1.1 JAMES CROMBIE (1810-1878) of Goval Bank, New Machar. He was born on 13 January 1810, and baptized at Fintray on the 26th. He went to Marischal College when he was 11, and graduated M.A. at 15.
Around 1828, he took over the family weaving business, and brought it into profit.
On 30 March 1837, he married Katherin Scott Forbes, the daughter and eldest child of Theodore Forbes, the East India Company's Commercial and Political Resident in Yemen and his Armenian wife, Eliza Kevork, or Kewark.
(The 1881 census gives her birthplace as Egypt.)
She had been sent to Scotland at the age of six to be brought up by Theodore's parents.
The wedding was at St Nicholas, Aberdeen. James died on 31 January 1878. Katherine Crombie lived on until 10 April 1893, dying at 16 Bon Accord Square, Aberdeen. They had issue:
1.1.1 HELEN FORBES CROMBIE (1838-??), baptized at New Machar on 26 March 1838. She married the Revd John G Niven at Newmachar on 18 August 1870. They emigrated to the United States of America and had issue there.
1.1.2 JOHN CROMBIE (1839-1898), baptized at New Machar on 4 April 1839. He married Ann Thompson of Pitmedden at Dyce on 22 June 1865. He inherited the business from his father, where he was known as "Black Jock". He retired in 1883, and died on 2 November 1898 at Danestone.
John and Ann had eight children:
1.1.2.1 JAMES FORBES CROMBIE (1866-1921). He managed Cothal Mills from 1887 to 1900, and from 1907 until his early death. He married Charlotte Evans Dixon in 1894, and had issue:
1.1.2.1.1 ELEANOR JEAN FORBES CROMBIE (1896-19??), who married firstly R. Ponsonby and secondly A. de Boulement. She had no issue.
1.1.2.1.2 JOHN HARVEY FORBES CROMBIE (1900-1974), who married Rosamond Style and had issue.
1.1.2.1.3 HELEN CONSTANCE FORBES CROMBIE (1903-19??), who married Vice Admiral Sir Peveril R.B.W. William Powlett, and had three children, Pansy, Vernon and Judith.
1.1.2.2 GRACE FROST CROMBIE (1869-??), born on 20 April 1869, at Danestone House in 1881. She died unmarried.
1.1.2.3 CONSTANCE ANNE CROMBIE (1869-??). She married Duncan Abel in 1896.
1.1.2.4 FRANCES EVELYN CROMBIE (1872-??). She married W. J. Delin in 1900.
1.1.2.5 JOAN THEODORA CROMBIE (1873-??). She died unmarried.
1.1.2.6 JOHN CROMBIE (1874-1939). He married J.J.L. Mitchell in 1911 and had issue:
1.1.2.6.1 MARY LINDSAY CROMBIE (1912-??), who married M.P. Henderson and had two sons and twin daughters.
1.1.2.6.2 ANN VERONICA CROMBIE (1916-??), who married Gordon Maclean and had two sons.
1.1.2.6.3 CONSTANCE FELICITY CROMBIE (1918-??), who married Richard Bell and had two daughters.
1.1.2.7 GEORGE THOMPSON CROMBIE (1875-1946). He was at Grandholm from 1894 to 1929. He died unmarried.
1.1.2.8 THEODORE LESLIE CROMBIE (1879-??). He died unmarried.
1.1.3 KATHERINE CROMBIE (1840-1905), born on 27 May 1840 at New Machar, and baptized on 19 June 1940. She died unmarried on 23 June 1905 and is buried at Hatton of Fintray.
1.1.4 ANNABELLA FORBES CROMBIE (1841-1902), baptized at New Machar on 8 April 1842. She married William Littlejohn in 1870. She died in the Sunnyside Asylum, Montrose, on 19 June 1902, of "organic disease of the brain." William died at Stonehaven in 1878. In 1881, Annabella was at 7 E Craibstone St, Old Machar. Annabella and William had issue:
1.1.5.1 KATHERINE FORBES LITTLEJOHN (1871-??), born on 13 June 1871 at Fetteresso, Kincardineshire.
1.1.5.2 WILLIAM LITTLEJOHN (1873-1874), born on 20 October 1873 at Fetteresso. He is said to have died on 22 August 1874 at Stonehaven.
1.1.5.3 JANET B LITTLEJOHN (1875?-??)
1.1.5.4 JAMES C LITTLEJOHN (1878?-??)
1.1.6 JANE CROMBIE (1843-1917), born on 8 November 1843 and baptized on 19 December at New Machar.
On 29 August 1872 she married David Littlejohn, who had been born on 3 April 1841.
He was a widower, and had two daughters, Margaret (born 1868) and Janet (1869-1948, wo became Mrs Bentley) by his first wife, Ellen Maria Taylor.
He is said to have been a doctor, though the 1881 census and his death certificate describe him as an advocate.
Jane died on 19 September 1917 at Rubislaw Terrace, Aberdeen.
David lived on at the same address, dying on 11 April 1924.
David and Jane had issue:
1.1.6.1 KATHERINE LITTLEJOHN (1873-1888).
1.1.6.2 WILLIAM LITTLEJOHN (1875-1931), who married Katherine Duguid and died without issue.
1.1.6.3 RUTH LITTLEJOHN (1879-1964), born on 4 December 1879 at Cotton Lodge, Woodside, Aberdeenshire. On 30 June 1898, she married Colonel William Smith Gill. William Gill died on 25 December 1957. Ruth survived him, and died on 24 August 1964 at Dalheibty, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire.
William and Ruth Gill had issue:
1.1.6.3.4 RUTH SYLVIA GILL (1908-1993) was born on 2 October 1908. She married Edmund Maurice Burke, 4th Baron Fermoy on 17 September 1931 in St. Devenick's, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire. He was fifteen years older than her, having been born on 15 May 1885. Ruth, Lady Fermoy, died in London on 6 July 1993.
1.1.6.3.4.2 FRANCES RUTH BURKE ROCHE (1936-) was born on 30 January 1936. She married Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl of Spencer at Westminster Abbey on 1 June 1954. He was twelve years older than her, having been born on 24 January 1924. They divorced in 1969, and in the same year she married Peter Shand-Kydde. Edward, Earl Spencer and Frances had issue:
1.1.6.3.4.2.1 ELIZABETH SARAH SPENCER (1955-), born at Northampton on 19 March 1955. She married Neil McCorquodale on 17 May 1980. They have issue.
1.1.6.3.4.2.2 CYNTHIA JANE SPENCER (1957-), born at King's Lynn on 11 February 1957. She married Sir Robert Fellows on 20 April 1978. They have issue.
1.1.6.3.4.2.3 JOHN SPENCER (1960-1960), who died at birth on 12 January 1960.
1.1.6.3.4.2.4 DIANA FRANCES SPENCER (1961-1997), born at Sandringham on 1 July 1961. She married Charles Philip Albert George, Prince of Wales on 29 July 1981. She was killed in a car accident in Paris on 31 August 1997 and buried at Althorp on 6 September. The Prince of Wales and she had issue:
1.1.6.3.4.2.4.1 WILLIAM ARTHUR PHILIP LOUIS WINDSOR (1982-), born at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington on 21 June 1982 and baptized at Buckingham Palace on 4 August. He married Catherine Elizabeth Middleton on 29 April 2011 in Westminster Abbey. On the same day, he was created Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.
1.1.6.3.4.2.4.2 HENRY CHARLES ALBERT DAVID WINDSOR (1984-), born on 15 September 1984.
1.1.6.3.4.1.5 CHARLES SPENCER (1964-), born on 20 May 1964. He became 9th Earl Spencer on the death of his father on 29 March 1992. He married Victoria Lockwood in 1989. They divorced in 1997. They had issue.
1.1.7 THEODORE CROMBIE (1845-1922), baptized at New Machar on 20 September 1845. In 1880 he married Margaret Blaikie McKinnon. On Census night 1881 he was staying at 32 Bon Accord Terrace, Aberdeen, with his 24-year-old wife and his mother, Katherine. He was in charge of wool dyeing, carding and spinning at the Mills. He was of Culter House, Peterculter, when he died on 4 December 1922. Theodore had issue including:
1.1.7.1 JOHN CROMBIE (18??-19??).
1.1.7.2 THEODORA L CROMBIE (1881?-19??), aged 19 in 1901.
1.1.7.3 JAMES ADRIAN CROMBIE (1884-1933), born on 30 January 1884. He was a major in the Royal Artillery, and a member of the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland, the Royal Company of Archers. His wife's name was Marjorie Blaikie (5 January 1885-21 December 1976). They had a son and two daughters. All three died without issue. Adrian died at Guthrie, Angus, on 28 November 1933.
1.1.7.3.0 THEODORE CROMBIE (1914-1984), known as Ted. He was an art historian and regular contributor to Apollo magazine. He married Elsie Gallagher of Montevideo.
1.1.7.4 ALICE M CROMBIE (1885?-19??), aged 6 in 1891. She was at boarding school in St Andrews in 1901.
1.1.7.5 KATHLEEN FORBES CROMBIE (1892?-19??), aged 8 in 1901.
1.1.8 JOHAN CROMBIE (1848-??), or Joanne, baptized at New Machar on 11 January 1848. She married Harvey Hall and had issue.
1.1.9 MARGARET ISABELLA CROMBIE (1849-1926), baptized at New Machar on 26 March 1849. She died on 19 December 1926, and is buried at Fintray.
1.2 JANE CROMBIE (1812-1878), born on 17 January 1812 at Fintray and baptized on the 30th. She married the Revd William Leslie at Fintray on 27 September 1842, and had issue. William Leslie was sometime minister of Turriff, dying probably in 1850. Jane was widowed, and lived at 17 Albert Street, Aberdeen. She died on 4 June 1878 at Cothal Mills.
1.3 WILLIAM CROMBIE (1813-1832), baptized at Fintray on 13 September 1813, who died unmarried on 11 December 1832.
1.4 MARGARET CROMBIE (1815-1857), baptized at Fintray on 21 April 1815, who died unmarried on 24 May 1857.
1.5 CATHERINE CROMBIE (1817-1830), baptized at Fintray on 4 March 1817, who died unmarried.
1.6 JOHN CROMBIE (1819-1894), born on 21 February 1819 at Fintray and baptized there on 18 March. He was made a partner in the family firm in 1843, and was one of the partners in 1859, when J and J Crombie purchased Grandholm Mills.
He married Jane Sang, who had lived at 61 Great King Street, Edinburgh. The marriage is recorded twice, on 15 March 1853 in Fintray and on 12 June 1853 in Edinburgh. In 1881, he employed 350 women, 200 men, 60 boys and 70 girls. John lived at Balgownie Lodge, Old Machar, Aberdeen from about 1860, and died there on 16 November 1894. Jane lived on at Balgownie Lodge, dying on 8 December 1900.
John and Jane had issue:
1.6.1 MARY CROMBIE (1855-1927), born on 3 April 1855 at Cothal, Fintray. She married Edward Farquharson Johnston on 3 July 1879, and had a son. Edward died at 11 The Bolton, London on 14 June 1926. Mary died in London on 11 June 1927.
1.6.1.1 EDWARD JOHN FARQUHARSON JOHNSTON (1882-1915), born in Seville, Spain, on 17 May 1882. He died in action in Belgium on 12 April 1915.
1.6.2 JOHN WILLIAM CROMBIE (1858-1908), born on 4 March 1858, attended the Gymnasium School, Old Aberdeen and went on to the University of Aberdeen where he obtained an MA. He became manager of the firm in 1883. He was Liberal M.P. for Kincardineshire for sixteen years, from 1892 until his death.
He married Marina (Minna) Wason on 24 April 1895 at St Michael and All Angels' Church, Paddington, London. She was some 15 years younger than him, the daughter of Eugene Wason, M.P. for Clackmannan and Kinross-shire. He died at 91 Onslow Square, London, on 22 March 1908. Minna's brother, Rigby, subsequently moved to join his sister. He was a manufacturer of brass electric light and gas fittings. Minna later moved to Balgownie Lodge.
Minna and John had issue:
1.6.2.1 JOHN EUGENE CROMBIE (1896-1917), born in Kensington in the second quarter of 1896. Instead of going up to Oxford, he enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders when war broke out, where he rose to the rank of captain. He was injured in 1915, but after several severe operations returned to the front. He died in action
1.6.2.2 MARY FENELLA CROMBIE (1901-1949), born in Kensington at the beginning of 1901. She married a neighbour, John D Paton of Grandhome, at St George's Hanover Square at the beginning of 1923. She was actively involved in social work in Aberdeenshire. She died at Grandhome on 21 October 1949. John and Fenella Paton had four sons and two daughters.
1.6.3 JAMES EDWARD CROMBIE (1862-1932), born on 22 October 1862. He studied at Aberdeen University, receiving his M.A. in 1882, and an LL.D. in 1907. He was a general benefactor of the University, and there is a memorial tablet to him in King's College Library.
Shortly after graduating, in 1883, he became director of the family firm.
He married Florence Showell in the summer of 1895 in Wolverhampton. He died on 6 August 1932 at Parkhill House, Dyce.
1.6.4 WALTER GEORGE CROMBIE (1868-19??), born at Grandholm Lodge on 21 September 1868. His wife's name was Eva or Vera.
1.7 ISABELLA CROMBIE (1820-1873) was born on 21 December 1820. She married Alexander Adamson (1803-1888) on 25 January 1849 in Fintray (and Turriff?). He was a farmer. She died on 25 March 1873 in Turriff. They had four children.
1.7.1 JOHN ANDREW ADAMSON (1852-??), born on 28 September 1852 in Fintray. He was living with his father at 24 Ashley Road, Old Machar, in 1881.
1.7.2 HARVEY ADAMSON (1854-1941), born on 7 October 1854 in Fintray. He joined the Indian Civil Service, and became an Ordinary Member of the Council of the Governor-General of India. He served as Lieutenant Governor of the British Crown Colony of Burma from May 1910 to October 1915, save for an interim period in 1913. He became a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in 1910. He died 28 March 1941 at 64 St Albans Road, Edinburgh.
1.7.3 CATHERINE ISABELLA ADAMSON (1857-??), born in Kinnermit, Turriff, on 5 June 1857, whose name was changed on 9 July to Margaret Isabella.
1.7.1 SUSAN-ANN CROMBIE ADAMSON (1861-1924), born on 9 October 1861 in Turiff. She died on 19 January 1924 at Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire.
1.8 SUSAN ANN CROMBIE (1823-1903), born on 9 April 1823 and baptized at Fintray on the 16th, who married the Revd John Forbes Mitchell Cock on 4 March 1869. He was a widower, with two children, George and Catherine. In 1881 he was minister of Rathen parish. (Susan's sister, Elizabeth, and her children, were staying with the Cocks at the time.)
1.9 ELIZABETH CROMBIE (1827-1910), who married the Revd Alexander Thain on 23 June 1859 at Fintray. Alexander was Free Church minister of New Machar from 1858 until his death in 1863. The couple had issue:
1.9.1 CATHERINE SUSANNA THAIN (1862-??), aged 19 in 1881, born at Newmachar on 3 March 1862.
1.9.2 ALEXANDER JOHN RAMSAY THAIN (1863-1934), aged 17 in 1881, an arts student, born at Fintray on 26 December 1863. He graduated Master of Arts from the University of Aberdeen in 1884, and became an advocate. He died on 6 March 1934.