Records of the Closeburn Kirkpatricks

Originally written for private distribution in 1954,
this account of the Closeburn Kirkpatricks was, the
author says,"a story that needed to be told."
The Kirkpatricks of Closeburn, in Dumfries-shire,
Scotland, trace their family back to Ivone, who
witnessed a Charter for Robert Brus (or Bruce), first
Lord of Annandale.Roger 'mak siccar ' Kirkpatrick
was a close associate of the later Robert Bruce, who
became King of Scotland.The family's connections extend through the Isle of Wight to France and Spain.