Wootton Family

FLEMING LINE

The relative position in our family tree is shown in the following diagram:

Wootton // Wootton=Melvin // Melvin=Gilmour // Gilmour=Fleming

The FLEMING line joined the family tree when James GILMOUR married Margaret FLEMING on 19 June 1914.

Our most famous relation must be Sir Alexander FLEMING. There is a museum in his honour in London and details can be found towards the bottom of this page. Chris's Great-grandfather was also an Alexander Fleming and the two were cousins (ie Sir Alexander's father, Hugh Fleming, was the son of another Hugh Fleming who married Mary Craig. They also had a son Alexander who married Grace Anderson and they, in turn, had yet another son named Alexander Fleming (1849 - 1922). This Alexander married Margaret Craig on 6 Feb 1884 and had a daughter, Margaret Fleming (1886-1978) who was Chris's Grandmother).

In 1899, Alexander and Grace Fleming celebrated their Diamond (60th) Wedding Aniversery with the following invitation:

Many photographs appear to have been taken on the day and we have a large, framed one on our wall at home with 61 members of the family along with a note of their names. Unfortunately, this has proved too large to scan onto the site but a list of those featured appears at the foot of this page.

However, the two photographs below were obtained at the same time from Anne Melvin, and we are trying to establish the details of them.

The photograph below was probably taken before 1886 (because Margaret Fleming, born that year, does not appear). Some of the 64 people featured are known - 11 have been identified to date including the two Fleming brothers (Alexander and Robert) who married the two CRAIG sisters (Margaret and Janet).

The photograph below is a family group of James CRAIG, his wife Margaret STRANG taken at Floors Farm Eaglesham in June 1889. A full list of the 20 people in the photograph is held by Alan Wootton and they include Alexander Fleming (second person from left at back) and his brother Robert (third from right at back). Both were born at Thriepland Farm but it was inherited by their elder brother, Andrew.

Alexander Fleming "of Thriepland" is shown below:

The photograph below shows 4 female generations of "Margaret"s with Margaret Reid (then Gilmour) as a baby in the arms of her Great-grandmother Margaret Strang (later Craig). Her Mother, Margaret Fleming (later Gilmour) is on the left-hand side and her Grandmother, Margaret Craig (later Fleming) on the right-hand side.

Link to Sir Alexander Fleming museum is: http://65.54.246.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=7968ae83c2f2d0b3b1bda36dac0c3f77&lat=1053000801&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2est%2dmarys%2eorg%2euk%2fabout%2ffleming_museum%2ehtm

Key to DIAMOND WEDDING photograph taken on 21^st June 1899 and held by Alan Wootton. (Identification and comments by Anne Melvin)

Back Row

(1) ROBERT GILMOUR, Stonebyres Farm Eaglesham, emigrated to Canada

(2) WILLIAM GILMOUR, Fieldhead Farm, emigrated to Australia

(3) HUGH GILMOUR, Fieldhead Farm, emigrated to Canada

(4) ALEXANDER FLEMING, Enoch Farm, Eaglesham went to Wolfclyde Farm, Biggar

(5) JAMES GILMOUR, Fieldhead Farm, emigrated to Canada

(6) JAMES GILMOUR, Stonebyres Farm, retired to Mearns

(7) ALEXANDER GILMOUR, Fieldshead Farm, went to Burnbrae Farm, Strathaven

(8) JAMES GILMOUR, Bellgrove St, emigrated to Australia

(9) ALEXANDER FLEMING, Drumkinnon Farm, Balloch went to Whitehouse Farm Lowestoft, then retired to Burnside Rutherglen (Mother�s Brother)

Second Row from back:

(10) GRACE FLEMING, Enoch Farm, Eaglesham, then Howford Farm, Peebles with brother Hugh Fleming. Meg, Hamish and I enjoyed many a holiday at Howford with Hugh and Gracie

(11) GRACE GILMOUR, Fieldhead Farm went to Australia when she married the ploughman: raised a large and successful family!!

(12) GRACE FLEMING, Drumkinnon Farm, my Mother�s younger sister: married my father�s younger brother: lived in Cambuslang

(13) GRACE GILMOUR, Stonebyres Farm, married and settled in Bonnyton Farm, Eaglesham

(14) MARGARET FLEMING, Drumkinnon Farm, Balloch, my dear Mother, married Jas Gilmour, Oaklea Cathkin

(15) JEANIE FLEMING, Enoch Farm, Eaglesham, kept house for her brother, at Wolfclyde Farm, Biggar

(16) GRACE FLEMING, Bellgrove St moved to Crosshill

(17) MARY FLEMING, Glendarvel kept house for brothers Ian and Hector at Camaquart Farm Glendarvel

(18) CATHIE FLEMING, Kenmure St then Giffnock, Secretary at Pollock House

(19) POLLY FLEMING, Bellgrove St, Glasgow then Crosshill Glasgow

(20) HUGH FLEMING, Enoch Farm then Howford Farm with his sister Gracie. Became local JP and much respected in district. Very kind �uncle� to Meg, Hamish and I during the Summer holidays.

Third Row from back:

(21) MRS ROBERT FLEMING, Thriepcraig, Pollockshields, then Thriepcraig, Netherlee, my mother�s Aunt Janes, cousin Margaret and Dr Gracie�s mother

(22) MR ROBERT FLEMING, Thriepcraig as above, successful grocer

(23) MRS ANDREW FLEMING, Thriepland Farm, Eaglesham

(24) BABY GRACE FLEMING, Thriepland Farm, Eaglesham

(25) MR ANDREW FLEMING, Thriepland Farm, Eaglesham

(26) TODDLER JEANIE FLEMING, Thriepland Farm, Eaglesham

(27) AGNES FLEMING, Thriepland Farm, Eaglesham

(28) MRS TOM FLEMING, Kenmure St, now deceased

(29) JAMES FLEMING, Kenmure St, now deceased

(30) MRS ROBERT GILMOUR, Stonebyres Farm, then Mearns

(31) MR ROBERT GILMOUR, Stonebyres Farm, then Mearns

(32) MR JAMES FLEMING, Bellgrove St, now Crosshill Glasgow

Fourth Row from back:

(33) MRS ALEX FLEMING, Drumkinnon Farm, Balloch, my Grandmother (maternal)

(34) MR ALEX FLEMING, Drumkinnon Farm, Ballock, my maternal Grandfather

(35) MRS WILLIAM FLEMING, Loaning Head Farm later Mearns

(36) MR WILLIAM FLEMING, Loaning Head Farm later Nearns

(37) MRS HUGH FLEMING, Enoch Farm then Wolfclyde

(38) ALEXANDER FLEMING, Thriepland Farm

(39) MARGARET FLEMING, Thriepcraig: our dear �Cousin Margaret�

(40) MRS ALEXANDER FLEMING (GRACE) Thriepland

(41) MRS JAMES GILMOUR, Fieldhead then Burnbrae Strathaven

(42) MR JAS GILMOUR, Fieldhead, then Burnbrae

(43) MRS JOHN FLEMING, Glendaruel

(44) MR JOHN FLEMING (Ian) Glendaruel

(45) TOM FLEMING, Bellgrove St, then Oatlands

(46) JOHN GILMOUR, Fieldhead Farm

(47) GRACE FLEMING, Thriepcraig, then �Dr Grace� Blackburn Hospital retired to St John�s Town of Dalry, Castle Douglas where Mother and cousin Margaret spent numerous holidays. Meg and I also enjoyed her hospitality

(48) HUGH GILMOUR, Stonebyres Farm went to England

(49) ANNIE GILMOUR, Stonebyres Farm, Eaglesham

(50) ROBERT FLEMING, Kenmure St, Glasgow

(51) JOHN GILMOUR, Stonebyres Farm, Eaglesham

(52) ALEX FLEMING, Glendaruel with his wife Joan (from Skye) he entertained many paying guests at his farm Bealachaudraiu(?)

(53) ALEX FLEMING, Thriepcraig then New Zealand, compiler of the Fleming-Craig family tree

(54) HUGH FLEMING, Drumkinnon, killed in the First World War, my Mother�s youngest brother

(55) MARY GILMOUR, Fieldhead farm then Rutherglen � graduated BSc Glasgow University: taught Science at Rutherglen Academy: played golf on Cathkin Braies Golf Course

(56) WILLIE GILMOUR, Stonebyres, then Canada

(57) JAMES FLEMING, Drumkinnon Farm then farmed near Melbourne, Australia. His son Alaistair retired to Ayr, Scotland

(58) TOM FLEMING, Kenmure St, Glasgow then Hillpark

(59) HECTOR FLEMING, Glendaruel farmed at Camquhart Farm with his brother Ian and sister Mary

(60) MINNIE (Marion) GILMOUR, Stonebyres Farm then Auchterarder

(61) JOHN (Ian) FLEMING, Glendaruel, farmed at Camquhart, Registrar for the Glen. Justice of Peace: very public spirited