Scottish feudal Barony of Craigie - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Barony of Craigie is a Scottish feudal Crown barony

Scottish feudal barony

A Scottish feudal barony used to be attached to a particular piece of land on which is the "caput" , or the essence of the barony, normally a building, such as a castle or manor house...

within and near Dundee

Dundee

Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

in Scotland. Craigie has long been incorporated within the boundaries of the Royal Burgh

Royal burgh

A royal burgh was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished in 1975, the term is still used in many of the former burghs....

of Dundee

Dundee

; before that it was a barony lying on the periphery of the town.

The Barony of Craigie is one of several Scottish feudal Crown baronies, and is governed under the Abolition of Feudal Tenure Act, Scotland, 2000

Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000

The Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. Act 2000 was an act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed by the Parliament on 3 May 2000 and received Royal Assent on 9 June 2000....

.

The title and rights of the Barony of Craigie are currently held by Robert Owen Thomas, III, 8th Baron

Baron

Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...

of Craigie.

Baronies date from the medieval period

Scotland in the High Middle Ages

The High Middle Ages of Scotland encompass Scotland in the era between the death of Domnall II in 900 AD and the death of king Alexander III in 1286...

and were administrative units established by the king, where the local barons

Baron

ruled on behalf of the king through a baron

Baron

court. Their powers were substantial within the barony which included forcing people to fight as soldiers. This was their downfall as some barons

Baron

took their tenants into rebellions such as the Jacobites

Jacobitism

Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...

in 1745

Jacobite Rising of 1745

The Jacobite rising of 1745, often referred to as "The 'Forty-Five," was the attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for the exiled House of Stuart. The rising occurred during the War of the Austrian Succession when most of the British Army was on the European continent...

, resulting in barons'

Baron

powers being stripped

Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746

The Heritable Jurisdictions Act 1746 was an Act of the British Parliament passed in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745....

in 1747.

Location

Lands

The lands and farms of Craigie were designated as "Craigie" before A.D. 1534, although it was labelled as "Kragy" in some maps, such as the "Lower Angus and Perthshire east of the Tay map," by Timothy Pont, circa 1583–1596. Kragy and Craigie may refer to a rocky landscape. Craigie is located near a hill of sorts in some maps, such as "Anguss [sic] / R.G.," by Robert Gordon [1580–1661], circa 1636–1652.

The old lands of the Barony of Craigie lie to the east of central Dundee

Dundee

, Scotland, in the vicinity of A929 Forfar Road to the west, and A972 Kinsgway East to the north. The A930

A930 road

The A930 is a single carriageway road in Angus, Scotland. It runs from Dundee to Carnoustie.Starting at its junction with the A92 road in Craigie, Dundee, it runs east through West Ferry, Broughty Ferry, Barnhill and Monifieth. It then passes through countryside north of the Buddon Ness, past Barry...

, Broughty Ferry Road and Dundee Road West, begins in what was the land of Craigie. Other lands, particularly from the Barony of Barry

Barry, Angus

Barry is a small village in Angus, Scotland at the mouth of the River Tay. The recent completion of a bypass for the village on the A930 road from Dundee to Carnoustie is something that was originally planned before the Second World War. There is a water mill operated by the National Trust for...

and Woodhill

Woodhill, Angus

Woodhill is a settlement in Angus, Scotland. It lies at a central point between Carnoustie and Monifieth on the east on an unclassified road linking the A92 and A930 roads. Woodhill House was erected in 1604 by William Auchinleck who later became Provost of Dundee...

, were drawn into the Barony of Craigie.

While much of Craigie is now developed and within Dundee

Dundee

, some portions of the lands of Craigie remain much as they were at the formation of the barony. In 1881 the lands of Craigie were described in idyllic terms, such as "Craigie, [ family of ] Kid, excellent land, a good house, with a new little park;"

The lands of Craigie, including Craigie House and the farms of Craigie, can be found on maps found on the ScotlandPlaces web site. An entry from the National Library of Scotland, "Northern Part of Angus Shire. Southern Part.," by Edinburgh : J. Thomson & Co., in 1825 provides an excellent view of the lands of Craigie. Craigie is located just to the east (right) of Dundee, just north of the coastline, and west (left) of the Broughty Castle. Other historical references to Craigie include citations in 1678 as found in the Angusia Provincia Scotiae sive The Shire of Angus, by Janssonius Waesberghe, Moses Pitt and Stephanus Swart of Amsterdam.

The lands of the Barony of Craigie were never fully set, with frequent changes of territory between abbeys, merchants, towns, and nobles. Warden states that the "...property of Craigie was a large and valuable estate five or six centuries ago [ before 1884 ], but it was at an early period cut up into several sections, and these were again sub-divided into smaller portions, which makes it impossible to give a correct continuous account of either the sections or the smaller portions into which they were divided..."

Seat

The seat, also known as the caput

Caput

The Latin word caput, meaning literally "head" and by metonymy "top", has been borrowed in a variety of English words, including capital, captain, and decapitate...

or messuage

Messuage

In law, the term messuage equates to a dwelling-house and includes outbuildings, orchard, curtilage or court-yard and garden. At one time messuage supposedly had a more extensive meaning than that conveyed by the words house or site, but such distinction no longer survives.A capital messuage is the...

, of the Barony of Craigie was Craigie House near Dundee

Dundee

. Craigie House has also been called Wallace Craigie House and The House of Craigie. The home was built by the 1st Baron of Craigie James Guthrie or his son. The manor home was located at the end of the current Southampton Road leading off Craigie Drive in Dundee

Dundee

, Scotland.

In the latter half of the 18th century Craigie House was one of the better-known country houses in Forfarshire. In the Statistical Account of 1793 the agricultural focus on the manor was noted: "The market in Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

, for all kinds of butcher meat, is one of the best in 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...

. No sheep are bred, or even fattened for sale, except a few by Mr. Guthrie of Craigie."

In 1831 the Guthrie family, having interests elsewhere, put the demesne

Demesne

In the feudal system the demesne was all the land, not necessarily all contiguous to the manor house, which was retained by a lord of the manor for his own use and support, under his own management, as distinguished from land sub-enfeoffed by him to others as sub-tenants...

up for sale. At the time the demesne

Demesne

included Craigie House and 232 acres. The demesne

Demesne

was not sold in 1831, however, and remained in the Guthrie family.

In 1856 Craigie House was described as a "...neat villa, beautifully situated amid finely wooded grounds and gardens, on the sea-coast, on the north side of the Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry is a suburb on the eastern side of the City of Dundee, on the shore of the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland...

Road, about two miles east of Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

." Broughty Ferry

Broughty Ferry

Broughty Ferry is a suburb on the eastern side of the City of Dundee, on the shore of the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland...

Road exists today and can be viewed on Google Maps.

Alexander Johnston Warden, in his 1884 work Angus or Forfarshire, the Land and its People, Descriptive and Historical, quotes Reverend James Headrick from his 1813 work Review of the Agriculture of Angus, who says of Craigie House "The plantations are so artificially disposed as to hide all those parts of the Tay where the tide leaves the bottom dry, and to give it all the effect of an artificial lake. The constant play of the boats and shipping, seen through these openings, gives them all the effect of figures in the magic lantern." Warden goes on to comment that the view from Craigie House is "extremely beautiful," with Craigie House surrounded by thriving plantations, clumps of trees, and much well-grown timber. The house is described by Warden as a good, comfortable dwelling despite not being in the modern style.

Other references list Wallace Craigie house as an ancient house, set within a walled land on the banks of the Tay

River Tay

The River Tay is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in the United Kingdom. The Tay originates in western Scotland on the slopes of Ben Lui , then flows easterly across the Highlands, through Loch Dochhart, Loch Lubhair and Loch Tay, then continues east through Strathtay , in...

. A drawing, perhaps by John Slezer

John Slezer

John Slezer was a Dutch- or German-born military engineer and artist. He arrived in the Kingdom of Scotland in 1669, and was appointed Surveyor of his Majesties Stores and Magazines, which involved compiling detailed surveys of the country's fortifications...

in or about 1678, shows a home that was likely constructed, at least in part, before 1733.
In the mid 18th century whaling companies had occupied the lands that had once been the waterside gardens of Wallace Craigie House. Wallace Craigie House was described as being quite similar to Invergowrie House, a manse on the grounds of Ninewells Hospital

Ninewells Hospital

Ninewells Hospital is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe, based on the western edge of Dundee, Scotland. It is internationally renowned for introducing laparoscopic surgery to the UK as well as being a leading centre in developing fields such as the management of cancer, medical...

in Dundee

Dundee

.

As a result of business interests elsewhere, the Guthrie family sold Craigie House, an acre and a half of ground, and the Stables of Craigie House, in 1911. The Stables of Craigie House were converted into a dwelling place in 1910, and sold independently as Stirling House in 1920.

Craigie House was a private nursing home from 1923 until 1949, first run by Miss Clementina Methven and then by Mrs. Christine Brodie and her family. In 1948 it was sold to Jute Industries Ltd. who used it as a hostel for workers. In 1949 it was sold to Dundee Corporation as a retirement home. In 1974 it was transferred to the Tayside Region, and in 1996 it reverted to the Dundee City Council. The home became unsuitable as a residence because of increasing standards of care and was demolished in 1983. A home for the elderly now stands on the site of Craigie House.

The acreage of the demesne

Demesne

was sold off to various concerns over the years, with the last 60 acres of the demesne

Demesne

sold to Strathern Estates Ltd. in 1955 for use by Craigie High School

Craigie High School

Craigie High School CHS is a co-educational government funded day school situated in the city of Dundee, Scotland. It was built new and first opened its doors to pupils in the summer of 1970, although some building work continued until the official opening on December 11, 1970 by Sir Garnet Wilson,...

, Craigiebarns Primary, and other uses.

Today the demesne

Demesne

of the Barony of Craigie is a developed, suburban, largely residential area of Dundee

Dundee

.

Woodhill House

Woodhill, Angus

in Barry

Barry, Angus

, Angus

Angus

Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...

may have formed part of the Barony of Craigie as well.

History and formation of the lands and Barony

Craigie prior to the Barony

The lands of Craigie were in the hands of several prominent families in the vicinity of Dundee

Dundee

, most of whom leased out these lands to tenant

Tenant farmer

A tenant farmer is one who resides on and farms land owned by a landlord. Tenant farming is an agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management; while tenant farmers contribute their labor along with at times varying...

farmers during the medieval period

Scotland in the High Middle Ages

The High Middle Ages of Scotland encompass Scotland in the era between the death of Domnall II in 900 AD and the death of king Alexander III in 1286...

. It was not until the mid seventeenth century that the lands of Craigie together with lands in the parish of Barry

Barry, Angus

, Angus

Angus

Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...

, were formed into a distinct barony.

David of Scotland

David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon

David of Scotland was a Scottish prince and Earl of Huntingdon. He was a claimant to the Scottish throne.-Life:He was the youngest surviving son of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon and Ada de Warenne, a daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, and Elizabeth of Vermandois. His...

, Earl of Huntingdon

Earl of Huntingdon

Earl of Huntingdon is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. The title is associated with the ruling house of Scotland, and latterly with the Hastings family.-Early history:...

, owned the lands of Craigie near Dundee

Dundee

in the late 12th century. About 1200 the lands of Hilton and Milton of Craigie were donated by his second daughter, possibly known as Ysabella de Brous, to the Abbey of Lindores

Lindores Abbey

Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a much reduced and overgrown ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about north of the village of Lindores....

in north Fife

Fife

Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...

. These lands remained under the abbey until at least 1480. King David II

David II of Scotland

David II was King of Scots from 7 June 1329 until his death.-Early life:...

of Scotland

Scotland

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confirmed this grant in a charter at Dundee

Dundee

on 20 September 1365. The affirmation states that the original charter was granted by King Alexander II

Alexander II of Scotland

Alexander II was King of Scots from1214 to his death.-Early life:...

of Scotland

Scotland

at Maiden's Castle on 12 November 1247.

In 1309 King Robert the Bruce of Scotland

Scotland

granted parts of the lands of Craigie to Robert Barbor, Andrew Gray, and Allan of Balmossie. Much of the granted lands formerly belonged to John Baliol.

Patrick of Inverpeffer

Inverpeffer

Inverpeffer was a hamlet that once existed in Angus, Scotland until around 1941, when it was demolished during the building of East Haven airfield....

, a burgess of Dundee

Dundee

, was granted part of the lands of Craigie with fishing rights by King Robert II

Robert II of Scotland

Robert II became King of Scots in 1371 as the first monarch of the House of Stewart. He was the son of Walter Stewart, hereditary High Steward of Scotland and of Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I and of his first wife Isabella of Mar...

of Scotland

Scotland

in 1378.

In 1365 King David II

David II of Scotland

David II was King of Scots from 7 June 1329 until his death.-Early life:...

of Scotland

Scotland

granted a charter to John Gray of all his lands, and of Craigie in Forfarshire. King David II

David II of Scotland

David II was King of Scots from 7 June 1329 until his death.-Early life:...

also reaffirmed the grant of lands to the Abbey of Lindores

Lindores Abbey

.

Much of the confusion around the lands of Craigie may come from the variety of spellings, notably Craigie and Kragy. In a charter from King David II

David II of Scotland

David II was King of Scots from 7 June 1329 until his death.-Early life:...

of Scotland

Scotland

dated 11 February 1366, William Guppyld is confirmed in his land from the inheritance of Alexander of Lambirtoun. The charter, witnessed by Laurence, Archdeacon of Brechin

Archdeacon of Brechin

The Archdeacon of Brechin was the only archdeacon in the diocese of Brechin, acting as a subordinate of the Bishop of Brechin. The archdeacon held the parish church of Strachan as a prebend from at least 1274.-List of archdeacons of Moray:...

, Margaret, Countess of Angus, Sir Walter of Leslie, and Sir Alexander de Lindsay, confirms William Guppyld into lands from both Lumlathyn and "Cragoe" (Craigie).

King Robert III

Robert III of Scotland

Robert III was King of Scots from 1390 to his death. His given name was John Stewart, and he was known primarily as the Earl of Carrick before ascending the throne at age 53...

of Scotland

Scotland

gave by charter a portion of the lands of Craigie, then in the Barony of Dundee

Dundee

, to St Salvador's Altar in the parish church of Dundee

Dundee

.

On 9 October 1535, David Wedderburn of Tofts, Town Clerk of Dundee

Dundee

, received from King James V

James V of Scotland

James V was King of Scots from 9 September 1513 until his death, which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss...

of Scotland

Scotland

a charter to the lands of Hilton of Craigie. The charter was granted to Wedderburn and his spouse, Helen Lawson.

In 1600 King James VI of Scotland

Scotland

granted the properties of the Abbey of Lindores

Lindores Abbey

to Patrick Leslie

Patrick Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores

Patrick Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores was a member of the Scottish nobility. He was the second son of Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes, and his first wife, Grizel Hamilton...

, the Commendator of Lindores

Abbot of Lindores

The Abbot of Lindores was the head of the Tironensian monastic community and lands of Lindores Abbey, Fife . The position was created when the abbey was founded sometime between 1190 and 1191 by King William the Lion's brother Prince David, Earl of Huntingdon and Lord of Garioch...

. This grant included Hilton, Hillend, and Miltoun of Craigie.

On 29 December 1607, Sir William Scharp of Pitkethley was retoured in the sixth part of Hilton of Craigie. On 2 May 1611, John Scharp of Ballindoch, brother of Sir William Scharp, was retoured the same sixth part of Hilton of Craigie. Another heir of Sir William Scharp, John Scharp of Ballindoch, received other parts of the lands of Craigie.

The lands of Craigie passed through the Scharp (or Schairp, or Sharpe) family passed down portions of Craigie, generally around Hilton of Craigie.

Elevation to Barony

On 28 October 1662, Patrick Kyd of Craigie was retoured in the third part of the town and land of Hilton of Craigie, formerly called Wester Craigie, in the barony of Dundee

Dundee

. On 5 April 1677, James Kyd of Woodhill was retoured in the third part of the town and lands of Hilton of Craigie, the sixth part of the same, the teind sheaves of the same, and the half lands of Craigie. This was combined and raised into the Barony of Craigie.

The Kyd family remained in possession of much of the lands of the Barony of Craigie until the mid 18th century. During a meeting dated 8 October 1759, James Guthrie of Craigie is listed as proposing to purchase a portion of the lands near Craigie from the Convener of the Nine Trades. It is possible that James Guthrie of Craigie was by then in possession of the whole of Craigie. On 26 February 1704 a matter regarding the Muir of Craigie was settled between the Town, James Guthrie of Craigie, and James Kyd (note: not listed as "of Craigie"), heir of the late George Kyd of Craigie. This may be the first indication that the lands of Craigie had passed from the Kyd family to the Guthrie family.

In 1884 David Charles Guthrie is described as the laird

Laird

A Laird is a member of the gentry and is a heritable title in Scotland. In the non-peerage table of precedence, a Laird ranks below a Baron and above an Esquire.-Etymology:...

of Craigie. His brother, James Stirling Guthrie, is described as his heir.

Later in the 18th or early 19th century Robert McGavin of Balumbie

Ballumbie

Ballumbie is a residential area on the north-east edge of Dundee, Scotland. The area was formerly an estate centred on Ballumbie Castle, a mid-16th century fortification, which was followed by the 19th-century Ballumbie House. There is also a golf course and the site of a late medieval parish church...

owned approximately one half of the estate of Craigie. He donated 20 acres to Dundee

Dundee

to build a cemetery. The remaining Craigie lands held by McGavin are described as "...good land, the greater part of it having a southern exposure, and it is a desirable property."

The title and lands were formally split by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure Act, Scotland, 2000

Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000

The Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. Act 2000 was an act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed by the Parliament on 3 May 2000 and received Royal Assent on 9 June 2000....

. By 2011 the title of the Barony of Craigie was governed as part of an estate, and was granted by assignation to the Thomas family.

Barons of Craigie

Barons of Craigie	Succeeded
James Kidd or Kyd	1677
(Kyd heirs uncertain)
James Guthrie	1728
James Guthrie	1766
James Guthrie	1829
James Alexander Guthrie	1867
David Charles Guthrie	1873
James Alexander Guthrie	1918
David Charles Guthrie	1932
Robert Owen Thomas, III	2011

During the first half of the seventeenth century the lands of Craigie were gradually acquired by the Kidd or Kyd

Kidd (surname)

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family. This started in 1617 with Patrick Kyd a merchant in Dundee

Dundee

who began to invest in land in the periphery of Dundee

Dundee

. These lands were eventually formed into the barony of Craigie held by the Kyd family who several generations later disposed of it to a branch of the Guthrie

Clan Guthrie

-Origins of the name:Although the surname Guthrie has several independent origins, the surname borne by the clan is almost certainly derives from the barony of the same name near Forfar...

family, who in turn disposed of it to the Thomas family.

Kidd or Kyd family

The Kyd family may be a sept of Clan Fergusson

Clan Fergusson

Clan Fergusson is a Scottish clan which has multiple geographic origins across Scotland. Consequently the Fergussons may be viewed as both a Highland and a Lowland clan....

. The Kyd family held lands in Craigie since before 1534, being described as esquire

Esquire

Esquire is a term of West European origin . Depending on the country, the term has different meanings...

of Craigie.

"Patrick Kyd, Esq. of Craigie, Angus, married Margaret, daughter of Sir Alexander Wedderburn of Blackness
Blackness, Dundee
Blackness is an area of the city of Dundee. Broadly, Blackness is located to the north of the city's West End and is centred around the Blackness Road, where a number of small, local shops are located...

(knighted A.D. 1642), by his wife Matilda, daughter of Fletcher of Innerpeffer. This family held Craigie, before A.D. 1534. [Baronage, p. 473]"

The links between the Kyd family and Woodhill and Craigie are established in the same entry.

"William Kyd, Esq. of Woodhill, Angus

Angus

Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...

, brother of Patrick of Craigie, wedded Jean Wedderburn, sister of his brother's wife. [ Baronage, p.281 ] Woodhill

Woodhill, Angus

seems eventually to have succeeded to Craigie – for Mr. Thomas Kyd, Merchant in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

, "son of Woodhill and Craigie," wedded Rachel, daughter of Dr. William Eccles (died 1723) of Kildonan, by his second wife, Margaret, daughter of Sir John Wedderburn of Blackness

Blackness, Dundee

Blackness is an area of the city of Dundee. Broadly, Blackness is located to the north of the city's West End and is centred around the Blackness Road, where a number of small, local shops are located...

– by whom he left issue. [ Baronage, p. 438. ]

Arms, Crest, and Motto, the same as Craigie. [ Herald, Vol II. ]"

On 4 December 1617 King James VI of Scotland

James I of England

James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...

confirmed the sale by Andrew, Lord Gray

Lord Gray

Lord Gray is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1445 for the Scottish diplomat and politician Sir Andrew Gray. His great-great-great-great-great-grandson, the seventh Lord, was granted a new patent with remainder to William Gray, husband of his only daughter Anne, and his heirs...

, with the agreement of his wife Anne, Countess of Buchan

Earl of Buchan

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, of his third part of the town of Hilton of Craigie alias Wester Craigie to Patrick Kyd a merchant burgess of Dundee

Dundee

. Patrick had been admitted as a burgess of Dundee

Dundee

on 20 October 1591 by right of his father Archibald Kyd a burgess there. On 16 June 1632, King Charles I of Scotland

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...

confirmed a charter

Charter

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granted by Patrick Kyd of Grange of Barry

Barry, Angus

, on 4 September 1620, whereby he sold a third part of the lands and town of Hilton of Craigie alias Wester Craigie to his son James Kyd and his future wife Agnes, daughter of Robert Clayhills of Baldovie, a merchant burgess of Dundee

Dundee

. James Durham disponed one sixth of the Hiltoun of Craigie, on 5 April 1646, to James Kyd of Grange of Barry

Barry, Angus

. This had originally belonged to the Abbey of Lindores

Lindores Abbey

which granted it to David Wedderburn on 9 October 1538, later it was owned by John Sharp who sold it to James Durham. This was confirmed by King Charles I of Scotland

Charles I of England

on 8 May 1646. On 28 October 1662, Patrick Kyd of Craigie, was served heir to his grandfather Patrick Kyd of Grange of Barry

Barry, Angus

, in the lands of Nether Barry Muir in the barony of Barry

Barry, Angus

. On the same day he was served heir to his father Master James Kyd of Craigie in a third part of the lands and house of Hilton of Craigie alias Wester Craigie, in the barony of Dundee

Dundee

, the teinds thereof, a tenth of the lands of Hilton of Craigie, a sixth part of the lands of Hilton of Craigie, and part of the teinds of the said lands in the barony of Dundee

Dundee

, also the lands of Upper Barry Muir. Patrick Kyd junior of Craigie was admitted as a burgess of Dundee

Dundee

on 7 February 1657 by right of his father.

On 13 May 1663, William Kyd, was served heir to his immediate younger brother James Kyd, son of Mr James Kyd of Craigie, in three tenements in Dundee

Dundee

, half the house and lands of North Ferry at Broughty

Broughty Ferry

Broughty Ferry is a suburb on the eastern side of the City of Dundee, on the shore of the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland...

, and fishing rights on the Tay

River Tay

. [Retours, Forfar, 402] William Kyd, son of James Kyd of Craigie, was admitted as a burgess of Dundee

Dundee

on 22 September 1660 at the same time as his brothers Robert and Thomas. [DBR]

Finally on 17 July 1666, Charter

Charter

A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...

granting Patrick Kid of Craigie, and his heirs or assignees the town and lands of Grange of Barry

Barry, Angus

, in the barony of Barry, Angus

Barry, Angus

, the lands of Barry Muir and Lower Barry Muir, in the same barony, the lands of Upper Barry Muir, a third part of the town and lands of Hilton of Craigie alias Wester Craigie which was acquired by the late Patrick Kid of Craigie of Grange of Barry

Barry, Angus

from Andrew, Lord Gray

Lord Gray

, in the barony of Dundee

Dundee

; a sixth part of the same acquired by the late James Kid of Craigie from the late James Durham of Pitkerro

Pitkerro

Pitkerro is an area in the eastern part of Dundee, Scotland, immediately west of Douglas and south of Fintry and Whitfield. Areas of Pitkerro include Kingsway East, Linlathen, Mid Craigie, Milton of Craigie and Drumgieth. Pitkerro is home to a large gas reserve tank.Pitkerro once had four schools,...

; half of the same lying on the sunnyside of Hilton formerly belonging to the monastery of Lindores

Lindores Abbey

, etc. which lands, Grange of Barry

Barry, Angus

, Upper and Lower Barry Muir, and parts of Craigie Wester, and the town and lands of Craigie formerly belonged to the said Patrick Kid, and were resigned for new infeftment; and the half of Craigie which formerly belonged to David Clayhills of Invergowrie

Invergowrie

Invergowrie is a village on the north bank of the River Tay to the west of Dundee. Although formerly incorporated as part of Dundee, it is located in Perth and Kinross....

, which were resigned in favour of the said Patrick Kid, – erecting the said lands into the Barony of Craigie with the manor place of Craigie as the principal messuage

Messuage

.

On 5 April 1677, James Kid of Woodhill

Woodhill, Angus

was served heir to his father William Kid of Woodhill

Woodhill, Angus

in the house and lands of Woodhill

Woodhill, Angus

, with the common of Barrymuir, in the barony of Barry

Barry, Angus

, the tythes of the lands of Woodhill

Woodhill, Angus

also in the barony of Barry

Barry, Angus

and lordship of Balmerino

Balmerino

Balmerino was a bay Thoroughbred stallion that was foaled at Cambridge in the Waikato region of New Zealand. He later became a champion racehorse with many international successes.-Breeding:...

, a third part of the house and lands of Halton of Craigie, or Wester Craigie in the barony of Dundee

Dundee

, a sixth part of the house and lands of Hilton of Craigie on the sunny side of the lands of Hilton, a tenth of the teinds of the said house and lands of Hilton of Craigie, and half the lands of Craigie on the sunnyside – all erected into the barony of Craigie.

In entry number 471 dated 5 April 1677, included in The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, Inquisitionum ad Capellam Regis Retornatorum, printed in 1811 at the command of King George III of England:

"Jacobus Kid de Woodhill, heres Guilielmi Kid de Woodhill, patris, – in vlla et terris de Woodhill cum communia in mora nuncupata Barriemuire, et maresia vocata Barriemyre, infra baronium de Barrie – E. 26m. &c. feudiformae – decimis garbalibus dictarum terrarum de Woodhill, infra baronium de Barrie et dominum de Balmerinoch – E. 6s. et 8s. 4d. in augmentationem, feudiformae – tertia parte villae et terranum de Haltoun de Craigie nuncupata Wester Craigie, infra baronium de Dundie – A.E. 40s. N.E. 8l – sexta parte villae et terrarum de Hiltoun de Craigie, apud solarem partem terrarum de Hiltoune – E. 9l. 13s. 8d. feudiformae – decimis garbalibus praedicte villae et terrarum de Hiltoun de Craigie – A.E. 5s. N.E. 20s. – dimidietate terrarum de Craigie ad dictam solarem partem hujusmodi jacente – E. 14m. feudiformae – omnibus erectis in baroniam de Craigie."

Which roughly translates from the Latin to the English as:

"James Kid of Woodhill, the heir of William Kid of Woodhill, the father, – and on any of the lands of Woodhill and together with the community to be named Barriemuire, also called Barriemyre, of the barons of the Barrie – E. 26m. , & c. feudiformae -, teind sheaves of the lands of the said Woodhill, of the barons of Barrie and lordship of Balmerinoch – E. 6s. and of 8s. 4d. , in augmentation of, feudiformae – The third part of the town, and out of the Haltoun to be named out of the Wester Craigie of Craigie, below of the barons of the Dundie – AE 40s. N.E. 8l – the sixth part of the town, and out of the Hiltoun of the lands of Craigie, with the sunny side of the lands of the Hiltoune – E. 9l. 13s. 8d. feudiformae -, teind sheaves and of the aforesaid town and out of the Hiltoun of the lands of Craigie – AE 5s. N.E. 20s. – half of the of the lands of Craigie to the said part of the sunny side of this kind, lying – E. 14m. feudiformae – all raised to barony of Craigie."

Between the years 1676 and 1679, James Kid of Woodhill

Woodhill, Angus

, son of William Kidd of Woodhill

Woodhill, Angus

, was involved in a number of property transactions in Forfarshire. In 1681 the "barony of Craigs" (Craigie) is shown paying to the King of Scotland

Scotland

10 pounds sterling.

By 1684 James Kid, then described as ‘of Craigie’ and his spouse Helen Fotheringham, appear in the Forfarshire Register of Sasines

Registers of Scotland

Registers of Scotland is the Scottish Government agency responsible for compiling and maintaining records relating to property and other legal documents in Scotland....

, again involved in a property transaction. In an entry dated 20 May 1687:

"Instrument of Sasine, proceeding on Disposition by James Kyd of Craigie in favour of Helen Fothringhame his spouse, in liferent, of 15 chalders of victual, of wheat, barley and meal proportionally, furth of the lands and barony of Craigie, in liferent, without prejudice to the liferent right of Margaret Wedderburne relict of Patrick Kyd of Craigie in terms of her jointure.

The Disposition is dated at Dundee 20 May 1687, Mr James Brisbane, advocate, is a witness. Sasine is given on 24 May same year: George Fothringhame of Bandean is a witness. Registered in the Particular Register of Sasines for Forfar 8 May 1687."

The Barony of Craigie remained in the hands of the Kidds until 1728 when the Barony of Craigie was sold by the Kidd heirs to James Guthrie.

Guthrie family

Guthrie is an ancient place-name and surname in Forfarshire or Angus

Angus

Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...

. The original Guthrie

Clan Guthrie

-Origins of the name:Although the surname Guthrie has several independent origins, the surname borne by the clan is almost certainly derives from the barony of the same name near Forfar...

of Guthrie

Clan Guthrie

-Origins of the name:Although the surname Guthrie has several independent origins, the surname borne by the clan is almost certainly derives from the barony of the same name near Forfar...

was Sir David Guthrie who lived in the fifteenth century. He was Armour Bearer

Armour-Bearer

The Armour-Bearer is one of the Great Offices of the Royal Household in Scotland.James IV granted the office of Armour-Bearer and Squire of His Majesty's Body to Sir Alexander Seton of Tullibody. This grant, apparently dating from 1488, was renewed by Charles II in 1651 to Sir Alexander's...

to King James VII of Scotland

James II of England

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, also Sheriff

Conservator of the Peace

A conservator of the peace is defined as a public official authorized to conserve and maintain the public peace.-Examples:Under common law, conservators of the peace included judges, police, sheriffs, and constables.The king is mentioned as the first...

of Angus

Angus

Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...

, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, among other major government posts. The Guthries of Craigie are descended from John, fourth son of Sir David Guthrie, 1st Baron

Baron

of Guthrie

Guthrie, Angus

Guthrie is a village in Angus, Scotland, roughly at the centre point of the towns of Arbroath, Forfar and Brechin. The principal building in the village is Guthrie Castle, which has its own public golf course and is a popular venue for events such as markets, parties and weddings....

.

James Guthrie, (1669–1711), a Scottish merchant in Stockholm

Stockholm

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and later in Dundee

Dundee

, married Christian Scott, daughter of a Dundee

Dundee

merchant, on 23 April 1695. Their second son James was born on 28 March 1698, and married Elizabeth, daughter of David Gardyne of Middleton on 22 July 1733. She died on 25 July 1745, while he survived until 9 March 1788. James Guthrie of Hiltoun of Craigie and other lands, is recorded in a crown charter of 12 February 1729 also as James Guthrie 1st Baron

Baron

of Craigie, 6 August 1764. In 1766 James Guthrie Jr. of Craigie bought the superiorities of the third part of Craigie from Dundee

Dundee

Town Council. According to the Directory of Landownership in Scotland

Scotland

circa 1770, the third greatest by value landowner in Dundee

Dundee

was Guthrie of Craigie with his lands of Craigie worth £1500. The couple had a number of children including James who became 2nd Baron

Baron

Guthrie of Craigie.

James Guthrie of Craigie, 2nd Baron

Baron

of Craigie, was born 15 May 1740, and married Emilia Murray, daughter of Alexander Murray of Lintrose on 29 October 1767. She died on 7 November 1824, and he died 14 January 1830. James Guthrie of Craigie was granted Crown Charters

Charter

A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...

on 5 July 1792, and 5 July 1815. The couple had a number of children including their eldest son James, a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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, who served under Captain Bligh on his famous voyage. Lieutenant James’s health suffered during the voyage and he was invalided home but died on 10 July 1795 at Innsbruck. He had also served as First Lieutenant

First Lieutenant

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aboard Lord Hood’s

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

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flagship Victory

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.

The second son was Alexander Murray Guthrie, born 8 December 1769, he married Margaret Makgill of the Kemback

Kemback

Kemback is a village in Fife, Scotland, located east of Cupar. The present village was developed in the 19th century to house those working the flax mills on the nearby Ceres Burn. From 1681 the minister for the parish was Alexander Edward, until 1689 when he was deprived as a non-juror...

family, and died 31 December 1829. He was admitted as a burgess of Dundee

Dundee

on 6 August 1817 by right of his father James Guthrie of Craigie. Their only son James Guthrie duly inherited the lands, barony and title of 3rd Baron

Baron

of Craigie on the death of his grandfather in 1830. On 10 May 1815, Alexander Murray Guthrie, son of James Murray Guthrie of Craigie, was served heir to his brother James Guthrie of Craigie who died 10 July 1795, in the estate of Craigie, Forfarshire. In 1815, there occurred a resignation by James Guthrie of the lands and barony of Guthrie

Guthrie, Angus

in favour of Alexander Murray Guthrie.

David Charles Guthrie, the sixth son of James Guthrie of Craigie [1740–1830], was born 30 June 1788, and married Jane Campbell Hunter, daughter of Sir John Hunter, HM

Majesty

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Consul General in Spain. They had six children, of whom James Alexander Guthrie succeeded to the land and title.

James Guthrie of the Honourable East India Company Service

East India Company

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was served heir to his grandfather James Guthrie of Craigie on 8 April 1846, and also to his father Alexander Murray Guthrie of Craigie on 11 January 1849. James Guthrie, the 3rd Baron

Baron

of Craigie, died on 6 December 1866 unmarried. The lands and title went to his kinsman James Alexander Guthrie in 1867.

James Alexander Guthrie of Craigie, born 8 September 1823, was a Justice of the Peace

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

, a Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....

for Angus

Angus

Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...

, a Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

for London, and a Director

Board of directors

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of the Bank of England

Bank of England

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. He was served heir to his father David Charles Guthrie, a merchant in London, who died 27 June 1859, in two farms of the lands of Craigie, 22 January 1860. In 1867 he purchased Craigie. “The 1872 (Scotland

Scotland

) Owners of Land and Heritages return” stated that the trustees of James Alexander Guthrie of Craigie owned 309 acres in Angus

Angus

Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...

. He married Elinor, daughter of Admiral Sir James Stirling, on 24 July 1856, and they had nine children. The eldest son David Charles Guthrie succeeded his father on his death at 78 Portland Place

Portland Place

Portland Place is a street in the Marylebone district of central London, England.-History and topography:The street was laid out by the brothers Robert and James Adam for the Duke of Portland in the late 18th century and originally ran north from the gardens of a detached mansion called Foley House...

, London, on 17 January 1873.

David Charles Guthrie, 5th Baron

Baron

of Craigie and later of East Haddon Hall

East Haddon

East Haddon is a small village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. The village is located eight miles from Northampton and is surrounded by the villages of Holdenby, Ravensthorpe and Long Buckby...

, Northamptonshire, was born 25 July 1861. He became a Justice of the Peace

Justice of the Peace

, and Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire

South Northamptonshire

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from 1892 to 1895. He married Mary, daughter of Andrew Low of Savannah, Georgia, USA

Savannah, Georgia

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, on 21 November 1891, and had four children including James Alexander Guthrie, born 15 March 1893.

James Alexander Guthrie, 6th Baron

Baron

of Craigie, was educated at Eton

Eton College

Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....

and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

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, and served as a Captain of the 15th Hussars. He was also a Fellow

Fellow

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of the Zoological Society

Zoological Society of London

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. He was married three times and had four children – David Charles Guthrie, born 1930, Jennifer Mary Guthrie, born 1933, James Murray Guthrie, born 1937, and Andrew Howard Guthrie, born 1945.

David Charles Guthrie, 7th Baron

Baron

of Craigie, was born 6 December 1930. On 22 October 1958 he married Margaret Mary Brown, daughter of Harold Frederick Brown of Melbourne, Australia. He had two children – Stephen Patrick Guthrie, born 2 August 1959, and Richard Paul Guthrie, born 21 October 1964.

The Guthrie

Clan Guthrie

-Origins of the name:Although the surname Guthrie has several independent origins, the surname borne by the clan is almost certainly derives from the barony of the same name near Forfar...

Tartan

Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns...

is Murray of Atholl.

The Barony of Craigie remained in the Guthrie family until it was passed by assignation to Robert Owen Thomas, III in February 2011.

Thomas family

The Thomas family is an Ashkenazi Jewish family descended from forebears in Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

, Scotland, and England. The Thomas family traces their Welsh

Welsh people

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heritage to Llansamlet

Llansamlet

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, Glamorgan

Glamorgan

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, Wales as far back as 1768.

Robert Owen Thomas, III, 8th Baron

Baron

of Craigie, became baron

Baron

in February 2011.

The 8th Baron

Baron

of Craigie married Lauren Rose Lancaster, daughter of Samuel Pottinger Lancaster and Susan Beth Kaplan

Kaplan (surname)

Kaplan or Caplan is a family name common among Ashkenazi Jews, usually indicating descent from the priestly lineage , similar to the etymological origin of the common Hebrew surname Cohen...

. The Baron

Baron

and Baroness

Baroness

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of Craigie have three children: Margaret Leila Thomas, Younger

Younger (Title)

Younger is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to a current Laird. The wife of a Younger is also known as a younger, as is a woman who is entitled to a Lairdship in her own right. A Younger is neither a title of nobility or a peerage and does not carry voting rights either in the...

, Ashlinn Elaine Thomas, and Robert Owen Thomas, IV.

The heir apparent to the barony is Miss Margaret Leila Thomas of Craigie.

Sources and further reading

Dr. David Dobson, researcher and author of much of this entry
Senior-Milne, Graham (41st Baron of Mordington), The Feudal Baronies of Scotland (2005) http://www.peerage.org/genealogy/Baronies.htm
Scottish Barony Register
The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland
Inquisitionum ad Capellam Regis Retornatorum Abbreviatio (Edinburgh, 1811–1816)
The Dundee Burgess Roll (a manuscript) http://www.archive.org/stream/rollofeminentbur00mill/rollofeminentbur00mill_djvu.txt
The Register of Sasines http://www.nas.gov.uk/guides/sasines.asp
The Guthries: a short history of the families of Guthrie, Craigie, and Torosay by J R Dalgetty, (Clan Guthrie, USA, 1985)
Lost Dundee by McKean and Whatley (Birlinn, Edinburgh, 2008) [ISBN 978 184158 562 8]
Dundee, Renaissance to Enlightentment by McKean, Harris, and Whatley, Dundee University Press, 2009, [ISBN 978 184586 0165]
Angus or Forfarshire Alexander Johnston Warden, Google eBook, http://books.google.com/books?id=7_4HAAAAQAAJ&dq=guthrie%20of%20craigie&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
The Barony of Craigie, The Demesne and Manor Farm of Craigie and Craigie House, Dundee by Dennis F. Collins
The Statistical Account of Scotland, Account of 1791–99 vol.2 : Craig, County of Forfar http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk/link/1791-99/Forfar/Craig/
The Statistical Account of Scotland, Account of 1834–45 vol.11 : Craig, County of Forfar http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk/link/1834-45/Forfar/Craig/
The baronage of Angus and Mearns by David MacGregor Peter http://books.google.com/books?id=4FwBAAAAQAAJ&ots=L1AOl9jOll&dq=the%20baronage%20of%20angus%20and%20mearns&pg=PP7#v=onepage&q&f=false
The Convention of The Baronage of Scotland http://www.scotsbarons.org/

Location

Lands

Seat

History and formation of the lands and Barony

Craigie prior to the Barony

Elevation to Barony

Barons of Craigie

Kidd or Kyd family

Guthrie family

Thomas family

Sources and further reading

See also