William (Oliver) Oliver-Rutherfurd (1781 - 1879)

Born 1781 in Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Chatto) Oliver-Rutherfurd — married 21 Aug 1804 in Mainhouse Chatto, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Descendants

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Biography

William (Oliver) Oliver-Rutherfurd is a member of Clan Rutherford.

WILLIAM OLIVER RUTHERFURD, Esq. of Edgerston

William Oliver was the 
eldest son of Jean and William Oliver of Dinlabyre. He was 
born at Weens, Hawick in the Scottish Borders in 1781. William Oliver succeeded to Dinlabyre, the estate of Dinlabyre lies on Liddle Water near Newcastletown, Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders.

He was 
educated at Eton and Edinburgh University
 as a lawyer and became a Scottish advocate.

He married Agnes Chatto in 1804

from THE SCOTS MAGAZINE, AND EDINBURGH LITERARY MISCELLANY

MARRIAGES

August 21st 1804

At Mainhouse, William Oliver younger of Dinlabyre Esq. Advocate, to Miss Agnes Chatto, second daughter of Alexander Chatto of Mainhouse Esq.

He was sheriff of Roxburghshire 1807-1868

When William Oliver inherited Edgerston from his uncle John Rutherfurd in 1834, he added Rutherfurd to his surname, becoming William Oliver-Rutherfurd. John Rutherfurd 1748-1834, chief of Clan Rutherfurd, was childless and left the ancestral home of the chief, Edgerston, to his nephew William Oliver-Rutherfurd.

William's descendants immigrated to the United States of America.

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William Oliver-Rutherfurd (1781-1879) Eldest son of Jane Rutherfurd and William Oliver, born at Weens, March 15, 1781. He was educated at Eton and Edinburgh University, called to the Scottish Bar July 5, 1803, and succeeded to Dinlabyre (his father's estate). On inheriting Edgerston from his uncle John in 1834 he added Rutherfurd to his last name. He was sheriff of Roxburghshire for over 60 years. He married August 21, 1804 Agnes Chatto, daughter of Alexander Chatto of Mainhouse. The final addition to Edgerston was the Tower built by William Oliver-Rutherfurd in 1840.

Son: William Alexander Oliver-Rutherfurd (1818-1888) Born at Knowsouth June 30, 1818. He matriculated at Jesus Coll, Cambridge in 1838. He succeeded to Edgerston in 1879. He married 1st , in 1861, Margaret Jane Young daughter of his cousin Edward Young. He married 2nd , in 1872, Mary Ann Brakspear daughter of his cousin Ann Elizabeth Young and William Henry Brakspear of Henley, Oxford, England. William Alexander Oliver-Rutherfurd is the second cousin of both of his wives. His wives were first cousins. The common ancestor of these three cousins is William Oliver and Jane Rutherfurd.

Grandson: William Edward Oliver-Rutherfurd (1863-1931) Sold Edgerston in 1915 to Frederic Scott Oliver (not related) and emigrated to Kenya. So ended a family tenure of nearly 500 years. He married April 29, 1891 Nancy Pott daughter of Gideon Pott. The descendents of William Edward Oliver-Rutherfurd live in Kenya, England, Spain and Australia.

Sources

• "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, MARRIAGE - father : Alexander Chatto - FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQR-VB9 : accessed 18 April 2016), Alexander Chatto in entry for William Oliver and Agnes Chatto, 21 Aug 1804; citing Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,068,242.

• http://www.hunthill.mysite.com/custom_1.html

• http://www.clanrutherfurd.org/Genealogy.aspx

• Davis, K. Rutherford. The Rutherfords in Britain a history and guide. Alan Sutton Publishing: Brunswick Road, Gloucester, England, 1987.

• Knight Frank & Rutley. Edgerston Estate real estate brochure, 1980.

• Family records of Deborah Rutherford Andrus

• http://www.clanrutherfurd.org/Edgerston.aspx