GARTSHORE, John of Middle Blairlinn, DNA linked ^{1 2 3 4 5}

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  General Notes:

A "John Gartshore" was listed on page 47 of the records of the parish of "New Munkland" as having paid 6 shillings of Hearth Tax:
"John Gartshore -- 6"

It is likely to have been this John Gartshore.

from Historical Tax Rolls Hearth tax records 1691-1695 ^{4 6}

  Research Notes:

BLAIRLINN

"Blairlinn farm no longer exists. This farm was actually three farms (East/Mid/West); Mid Blairlinn abutted Clayslap, located between Cumbernauld and Myvot. It was part of the Shaw's holdings, later acquired by Robert Muirhead whose granddaughter's daughter sold it in 1886. All the land in this area was originally part of the lands of Glentore with the superior being Hamilton's (sic) then the Fleming's.[sic]

In the late 17th and early 18th Century, a Sommerville family owned East Blairlinn but the family resided in Glasgow. Perhaps they portioned a parcel to the Cleland family who was farming there. However, by 1785, Easter Blairlinn was occupied by James Shaw; Clelands were at Mid Blairlinn, along with the Wotherspoon, Darnly and Paterson families.
John Gartshore died 1 Jan 1714, Blairlinn farm, New Monkland."

from Roots Chat




HEARTH TAX

"Hearth tax, 1691-1695
In 1690 Parliament granted a tax of 14 shillings on every hearth in the kingdom payable by both landowners and tenants to raise money for the army. Only hospitals and the poor living on charity from the parish were exempt. There were huge difficulties in collecting the tax, particularly in highland or remote areas. Collection dragged on for several years until August 1694 when a proclamation called for all hearth lists to be sent to the treasury before 1 October."

from National Records of Scotland ^{4 7}

John married Elezebeth WOOD (DNA Linked), daughter of Thomas WOOD and Agnes GRAY, on 4 July 1673 in Kirkintilloch parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.¹ (Elezebeth WOOD (DNA Linked) was born about 1656.)

  Marriage Notes:

"GARTSHORE
JOHN
ELEZEBETH WOOD/FR279 (FR279)
04/07/1673
498
10 / 523
Kirkintilloch"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Kirkintilloch parish Dunbartonshire
Marriages

"(at top 1673)
18 day of Juny
A proclamation being lawfullie post betwixt Joⁿ Gartshore portioner on new munkland & Elezebeth wood in this parish & nothing being objected were married the 4^h of July"




"John Gartshore married Elizabeth Wood 4 July 1673, Kirkintilloch. They moved from Kirkintilloch to New Monkland after the marriage. There is a sasine whereby John Gartshore (Elizabeth Wood) borrowed money from Alexander Gartshore in December 1688, bought Middle Blairlin a week later and had paid back Alexander Gartshore by 1694."

from Rootschat

Note:

1

There is uncertainty about where this John Gartshore belongs in the family line.

The actual sasine referred to above (1688) has not been seen by this researcher. The reference to it raises the question of who exactly the 'Alexander' was from whom money was borrowed. Were there two Alexanders - one who was the father of Agnes baptised 1652 in Kilsyth parish and another Alexander, the merchant who later became the laird of Gartshore on the death of his brother - or was there was only one? The suggestion has been put that the Alexander who was the father of Agnes was also the father of this John Gartshore, though no baptism record is available to offer evidence of that. Or was the Alexander Gartshore from whom John borrowed his brother? Without more evidence pointing one way or another we can only guess.

2

The same Rootschat entry talks of John and Elizabeth moving from Kirkintilloch after marriage, whereas the text of the marriage record refers to John as a portioner of New Monkland. Again, without further evidence we cannot say what exactly this refers to. ^{1 4 8}