Alexander Brodie Iron Master Traquair

[jmartin]

Hi All,

I read online that the plaque on the Traquair Church memorializing Alexander Brodie lists all nineteen of his nieces and nephews who inherited his estate. If anyone has this list I would so appreciate a copy.

Thanks,
Jeannie

[MonicaL]

Hi Jeanie

There is a photo of it here www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=53210 (image 24). Worth saving on to your computer and enlarging from there! However, I don't think it lists by name his newphews and nieces.

Monica 

[jmartin]

Thanks, Monica! I had seen that. There were nineteen heirs and I have some but not all of their names. I'm hoping someone has done the research and has a list. Cheers!

[MonicaL]

Sorry, thought from what you had posted that the plaque included the list of names. Found this now which shows what is on the plaque:

In memory of
Alexander Brodie Esq
Iron Master
Late of Carey Street
In the Liberty of the Rolls of London
And Calcut in the Country of Salop
A Native of Traquaire
First Inventor of
The Register Stoves and Fire
Hearths for Ships
Had the honour of Supplying
The whole British Navy with the later
For upwards of thirty years
To the preservation of many valuable lives
Since their introduction
And was a great saving to the government
Died 6th of January 1811
Aged 78 years
(Watson 1968:411)

www.flpublicarchaeology.org/mardigras/artifacts/brodie/

Perhaps you could make contact with these descendents who are also trying to establish the list http://growyourownfamilytree.wordpress.com/about/

Monica