Intermarriages in Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Showing the connection between the Beattie, Borthwick, Glendinning, Laidlaw, Little and Thomson families from early 18th Century and how these interweave for the next 150 years both in Scotland and Canada.

Descendants of these families from Scotland, Canada, England, New Zealand and USA, who provided information that went into the diagrams, are shown along the bottom.

Note that only a limited number of individuals are shown to simplify the diagram

Colours on lines have no particular significance. They are just to help follow lines from one person to another

Two versions are available

A diagram viewable on-line which could also be downloaded and saved to your PC You will need to use the Zoom function on your browser to see the image fully
A pdf version of the same diagram split across several pages to make it easy to print

What is new Nov 2013

• Addition of the Girvan line, descendants of the Richibucto Glendinnings.

What is new Jul 2011

• Several more people who have made contact have been added along the bottom line showing how they relate to the tree.
• In particular there are additional lines of descendants from Glendinning in Westerkirk and Eskdalemuir and further integration of the two Beattie lines

What is new Sep 2005

• Even more people who have made contact have been added showing how they relate to the tree.
• In particular there are additional lines of descendants from David Thomson and Mary Glendinning and also from the Scarborough and Streetsville Glendinning lines

What is new Dec 2004

• The ancestors and siblings of Isabel Beattie 1744-1816 wife of James Glendinning 1738-1810 have been revised since the previous diagram and the new data has more reliable source.
• The order of families has been changed so that where possible siblings are shown from left to right in order. For example descendants of William Thomson b1747 appear on the left then those of Archibald Thomson b1749 etc.
• More people who have made contact have been added showing how they relate to the tree.

Diagrams copyright of Ian A Glendinning 2004-2013