Archive for the 'William Coltraine of Drummoral' Category
The Scottish Parliament that Opposed James VII in 1686 #History
• October 13, 2015 • 1 CommentPosted in 1686, Alexander Gordon Viscount of Kenmure, Ayrshire, Cromwell Lockhart of Lee, duke of Hamilton, Dumfriesshire, earl of Annandale, earl of Carnwath, earl of Dumfries, earl of Glencairn, Galloway, George Lockhart of Carnwath, John Houston younger of that ilk, John Johnston (Glasgow), Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Lord Bargany, Lord Ross, Renfrewshire, Robert Dalyell of Glenae, Robert Graham (Ernfillan), Robert Grierson of Lag, Robert Hunter (Ayr), Scotland, Scottish History, Wigtownshire, William Blair of that ilk, William Coltraine of Drummoral, William Hamilton of Orbiston
Tags: Ayrshire, Covenanters, Edinburgh, Galloway, History, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Scottish History, Scottish parliament
The Scottish Parliament of 1685 and Repression in the Whig Heartlands #History
• October 12, 2015 • 2 CommentsPosted in 1685, Alexander Gordon Viscount of Kenmure, Ayrshire, Captain John Wedderburn of Gosford, Colonel James Douglas, Covenanters, Cromwell Lockhart of Lee, duke of Hamilton, Dumfriesshire, earl of Annandale, earl of Carnwath, earl of Dumfries, earl of Glencairn, earl of Perth, Elizabeth Gordon Lady Castle Stewart, Galloway, General Thomas Dalyell, George Lockhart of Carnwath, John Houston younger of that ilk, John Johnston (Glasgow), Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Lord Bargany, Lord Ross, Lt General William Drummond, Renfrewshire, Robert Dalyell of Glenae, Robert Grierson of Lag, Robert Hunter (Ayr), Scotland, Scottish History, Wigtownshire, William Blair of that ilk, William Coltraine of Drummoral, William Hamilton of Orbiston
Tags: Ayrshire, Covenanters, Edinburgh, Galloway, History, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Scottish History, Scottish parliament
The Heartfelt Grief of Baillie McKeand over the Wigtown Martyrs in 1704.
• June 20, 2015 • 2 CommentsPosted in 1685, Agnes Wilson, Baillie McKeand, Covenanters, Galloway, Margaret Maxwell, Margaret McLachlan (d.1685), Margaret Wilson (d.1685), Patrick Stewart, Scotland, Scottish History, Wigtown parish, Wigtownshire, William Coltraine of Drummoral
Tags: Covenanters, Galloway, History, Scotland, Wigtown, Wigtown Martyrs
The Wigtown Martyrs: The Curious Case of Agnes Wilson in 1685
• June 18, 2015 • 5 CommentsPosted in 1685, Agnes Wilson, Captain Strachan, Covenanters, David Graham, Galloway, Glenvernoch, Margaret Maxwell, Margaret McLachlan (d.1685), Margaret Wilson (d.1685), Patrick Stewart, Penninghame parish, Robert Grierson of Lag, Scotland, Scottish History, Thomas Wilson (Glenvernoch), Wigtown, Wigtown parish, Wigtownshire, William Coltraine of Drummoral
Tags: Covenanters, Galloway, History, Scotland, Scottish History, Stirling, Wigtown, Wigtown Martyrs, women's history
The Wigtown Martyrs: Who Condemned the Women to Drown in 1685?
• June 13, 2015 • 7 CommentsPosted in 1685, Agnes Wilson, Alexander Gordon Viscount of Kenmure, Captain 'Major' George Winram, Captain Adam Urquhart, Captain Strachan, Colonel James Douglas, Cornet John Baillie, Covenanters, Daniel Defoe, David Dunbar of Baldoon, David Graham, Elizabeth Gordon Lady Castle Stewart, Glenkens, John Graham of Claverhouse, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lieutenant Alexander Bruce, Lieutenant Livingston, Lieutenant Thomas Winram, Margaret McLachlan (d.1685), Margaret Wilson (d.1685), Minnigaff parish, Penninghame parish, Robert Grierson of Lag, Wigtown, Wigtown parish, Wigtownshire, William Coltraine of Drummoral
Tags: Covenanters, Dumfries and Galloway, History, Scotland, Scottish History, Wigtown, Wigtown Martyrs
The Pay Dispute of Wigtown’s Hangman in 1685
• December 16, 2014 • 1 CommentPosted in Baillie McKeand, Covenanters, Galloway, John McIlroy (Hangman), Margaret McLachlan (d.1685), Margaret Wilson (d.1685), Patrick Stewart, Wigtown, Wigtown parish, Wigtownshire, William Coltraine of Drummoral
Tags: Covenanters, Galloway, hangman, History, Scotland, Scottish History, Wigtown, Wigtown Martyrs