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The lands of Swynside in barony of Hounam

1421 Marion Lauder, who married Sir Alexander Home, succeeded to a quarter of Crailing, Hownam and Swynside.

 21 June 1458 three husbanddands in Swynside which Patrick Douglas and William Douglas presently occupy in farm

17 December 1483 Thomas Home of Crowde of the lands had a charter to him and Margaret Erskine, his wife, of the lands of Swynside in barony of Hounam

1502  James Douglas in Swynside, George Douglas in Swynside

In the winter of 1584 Sturton Grange was raided by Scottish thieves, some of whom belonged to Swynside, near Oxnam, in Roxburghshire, who robbed the widow Jackson of forty-eight sheep.

Complaynes George Wales, of James Daveson of the Bermereige Rafe Robson of Meddlesknowes, George Douglas of Swynside called Pelman, that they did steale and drive had and rafed xx* oxen and keyc at and in March last wherof I never had recoverye.

 Dated 28 August 1694 Process of Division of lands of Swynside from lands of Falla. 25 bscp Submission betwixt His Grace the Duke of Douglas and The Lady Ashtrees & her husband 8 May, 1738. ...Process of Division of lands of Swynside from lands of Falla dated 28 August 1694. 25 bscp Submission betwixt His Grace the Duke of Douglas and The Lady Ashtrees & her husband 8 May, 1738. ...

Barbara Rutherford married William of Swynside

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