Moodie book

gS The Moodie Book.
I. John Moodie, Younger of Cocklaw.
II. George Moodie, of whom after his brother.
III. Catherine Moodie (twin), born 11th June and baptized at Beath
20th July 1838.
Owing to the failure ol the Western Bank, Mr Moodie got into difficulties
and his estates were put into the hands of trustees. He died and was buried in
the family vault at Beath 1843. 1
IX. John Moodie, Esq., fifth Laird of Cocklaw, aforesaid, elder son and
heir of the preceding, was born 11th June and baptized at Beath 20th July 1838,
and succeeded his father in 1843. Although every effort was made to save
Cocklaw, the estate had to be sold in 1852. Mr Moodie was educated for the
ministry, but died young.
X. George Moodie, Esq., sixth of Cocklaw, only brother and heir of the
preceding, was born 9th November and baptized 4th December 1841. He
emigrated to New Zealand and d.s.p.
XI. George Moodie, Esq., seventh of Cocklaw, some time of Dunbog, in
Fifeshire, and afterwards of Melsetter House, Brandon, Manitoba, uncle and next
heir of the preceding, was born at Cocklaw House 4th and baptized at Beath
16th September 1799 ; married, at Kirkcudbright, 26th December 1837, Mary
Hunter, 011I3' surviving daughter of Andrew Smith, of Barbados, and grand-
daughter of James Smith of Balgonie, Fife, and by her, who was born in
Barbados 28th August and baptized at St Michael's Church there 1st December
1819, and died at Lewisham, co. Kent, 27th September 1879 2 , he had issue : —
I. John Douglas Moodie, his heir.
II. Margaret Melville Moodie, born at Dunbog 21st February and
baptized there 28th March 1845 ; married, as second wife, at
Braddon, Isle of Man, 25th June 1867, Charles Henry Theodore
Bruce (de Massue de Ruvigne's), eighth Marquis of Ruvigny and
Raineval in France, Colonel in the British Army, late 21st and
80th Regiments, and died 30th April 1868, leaving issue an only
son : —
1 " North-east of Thornton is Cocklaw, the property of James Moodie, Esq." — " History of the
County of Fife," by John M. Leighton. Glasgow : Joseph Swan, 1840.
'- Mrs Moodie never recovered the loss of her daughter, and was a confirmed invalid for some ten
years before her death. She was a devoted Jacobite and a keen genealogist, and collected many notes
for a history of the Moodies — notes which were, alas ! scattered at her death.