Captain William Lockhart of Milton-Lockhart

CAPTAIN WILLIAM LOCKHART OF MILTON-LOCHKART AND GERMISTON

Robert Dinwiddied of Germiston died in 1819 and was succeeded by his cousin-german, the late William Lockhart of Milton-Lockhart. Mr. Lockhart was born at Germiston in 1789, and from 1841 till his death, in 1856, was Member of Parliament for Lanarkshire. He was respected by all parties, and was always returned unopposed. On his death, Germiston passed, with his other estates, to his half-brother, the Rev. Lawrence Lockhart, D.D., the father of the present proprietor. Old Country Houses of the Glasgow Gentry: Germiston

Lockhart Monument in Cambusnethan Cemetery

[ in stone walled enclosure] In memory of Major General David Blair LOCKHART, Germiston, born 19th August 1829 died 14th January 1906, also of his wife Mary Clementina Lockhart ROSS daughter of George Lockhart ROSS, professor of Scots Law in the University of Edinburgh born __ June 1846 died __th May 1922.2.[on main wall of stone walled enclosure] Sacred to the memory of [Ro]bert LOCKHART of Birkhill second son of [St]ephen LOCKHART of Wicketshaw in this parish and of Grizel CARMICHAEL his spouse, daughter of Walter CARMICHAEL of Hyndford and sister of [J]ohn, First Lord CARMICHAEL. He suffered severely in person and estate from [hi]s attachment to the cause of civil and religious [li]berty during the reign of Charles the Second [an]d was attainted for taking part in the Battle of [Bo]thwell Bridge. He died in 1682 and his remains [we]re deposited near this spot within the site of the old church of Carluke. Here also lie the remains of William LOCKHART M.P. for Lanarkshire fourth descendant from the above Robert LOCKHART of Birkhill and Jean BRUCE of Clackmannan his spouse and eldest son of John LOCKHART D.D. by Elizabeth DINWIDDIE of Germiston. Unopposed he served his native County in Parliament from 1842 to the period of his decease. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant of the County and Dean of Faculties of the University of Glasgow. He died at Milton-Lockhart universally lamented on the 25th day of November 1856 aged sixty nine years. John Gibson LOCKHART next brother of the above named William LOCKHART was born at Cam’nethan in 1794 and died at Abbotsford in 1855. He is buried in Dryburgh Abbey by the side of the illustrious Sir Walter SCOTT of whom he was the son-in-law and biographer. Here likewise rest the remains of the Reverend [L]aurence LOCKHART D.D. who succeeded to the family [es]tate on the death of his brother William above named. He died on the 16th April 1876 aged eighty. Also of his sixth son James Somerville LOCKHART ____ow of Hertford College, Oxford, born 18th Oct ____ died 6th January 1922. Friends of Cambusnethan Priory

Genealogy

1. Old Country Houses of the Glasgow Gentry: Germiston
2. Lockharts of Waygateshaw
3. Friends of Cambusnethan Priory: Lockhart Monument
4. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed. Volume II (Harrison, London, 1879), page 980