Christian Ritchie1
Female, Registry Number #240621
Last Edited=26 Jul 2007
Children of Christian Ritchie and Robert Playfair
- Patrick Playfair1 b. b 1646
- James Playfair+1 b. 1646
- [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 218. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
Patrick Playfair1 
Male, Registry Number #240622, b. before 1646
Last Edited=26 Jul 2007
Patrick Playfair was born before 1646.1 He was the son of Robert Playfair and Christian Ritchie.1
He was ancestor of Professor John Playfair, the Playfairs of Dalmarnock, Lanarkshire and of the Playfairs of Armillan, Ayrshire.1
He was ancestor of Professor John Playfair, the Playfairs of Dalmarnock, Lanarkshire and of the Playfairs of Armillan, Ayrshire.1
- [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 218. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
Janet Roger1
Female, Registry Number #240623
Last Edited=26 Jul 2007
Child of Janet Roger and James Playfair
- [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 218. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
Jean Roger1
Female, Registry Number #240624, b. circa 1711, d. 1804
Last Edited=26 Jul 2007
Jean Roger was born circa 1711.1 She married George Playfair, son of James Playfair and Janet Roger.1 She died in 1804.1
Her married name became Playfair.1
Her married name became Playfair.1
Child of Jean Roger and George Playfair
- Reverend James Playfair+1 b. 1738, d. May 1819
- [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 218. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
George Playfair1
Male, Registry Number #240625, b. 4 January 1782, d. 26 November 1846
Last Edited=27 Jul 2007
George Playfair was born on 4 January 1782.2 He was the son of Reverend James Playfair and Margaret Lyon.1 He married Janet Ross, daughter of John Ross, on 8 November 1814.2 He died on 26 November 1846 at age 64.2
He graduated from St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, ScotlandG, with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)2 He was Chief Inspector General of Hospitals at Bengal, IndiaG.2
He graduated from St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, ScotlandG, with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)2 He was Chief Inspector General of Hospitals at Bengal, IndiaG.2
Children of George Playfair and Janet Ross
- Ann Playfair2 d. 6 Oct 1861
- Jessie Macdonald Playfair2
- Agnes Playfair2 d. 18 Jan 1871
- George Ranken Playfair2 b. 13 Nov 1816, d. 1885
- Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair+2 b. 21 May 1818, d. 29 May 1898
- Lt.-Col. Sir Robert Lambert Playfair2 b. 1828, d. Feb 1899
- William Smoult Playfair+2 b. 27 Jul 1836, d. 13 Aug 1903
Colonel William Davidson Playfair1
Male, Registry Number #240626, b. circa 1783, d. 1852
Last Edited=9 Jan 2018
Colonel William Davidson Playfair was born circa 1783.1 He was the son of Reverend James Playfair and Margaret Lyon.1 He married Ann Ross, daughter of John Ross and Janet Ranken, on 3 November 1812.2 He died in 1852.1
He gained the rank of Colonel in the Indian Army.1
He gained the rank of Colonel in the Indian Army.1
- [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 218. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
- [S7155] Sue Pedersen, “re: Playfair Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 2 June 2014. Hereinafter cited as “re: Playfair Family.”
Linda Elliott1,2
Female, Registry Number #240627, b. 1 May 1908, d. 1980
Last Edited=13 Jan 2018
Linda Elliott was born on 1 May 1908.2 She married John Grace Cookman, son of Nathaniel George Cookman and L. K. T. (?), in 1969 at Weston super Mare, Somerset, England.1,2 She died in 1980.1
From 1969, her married name became Cookman.1
From 1969, her married name became Cookman.1
John Grace Cookman1
Male, Registry Number #240628
Last Edited=9 Jan 2018
John Grace Cookman is the son of Edward Rogers Cookman.1 He married Barbara Evangeline Clifford, daughter of Edward J. Clifford and Frances Jane Mary Anne McAllister, in 1886 at St. Matthias Church, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.2
- [S47] BIFR1976 page 272. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
- [S8463] Majella McAllister, “re: Cookman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 9 January 2018. Hereinafter cited as “re: Cookman Family.”
Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair1
Male, Registry Number #240629, b. 20 February 1787, d. 19 January 1861
Last Edited=26 Jul 2007
Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair was born on 20 February 1787.1 He was the son of Reverend James Playfair and Margaret Lyon.1 He married Jane Dalgelish, daughter of William Dalgelish, on 10 July 1809.1 He died on 19 January 1861 at age 73.1
He was educated at St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, ScotlandG.1 He was commissioned in 1804, in the service of the Bengal Horse Artillery.1 He retired from the military in 1834.1 He was the Provost between 1842 and 1861 at St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, ScotlandG.1 He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1856.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, ScotlandG, in 1856.1 He revived the Roal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews.1
He was educated at St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, ScotlandG.1 He was commissioned in 1804, in the service of the Bengal Horse Artillery.1 He retired from the military in 1834.1 He was the Provost between 1842 and 1861 at St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, ScotlandG.1 He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1856.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, Fife, ScotlandG, in 1856.1 He revived the Roal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews.1
- [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 219. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
Jane Dalgelish1
Female, Registry Number #240630
Last Edited=26 Jul 2007
Jane Dalgelish is the daughter of William Dalgelish.1 She married Sir Hugh Lyon Playfair, son of Reverend James Playfair and Margaret Lyon, on 10 July 1809.1
From 10 July 1809, her married name became Playfair.1
From 10 July 1809, her married name became Playfair.1
- [S21] L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London, U.K.: Heraldry Today, 1972), page 219. Hereinafter cited as The New Extinct Peerage.
