Lumsden of Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

• References:
  • Memorials of the Families of Lumsdaine, Lumisden, or Lumsden, Lt. Col. H.W. Lumsden, Edinburgh, 1889, [Aberdeen FHS] RR. Can buy it at HLA.

  • The Genealogical Records of the Family of Lumsden, Arthur Lumsden-Bedingfeld, 1928, [Aberdeen FHS] RR. Poss. can buy it at HLA.
  • The Northern Lumsdens, an updated commentary on [Lumsden-Bedingfeld, 1928], with graphical charts, Archie Lumsden, House of Lumsden Association, 1994, [Aberdeen FHS] RR. Can buy it at HLA.

  • Burial register of St. Nicholas' church, Aberdeen, [Aberdeen FHS]

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Beware in Tyme, Archie Lumsden, House of Lumsden Association, 1994. Can buy it at HLA.

  • Cushnie papers, referred to by [Lumsden, 1889] as being then in the possession of Col. Sir William Seton, Baronet.

Possibly of the line of West Lumsden, who forfeited their lands 1329, is:

Thomas de Lumsden,
of Drum, Perth and Kinross (just above border of modern Fife, see map and map),
and of Conland, Glenfarg, Fife (just NE of Drum, see map), NOT of Conland, Aberdeenshire,
and of Easter and Wester Medlar, Aberdeenshire,
Vicecomes of the county of Fife,
died 1353.

ancestor of:

John Lumsden,
Vicecomes of the county of Fife as at 1423,
died between 1452 and 1459,
had issue:

Thomas Lumsden,
mar Egidia Ogilvie (or Ogilvy),
died c.1470,
had issue:

Robert Lumsden,
of Medlar, Aberdeenshire,
and later of Balnakelly, Cushnie, W of Aberdeen (see map), which estate was purchased 1471, Medlar was exchanged for it, prior to 1471 it had belonged to both the Gordons and the Leslies,
mar Janet Mortimer [dau of Edward Mortimer of Craigievar, and widow of George Gordon of Hallhead],
died 1480,
had issue:

Robert Lumsden,
Laird of Cushnie, Chief of Lumsden,
mar 1stly to Isobel Forbes [born est c.1490, descendant of Robert II, King of Scotland and of Henry I],
died 1548,
had issue:

1. Thomas Lumsden [ancestor of main Lumsden line],
   killed at Battle of Flodden 1513 (in which Sir William Sidney fought on the other side).

2. Mathew Lumsden (or Matthew), of Tillycairn (or Tullicarn),
   Tillycairn Castle built 1540,
   mar Anapel Forbes [natural dau of Lord Forbes],
   wrote history of his wife's and/or mother's family,
   died 27th June 1580.

3. Janet Lumsden (or Jean),
   mar James Skene and had issue.

Mathew Lumsden (or Matthew),
Baillie of Aberdeen,
mar Elisabeth Aberdour,
purchased in 1622 a house in Guestrow, Aberdeen, which is now known as "Provost Skene's House", owned it until his death, there is a coat of arms in the house which resembles that of Lumsden,
he was a Covenanter [the National Covenant was drawn up 1638, defending independence of Scottish (Presbyterian) church from English (Anglican) impositions, can be seen as part of build up to English Civil War (1642-51)], held hostage 1639 by Lord Aboyne, died for the cause 1644 at Battle of Justice Mills.
Elisabeth died (NOT May) 1647, bur 8th Apr 1647, St.Nicholas', Aberdeen.
These are probably their issue:

1. ---- Lumsden [child of Matthew Lumsden], bur 11th Oct 1620, St.Nicholas', Aberdeen.
2. ---- Lumsden [child of Matthew Lumsden], bur 19th Feb 1623, St.Nicholas', Aberdeen.
3. ---- Lumsden [child of Matthew Lumsden], bur 29th Aug 1631, St.Nicholas', Aberdeen.
4. ---- Lumsden ["abortive child of" Matthew Lumsden], bur 31st Oct 1632, St.Nicholas', Aberdeen.

• Robert Lumsden, bur 19th Mar 1586, St.Nicholas', Aberdeen.

• ---- Lumsden [child of Robert Lumsden], bur 28th Feb 1593, St.Nicholas', Aberdeen.
• ---- Lumsden [child of Robert Lumsden], bur 12th July 1607, St.Nicholas', Aberdeen.

• HLA - House of Lumsden Association
  • Historian - Archie Lumsden.
  • Secretary - Mrs. S.M. Asplin, Kilrenny Ho, Kilrenny, Anstruther, Fife KY10 3JN.

• House of Lumsden Association of North America
• Clan Lumsden (and here)

• Lumsden surname discussion forum

• Cushnie House was restored 1974.
• Tillycairn Castle was restored 1980.

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