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Moir of Leckie
F0009 · Family · 18th - 19th century

The origin of Moir of Leckie family dates to the middle of the 18th century when Robert Graham of Callender and Boquhapple, assumed the name of Moir on succeeding to the estate of Leckie, near Stirling. He married in 1769 and was succeeded by his eldest son Charles Alexander Graham Moir (d 1845).

Stirling of Gargunnock
F0006 · Family · 1835 -

The Stirling of Gargunnock family was a branch of the family of Stirling of Kippendavie which in itself was descended from the family of Stirling of Keir. Charles Stirling (1796 - 1839), the fifth son of John Stirling of Kippendavie (1742 - 1816), was a merchant in Glasgow and a partner in the firm Stirling, Gordon & Co. In 1835, he purchased the estate of Gargunnock, Stirling. He married Christine Hamilton in 1831 and died in 1839 and was succeeded by his son. The family continued to live at Gargunnock House throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. In recent years Gargunnock House has been let out to guests from all over the world by the Landmark Trust