Tweedie

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Tweedie is a Scottish clan which claims its origins to that of a water sprite in the River Tweed. There is a story of a husband who went off to fight in the crusades and while he was away his young wife became pregnant and so he returned home to find he had a son. His wife then told him that she had gone down to the banks of the River Tweed and had been accousted by a fairy of the river and become pregnant by him. Her husband, for whatever reason, chose to believe this story but on the condition that the son kept the surname of Tweedie. The name is certainly derived from the lands of Tweedie. They have a history of being a powerful and domineering family.

[edit] Famous Tweedies

Finlay de Twydyn appears in the Ragman Roll of 1296 swearing fealty to Edward I of England. Roger, the son of Finlay of Twydyn, received a charter to the house and lands of Drumelzier around 1320. They held these lands for over 300 years. In 1592 James Tweedie of Drumelzier was accused of the murder of Geddes of Glenhegdon in Edinburgh. The complaint against him states that it was not known how many slaughters had been committed by James Tweedie of Drymelzier and his friends. The Tweedies of Oliver Castle descend from a younger son of Drumelzier and they obtained their lands from the preceptor of Torphichen in the 14th century.

Thomas Tweedie of Oliver Castle was implicated in the murder of Lord Fleming in 1524, and a bloody feud erupted between the families. In 1531 Thomas was exiled from Scotland for three years.

Captain Michael Tweedie served in the Royal Artillery during the Peninsular War (1808-14).

Major General Michael Tweedie also served in the Royal Artillery in the 1850s, throughout the Crimean War and during the Indian Mutiny. Admiral Sir Hugh Tweedie had a distinguished Naval career, he was aide de camp to George V in 1925 and retired as an admiral in 1936, but was recalled at the outbreak of the Second World War. He was created a Knight of the Bath, in addition to holding the French Legion of Honour and the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun.

Jill Tweedie was a famous author and journalist in the 70's, 80's & 90's.

Darren Tweedie is a European ranked poker player and recently was placed in The European Open.

David Tweedie