Kirkcudbright was bestowed on Sir Robert Maclellan of Bombie
in 1633 by King Charles I of England
on a visit to Scotland
. Maclellan had already been created a baronet
in the Nova Scotia in 1631.
Sir John (Maclellan) de Bondeby, was with Scottish rebel Sir William Wallace
in the year of 1298, during the battle of Falkirk
, after which he sailed with Wallace from Kirkcudbright
for France, to seek the support of the French king Philip, in his struggle against Edward I of England.
This name is said to have derived from 'son or servant of gillie', of St. Fillan, or "Mac Gille Fhaolain." Fillan or "faelchu", is old Irish for wolf. The Maclellan Motto: "Think on."
The MacLellan family was numerous in Galloway in the later half of the 14th Century and gave its name to Balmaclellan, MacLellan's town, in the Stewartry of Galloway. It is understood that the Balmaclellan
lands were given to John MacLellan by James III, king of Scotland, in 1466 on John MacLellan's intention to provide a site for a church there abouts. By the beginning of the fifteenth century there were no fewer than fourteen knights of that name then living in Galloway
.
Consequent upon, and sometime after the murder of Sir Patrick Maclellan
by the 8th Earl of Douglas at his stronghold of Threave in 1452, family feuding without the King's authority led to the forfeiture of the Maclellan Barony of Bomby, along with other collateral estates. Not long afterwards however in 1455 some Bombie lands were recovered, when King James II, of Scotland, with support from the Maclellans, undertook the siege of Threave Castle, and won a victory over the 'Black Douglas' clan.
Robert Maclellan, 1st Lord Kirkcudbright
Robert Maclellan, 1st Lord Kirkcudbright was Provost of Kirkcudbright in 1607, and was best known for his riotous behavior...
in 1633 by King Charles I of England
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
on a visit to Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Maclellan had already been created a baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
in the Nova Scotia in 1631.
Sir John (Maclellan) de Bondeby, was with Scottish rebel Sir William Wallace
William Wallace
Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence....
in the year of 1298, during the battle of Falkirk
Falkirk
Falkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....
, after which he sailed with Wallace from Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.The town lies south of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie, in the part of Dumfries and Galloway known as the Stewartry, at the mouth of the River Dee, some six miles from the sea...
for France, to seek the support of the French king Philip, in his struggle against Edward I of England.
This name is said to have derived from 'son or servant of gillie', of St. Fillan, or "Mac Gille Fhaolain." Fillan or "faelchu", is old Irish for wolf. The Maclellan Motto: "Think on."
The MacLellan family was numerous in Galloway in the later half of the 14th Century and gave its name to Balmaclellan, MacLellan's town, in the Stewartry of Galloway. It is understood that the Balmaclellan
Balmaclellan
Balmaclellan is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills in south-west Scotland...
lands were given to John MacLellan by James III, king of Scotland, in 1466 on John MacLellan's intention to provide a site for a church there abouts. By the beginning of the fifteenth century there were no fewer than fourteen knights of that name then living in Galloway
Galloway
Galloway is an area in southwestern Scotland. It usually refers to the former counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire...
.
Consequent upon, and sometime after the murder of Sir Patrick Maclellan
Patrick Maclellan of Bombie
Patrick Maclellan of Bombie Patrick Maclellan of Bombie Patrick Maclellan of Bombie (d. c. 1450 Sheriff of Galloway, then the head of his family, and a staunch royalist declined an invitation to join William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, along with the Earls of Ross and Crawford and Ormond in a...
by the 8th Earl of Douglas at his stronghold of Threave in 1452, family feuding without the King's authority led to the forfeiture of the Maclellan Barony of Bomby, along with other collateral estates. Not long afterwards however in 1455 some Bombie lands were recovered, when King James II, of Scotland, with support from the Maclellans, undertook the siege of Threave Castle, and won a victory over the 'Black Douglas' clan.
Lords Kirkcudbright (1633)
- Robert Maclellan, 1st Lord KirkcudbrightRobert Maclellan, 1st Lord KirkcudbrightRobert Maclellan, 1st Lord Kirkcudbright was Provost of Kirkcudbright in 1607, and was best known for his riotous behavior...
(d. 1641) - Thomas Maclellan, 2nd Lord KirkcudbrightThomas Maclellan, 2nd Lord KirkcudbrightThomas Maclellan, 2nd Lord Kirkcudbright was a Scottish nobleman, nephew of Robert Maclellan, 1st Lord Kirkcudbright and the son of William Maclellan and Rosina Agnew.Maclellan's support for the Covenanters led to his ruin...
(d. 1647) - John Maclellan, 3rd Lord KirkcudbrightJohn Maclellan, 3rd Lord KirkcudbrightJohn Maclellan, 3rd Lord Kirkcudbright was a Scottish nobleman and royalist.-History:Maclellan, like his father Lord Kirkcudbright , was an ardent Covenanter; he raised levies for the king which he used in the raid on Whigamore in 1648.A zealous Royalist, John Maclellan insisted his vassals take...
(d. 1664) - William Maclellan, 4th Lord Kirkcudbright (d. 1669)
- John Maclellan, 5th Lord Kirkcudbright (d. 1678)
- James Maclellan, 6th Lord Kirkcudbright (1661–1730)
- William Maclellan, 7th Lord Kirkcudbright (d. 1762)
- John Maclellan, 8th Lord Kirkcudbright (1729–1801)
- Sholto Henry Maclellan, 9th Lord Kirkcudbright (1771–1827)
- Camden Gray Maclellan, 10th Lord Kirkcudbright (1774–1832) (dormant)