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Lands of Broomlands
The lands of Broomlands or Broumlands formed a small country estate about a mile to the east of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland situated on the east bank of the Annick Water in the Parishes of Dreghorn and Irvine.
The spelling 'Broomlands' and 'Montgomery' is used throughout for consistency. The name may derive from the common shrub Broom or Cytisus scoparius that is plentiful in the area to this day. Roy's map of 1747 clearly marks two properties as 'Broom Land' and 'Broom Lands' and John Thomson's map of 1832 marks 'East, Nether and Over Broomlands. Armstrong's map of 1775 records a 'Bloomly' to the north of the Annick and a 'Broomland' to the south, as well as 'Lockwards' to the west and 'Cherylands' to the east.
In 1596 John Peebles of Broomlands died and is recorded as having been a merchant burgess and also Provost of Irvine at the time of his death. He was buried in Irvine Old Parish cemetery. John's father was Robert Peebles, baillie and burgess of Irvine who died 16 September 1605. Patrick Peebles of 'Brumelands' inherited the property. John Peebles was succeeded by his daughter Mariote Peebles.
Hugh Montgomery of Stane, Auchinhood and Bowhouse lived at Broomlands and his wife Margaret Calderwood of Peacockbank were buried in the Irvine Old Parish cemetery and it is recorded on their memorial that he died aged 92 in November 1658; George Montgomery of Broomlands, their second son, died aged 86 on 6 May 1700. George's spouses were Anna Barclay of Perceton and Margaret Wallace of Shewalton. Hugh, son of George through his first marriage died aged 83 on 3 December 1728 in the 55th year of his marriage to Jean Brown. Jean herself died aged 83 on 8 December 1728.
Robert Montgomery, son of the aforementioned George and Jean let the side down and died aged 68, however his brother Hugh restored the family's reputation for longevity and died aged 80 on 24 February 1766. Hugh had been the Provost of Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute.
Charles Montgomery of Broomlands inherited, however he sold the estate and died in the 1780s unmarried after a career as a merchant burgess in Glasgow.
Jean Montgomerie was Charles's eldest sister and she married Henry Eccles of the excise.
Robert Hamilton of Bourtreehill held Broomlands before the property was acquired by Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, his great-grandson.
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Lands of Broomlands
The lands of Broomlands or Broumlands formed a small country estate about a mile to the east of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland situated on the east bank of the Annick Water in the Parishes of Dreghorn and Irvine.
The spelling 'Broomlands' and 'Montgomery' is used throughout for consistency. The name may derive from the common shrub Broom or Cytisus scoparius that is plentiful in the area to this day. Roy's map of 1747 clearly marks two properties as 'Broom Land' and 'Broom Lands' and John Thomson's map of 1832 marks 'East, Nether and Over Broomlands. Armstrong's map of 1775 records a 'Bloomly' to the north of the Annick and a 'Broomland' to the south, as well as 'Lockwards' to the west and 'Cherylands' to the east.
In 1596 John Peebles of Broomlands died and is recorded as having been a merchant burgess and also Provost of Irvine at the time of his death. He was buried in Irvine Old Parish cemetery. John's father was Robert Peebles, baillie and burgess of Irvine who died 16 September 1605. Patrick Peebles of 'Brumelands' inherited the property. John Peebles was succeeded by his daughter Mariote Peebles.
Hugh Montgomery of Stane, Auchinhood and Bowhouse lived at Broomlands and his wife Margaret Calderwood of Peacockbank were buried in the Irvine Old Parish cemetery and it is recorded on their memorial that he died aged 92 in November 1658; George Montgomery of Broomlands, their second son, died aged 86 on 6 May 1700. George's spouses were Anna Barclay of Perceton and Margaret Wallace of Shewalton. Hugh, son of George through his first marriage died aged 83 on 3 December 1728 in the 55th year of his marriage to Jean Brown. Jean herself died aged 83 on 8 December 1728.
Robert Montgomery, son of the aforementioned George and Jean let the side down and died aged 68, however his brother Hugh restored the family's reputation for longevity and died aged 80 on 24 February 1766. Hugh had been the Provost of Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute.
Charles Montgomery of Broomlands inherited, however he sold the estate and died in the 1780s unmarried after a career as a merchant burgess in Glasgow.
Jean Montgomerie was Charles's eldest sister and she married Henry Eccles of the excise.
Robert Hamilton of Bourtreehill held Broomlands before the property was acquired by Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, his great-grandson.