Capt. John Kelso, of Dankeith

Abt 1730 - 1782  (~ 52 years)

• Name	John Kelso
  Relationship	with Marion Murdoch Johnson
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Abt 1730
  Occupation	Military Service (Army / 32nd Regiment of Foot)
  Death	29 Oct 1782	Dankeith, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain   [1, 2]
  Siblings	1 sister
  > 1. Capt. John Kelso, of Dankeith           b. Abt 1730             d. 29 Oct 1782, Dankeith, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain  (Age ~ 52 years) ▻ Margaret Mowat,  m. 13 Jun 1758   2. Mary Kelso           b. Between 1706 and 1752
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Capt. Robert Kelso           b. 29 Jun 1677             d. 1752 (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Jane Oakley           b. Between 1690 and 1714
  Relationship	Birth

  
  

  Wife	Margaret Mowat           b. Abt [J] Jan 1740             d. Abt 1814 (Age ~ 73 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1758  [1]
  Age at Marriage	John was ~ 28 years old - Margaret was 18 years old.
  Children	1. Col. William Kelso, of Dankeith           b. Abt Jun 1759             d. 22 Apr 1836 (Age ~ 76 years)   2. Maj. Gen. Robert Kelso           b. Abt Sep 1761             d. 13 Oct 1823, Bungay, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (Age ~ 62 years)   3. John Kelso           b. Abt Oct 1762             d. 1783 (Age ~ 20 years)   4. Millar Kelso           b. Abt Nov 1763             d. Abt 1793 (Age ~ 29 years)   5. Alexander Stuart Kelso           b. Abt Apr 1765             d. Bef 1875 (Age ~ 109 years)   6. Francis Kelso           b. Abt Dec 1769   7. Archibald Kelso           b. 10 Feb 1771             d. 1849 (Age 77 years)   8. Mary Kelso           b. Abt 1772   9. George Kelso           b. Abt Jun 1773   10. Margaret Kelso           b. Abt Sep 1774   11. Berrie Kelso           b. Between 1755 and 1782             d. Bef 1892 (Age ~ 136 years)   12. Andrew Kelso           b. Between 1755 and 1782             d. Bef 1892 (Age ~ 136 years)   13. Jane Kelso           b. Between 1755 and 1782   14. Charlotte Christina Kelso           b. Between 1755 and 1782             d. Bef 1892 (Age ~ 136 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Early Life There's a record for a John Kelso born to Robert Kelso and Janet McAlester in Polmont in 1734, but nothing for a son of Robert and Jane Oakley. So the only evidence we have that John Kelso was the son of Robert Kelso is Burke's1 and the History of the County of Ayr3. Career Burke's1 lists John as Captain in the 32nd Regiment of Foot. The baptismal record for John's son Robert notes that John was 'of General Leighton's Regiment', a confirmation of his career in the 32nd. He inherited the estate in Dankeith by entail when his cousin (sister of William Kelso) died. Family Life John married Margaret Mowat, daughter of William Mowat of Colpnay and Jean Osborn on the 13th of June 1758. Regarding his children: there are quite a few entries for Kelsey children born to John Kelsey [sic] and Margaret Mowat and baptised at St Nicholas in Aberdeen. We take these to be the correct family, together with further children (surname now Kelso) born to John Kelso (but no mother's name given) in Symington, Ayrshire (where John and Margaret eventually were buried, see later). According to Burke's and History of Ayrshire3 John and Margaret had 14 children, though I have only found convincing records for ten of them: William, b. 1759 Robert, b. 1761 and who married Marianne Susan Burtsal John, b. 1762, died young Millar, b. 1763 Stuart, b. 1765 Francis, b. 1769 Archibald, b. 1771 Mary, b. 1772 George, b. 1773 Margaret, b. 1774 Berrie, Andrew, Jane and Charlotte Christina, for whom I have found no records The main surviving Kelso lines seem to be through either William or Robert. Many of the male children moved to India and at least two (Archibald and George) married there. Death Memorial from Symington Churchyard: Memory of JOHN KELSO of Dankeith Capn of the 52 Regt2. Who died in 1782 and of MARGARET MOWAT his Wife who died 1814 Also JOHN KELSO son of the above. Ensign in the 51 Regt who died in 1783. Also WILLIAM KELSO of Dankeith son of the above J. Kelso & M. Mowat Col of the Royal Ayrshire Militia who died 22nd April 1856. And SUSANNA FERGUSON His wife who died at Layer Marney in Essex and Whose remains are there deposited. Also their children FERGUSON, ROBERT, ARCHIBALD, ARCHIBALD, JANE & PATRICK who died in childhood. Also WILLIAM KELSO of Dankeith son of the above Wm Kelso & S. Ferguson, Lieut Col.in the H.E.I.C. Service who died 18th April 1844 Also ELEONORA KELSO Dankeith [rest is illegible] Footnotes [1] Burke's Landed Gentry, e.g. 11th Edition (1906) page 938 [2] The writing is unclear but does indeed seem to say 52, rather than 32 (in contradiction with the entry in Burke's) [3] History of the County of Ayr, Volume 2, 1852, pages 479-481

  
  

• Sources

  [S0103] John Burke Esq, Burke's Landed Gentry 1st Edition, (London (1835)), Kelso of Kelsoland; Volume 2, pages 534-536. [S0151] Ancestry, UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975, (ancestry.co.uk), 29 Oct 1782, The Commissariot Record of Glasgow / Register of Testaments, 1547-1800.