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ABOUT THE SCOTTISH, IRISH AND NEW ZEALAND LENDRUM CONNECTIONS.
To be verified.
ABOUT THE SCOTTISH, IRISH AND NEW ZEALAND LENDRUM CONNECTIONS.
To be verified.
Theory Z.
theory X.
Theory Y.
Comyn/Lendrum- Landrum Connection
The Landrum family name comes from Lendrum, a place name near Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Most Scottish names are Gaelic or Old Norse derivation and a few Pitch (quality of sound?)
The Norse first recorded in Ireland in 795 when they sacked Lambay Island. Sporadic raids then continued until 832, after which they began to build fortified settlements throughout the country.
Norse raids continued throughout the tenth century, but resistance to them increased. They suffered several defeats at the hands of Mel SechnaillII,and in 1014 Brian Boru broke the power of the Norse permanently at Clontarf.
The Norse established independent kingdoms in Dublin, Waterford, Wexford, Cork and Limerick. These kingdoms did not survive the subsequent Norman invasions, but the towns continued to grow and prosper. The Norse became fully absorbed into the religious and political life of Ireland.
Alternatives of our name: "Leathan drum - "is broad ridge or moor of the ridge, from the Celtic "lon" is moorand "droma", thegenitive of druin, is hill orridge.
"Lendrome" 1656
"Lendrum" 1892
Any person called Esq. was of importance in his town. Lendrum of Magheracross was of Landed Gentry.
(We) Lendrums' are descendants of Viking (Norsemen) who settled in Northern Ireland.
The first Comyn came to Britain with William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest, and the family spread to Scotland. The first Comyn to settle in Scotland was powerful Anglo-Norman churchman, William Comyn, a close confidant of King David I, under whom he became Chancellor of Scotland. The Comyns acquired the title Earl of Buchan,one of only thirteen such titles in Scotland. Two other Comyns were also acquired earldoms. The Earls of Buchan were William Comyn (1210-1233);Alexander Comyn (1242-1289); and John Comyn (1289-1309).
The Comyns lost their family name in a struggle over succession to the Scottish throne. When King Alexander III died in 1291, his only direct descendant was the "little Maid of Norway,"but when she died also, the throne was disputed by Alexander's distant relations, the heirs of David Earl of Huntington, John Balliol and Robert Bruce, known as the "Competitor." Balliol was the grandson of Margaret, David's eldest daughter while Bruce was the son of his daughter Isabel. John Comyn, known as "the Black Cummin," and brother-in-law of John Balliol, was also a claimant through his descendance from King DonaldIII.
Both Baliol and Bruce took up arms and gathered supporters. In order to prevent a civil war, King Edward of England,who had a claim of his own, was called to decide between the two. He chose Baliol, but he then deposed Baliol in 1296 and took the throne himself. This strengthened the claims of John's son, "the Red Cummin" to the throne.A struggle for the throne ensued between the Comyns and Robert Bruce, grandson of the Competitor, and Robert stabbed and killed "Red" Comyn at a conference in a church in 1306. The Comyns and their English allies were finally defeated by Robert Bruce in battle at Bannockburn in 1314, and"Red" Comyn's son was killed in the battle.
Bruce confiscated the lands of the Comyns and banned the name. A younger son of the Earl of Buchen took the surname"Lendrum" derived from the place where he lived in north eastern Aberdeenshire.
Lendrum Farm, Turiff, Aberdeenshire
Lendrum is a Celtic word meaning"the moor of the ridge." A 250 acre farm in the parish of Monquhitter about four miles south of Turiff still bears that name. Since farms kept their names for centuries, this is likely the original Landrum home.The Lendrum farm has had its present name since at least the eleventh century when the Battle of Lendrum was fought there. It was bloody battle that lasted three days between forces commanded by the mormaer of Buchan and the army of the usurper Donald Bane, brother of King Malcom Canmore. The decisive third day of the battle was fought in a six acre field which tradition covers with gore. The mormaer of Buchan prevailed, and Donald, after losing most of his force, was forced to flee. Down to at least1793 it was firmly believed locally that "corn" grown on the"bloody butts of Lendrum" could not be reaped without strife and bloodshed among the reapers.
The site of the battle was marked by cairns and tumuli until some time in the first half of the nineteenth century when a tenant put the heath under plow in the course of which he removed the hillocks which had marked the graves of the slain and preserved the memory oft he battle, in may of which he found corroded iron and other evidence of conflict. Thus, the tenant unknowlingly destroyed battle memorials which here garded as merely encumbrances in his field.
Lendrum may have originally been considerably larger than its present size, as some of the battle relics were found on the adjoining farms of Brownfield and Kethan.
Red Comyn
Originally the Lendrum were the Comyn family. In 1306 Robert the Bruce killed John "Red" Comyn, in a church at Dumfries. The name Comyn was banned and some of the Comyn's took the name Lendrum for political reasons.
The Lendrum tartan is registered with the Scottish Tartan Society.
The Lendrum coat of arms is on record in The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
After the killing of "Red" Comyn; Robertthe Bruce - in an effort to quell any revenge or rebellion by theComyns - seized the Comyn lands and sought out the Comyns and their supporters (many of the Comynsancestors first names are the ancestors last names) fled to England where they were pardoned for their indiscretions against the King[Edward] and allowed to live and own property in England.Those who were left behind in Scotland changed their name to avoid persecution.
One group of Comyns took the surname Lendrum from their land near Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
(No written documentation of this name change has been found).
Lendrum Farm
The Lendrum Farm measures about 250 acres in the parish of Manquhitter, about four miles south of Turriff.Numerous farms in Aberdeenshire are known by names that they have held for centuries. The landin this area has been cultivated continuously from the Neolithicage, six to eight thousand years ago.
The Lendrum farm has had its present name from at least the 11th century, when the"Battle of Lendrum"was fought there. This bloody three day battle between the armies of Mormaer (Earl) of Buchan, "Thaneof Buchan" and the usurper Donald Bane, "Donald of the Isles", brother of King Malcolm Can more.
The third day of the battle was fought in a six-acre field, which tradition says, was covered with gore. TheMormaer of Buchan prevailed. After losing most of his force Donald was forced to flee.
Until at least 1793, it was believed locally that corn (grain) grown on the"bloody butts of Lendrum" could not bereaped without strife and bloodshed among the reapers.
James II took refuge in Ireland and sought to regain the throne with the aid of an Irish army. On June 14, 1690 William landed in Ireland and led an army that defeated James II at the Battle of Boyne. Captain James Lendrum fought with William's forces in Ireland in 1690 and received a grant of land confiscated from Irish nobility that had supported James II. This gave rise to the Lendrums of Ireland. The tie between the Lendrums of Scotland and Ireland is confirmed in The Surnames of Ireland, which states that the Lendrum name in Ireland is "a Scottish (Aberdeenshire) toponymic associated with Cos. Tyrone and Fermanagh since mid-seventeenth century.
(The site of the battle was marked by cairns and tumuluses until the first half of the 19th century, when a
tenant put the heath under plow. He removed the hillocks that had marked the graves of the slain and
preserved the memory of the battle. In many hillocks he found corroded iron and other evidence of
conflict).
In 1212 William Comyn is the Earl of Buchan and in 1306, at the time of "Red" Comyn's death.
John Comyn is the Earl of Buchan.
John fought for the independence of Scotland and was a distant cousin to "Red" Comyn.
The "Earl of Buchan" is believed to be theLendrum/Landrum ancestor.
(The references to him isonly in the oral history and does not mention him by name, only by title).
This infomation was providedby Nan Hankovich and has yet to be verified
A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry by Sir Bernard Burke 1850 +
LENDRUMS OF JAMESTOWN.
So are these Lendrums our first ancestors?
Lendrum Wind Farm Lendrum's Bridge wind farm is situated midway between Fintona and Five mile town. It comprises 20 turbines and has an installed capacity of 13.2 MW. Each year Lendrum's Bridge will produce enough electricity for 12,000 homes. The first 9 turbines at Lendrum's Bridge were commissioned in December 1999 and produce power under the Non Fossil Fuel Obligation. Turbine 9 was the first ever to be built in the UK as a direct result of customers choosing to purchase non polluting electricity (NIE's EcoEnergy). The second phase (11 turbines) was commissioned in January 2003. The entire output from this second phase is purchased by Energia for sale to its business customers.
Mr. H. Faulder 1885 - 1918 married (1915) Marjorie Fell Lendrum 1887 - 1963 Married at the Holy Trinity Church. Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
Harold Story Faulder was killed in action, Beigium - aged 33.
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.......................................................................................................Holy Trinity Church (2008)
(unable to find any connection with New Zealand Lendrums (but a nice photo) Thank youDavid Faulderfor this information.
Captain Alan Lendrum(Magistrate - County Clare 1920) Born in 1887, the youngest son of a well respected family in Tyrone.
On the outbreak of the First World War, he joined the British Army. During the war he served with distinction and was promoted to Captain.
He won the Military Cross and was wounded five times. Lendrum remained in the British Army after the war and fought alongside the White Russians in the Russian Civil War. Upon being demobilized about 1920 was appointed Acting Resident Magistrate of Kilkee.
Major Rupert Lendrum
Alexander Turnbull Library
April 2008 *Our local community project "The Paengaroa Charity Art Auction" held on 8th - 10th April 2008 was a success, with $3,300 raised.Proceeds from artworks sold went to Paengaroa School in their quest for a new swimming pool.Many thanks to the following artist who helped make this event possible: Debbie Tipuna, Bari Duncan, Jo Reid, Bruce Lendrum, John Willers & Dorothy Armstrong.
This information, taken from a website - written in the year 2000 (cut and pasted as I have found it)
Lendrum with a short e and a very heavy accent (Scottish or Irish) it is hard to spell with a e. ( Many could not spell so when the name was written by an official it got changed often.
Records in Ireland show the name was spelt both ways -Lendrum / Landrum.
The problem goes back to the Jacobite revolt and William of Orange.Thomas Lendrum, ESQ. (a Judge) or ???? Bruce C. Lendrum, was killed for his political power and misuse of power.
I have not been able to find a reputable historian that provides any evidence in support of a Lendrum/Comyn connection. Anderson's Scottish Nation, which reasonably thoroughly discusses the Comyn/Cummings is silent on any such issue. Anderson does say, however, that after defeat by the Bruce, the Comyn 'name sunk into an obscurity from which it did not emerge for centuries'. Black, Watt, Pratt and Shaw also deal with the Comyn's and are similarly silent on any possible connection to Lendrum. The several Statistical Accounts, which include varying amounts of local history, are also silent on a possible tie.
A clue to the credibility of this particular 'story' lies in the fact that of all those who tell it, I have never seen anyone identify a particular person who was once a Comyn who assumed the name Lendrum. All else aside, I don't know of anyone for whom the question is relevant. By that I mean, I know of no Lendrum/Landrum researcher who has traced his ancestry back far enough that there are no Lendrum's left to consider.
The Lendrum use of the Mac-Farlane tartan is on somewhat firmer, yet still nebulous, ground. A 1990 report by the Scottish Tartans Society of Comrie in Perthshire, said that three of the Mac-Farlane tartans had also become Lendrum tartans, though the reason was unclear. The report concludes by saying there is no known connection between the Lendrum and Mac-Farlane names.
I have been addressing this question for years and quit by chance found work done at the University of Edinburg with both names on it as two PHd did work on Cell staining. I have not been able to make anything of it but it is interesting.
Every time I think I have a clue I come up empty handed.
One thought about the Lendrum/Comyn came to me at the Herroldary shop in May Fair ,London. Look at the coat of Arms John Comyn the Red and George Lendrum. The owner was sure of the connection with this information. He said he has been doing this for Fifty years. P.A. Lendrum in London agrees with the information and added the use of the Black and White kilt is the family standard see the Lendrum and Hartman photo's.
Bruce C. Lendrum
The story is about the seven sons of John Lendrum. They worked the farm and keep a very low profile. When the Jacobite revolution was lost kilts were a real no-no in the highland so many kilts were lost. I think the real key is the Coat of arms.
Frances Rose Vesey was the daughter of Samuel Vesey and Waller Kearney...
George Waller Vesey was born on 1 July 1821...
In memoriam. Captain George Waller Vesey MC. Captain George Waller (or Walter) Vesey MC, 9th (North Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers. ...
1861; Major George Waller Vesey2 b. 1 Jul 1821, d. 28 Feb 1887; Melvyn Trevor Vesey2 b. 1826, d. 28 Nov 1877 ...
Capt George Waller Vesey MC - Royal Irish Fusiliers - Died of Wounds. 2nd Lt. Archibald Moore - Royal Irish Rifles - Killed in Action. ...
Casualty Calendar - WW1
George WALLER VESEY - Phillip BONES. Mr. WILLIAMSON, for the plaintiff, stated that this was ejectment for part of the lands of Moyboluge, on expiration of ...
Co. Cavan; Ireland Newspaper Abstracts
Captain George Waller Vesey MC, F.3 . VILLERS STATION CEMETERY Location: In the village after which it is named, Pas-de-Calais, France. Here lies: ...
World War One Grave Sites
Captain GEORGE WALLER VESEY MC Gazetted 29th November 1918. Died of Wounds age 34, Tuesday, 26th March 1918, received when the British 5th Army was driven ...
Attached Royal Irish Fusiliers
Captain George Waller (or Walter) Vesey MC, 9th (North Irish Horse) Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers. Formerly an Lieutenant in the North Irish Horse. Resident of Derrabard, Fintona, County Tyrone. Husband of Sybilla S Vesey of Down Lodge, East Harting, Peters-field, Hants. Son of Mr and Mrs G Lendrum, Cork-hill, Kilskeery, County Tyrone. Embarked for France on 16 November 1915 with F Squadron North Irish Horse. Died on 26 March 1918 of wounds sustained near Guiscard on 24 March 1918 during the German 'Kaiserschlacht' Offensive, aged 34. Buried at Vignemont French National Cemetery, Oise, France, grave F.3.
The Battalion diary for 24 March 1918 states: "Remained at Fleuesle for the day, and fell back on Guiscard, remaining there for the night. Captain Partridge MC killed and Captain Vesey MC wounded during night."
The gravestone inscription reads:
CAPTAIN
G. W. VESEY. MC.
ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS
AND NORTH IRISH HORSE
26TH MARCH 1918 AGE 34
GOD LOVED HIM AND TOOK HIM
TO HIS HEAVENLY REST
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Ministry of Culture and Heritage
Family tree for William Lendrum