Dunbars of Enterkin – were a nationally important family closely associated with the Canmore dynasty. It was they who founded the Priory in the late 13th Century. The Earls of Dunbar were at one time the owners of the lands of Blantyre. Ancient royal charters reveal that on 25th July 1368 King David II of […]
Born in 1312, Agnes Countess of Dunbar, was the daughter of Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, a close ally of Robert the Bruce. In 1337, while her husband was fighting in the north, ‘Black Agnes’ is best known for defending her home, Dunbar Castle, against an English siege. When her brothers Thomas and John Randolph (who […]
This photo dates from 1919. Pictures at 49 Broompark Road in the back garden of a house called “Enterkin” in my great grandfather and great grandmother John Duncan and Maggie Bowie Duncan. They had four children, Jenny, Chrissie, Margaret and John (my grandfather). None of the girls ever had any children, the youngest Jenny dying […]
I like this photo. It’s from our family album and pictured in 1917, on the left is my 10 year old grandfather, John Duncan. Also from Blantyre and pictured is the older gentleman, John’s own grandfather, ALSO called John Duncan. So therefore this is my grandfather and my great, great grandfather. It is understood this […]