Wilkie.
The name is a double diminutive of William, q.v. A family of this
name were seated at Rathobyres in Midlothian from the beginning of the
fourteenth century, and the name early found a home in Fife. David
Wilkie witnessed a notarial instrument at Pitcairn, Fife, in 1495(Laing,223),
William Wilkie was member of an assize in Edinburgh 1529, James Wilke
was bailie of the burgh of the Canongate in 1561, and John Wilky was member
of council of Edinburgh in 1580 (MCM., II, p.96,285,288).
Catherine Wilkie is recorded in Dysart in 1541 (Dysart, p.7),
James Wilkie was tenant of Newbattle Abbey in 1563 (Newbotle, p.330),
Mr. James Wilke in 1563 (Newbotle, p.330), Mr. James Wilke was principal
of Sanct Saluatour Colleage, St. Andrews, 1574 (Mill, Plays, p.285), and
the accounts of the bailies of the burgh of Lanark were rendered to Exchequer
by William Wilkie, burgess there in 1591 (ER., xxxii, p.172).
Robert Wilkie was prior of the Isle S. Serf in Lockhleven in 1599, Archibald
Wilkie was member of an assize in the Cannongait in 1602 (Trilas, ii,
p.397), and Thomas Wilkie was schoolmaster in Selkirk in 1627 (MCM,
ii, p.49). Vilke 1515, Weilkey 1654, Weilkie 1649,
Vikey.
Monument on the east wall:
To the memory of Magdalen Kinloch who died on the 18th of October 1801, widow of John Wilkie, Esquire of Foulden in the country of Berwick aged 98 years. This momument was erected by her son James Wilkie, Esquire of Foulden also to the memory of Mary Wilkie daughter of John Wilkie and Magadalen Kinloch born1749 died October 1828. I saw this monument Bill and took pictures of it but the monument was so old it was hard to see in the pic, but in person you could read it fairly easy.
Vikey.
Monument on the east wall:
To the memory of Magdalen Kinloch who died on the 18th of October 1801, widow of John Wilkie, Esquire of Foulden in the country of Berwick aged 98 years. This momument was erected by her son James Wilkie, Esquire of Foulden also to the memory of Mary Wilkie daughter of John Wilkie and Magadalen Kinloch born1749 died October 1828. I saw this monument Bill and took pictures of it but the monument was so old it was hard to see in the pic, but in person you could read it fairly easy.