Barony of Blackhall

The Barony of Blackhall is a Scottish feudal barony which originally covered the area of Renfrewshire and a part of Ayrshire.

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History

About 1140, a Norman knight, Walter Fitzalan, designated First High Steward of the royal household and Baron Renfrew by King David I, received the lands of Kerkert and Strathgryffe, later to be called Renfrewshire. These lands included the Forest of Paisley, to the south-west of the city, and an estate called "Nigra Aula," or Blackhall, where Walter built his House of Blackhall.

Walter Fitzalan founded Paisley Abbey in 1163.

The House and Barony of Blackhall are mentioned in numerous early charters:

1272 charter, witnessed by the chaplain of Blackhall Chapel;
1283 charter granted by James, Fifth High Steward, which describes certain lands belonging to the Park of Blackhall.

On 12 December 1395 at Dundonald, Robert III, grandson of Walter, conferred on his "natural" son, Sir John, all the lands of Blackhall in the Barony of Renfrew in the Vicecounty of Lanark.

The Lands and Barony of Blackhall continued to be mentioned in charters issued by the Stewart kings confirming them to Sir John’s heirs and successors, among them are:-

King James IV in 1508 to John, 5th of Blackhall;
King James V in 1539, granting a charter of confirmation to James, 6th of Blackhall, erecting in 'liberam baroniam' the lands of Blackhall, as well as those of Ardgowan, Auchengowan, and Finnock;
King James VI/I in a 1579 charter of confirmation to James, 8th of Blackhall, including the lands and "place" of Blackhall;
King Charles II in 1667 to Archibald, 14th of Blackhall, who became the first Baronet (Nova Scotia.)

The Manor House

The state of Blackhall Manor before restoration

12th century Blackhall Manor in Paisley today

The House of Blackhall is the oldest remaining dwelling in Paisley; it is situated in the suburb of Blackhall, one mile south east of Paisley Abbey. The house was inherited by Walter Fitzalan's direct descendent Walter Stewart, the 6th Baron Renfrew, who married Marjory, the daughter of Robert the Bruce: their son became the first of the Stewart kings, King Robert II.

Blackhall was inhabited and used until around 1840, when the family had already moved to Ardgowan House at Inverkip. The house was given to Paisley Town Council by the 23rd Baron, Sir Michael Hugh, in 1936, desiring that it be held in trust for the people of Paisley. In 1978 the local council considered demolition, causing public outcry; the house returned into private ownership in 1982 after restoration using funds from the Paisley Common Good Fund and from the Dalrymple Fund. It comprises today a great hall, dining room, four bedrooms and a stone spiral staircase, with elements of the current building going back probably to the 14th century.

The House of Blackhall is situated behind its walled gardens off the Lonend road, south of the Paisley Hammills.

The barony since Scottish Feudal Land Reform

Until the passage of the Scots feudal land reform act in 2004, 70 acres of land in Inverkip in Renfrewshire's Spango valley remained within the ancient feudal superiority of Blackhall.

The Barons of Blackhall since 1395

The following list gives the name of each Baron of Blackhall, the date when infeft, signifying when the baron officially took possession of the heritable barony land, and certain notes including the names of spouses holding the title of "Lady Blackhall." King Robert III (d.1406) had an illegitimate son, (Sir) John (possibly by a daughter of Sir Gillespic Campbell of Lochow, who became the first Baron:

1. Sir John, 1395; b.c. 1355; d.c. 1413; illegitimate, possibly first born, son of King Robert III (cr. 1390:d. 1406): received the lands of Blackhall in the barony of Renfrew and Lanark, by royal charter signed at Dundonald 12 December 1395: previous known charters relating to the lands of Blackhall in 1272 and in 1283

2. John, 1414; d.c. 1442

3. Sir James, c. 1442; b.c. 1414: slaughtered by the Boyds of Duchal in 1445

4. John, c. 1445; d.c. 1493; m. Elizabeth, dr. of Robert, 1st. Lord Lyle

5. John, c. 1493; b.c. 1467; d.c. 1513: possibly killed at Flodden Field: charter granted by James IV in 1508; m. Marion, dr. of Sir Adam Mure of Caldwell

6. James, 1514; b.c. 1491; d.c. 1553: headed an expedition to assist the king of Denmark and received the lands of Finnock: King James V charter 1539; m. Janet Kennedy

7. James, c. 1553; b.c. 1521: d.c. 1579; m. Janet, dr. of Maxwell of Newark

8. James, 1574; d.c. 1589: King James VI charter of confirmation 1579 erecting his estates into the Barony of Ardgowan; m. Margaret, dr. of Sir William Wallace of Johnston and Auchenbothie

9. John, c. 1589; d.c.1597; m. Margaret, dr. of Sir Archibald Stewart of Castlemilk

10. James, c. 1597; b.c. 1588; d.c. 1612: Earl of Abercorn charter 1607 relative to the lands of Innerkip; unmarried: no issue

11. Sir Archibald, c. 1613; b.c. 1589; d. 1665; Knighted by King Charles I ca. 1636: Commissioner for Renfrewshire, Privy Councillor: acquired the Barony of Mearns; m. 1/ Margaret, dr. of Bryce Blair; 2/ Lady Margaret, dr. of Sir George Home of Wedderburne

12. John, 1634; b. 1614; d. 1656; m. Maria Stirling of Keir

13. John, 1658; b. 1634; d. 1658; m. Barbara, dr. of Sir William Scott of Clerkington: no issue

14. Sir Archibald, 1666; b.c. 1635; d.c. 1718: 1st Baronet of Nova Scotia 1667: King Charles II charter in 1667; m. 1/ Anne, dr. of Sir John Crawford of Kilbirnie; 2/ Agnes Dalmahoy; 3/ Mary, dr. of Sir John Douglas of Hillhead

15. Archibald, 1692; b.c. 1661; d.c. 1695; unmarried: no issue

16. John, 1696; b.c. 1662; d. 1713; m. Rebecca Wallace

17. Sir Archibald, 1717; b. 1705; d. 1724: 2nd Baronet; unmarried: no issue

18. Sir Michael, 1724; bc. 1708; d. 1796: 3rd Baronet: planned Ardgowan Estate; m. Helenor, dr. of Sir John Houston, heiress through her mother of Sir John Shaw of Greenock

19. Sir John, 1796; b. 1740; d. 1812: 4th Baronet: M.P. for Renfrew 1780–1796; built Ardgowan Ho. 1798–1804; Dame Frances, widow of Sir James Pollok, dr. of Robert Colquhoun (of Luss): no issue

20. Sir Michael, 1813; b. 1766; d. 1825: 5th Baronet: change of lineage to Michael Stewart Nicholson with name change to Shaw Stewart; m. Catherine, dr. of Sir William Maxwell of Springkell

21. Sir Michael, 1827; b. 1788; d. 1836: 6th Baronet; m. Eliza Mary Farquhar

22. Sir Michael Robert, 1836; b. 1826; d. 1903: 7th Baronet: M.P. for Renfrewshire 1855–1865; Lord Lieutenant for Renfrewshire 1868–1903; m. Lady Octavia Grosvenor, dr. of 2nd Marquess of Westminster

23. Sir Michael Hugh, 1904; b. 1854; d. 1942: 8th Baronet, K.C.B. 1933; m. Lady Alice Emma Thynne, dr. of 4th Marquess of Bath: no issue

24. Sir Walter Guy, 1942; b. 1892; d. 1976: 9th Baronet; Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire 1950; m. Diana Bulteel

25. Sir Euan Guy, 1976*; b. 1928: 10th Baronet; m. 1/ Mary Louise D. Shaw; 2/ Victoria Fryer

26. Sir Houston Mark, 1980; b. 1931: 11th Baronet; m. Lucinda Victoria Fletcher

27. Robert Brown, 2001; b. 1947: O.B.E. 2005: m. Sylvie, dr. of Jacques Maisonrouge, G.C. Legion of Honour

27th Baron

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Footnotes

↑ Machiavelli and The Mayflower; Laremige

External links

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