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BANNATYNE GENEALOGY
THE BANNATYNE’S ARE ONE OF THE VERY OLDEST BUTE FAMILIES; THE KAMES BRANCH HAVING POSSESSED THAT ESTATE FROM THE 14th CENTURY; WHEN KING JAMES THE 4TH,
IN 1506 CONVEYED THE CROWN LANDS IN BUTE TO THE THEN CROWN TENANTS, NO LESS THAN 12 OF THE 79 SMALL ESTATES INTO WHICH THE ISLAND WERE DIVIDED, WERE GIVEN TO THE “BANNACHTYNES” AS THEY WERE THEN CALLED.
THE BRANCH OF THIS ANCIENT FAMILY, FROM WHOM THE DECEASED WAS DESCENDED (THEY ARE REFERRING TO ROBERT BANNATYNE BELOW), WAS THAT WHICH GIFT OF THE LAND OF LUBAS IN 1506. THESE THEY RETAINED UNTIL ABOUT 150 YEARS AGO (ABOUT 1738), WHEN THEY FELL INTO THE HANDS OF THE MARQUESS OF BUTE’S ANCESTOR
LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER SMALL ESTATES IN BUTE.
I CANNOT SEEM TO TRACE FURTHER THAN HECTOR BANNATYNE, AT THE MOMENT, BECAUSE THERE DON’T SEEM TO BE ANY RECORDS OF WHO HIS PARENTS WERE, BUT THERE IS A RECORD OF “THE LANDS OF LOUPASBEG AND LOUPASMORE” (LUBAS) BEEN GIVEN TO AN ALEXANDER BANNATYNE IN 1506, SO IN LIGHT OF THE INFO ABOVE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE ARE DESCENDENTS OF THIS ALEXANDER BANNATYNE.

1) HECTOR BANNATYNE MARRIED GRIZEL STEWART
BORN 1718, EDINMORE FARM, ISLE OF BUTE, SCOTLAND
MARRIED GRIZEL STEWART IN 1733
CHILDREN – JAMES, NINIAN, MARGARET, JOHN, GRIZEL, ELSPETH, HECTOR, ANN

2) JAMES BANNATYNE MARRIED MARY STEWART
JAMES BANNATYNE - BORN – 1741
JAMES BANNATYNE - DIED – 10th MAY, 1792
MARRIED MARY STEWART ON THE 16th MARCH, 1769
MARY WAS THE DAUGHTER OF JOHN STEWART OF BAILANLAY
MARY BANNATYNE DIED 2nd FEBRUARY, 1780
JAMES WAS A FARMER AT EDINMORE, THEN LATER A MERCHANT IN ROTHESAY
CHILDREN – NINIAN, MARY, THOMAS, WILLIAM, JANET, ROBERT, ARCHIBALD, JAMES, GRIZEL, JOHN)

3) NINIAN BANNATYNE MARRIED ANN BANNATYNE
NINIAN BANNATYNE – BORN - 1771
NINIAN BANNATYNE – DIED – 13th JULY, 1837
ANN BANNATYNE MARRIED NINIAN BANNATYNE ON THE 24th JUNE, 1800 IN ROTHESAY.
ANN BANNATYNE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF NINIAN BANNATYNE
ANN BANNATYNE DIED ON THE 1st APRIL, 1848
NINIAN BANNATYNE (ANN’S HUSBAND) WAS THE FISHERIES OFFICER ON THE ISLE OF BUTE
CHILDREN – (NINIAN BORN – 3rd OCTOBER, 1802, MINISTER AT OLD CUMNOCK), (JAMES BORN 5th AUGUST, 1804), (ROBERT BORN 1806, DIED, 8th DECEMBER, 1888)
(GILLIES BORN – 20th JULY, 1808, DIED 20th JULY, 1840), (ARCHIBALD BORN – 7th MARCH, 1810, MINISTER AT OBAN), (TWINS - JOHN & GRIZEL BORN – 30th NOVEMBER, 1811),
(BAINE BORN 22nd AUGUST, 1813, DIED – 21st SEPT, 1814)

4) ROBERT BANNATYNE MARRIED ELIZA CUMMING GREIG UMPHRAY
ROBERT BANNATYNE – BORN 1806
ROBERT BANNATYNE DIED ON THE 8th DECEMBER, 1888
MARRIED ELIZA CUMMING GREIG UMPHRAY ON THE 31st JANUARY, 1837 IN LERWICK, SHETLAND ISLANDS
ELIZA CUMMING GREIG UMPHRAY WAS BORN IN REAWICK, SHETLAND ISLANDS IN 1816
ELIZA DIED ON THE 15th MAY, 1847
ELIZA’S FATHER WAS LEWIS FRANCIS CUMMING UMPHRAY (BORN – 1771, DIED – 11th MAY, 1823)
ELIZA’S MOTHER WAS MARGARET GREIG (BORN ON THE SHETLAND ISLANDS)
CHILDREN – (GILLIES BORN IN LERWICK, SHETLAND ISLANDS ON THE 24th OCTOBER, 1841, DIED IN PRETORIA IN 1915), (NINIAN BLAINE), (LEWIS ANDREW UMPHRAY, BORN – 1839),
(MARY JANE, MARRIED REV. ANGUS McIVER FROM UIG, STORNOWAY)

5) GILLIES BANNATYNE MARRIED MARY GRAY
GILLIES BANNATYNE BORN IN LERWICK, SHETLAND ISLANDS ON THE 24th OCTOBER, 1841
GILLIES BANNATYNE DIED IN PRETORIA IN AUGUST, 1920
GILLIES BANNATYNE MARRIED MARY GRAY ON THE 4th NOVEMBER, 1870 IN PRETORIA
MARY GRAY WAS BORN IN DURBAN OF SCOTTISH PARENTS, AND DIED IN PRETORIA ON THE 29th SEPTEMBER, 1931
GILLIES BANNATYNE WAS A VETINARARY DOCTOR. HE HATED THE ENGLISH BECAUSE THEY CONFISCATED HIS HORSES TO BE USED IN THE BOER WAR.
AN ANECDOTE FROM MY FATHER WAS THAT WHEN HE USED TO SWAT FLIES, HE USED TO SAY IN HIS SCOTTISH ACCENT, “ I HEERD HIS BONES CRACK”.
THEY LIVED AT 606 PRETORIUS STREET, PRETORIA FOR MAY YEARS.
CHILDREN – (ROBERT, “UNCLE BOB” BORN AT KELVINGRONE, PRETORIA ON THE 21st, MARCH, 1872, SETTLED & DIED IN WITBANK)
(JOHN GILLIES “JOCK” BORN AT KELVINGROVE, PRETORIA, ON THE 17th OCTOBER, 1873, DIED ON RIVERLANDS FARM, LOUIS TRICHARDT IN 1952)
(JAMES – BORN AT FRANSPOORT, PRETORIA ON THE 29th JANUARY, 1875)
(NINIAN EDWARD “UNCLE TED” BORN AT KELVINGROVE, PRETORIA ON THE 4th OCTOBER, 1876, SETTLED & DIED IN RHODESIA)
(MARY GRAY “AUNTY MIM”, DIED YOUNG),
(ELIZA UMPHRAY “AUNTY DAISY” – LIVED IN PRETORIA & MARRIED PROMINENT LAWYER, MICHAEL BRINK)
(LEWIS CHARLES “UNCLE CHUM” – LIVED IN PRETORIA)
(INA “AUNTY INA” WORKED AS A NURSING SISTER/MATRON AT A PRETORIA HOSPITAL FOR MAY YEARS, NEVER MARRIED, DIED IN 1981)

6) JOHN GILLIES BANNATYNE MARRIED CORNELIA GERTRUIDA ALBASINI
JOHN GILLIES WAS BORN ON THE 17th OCTOBER, 1873
JOHN GILLIES DIED IN 1952 IN LOUIS TRICHARDT
JOHN GILLIES BANNATYNE MARRIED CORNELIA GERTRUIDA ALBASINI IN PRETORIA ON THE 26th NOVEMBER, 1902
CORNELIA GERTRUIDA ALBASINI’S FATHER WAS ANTONIO AUGUSTO ALBASINI, SON OF THE LEGENDARY WHITE CHIEF OF THE SHANGAANS, JOAO ALBASINI.
CORNELIA GERTRUIDA ALBASINI’S MOTHER WAS ALETTA MAGDELENA SNYMAN
JOHN GILLIES, “JOCK” OR “OUPA” AS HE WAS KNOWN TO ME WAS A VERY GOOD HORSEMAN, AND USED TO WIN MANY TROPHEES FOR SHOWJUMPING AT GYMKANAS, AND WAS ALSO A GOOD POLO PLAYER. DURING THE BOER WAR HE WAS A DESPATCH RIDER & FOUGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE BOERS, BEING THAT HE HAD SCOTTISH PARENTS AND HATED THE ENGLISH.
HE WORKED FOR HIS UNCLE, PIET ZEEDERBERG, OF ZEEDERBERG COACHES IN PIETERSBURG. HE WAS THE MANAGER IN PIETERSBURG, AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COACH TRIPS FROM PRETORIA TO RHODESIA, AND TO DELAGOA BAY (MAPUTO), IN MOZAMBIQUE.
INCIDENTLY JOCK’S WIFE, CORNELIA ALBASINI’S UNCLE WAS THE OTHER ZEEDERBERG BROTHER, DOEL, WHO MARRIED AN ALBASINI.
HE WAS INVOLVED IN A GAME RANCH, CALLED “MBAULA” NEAR PHALABORWA UNTIL THE LATE 1930’S WHEN HE MOVED TO RIVERLANDS FARM, NEXT TO THE PRESENT DAY, ALBASINI DAM IN LOUIS TRICHARDT. THE ALBASINI DAM WAS ONLY BUILT IN THE EARLY 1950’S.
HE PASSED AWAY FROM THROAT CANCER ON HIS FARM, RIVERLANDS, IN 1952.
CHILDREN – (ANTHONY GILLES (TONY) BORN – 31st AUGUST, 1903, DIED - 17th OCTOBER, 1980)
(MARY DOREEN – BORN 12th JULY, 1905)
(JOHN ERIC – BORN 1st APRIL, 1908)
(MARGARET “PEGGY” – BORN 1st APRIL, 1912)
(NINIAN – BORN 9th AUGUST, 1920 – DIED 27th DECEMBER, 1994)

7) ANTHONY GILLIES BANNATYNE MARRIED SADIE ANITA TEMBY
ANTHONY GILLIES BANNATYNE WAS BORN ON THE 31st AUGUST, 1903
NINIAN BANNATYNE DIED IN JOHNNESBURG, ON THE 17th OCTOBER, 1980.
SADIE ANITA TEMBY BORN – 21st JULY, 1920, DIED – 24th APRIL, 1996
CHILDREN (JOHN GILLIES BANNATYNE)
(ANTOINETTE GILLIAN BANNATYNE)
(VIVIAN BANNATYNE)
(BRENDA BANNATYNE)


REGARDS,

VIVIAN BANNATYNE