George Learmonth of Balcomie

Last updated

George Learmonth of Balcomie (died 1585) was a Scottish landowner.

Contents

Family background

He was the son of James Learmonth of Dairsie and Balcomie (d. 1547), who was Master of Household to James V of Scotland, and Katherine Ramsay. James Learmonth was a commissioner for the 1543 Treaty of Greenwich. [1]

Career

Entrance gateway to Balcomie Castle Archway entrance - geograph.org.uk - 1115540.jpg
Entrance gateway to Balcomie Castle

His home was Balcomie Castle in Fife. He also leased property belonging to the Hospital of St Nicholas in St Andrews. [2]

On 9 August 1569 he wrote to John Lesley, Bishop of Ross, from London, asking for a passport for himself, the son of James MacGill, Peter Young, and Patrick Adamson. He mentioned he carried a supply of German pistols. [3]

His brother Patrick Learmonth of Dairsie was Provost of St Andrews. Patrick Learmonth lent money to his son-in-law, William Kirkcaldy of Grange, during the "lang siege" of Edinburgh Castle taking jewels belonging to Mary, Queen of Scots as security. These included a "carcan" necklace of 7 great rubies set in gold with 32 great pearls, for a loan of £1000 Scots made jointly with Michael Balfour feuar of Montquhanie. [4]

At this time Learmonth and James Sandilands of St Monans were prosecuted by St Andrews burgh council for not paying rents for lands formerly belonging to the Dominican friars. [5]

He died in 1585.

Family

He married Euphemia Leslie, a daughter of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes and Margaret Crichton. Their children included:

After his death, Euphemia Leslie married John Cunningham of Barns. [8]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fife</span> Council area of Scotland

Fife is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. By custom it is widely held to have been one of the major Pictish kingdoms, known as Fib, and is still commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife within Scotland. A person from Fife is known as a Fifer. In older documents the county was very occasionally known by the anglicisation Fifeshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert II of Scotland</span> King of Scots from 1371 to 1390

Robert II was King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, he was the first monarch of the House of Stewart. Upon the death of his uncle David II, Robert succeeded to the throne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Forbes Skene</span>

William Forbes Skene WS FRSE FSA(Scot) DCL LLD, was a Scottish lawyer, historian and antiquary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Wishart</span> 16th-century Protestant martyr

George Wishart was a Scottish Protestant Reformer and one of the early Protestant martyrs burned at the stake as a heretic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Beaton</span> Scottish cardinal

David Beaton was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish cardinal prior to the Reformation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crail</span> Coastal village in Fife, Scotland

Crail is a former royal burgh, parish and community council area in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Battle of Harlaw</span> 1411 Scottish clan battle

The Battle of Harlaw was a Scottish clan battle fought on 24 July 1411 just north of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. It was one of a series of battles fought during the Middle Ages between the barons of northeast Scotland and those from the west coast.

George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Kirkcaldy of Grange</span> 16th-century Scottish politician and soldier

Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange was a Scottish politician and soldier who fought for the Scottish Reformation. He ended his career holding Edinburgh castle on behalf of Mary, Queen of Scots and was hanged at the conclusion of a long siege.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Skene, Lord Curriehill</span> Scottish judge

Sir John Skene, Lord Curriehill (1549–1617) was a Scottish prosecutor, ambassador, and judge. He was involved in the negotiations for the marriage of James VI and Anne of Denmark.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crail Golfing Society</span>

The Crail Golfing Society is a Scottish golf club established in February 1786 in the Golf Hotel, Crail, Fife. The society is the seventh oldest golf club in the world. Its oldest course, Balcomie, was formally laid out by Old Tom Morris in 1894, but competitions were played there since the 1850s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dairsie Castle</span>

Dairsie Castle is a restored tower house located 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) south of Dairsie in north-east Fife, Scotland. The castle overlooks the River Eden.

Patrick Leslie, 1st Lord Lindores was a member of the Scottish nobility.

Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, (1521–1589), Scottish courtier and Confederate lord.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick Moncreiff</span>

Patrick Moncreiff (c.1674–1709), of Reidie and Myres Castle, Fife, was a Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1706 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons from 1707 to 1709.

James Learmonth, Lord Balcomie (1600–1657) was a 17th-century Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice.

Sir James Anstruther of Anstruther, was a Scottish landowner and courtier.

Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst was a Scottish landowner, Roman Catholic and supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots. He and Jean Scott ended the feud between the Scott family and the Kerrs. Thomas and Jean were both involved with supporting Mary, Queen of Scots.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Barroun</span>

James Barroun or Baron was a wealthy Scottish merchant based in Edinburgh and supporter of the Scottish Reformation.

Henry Kemp of Thomastoun was a Scottish courtier.

References

  1. ↑ Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, 18:1 (London, 1901), no. 804.
  2. ↑ Gordon Donaldson, Thirds of Benefices (SHS, Edinburgh, 1949), p. 158.
  3. ↑ Joseph Bain, Calendar State Papers Scotland: 1563-1569, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1900), p. 667.
  4. ↑ Accounts of the Treasurer, xii, pp. 352-3: National Records of Scotland E35/11/15, 30.
  5. ↑ Bess Rhodes, Riches and Reform: Ecclesiastical Wealth in St Andrews: 1520-1580 (Leiden, 2019), p. 146.
  6. ↑ David Hay Fleming, Register of St Andrews Kirk Session, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1890), pp. 556-7, 574, 673-4, 676, 690, 696-8.
  7. ↑ Walter Wood, The East Neuk of Fife (Edinburgh, 1862), p. 274.
  8. ↑ Walter Wood, The East Neuk of Fife (Edinburgh, 1862), p. 274.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.