Bertram Family of Scotland

Alister's Great Great Grandfather James Bertram hailed from Scotland, where the family lived in the Midlothian area for generations. The surname seems to have been spelled either Bertram or Bartram, with some taking the latter name, and Alister's branch, favouring the former.

William Bertram's line was quite possibly as follows:

Alexander Bartram/Bertram (August 1751) married Kathrin/Katrine Lawson - their son was William Bertram (as follows below)

1. Margret Bertram (3 April 1774, chr. 9 April 1774, Glenholm, Peebleshire)

2. Marion Bertram (21 November 1776, chr. 18 November 1776, Glenholm, Peebleshire)

3. William Bertram (11 March 1779, chr. 16 March 1779, Glenholm, Peebleshire) (see below)

4. Helen Bertram (14 October 1781, chr. 21 October 1781, Glenholm, Peebleshire)

5. Stephen Bertram (2 February 1785, chr. 10 February 1785, Glenholm, Peebleshire)

6. Jean Bertram (1 May 1788, chr. 6 May 1788, Glenholm, Peebleshire)

7. James Bertram (7 August 1794, chr. 11 August 1794, Glenholm, Peebleshire)

William Bertram (11 March 1779, chr. 16 March 1779, Glenholm, Peebleshire, Scotland - 23 May 1843, Stobo, Peebles) married Elizabeth Smith (27 April 1777, Biggar, Lanarkshire - 8 January 1855, Gorebridge, Midlothian) (daughter of James Smith (d 3 June 1816) and Elizabeth Grierson (1743 - March 1832)). William was the head gameskeeper at Stobo Castle during his lifetime. Together, William and Elizabeth had the following family:

1. Alexander Bertram (19 August 1800, chr. 25 August 1800, Glenholm, Peebles, Scotland - 12 October 1891) married Margaret Aimers (17 September 1804, Galashiels, Melrose, Selkirkshire - 2 January 1887) on 15 October 1822 at Eddlestone, Peebles. Alex was a bootmaker in the 1840s, but by the 1870s, he was a merchant. Margaret and Alexander had the following children:

1.1 Isabella Bertram (5 September 1823)

1.2 Elizabeth Bertram (25 September 1824)

1.3 John Bertram (13 September, 1829, Eddlestone, Peebles - 4 April 1906, Dundas, Co. Wentworth, Ontario, Canada). For more on this Bertram relative, who emigrated to Canada, please see here for a more complete family tree. For further information see here.

1.4 Robert Bertram (1 January 1830)

1.5 Thomas Bertram (16 December 1832)

1.6 Catherine Bertram (26 May 1834)

2. Margaret Bertram (25 May 1802, chr. 30 May 1802, Glenholm, Peebles, Scotland)

3. Elizabeth Bertram (30 December 1804, chr. 6 January 1805, Glenholm, Peebles, Scotland - 27 August 1869, Innerleithen, Peebles, Scotland)

4. Kathrin Bertram (18 October 1806, Parish of West Linton, Peebles)

5. Jean Bertram (22 April 1808, Glenholm, Peebles - 6 April 1857, New York, New York, USA)

6. Abigail Bertram (1813, Stobo, Peebles, Scotland) married John Rankin at St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian on 12 January 1848

7. William Bertram (3 February 1816, Stobo, Peebles, Scotland)

8. Stephen Bertram (12 May 1818, Stobo, Peebles, Scotland - 11 March 1875) married Elisabeth/Elizabeth Stoddart (1817) on 22 August 1841 at Traquair, Peebles, Scotland.  They had the following children:

   8.2 William Bertram (29 September 1843, chr. 19 November 1843, Peebles)

   8.1 Elisabeth Bertram (5 February 1842, chr. 25 February 1842, Traquair, Peebles) married George Brown at Edinburgh, Midlothian on 21 March 1862. Prior to George's death, just eleven years later, Elizabeth and George had the following children:

8.1.1 Robert Brown (3 February 1863, Cockpen, Midlothian)

8,1,2 Elizabeth Brown (5 March 1864, Cockpen, Midlothian)

8.1.3 Steven/Stephen Brown (23 March 1865, Cockpen, Midlothian - 5 June 1936, East Palestine, Columbiana, Ohio). Stephen emigrated with his mother and siblings to the US around 1878. He married Mary, who predeceased him. He was buried at the Clinton Cemetery, Columbiana on 7 June 1936.

8.1.4 James Brown (30 November 1866, Newbattle, Midlothian)

8.1.5 Agnes Brown (24 March 1868, Newbattle, Midlothian)

8.1.6 Catherine Brown (28 September 1869, Newbattle, Midlothian)

8.1.7 Robert Brown (15 July 1871, Newbattle, Midlothian)

8.1.8 Georgina Brown (24 January 1873, Newbattle, Midlothian)

Apparently, following her emigration to the US, Elizabeth married John Young.

9. James Bertram (chr. 3 October 1811, Stobo, Peebles, Scotland - 6 January 1848) married Mary Munro on 28 December 1834 at Stobo, Peebles, Scotland.  They continued to reside there.  Their surname is recorded as Bertram or Bartram.    Apparently, James worked as a gameskeeper at Stobo Castle.  James and Mary had the following children:

9.1. William Bertram (12 September 1835, christened 1 October 1835, Stobo, Peebles, Scotland)

9.2. Elisabeth Bertram (19 June 1837, christened 8 July 1837, Stobo, Peebles, Scotland)

9.3. Catharine Bertram (1 August 1839, christened 1 September 1839, Stobo, Peebles, Scotland)

9.4. James Munro Bertram (10 May 1841, christened 3 June 1841, Stobo, Peebles, Scotland - 2 May 1883, off the Kapiti coast of New Zealand). This is our James Bertram who emigrated to New Zealand prior to his marriage, in 1862, to Christina Waters. More in depth information about the family is here.

9.5. Mary Bertram (1 December 1842, christened 21 December 1842, Stobo, Peebles, Scotland)

9.6. Thomas Charles Bertram (1 April 1845, Stobo, Peebles, Scotland)

9.7. Alexander Bertram (4 June 1847, Stobo, Peebles, Scotland) 

I'm interested in any information on the Bertrams of Midlothian/Peebleshire and where their descendants ended up.