As the Marquis family is so intertiwned with the various relations of those families interconnected with the Macfie, it was decided that they deserved a page of thier own. Derek Marquis with whom I have corresponded over the years has provided the bulk of the information on this site. In 2001, he and his wife, had turned 81 , he wrote me indicating that he did not think he would be getting into the computer age any time soon , and while his children were well conversed in the matter of this electronic age, they were far too busy to be too interested in genealogy. So for Derek Marquis, and perhaps one day for his children, or his children's children this web page is dedicated to all Derek's hard work and love for his family and his interest in genealogy.
The
Marquis
family
of
Scotland
Marquis
family
of
Scotland
| John Marquess | Married June 29 1758 Dunbarton | Agnes McKinie |
| Margaret Marquess 1758- | Archibald Marquess 1761- | John Marquess 1763- | Agnes Marquess 1766- |
The family all being born in Roseneath, Dunbarton, Scotland
| John Marquis 1763-1832 | Married July 31, 1797 Greenock, Scotland | Marion Scott 1769-1837 |
| John Marquis 1798-1805 | Isabella Marquis 1800-1886 | Agnes Marquis 1802-1872 |
| John Marquis (ii) 1805-1864 | Marion Marquis 1807-1870 | Jane Marquis 1809-1884 |
| Isabella Marquis 1800-1886 | Married November 30, 1830 Greenock, Scotland | Donald Macdonald 1782-1863 |
| Donald Macdonald 1831-1919 | John Marquis Macdonald 1833-1852 | James Scott Macdonald 1835-1839 | Roderick Macdonald 1837-1893 |
The marriage is also recorded in Inverness, Scotland
As are the births of all four children ( Boleskine, Inverness )
1st marriage
| Donald Macdonald (jr) 1831-1919 | Married 1867 | B S Williamson |
2nd marriage
| Donald Macdonald (jr) 1831-1919 | Married 1875 | M C Christie |
| Donald Macdonald (iii) 1876- | Andrew Christie Macdonald 1880-1917 | Roderick John Macdonald 1881- |
| John Marquis Macdonald 1883- | Somerled Reginald Macdonald 1887-1919 | Mary Agnes Macdonald 1888- |
| Isobel Marion Macdonald 1890-1925 | Olave Cunningham Macdonald 1893- | Godfrey Alastair Macdonald 1896- |
| Donald Macdonald (iii) 1876- | Married | Catherine Crawford Benzie |
| Catherine Edith Mary Macdonald 1910- | Barbara Christie Macdonald 1912- | Donald Macdonald (iv) 1914- | Colin Benzie Macdonald 1915- |
| Somerled Reginald Macdonald 1887-1919 | Married | Grace G Edwards |
| Frank Duncan Macdonald 1915- |
| Mary Agnes MacDonald 1888-1974 | Married 1920 | John Rowland Preece 1894-1974 |
| John Macdonald Preece 1923-1986 | Anne Cunningham Preece 1926-1990 |
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| John MacDonald Preece 1923-1986 | Married 1968 | Puck Rienstra 1934- |
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| Anne Cunningham Preece 1926-1990 | Married 1949 | Bernard Terrence Richard Thorton 1923-1967 |
| Peter Michael Bernard Thornton 1953-xxxx | Tony Alan Thornton 1955-xxxx |
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| Peter Michael Bernard Thornton 1953-xxxx | Married 1994 England | Kiyomi Ikemura 1954-xxxx |
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| Christina Roseanne Thornton 1994- |
Thornton information courtsey of Peter Thornton - Nov 2008
| Roderick Macdonald 1837-1893 | Married | Evelyn Jane Morgan |
| Donald John Macdonald 1873-1922 | Agnes Isabella Macdonald 1874-1874 | Roderick George Macdonald 1875- |
| Evelyn Frances Macdonald 1877- | Percy Macdonald 1880- |
| Evelyn Frances Macdonald 1877- | Married | H T Dorling |
| Taprell Dorling 1918- |
Derek, did not provide me with a more complete record of this particular line, whether one exists or not is not known to me , however any one willing to contribute more will be most welcomed, and I will make the necessary updates as time provides.
| John Marquis (ii) 1805-1864 | Married October 6, 1840 South Leith, Scotland | Robina Macfie 1814-1873 |
| John Marquis (iii) 1841-1902 | Robert Marquis 1842-1909 | Alice Marquis 1844-1914 | Marion Marquis 1846-1850 |
| William Marquis 1849-1906 | Robina Marquis 1851-1892 | Jane Marquis 1853-1873 |
In May, of 1840, John Marquis of Greenock very correctly approached John Macfie to enquire if he might "pay his addresses " to Robina. He had been an admirer of her he said since 1834, and his sister subsequantly divulged the fact that two years previously he had named on of his ships after her. He was the only son of John Marquis, a shipmaster of Huguenot descent. He was well liked in the family, " a great crony of John Graham and was engaged with his partner James Denniston , in a grain and corn business in Greenock and Limerick.
They were married on the 6 October , and after a short honeymoon spent partly in the Lake District, they returned to Greenock and settled down at Brookfield, "a very sweet place" with a cheeful view of the river and of the vessels moving to and fro.
In 1847 John Marquis experienced a particular commercial crisis, the grain business which he and his partner James Denniston ,carried on was largely an Irish one, and the state of Ireland was deplorable. At the end of August the y found themselves in difficulties. John Marquis on goin to Limerick found matter worse that he had anticipated, and failure seemed unavoidable. After long negotiations, however John arranged to carry on the business, promising to manage the mill in Ireland himself. He and his family there left Greenock at the end of the year of O'Brien's Bridge, castle Connell Joint sureties for the reconstructioon were John Macfie his father in law and James Fairrie , uncle of James Denniston.
They were married on the 6 October , and after a short honeymoon spent partly in the Lake District, they returned to Greenock and settled down at Brookfield, "a very sweet place" with a cheeful view of the river and of the vessels moving to and fro.
In 1847 John Marquis experienced a particular commercial crisis, the grain business which he and his partner James Denniston ,carried on was largely an Irish one, and the state of Ireland was deplorable. At the end of August the y found themselves in difficulties. John Marquis on goin to Limerick found matter worse that he had anticipated, and failure seemed unavoidable. After long negotiations, however John arranged to carry on the business, promising to manage the mill in Ireland himself. He and his family there left Greenock at the end of the year of O'Brien's Bridge, castle Connell Joint sureties for the reconstructioon were John Macfie his father in law and James Fairrie , uncle of James Denniston.
By 1848 John and his family had settled confortably in Ireland, Robina wrote home stating that her house was cheerful and that Limerick was a bustling town with crowds of country folk, and " plenty of soldier marching with music" Her husband was looking forward to re establishing his business and was well satisfied with his prospect. However in June of the same year the mill had caught fire and had been burned down. This was a great disappointment to John. and he therefore decided to discontinue business in Ireland. He settled his affiars by the autumn and at the beginning of October his wife and children left for Liverpool, to take possession of at #30 Percy Street, which his mother in law Mrs John Macfie had made ready for them.
John Marquis himself remained in Ireland a week or two longer to make some final arrangements before joining his family. He seems to have made up his mind to give up the corn business, and at once set about enquiring for some new opening.which did not take too long to come about.
In January 1849, with the assistance of John Macfie ( his father in law) he arranged a partnership in a General brokers business with Archibald Baxter, and was soon doing well.
John Marquis and his family liked Liverpool, his boys were getting on famously at Mr Thomson's school. Once evening little John was sent out with a message and failed to reach his destination. The alarm was given, serach parties sallied forth, the police and the bell-man were informaed. An Advertisment was set for insertion in the Liverpool Times and actually appeared on the following morning. In the neamtime however, the child had been found, fast asleep on the sofa in the sitting room. - he had never gone out at all.
(photos circa 1878)
| John Marquis (iii) 1841-1902 | Married April 10, 1866 Edinburgh, Scotland | Jessie Johnstone Campbell 1843-1934 |
| John Campbell Marquis 1876-1928 | Margaret Dorothea Marquis 1878-1943 | Robina Marquis 1879-1960 |
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| Margaret Dorothea Marquis 1878-1943 | Married Sept 12,1905 | John M Maclean |
| Margaret Anne Macgavin McLean 1907-1907 | Andrew Macgavin McLean 1908-1940 | Jean Campbell McLean 1911- | Moria Harvie McLean 1915-1972 |
| Moria Harvie McLean 1915-1972 | Married | R R L Hutchinson |
| Robina Marquis 1879-1960 | Married | William Colquhoun Fraser 1883-1958 |
(photos circa 1877)
| Robert Marquis 1842-1909 | Married Septmber 30,1868 Liverpool, England | Sarah Beakbane |
| Marion Marquis 1870-1956 | Robert Marquis (ii) 1875-1939 | Lilian Marquis 1876-1958 |
| Edward Marquis 1879-1931 | Alice Marquis 1880-1969 |
| Marion Marquis 1870-1956 | Married June 28, 1905 | Charles Alwin Rabus |
| Charlotte Marion Rabus 1907-1992 |
| Charlotte Marion Rabus 1907-1992 | Married | Bertram Mead Denton Barker |
| Rosalie Denton Barker 1950- |
1st marriage
| Rosalie Denton Barker 1950- | Married | Simon Briggs |
2nd marriage
| Rosalie Denton Barker 1950- | Married | David John Whitehead |
| John Denton Whitehead 1979- | Edward Mead Whitehead 1982- |
| Robert Marquis (ii) 1875-1939 | Married October 8,1909 | Ethel Peacock |
| Joan Elizabeth Peacock Marquis 1913-1971 | Robert Marquis (iii) 1920-1920 | Ethel Marquis 1920-1920 |
1st marriage
| Joan Elizabeth Peacock Marquis 1913-1971 | Married | Mr Price |
| Anthony Price 1942- |
2nd marriage
| Joan Elizabeth Peacock Marquis 1913-1971 | Married | Mr Heyer |
| Edward Marquis 1879-1931 | Married 1914 | Elsie Jean Anderson |
| Edward Graham Marquis 1915- | Robert Macfie Marquis 1917-1989 | Frances Mary Marquis 1920-1996 |
| Edward Graham Marquis 1915- | Married | Anne Guthrie Leete |
| Frances Marquis 1955- | Elizabeth Marquis 1959- |
1st marriage
| Frances Marquis 1955- | Married | James A Carter |
2nd marriage
| Frances Marquis 1955- | Married | Edmund Faulkes |
| Thomas Aidan Marquis Faulkes 1990- | Brendan Peter Marquis Faulkes 1991- | Duncan Paul Marquis Faulkes 1993- |
| Elizabeth Marquis 1959- | Married | Robert Ian Ridder |
| Anneke Jane Ridder 1987- | Ben Graham Ridder 1988- |
| Robert Macfie Marquis 1917-1989 | Married | Mary Herndon Potter |
| Jane Herndon Marquis 1945- | Anna Mary Macfie Marquis 1948- | Edward John Alexander Marquis 1950- |
| Jane Herndon Marquis 1945- | Married | Roger Charlton Fletcher |
| Edward Charlton Fletcher 1971- | Angus Roy Fletcher 1973- | Henry Herndon Fletcher 1977- |
| Anna Mary Macfie Marquis 1948- | Married | Gordon Machray Masson |
| Hamish Machray Masson 1976- | Morag Macfie Masson 1978- | Isla MacMarquis Masson 1986- |
| Edward John Alexander Marquis 1950- | Married | Susan Robson |
| Lucy Jane Robson Marquis 1982- | James Alexander Robert Marquis 1985- | Frederic Peter Marquis 1990- |
| William Marquis 1849-1906 | Married June 7,1877 Woodchurch, England | Eliza Williams 1855-1929 |
| William Henry Marquis 1878-1957 | Maurice Charles Marquis 1879-1958 | John Francis Marquis 1886-1955 |
| William Henry Marquis 1878-1957 | Married 1914 | Ada May Councell 1891-1985 |
| Stella Marquis 1916-2001 | Henry Derek Marquis 1920- |
| Stella Marquis 1916-2001 | Married | John Herbert Taylor |
| John Anthony Taylor 1943- | Bridget Wendy Taylor 1946- |
| John Anthony Taylor 1943- | Married 1975 | Hilary Caroline Powell |
| Victoria Grace Taylor 1978- | Jeremy Julius Patrick Taylor 1980- |
| Bridget Wendy Taylor 1946- | Married | Philip Boyle |
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| Henry Derek Marquis 1920- | Married Jan 5, 1951 Leichester, England | Margaret Parish 1918- |
| Simon John Marquis 1953- | Elizabeth Jane Marquis 1956- |
| Simon John Marquis 1953- | Married Jan 5, 1993 London, England | Nicola Jane Horner 1956- |
| Sophie Horner 1985- | Clio Horner 1988- | Edward James Richard Marquis 1994- |
| Elizabeth Jane Marquis 1956- | Married Oct 5, 1995 , England | David Howard Edward Wilde - |
| Elizabeth Sarah Wilde 1999- |
| Maurice Charles Marquis 1879-1958 | Married | Elizabeth Morris Jones -1967 |
| John Francis Marquis 1886-1955 | Married | Elise May Thompson -1945 |
Derek provided information that linked the Scott family to the Galt family, his Scott relative's sister according to his searching would have married John Galt's brother James. However now that it easier to trace throught the IGI records via the internet system we find that Derek may have interpertered his information incorrectly. His Margaret Scott was born in 1762, James Galt, brother to John the Novelist was born in 1783, and died at the age of 15 in 1798 according to the IGI records.
It is possible however that the Marquis, through the Scott may be indeed related to the novelist John Galt , not through a borther to John, but through an Uncle, brother to John's father John senior the dates would support this idea of a match rather than a match to a young lad born in 1783.
It is possible however that the Marquis, through the Scott may be indeed related to the novelist John Galt , not through a borther to John, but through an Uncle, brother to John's father John senior the dates would support this idea of a match rather than a match to a young lad born in 1783.
| James Scott | Married September 25 ,1760 Glasgow, Scotland | Isabella Thomson |
| Jean Scott 1760- | Margaret Scott 1762- | Alexander Scott 1764- |
| Isabella Scott 1766- | Marion Scott 1770-1837 | James Scott 1772- |
William Scott 1774- |
Another possibility is that the families are related through the Thomson relation, as John Galt married in Irvine, which itself is not that far from Glasgow. I shall leave this puzzle to the Marquis family. They can always claim a relationship to John Galt through the Macfie line if they desire.
In further notes from Derck Marquis (2003) it appears that when old Mrs Galt died some part of James Galt's property was to come to Mrs R. A. Macfie ( Agnes Galt sister to John Galt the Novelist) this mention of property is found in notes of William Macfie dated Sept 25th 1854, and again a few days later when William goes on to write " I am glad to say with a little management between our friends, Mrs Macfie and Mr Marquis all matters are now settled with regard to the succession of Mrs Galt's ( Jean Scott ???? ) property and all are quite amicably. Mrs Macfie ( Agnes Galt ) is to get one half of all that was left at the time of her Uncle's death in 1830, of which one half goes to her brother John 's children. Mr Marquis ( John Marquis) and sisters get the other half and also some sums of Mrs Galt's own. It will be very soon settled."
In verifying the IGI records following receipt of Dereck's latest letter (Nov 27 2003) it was noted that an additional girl Jean (Oct 3rd 1760) is shown as being born into this Scott family. Futher searching shows that a James Galt married a Jean Scott Oct 24 1801 in Greenock. This may be the connection to the Galt relation that Marquis requires. Unfortunately no James shows up listed as brother to John Galt (Nov 1750) who was the father of John Galt the Novelist ( brother to Mrs R A Macfie) but since the records of the times may not have been exact, we could rightly assume this is the correct route to look at in determining the Marquis- Galt connection.
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