William Douglas's Blog – August 2025 Archive (4)

Buried deep in the Archives, I came across a history of this particular family, which I share:

A member of the Methven family recently shared their family crest.

I was not aware of a familial linkage so have done some research, which may or may not be accurate as the heart in this image is not 'flaming'.

Here's what I found:

The Methven coat of arms does not traditionally include a heart. While some Smith families (who are…

Rev JOHN DRYSDALE AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1681-1991 by D C L Drysdale, is

the story of Rev John Drysdale (1681-1726), Minister at Kirkcaldy from 1712-1726, and

his famous descendants, by his wife, Anne Ferguson, daughter of William Ferguson,

Provost of Kirkcaldy. His third son, Rev John Drysdale (1718-1788), minister in

Edinburgh, was twice elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of

Scotland. Another son, William Drysdale (1717-1757), was merchant and…

ADAM DRYSDALE (1806-1886) OF MONTREAL, His Ancestors, Descendants and

Related Families (1987) by Alpin Ogilvie Drysdale, can really be sub-titled The

Drysdales of Dunfermline, Montreal, and Newfoundland, for the families were all

connected. The families can be traced back to Dunfermline to the Thomas Drysdale

who married Janet Walker. They had 3 children: Adam (b 1738), who married Margaret

Thomson in Inverkeithing in 1762; William (b 1740), who married…