Fergus(s)on DNA Project Ferguson of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire The ancient ancestor of the family is William FERGUS in whose house George 2nd Marquis of Huntly, lodged during his military occupation of Inverurie in 1644.

William FERGUSON, member for Inverurie in the Scottish Restoration Parliament Parchment 1661-1663, was married to Janet CLARK by whom he had six sons and one daughter.

• Robert FERGUSON (1637-1714), who got the appellation of the Plotter, married in England and had two daughters Hannah and Frances.
• William FERGUSON who after Robert's departure was served heir Badifurrow was twice married manned: 1^st to Jean ELPHINSTONE (sister of Sir James ELPHINSTONE of Logie) by whom he had one son James; 2^nd to Lucretia BURNETT, by whom he had three sons who all went abroad. He has a third wife².
  • Ferguson of Pitfour
• James FERGUSON, b. 28 Sep 1672 (1650²), William of Badifurrow's third son entered the army when very young and having signalized himself in a special manner was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. He possessed the lands Balmakelly and Kirktonhill in Kincardineshire, which were sold in 1724, and bought Kinmundy in Buchan. married 1st Helen DRUMMOND by whom he had son James and daughter Elizabeth, who died unmarried. His second wife was Hester Elizabeth HIBELET by who he had a daughter, Anna Elizabeth.
  • Ferguson of Kinmundy
• George FERGUSON the fourth son lived and died in Oldmeldrum. He was married first to Jane FORBES by whom he had four sons Robert, John, William and George and five daughters Jean, Janet, Mary, Christian and Magdalene.
  Robert, John and George all died unmarried. [However, M.L. Ferguson, 1905 makes the case that three brothers settled in America]. The two eldest entered into the army and attained to good stations
  • William FERGUSON, the third son, died at Mill of Insch. He married Mary PANTON and had two sons George and John and two daughters Elizabeth and Mary
    • George FERGUSON lived Kilmory and was married to Margaret TULLOCH, a daughter of one the Tullocks of Tannachy, a very ancient in the County of Moray, by whom had
      • William FERGUSON a merchant in London
      • Mary FERGUSON, who died unmarried
    • Captain John FERGUSON, d. 13 Jun 1767 [the 'black captain' of the 'Forty-five'] married Lydia CUMBER and had four children:
      • John, a captain in the navy
      • William, a captain in the army
      • Lydia who married a SHERIDAN
      • Marion who married Dr. SMITH
    • Elizabeth FERGUSON married Mr. JARDINE
    • Mary FERGUSON died unmarried.
  • Jean, Janet, Christian and Magdalene all died unmarried. Mary married John MILNE.
  In George's second marriage to Christian STEVEN he had three daughters, Margaret, Elizabeth and Isobel. The two eldest died unmarried and Isobel married Mr. MURDOCH but was without issue.
• John FERGUSON, the fifth son was married to Bathia CARR and lived and died in Inverurie. He had three sons, William, James and George.
  • William FERGUSON married Miss KEITH. Their only son Alexander died a captain of a trading vessel. They had five daughters Henrietta, Margaret, Catherine, Bathia and Isobel.
  • James FERGUSON entered into the Emperor of Germany's army. It is not known if he married or had issue.
  • George FERGUSON died in his youth.
• Walter FERGUSON lived and died 1728 in Inverurie, in the house where his father, grandfather and great grandfather were born, a fine a house where his progenitors had been for upwards of three hundred years. He married Margaret PANTON and had issue
  • James FERGUSON (1681-1753) married Isobel, daughter by the first marriage of George SCOTT, Town Clerk (1681-1729) of Inverurie, and had among other children
    • Walter FERGUSON (1714-1797) was a Writer to the Signet in Edinburgh, and married Katherine, Lord Swinton's sister but had no issue.
    • James FERGUSON (1723-1793) was a Captain in the Navy and afterwards Governor of Greenwich Hospital
    • John FERGUSON (1725-1751) died a Lieutenant in the Army. He was not married.
    • Anthony FERGUSON born 1730 was a merchant merchant in Edinburgh. He had one son:
      • Hugh FERGUSON, who was an eminent physician in Dublin.
    • Janet FERGUSON married Robert LOCK, and was the mother of Admiral Walter LOCK and grandmother of Colonel Andrew LOCK, 50^th, and Colonel Henry LOCK, 108^th Regiments
    • Margaret FERGUSON² married Thomas Robert ROBERTSON.
    • Mary FERGUSON² married James LOWIN.
  • William FERGUSON went to Poland and carved out a career for himself himself and his descendants there. He married, in 1714, Catherine Concordia TEPPER, a sister of Peter TEPPER of Warsaw. He died in 1733.
    • Laurence FERGUSON died without issue.
    • William FERGUSON of Breslau
    • Peter FERGUSON-TEPPER d. 1794; in 1767 was adopted by his maternal uncle who had no family. He married Marie Philippine VALENTINE and in 1779 obtained the Royal Licence in London to take the additional name of TEPPER, having then five sons and five daughters.
      • Peter Charles FERGUSON-TEPPER b. 6 Aug 1766; married Marie BOUÉ "fille du Banquier BOUÉ à Hamburg. Un fils.²"
      • Phillip Bernard FERGUSON-TEPPER b. 1 Aug 1767
      • Lewis William FERGUSON-TEPPER b. 10 Dec 1768
      • Danield Frederick FERGUSON-TEPPER b. 14 Jul 1772
      • Otto Walter FERGUSON-TEPPER b. 4 Nov 1779
  • John FERGUSON was a wine merchant in Bath and died without issue
  • George FERGUSON settled in Poland married and had issue
  • Margaret FERGUSON became the second wife of George SCOTT, Town Clerk of Inverurie and had issue.
    • George SCOTT Town Clerk of Inverurie (1736-50)
    • John SCOTT
    • James SCOTT
    • MARGARET SCOTT married Baillie Alexander FERGUSON, Inverurie, infra
    • Bathia SCOTT married William REIDFORD, Aberdeen, and had issue George, Mary and Helen.
  • Janet FERGUSON married Alexander PATESON, Inverurie
  • Mary FERGUSON married Mr ROSS, Hill of Lairny
  • Barbara FERGUSON married John BRUCE, Officer of Excise
  • Bathia FERGUSON married Anthony SMITH, Officer of Excise.
• Janet FERGUSON, William of Badifurrow's only daughter, married her own cousin John FERGUSON, a Polish merchant (whose father was John, at one time in Stonehaven, and afterwards in Poland). They had issue three sons and three daughters
  • John FERGUSON went to Poland with his father and remained there as a merchant.
  • Robert FERGUSON also accompanied his father to Poland but returned returned and settled at Peterhead. He married Jane SMITH by whom he had two sons, Alexander and William and one daughter, Jane, who died unmarried.
    • Alexander was captain of a trading vessel. He married Elizabeth CLARK and had three sons - William, Robert and James. James was captain of a West Indian ship and left one daughter.
    • William married Jan 16 1752 Isabella ARBUTHNOT and had three daughters, Jane, Margaret and Christian.
  • Alexander FERGUSON, Janet's youngest son was a merchant in Aberdeen. He married Margaret daughter of George SCOTT, Town Clerk of Inverurie. (supra). They had fifteen children of whom only one son, Alexander, and two daughters, Mary and Ann, grew up.
    • Alexander FERGUSON, born 1744, was a writer in Edinburgh. He married Jane LEGRAND, of the family of Bonnington and had issue
      • Edward Le Grand FERGUSON a surgeon in Edinburgh died unmarried in 1822.
      • John FERGUSON a merchant in Rio de Janiero died unmarried.
      • Smith FERGUSON b.~1801, a merchant in Edinburgh. He married Agnes³, daughter of Andrew WEMYSS and issue, two sons Alexander and William. and a daughter Catherine Kerr
        • Alexander FERGUSON b.~1841; died in London unmarried
        • William Wemyss FERGUSON b.~1844; married Marion daughter of William MORRISON and had issue one son, Robert Wemyss b.~1888

          • 1861 Census Edinburgh St Cuthberts : Willm Ferguson, 18, Wine Merchants Ap; Edinburgh; nephew of Robert Wemyss, 55, Bank Clerk, Edinburgh; brother Alex Ferguson, 19, Statimers Clerk, Edinburgh
          • 1871 Census Edinburgh St Cuthberts : William W Ferguson, 28, Commercial Clerk Mine; Sister: Catherine K Ferguson, 26, Edinburgh
          • 1881 Census Edinburgh St Cuthberts : William Wemyss Ferguson, 36, Commercial Clerk, Edinburgh; Sister: Catherine Kerr Ferguson, 36, Edinburgh
          • 1891 Census Edinburgh St Cuthberts: William Ferguson, 48, Wine Merchants Clerk, Edinburgh; wife Marion, 38,; son: Robert, 3
          • Robert Wemyss Ferguson, Architect was articled to George Mackie Watson on 9 October 1905; 1921 Draughtsman In Edinburgh office.

      • Margaret FERGUSON died unmarried.
      • Agnes FERGUSON died unmarried.
      • Jane FERGUSON died unmarried.
    • Mary FERGUSON married James BLACK, merchant in Aberdeen and had three daughters.
    • Ann FERGUSON, born 1738, married John FORBES of Aberdeen and had three sons who grew up John, James and Robert, and daughter Mary.
  • Janet FERGUSON married John WISHART in Oldmeldrum, and died in 1732. leaving issue
  • Mary May FERGUSON died unmarried
  • Jane FERGUSON died unmarried

Ferguson of Pitfour

• I. James FERGUSON, his son by the first marriage, inherited Badifurrow. He was bred to the law and practiced as an advocate before the Court of Session. He sold the estate of Badifurrow and purchased that of Pitfour in Buchan. He married manned Ann STEWART by whom he had a son.
  • II. James FERGUSON born in 1700. He practiced at the bar with much success, became Dean of Faculty in 1760, and was raised to the bench as Lord Pitfour in 1764. He married, Ann daughter of Alexander MURRAY, Lord Elibank, and had three sons and three daughters. He died 25th June 1777, his wife in 1793.
    • III. James FERGUSON the eldest son, was a member of parliament for the County of Aberdeen from 1790 till his death death in 1820. He was unmarried and was a man of eminent position in his day, and for many years a confidential friend of William PITT and Henry DUNDAS, Lord Melville.
    • Patrick FERGUSON. Born 1744. Entered the Army and rose to the rank of Major. He was the inventor of the first breech load loading rifle used in the service for which he took out a patent in 1776.
    • IV. George FERGUSON, the youngest son was for many years Governor of the Island of Tobago and died in 1820.
      • V. Admiral George FERGUSON, R.N. married first in 1812 Elizabeth Holcombe, daughter of John WOODHOUSE of Yallon Court, co. Hereford. They had one daughter.
        Me married second, Elizabeth Jane, eldest daughter of Clotworthy, first Lord Langford.
        • VI. George Arthur FERGUSON, born 1835, Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Grenadier Guards. He married Nina Maria HOOD. Died 1924 at residence of son-in-law Colonel BARRINGTON, Blandford, Dorset. [The Scotsman, 17 Dec 1924]
          • Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur George FERGUSON, born 22 Jun 1862;
            m. Janet Norah BAIRD and is Inspector of Constabulatory for Scotland;
            d. 14 Feb 1935, survived by widow, three sons and a daughter, said to be of Cuckfield House, Cuckfield, Sussex and Norton House, Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire⁵
            • Ferguson formerly of Pitfour
          • Francis William FERGUSON b. 29 Jul 1863; d. 24 Jan 1896.
          • Rev. Edwin Augustus FERGUSON born 24 Sep 1864, Rector of Bulwick, Wansford, North Hants, married Madeline MASTER
            d. 9 May 1941, survived by Mrs. Ferguson and three daughters⁶.
            Their children²
            • 1901 Census, Northamptonshire, Holdenby Rectory
              • Edward A Ferguson 36 Clergyman, Church of England, Belgrave, London
              • Madeline I Ferguson 37 Knots Park, Gloucestershire
              • Nina Madeline 7 Bulwick, Northamptonshire; m. m.Alan RENTON (k.a.1917)
              • Dora Isabel Ferguson 6 Bulwick, Northamptonshire
              • Donald Francis Ferguson 4 Bulwick, Northamptonshire; kia, 7 May 1917
              • Vera Victoria 3 Bulwick, Northamptonshire
              • Patrick George Ferguson 1 Bulwick, Northamptonshire; d. young
            • BMD
              • Dora Isabel Ferguson b. 1895 Jan-Feb-Mar Oundle
              • Donald Francis Ferguson b. 29 Jul 1896 Jul-Aug-Sep Oundle
              • Vera Victoria Ferguson b. 1897 Oct-Nov-Dec Oundle
              • Patrick George Ferguson b. 1899 Jul-Aug-Sep Oundle
            • Military Genealogy
              • Donald Francis FERGUSON, Killed in action 07/05/1917, Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps) Scottish Hores Battalion, Rank 2/LT
          • Charles Alexander FERGUSON, b. 21 Oct 1873; d. 13 March 1945; m. Lady Edith Aline C CAMPBELL⁴ 1908 Oct-Nov-Dec Kensington
            • Kenneth Francis FERGUSON, b. c. 1911, d. 14 November 1940 WWII
          • Edith Rosa FERGUSON married 27 Oct 1897 Francis CRAWLEY.
          • Mary Georgina FERGUSON

Ferguson of Kinmundy

• I. James FERGUSON 1696-1777, married first 30 Dec 1727 Elizabeth DEANS by whom he had a son James and a daughter Marjory. His second marriage 3 Feb 1752 to Margaret IRVINE was without issue.
  • II. James FERGUSON b. 12 Dec 1734; d. 17 Feb 1787; m. 14 Oct 1756 Elizabeth URQUHART by whom he had three sons, James, Thomas and William, and three daughters, Elizabeth, Isabella, and Margaret.
    • III. James FERGUSON b. 12 Nov 1759; d. 20 Nov 1816; m. 1787 Isabella BROWN by whom he had five sons, James, William , Thomas, John and Alexander, and one daughter alive, Isabella [she died unmarried].
      • IV. James FERGUSON b. 21 Nov 1789; d. May 1862; m. Aug 1817 Emily CHALMERS by whom he had sons, James who died in 1841, Robert who died young, William and Thomas
        • James b. 7 Mar 1819; d. unm 4 Oct 1841
        • Robert b. 12 Apr 1822; d. Jan 1827
        • V. William FERGUSON LLD of Kinmundy; b. 20 Dec 1823; d. 11 Sep 1904; m. 22 Jul 1856 Eliza WILLIAMSON and had three children: James, Andrew Williamson (1858-1864) and Agnes Adair.
          • VI. James FERGUSON b. 28 Jul 1857; d. 25 April 1917; m. 25 Mar 1855 Georgina Anne AGNEW who died 2 March 1949
            • James b. 20 Feb 1886; k. in action Jul 1916
            • John de Courcy Agnew b. 2 Mar 1887; d. 14 Feb 1904
          • Andrew Williamson b. 7 Oct 1858; d. 1 Jan 1864
          • Agnes Adair d. unm. 3 Jun 1941
        • Thomas FERGUSON b. 1828; m. 21 Feb 1867 Agnes WHYTE and has issue
          • Robert b. 5 Feb 1869; m. Gertrude LOHR; d. 1950
            • VII. Robert Charles b. 13 Oct 1901; m. Elizabeth Bissott SMART 3 Jun 1950
            • Thomas Whyte b. 28 Sep 1907; m. Gwendoyln BARLOW 27 Mar 1948
            • Agnes Mary b. 22 Apr 1903
          • William b. 8 Aug 1870; d. 1 Nov 1887
          • James b. 20 Jul 1874; d. 24 Aug 1890
          • Thomas b. 22 Apr 1877; m. 26 Nov 1912 Nellie TERRAS
          • Agnes Emily m. Rev. Gordon CAMERON; d. 12 Oct 1944
      • William FERGUSON (1762-186 ) died unmarried.
      • Thomas FERGUSON (1794-1831) married Barbara HUTCHINSON and died without issue.
      • John FERGUSON (1797-1857), his son -
        • John FERGUSON (d. 1879) married Mary MACPHERSON. His widow married Dr. Robert MURRAY.
      • Alexander FERGUSON (1804-1857) married Agnes MAITLAND and had three children:-
        • William (1851-1874; died unmarried), Margaret, Agnes married 1892 John NICHOLSON
    • Thomas FERGUSON (1768-1828) m. Catherine CUMMINE, by who he had daughters Mary (died unmarried), Catherine Cumine, Anne, Marjory (died unmarried). and son -
      • James b. 20 Dec 1806; m. 24 Sep 1868 Anne Farquharson MACPHERSON; d. 28 Mar 1880
        • James William of Corrachree b. 13 Oct 1869; m. 18 Oct 1923 Elinor Frances formerly MITCHELL nee HAMILTON; d.dp. 17 May 1944
    • William FERGUSON (1771-1843) died unmarried
    • Elizabeth FERGUSON married Rev. D. MEEK
    • Isabella FERGUSON married Rev. J. AITKEN
    • Margaret FERGUSON died unmarried.
  • Marjory FERGUSON married James CUMMINE and had two daughters, Catherine married Thomas FERGUSON above.

• Deaths - The Times, Thursday, May 04, 1933
  • FERGUSON - On May 22, 1933, at 15 India Street, Edinburgh, Margaret Ferguson, elder daughter of the late Alexander Ferguson (Kinmundy).

Ferguson formerly of Pitfour

• Angus Arthur FERGUSON of Auchencairn, Kirkcudbrightshire b. 26 Jul 1903; d. 1958 Rerrick, Kirkcudbright
  m. 12 Feb 1929 Nowell Louisa D MACLAGAN⁸, Queensferry District, West Lothian; div. 1943 and has issue
  Headstone at Happy Valley, a private graveyard near Comrie, for Nowell Ferguson 1901-1973 [ref: Snoeks Desmond ]
  • Belinda Jane FERGUSON b. 1932; engaged to Michael CRIPPS, The Times, Friday, Apr 04, 1952
  m. 2d 29 Mar 1944 Eileen Alice formerly COKAYNE-FIRTH nee JAMES [Ferguson is now a Major in The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders]; she d. 1983
• Francis Alexander FERGUSON⁹ m. 11 Apr 1928 Madeline Joan HARRIS (Shiplake Rise, Binfield Heath, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire)
  • Alexander Donald, b. 6 Jan 1929; d. 27 Sep 1996, West Sussex
    m. 1st Pamela Ann JONES, 1 Oct 1955, St. Michael's Church Chester Square, county of London;
    m. 2nd Gwilym PHILLIPS, Jul-Aug-Sep 1964, Kensington 5C 2748
    • Angus Stewart FERGUSON b. Oct-Nov-Dec 1965, Surrey S.W. 5G 670
    • Lucy Baird FERGUSON, Apr-May-Jun 1968, Surrey S.W. 5G 713
      Candidate: Lucy B. FERGUSON m. Simon D. MCDONALD, Jul 2001 Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey 248 96 R2
  • David Angus b. 9 Feb 1930; engaged to Ann Jill ENGLISH, The Times, Wednesday, Jul 07, 1954
• Nigel George, Norton House, Kincardine, O'Neil, Aberdeenshire⁷; b. 3 Oct 1906; The Edinburgh Academical Club, 1919-20
• Robin Patrick b. 22 Jul 1913; d. 4 Jul 1926
• Annette Nina b. 16 Mar 1920; m. 1940 John GILL

Ferguson of Daviot

1901 Census

Statutory Register

• Marriages
  • 1868, William FERGUSON and Rachel LOW, Inverurie
  • 1895, William FERGUSON and Helen WILSON, Inverurie
  • 1896, James FERGUSON and Margaret SIMPSON, Inverurie

Citations Noted

• Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry 1952
  • FERGUSON formerly of Pitfour
  • FERGUSON of Kinmundy

References

1. Records of the Clan and Name of Fergusson, Ferguson and Fergus, by James Ferguson and Robert Menzies Fergusson, Edinburgh, 1895.
2. Records of the Clan and Name of Fergusson, Ferguson and Fergus Supplement, by James Ferguson and Robert Menzies Fergusson, Edinburgh, 1899, p. 79
3. Forbes, Alexander, Memorials of the Family of Forbes of Forbesfield, With Notes on Connected Morgans, Duncans and Fergusons, Aberdeen, The Kings Printers, 1905.
   [Online Collections at BYU]
4. The Scotsman - Saturday, 9th June 1923, page 8
5. The Scotsman - Friday, 15th February 1935, page 9
6. The Scotsman - Saturday, 10th May 1941, page 9
7. The Scotsman - Friday, 23rd September 1932, page 6
8. The Scotsman - Thursday, 14th February 1929, page 12
9. The Scotsman - Thursday, 12th April 1928, page 8
10. The Scotsman - Monday, 12th August 1940, page 3
11. The Scotsman - Wednesday, 5th January 1927, page 7
12. A Book of the Parish of Deir By Alexander Lawson

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