| Peddies of Note
Here are various miscellaneous Peddies who have popped up during investigations; some historical, sort not so much, but all interesting if you are researching. If anyone has more info. about any of these, please let me know via the
Peddie Facts Submission Form.
- A New Zealand selection:
Dr Bill Peddie has a Progressive Christianty website
Rev Dr Barbara Peddie (ex Vice President of the NZ Methodist Church)lives in Christchurch
Dr David Peddie - surgeon, (obstetrics) lives in Christchurch
~ [Thanks to Bill for this info]
- Dr William Peddie, physicist:
Dr William Peddie was born on Papa Westray in 1861 going on to study science at Edinburgh University. After graduation he eventually rose to the position of Harris Chair of Physics at University College, Dundee, (later to become the University of Dundee) a post held by him for 35 years. He died in 1946. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
One of his particular interests and fields of expertise was colour vision.
- There was a Chief Warrant Officer Peddie (or Peddy?) who is mentioned on numerous occasions in the book, "le naufrage de la Méduse" (the wreck of the jellyfish) by Alexandre Corréard et Jean Baptiste Savigny - Gallimard.(1817). It is recorded that he helped many survivors. Alexandre Corréard was the ship's Engineer-Geographer.
It is even specified there that CWO Peddie saved, in Sénégal, the life of some surviving French people of this wreck, who had just been forwarded to Senegal, during the repossession of Senegal by France in 1817.
Apparently, CWO Peddie, later led an expidition inland and the author, indicates how well he thought of CWO Peddie and specifically mentions that he said his farewells before his start of the expedition.
He mentions finally, that CWO Peddie died from an infectious fever a few days after the beginning of this expedition, as did the First mate, Campbell.
More details of the wreck are here: (use google to search for "le naufrage de la Méduse" and then click the link, 'translate the page'), or click this link le naufrage de la Méduse" (the wreck of the jellyfish)
[from: Nicolas Mergault - France]
- My grandfather, James Mortimer Peddie,
might count as a notable Peddie, for becoming the Baron of Hull and helping to found the co-operative movement.
more details here.
Not too sure how we fit into the larger family tree. A Dr. Robert Peddie who lived in Antigua is a direct ancestor. [from: James Peddie - London, UK]
- A Professor William Peddie offered an assistantship to
Robert Watson-Watt (later Sir Robert) the father of modern RADAR. More info at Electric Scotland
- An Alexander Peddie was assaulted by one, Louis Fernandez, who stole from his person one silver watch, value 40 shillings, and one pocketbook, value 18pence, and one walking cane, value 3 shillings, on April 25 1759. More info at Old Bailey Online
- A William Peddie, a labourer, was murdered by one, Robert Tennant, who was executed at Stirling, on Wednesday morning, the 2nd of October 1833. William was killed by a blow to the head by Tennant on the 3rd of August, 1833, while breaking stones on the road, in the parish of Falkirk.
A full account is here The National Library of Scotland. (Thanks to PJ for that).
- A John Peddie appears in some school records and yearbooks for the event year of 1881 New York Region and the Pennsylvania Region event years of 1885 ,1887,1883.
Probably a different John Peddie appears in the Pennsylvania school record and yearbook of Madison University (NY)-1871
- Douglas H. Peddie of Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pa. was the Democrat Mayor of Lock Haven, Pa., 1964. Still living as of 1964. (Thanks to PJ for that).
There is also a Douglas H. Peddie Memorial Park in Lock Haven.
- Alexander Peddie who appears to have been a Weaver, wrote a book, "The Manufacturer, Weaver and Warper's Assistant" published by Khull. More info at Complex Weavers. (Thanks to PJ for that).
- Mrs Betty Peddie was sister to Jim Clark the famous racing driver known as "The Quickest Man on Wheels", who died in a racing accident at the Hockenheim circuit in Germany on April 7, 1968. There's a Jim Clark Memorial Award presented by the ASMW (Association of Scottish Motoring Writers). (Thanks to PJ for that).
- Francis G. Peddie played Shylock in The Merchant of Venice
more info here and a photo. (Thanks to PJ for that).
- Robert Peddie (1803-?) was the leader of the Chartist rising in
Bradford in January 1840, he was imprisoned for three years. He published a book of poetry.
The Dungeon's Harp Poems by Robert Peddie [Charterist] 1844
more at :
chartists.net. (Thanks to PJ for that).
- Dr. Alexander Peddie, Doctor of Medicine, was President of the Royal College of Physicians, Queen Street, Edinburgh, 1877 - 1879. He died in 1907. Some of his decendents settled in Iowa and California in the late 1800's. His grandson, Alexander, b. 1885 was one of the early casualties in the opening battle of World War 1. [Thanks to George Peddie of Scotland for this].
And here is some more information from Christopher Peddie in the USA...
I am a direct descendent of Dr. Alexander Peddie of Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the first Scotish physician to use the anesthetic
Chloriform. The "Alexander" name has passed down to all male members of my family. My son's name is Lucas
Alexander Peddie. He is 24. I'm the doctor's Great, Great, Great Grandson. Our family crest, displayed above is on the far left. I have it
in my home, along with hundreds of pictures and documented items. Nice to know the site is here. [Christopher Alexander
Peddie, Pensacola, FL., USA]
- Peddie and Kinnear (1867-73) were the competition-winning Edinburgh architectural firm who designed the Town House in Castle Street, Aberdeen. The Town House's great tower was for decades the most prominent landmark in the City and the interior is just as impressive.
John More Dick Peddie (1853 - 1921), is described as
one of the most prolific Scottish architects of the late 19thC./early 20thC. The Caledonian Station Hotel ( now Caledonian Hilton) is one of his Edinburgh buildings. He joined the family firm ( Peddie & Kinnear) in 1879 as partner to his father and to Charles George Hood Kinnear. The firm still exists as Dick Peddie & Mackay. (thanks to Jennifer for this information).
[from the Webmaster] I received this email in March 2010, from Keith Vance of Dick Peddie and McKay, Scotland, UK: Indeed, Dick Peddie and McKay do still exist. We continue to promote good quality architecture, wherever possible. Visit us at
www.peddiearchitects.co.uk Kind regards, Keith Vance. A big thanks the Keith for this! PS - a very nice website... do take a look.
The
Edinburgh City Libraries website contains a biography and a list of his major works.
The Library also kindly sent me this detailed WORD document on John More Dick Peddie, to which I have added more information from the Facebook Group, Peddie Clan Notes.
Also, here is a document of the Lineage of a JAMES PEDDIE which includes John More Dick Peddie. Thanks to PJ for this info.
Some more on J.D. Peddie (from Liz, UK): About 20 years ago we had 4 oil paintings which were by a J. D.
Peddie and dated about 1850. The largest (7 ft x about 3'6") depicts Mary Queen of Scots in a parade, another is of a tournament (about 4ft square) another is of Mary Queen of Scots and the last if of Sir Walter Scott - these are about 3'6" x 2'6"). We were told he was an architect who went on to design the Royal Bank of Scotland.
There is some more information here
- A William Henry Peddie was the Military Governor of Stirling Castle, Scotland, as was his father before him. William Henry is buried in the cemetary at Stirling Castle.
- There is a town in Cape Province, South Africa named after a brother of this same William Henry. The brother's name was John Peddie who was the gggg grandfather of Barbara E. Whitehouse. Nearby is Fort Peddie, which seems to have got it's name from the already established town.
[Thanks Kris G. from Iowa and Barbara for these interesting facts].
- A James Peddie is listed in the book, "Scottish clock and watchmakers" by Donald Whyte, as working in Stirling between 1774 and 1809. [Thanks to Bernie McGrath for this piece of info].
In the book, "Old Stirling Clockmakers" by Charles Allan, The Peddie family are well covered through their clockmaking activities.
- James Peddie b? - 1809 but working 1774-1809
- Andrew Peddie c1801-1836
- Ebenezer 1813-1861
- James 1836-1857
If you have a large piggy bank you could buy one of the Peddie grandfather clocks, price c.$10,000! [Thanks to Peter M. of Stirling for this info.]
- Another James Peddie pops up (as it were) in the Warriston cemetery (opened in 1843) in Edinburgh. The Rev. James Peddie was the pastor of Bristo Street church. No other info on him.
- A William Peddie, bookseller lived in Hawick, south of Galasheils, and later in Howgate, just south of Edinburgh (1825) and High Street, (exact location?) (1837). [Thanks to Bernie McGrath for this].
- There are 41 PEDDIES recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as having died in active service during the 1914-18 and 1939-45 World Wars.
- Thomas Baldwin Peddie, born February 11 (12th?), 1808 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Thomas, who was a saddlemaker when he emigrated from Scotland to Newark NJ, and became a manufacturer of trunks, suitcases and the like in that city. He was a member of the United States congress and a mayor of New Jersey's largest city Newark (1866-69). He had one son, name unknown, by his first wife. He died in 1889 and is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
Thomas was the financial benefactor of The Peddie School, who renamed their institution after him. (Thanks to Bob T. for this). A history of The Peddie School can be found in the book, "The Peddie School's first century: A history of the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, from its founding in 1864 to the end of its first hundred years in 1964" by Carl Geiger, which should normally be available from Amazon.
His second wife, Sarah Ogden Peddie, in 1891, became a member of the school's Board of Corporators and served until her death in 1893. His adopted daughter, Elsie Peddie, who married Tonzo Sauvage of Welsh descent-in Newark, NJ., graduated from the Peddie School in 1885, was elected to the board in 1893 and served until her own death in 1936. By her wish, her ashes were strewn by plane over the campus that she and her parents had loved so well. (Thanks to Justine Shaver (Joy) Arnold of Maryland for extra information. Elsie Peddie was Justine's husband's grandmother.)
Also the First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church (Broad and Fulton Streets), Newark, a Byzantine granite structure inspired by the Baths of Pisa in Italy, was built through gifts from Thomas during his time as Mayor of Newark, New Jersey (1866-1869). The church was erected in 1890. It features an unusual use of interior spaces, rich
paneling, 200 doors, 173 windows-most of which are stained glass, and a dome 80
feet above the main auditorium. For more see Newark Web Site (Thanks to Finn C. for this)
There is a good entry in Wikipedia for Thomas at Thomas Baldwin Peddie
The Peddie School is a private, co-educational High School (secondary school) in Hightstown, N.J, USA, approximately eight miles from Princeton and 50 miles from both New York City and Philadelphia.
Peddie enrolls 530 young men and women in grades 9 through 12, including 15 postgraduate students. The student body represents 23 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 23 foreign countries.
The Peddie School was founded in 1864 as the Hightstown Female Seminary, a Baptist preparatory school. Later that year, boys were admitted, and the school gets its name from its benefactor, Thomas Baldwin Peddie.
Peddie School remained coed until 1908, when it was decided, for social and economic reasons, to admit boys only. This standard was reversed in the early 1970s, when girls were readmitted. The school is now coeducational and nondenominational.
A history of The Peddie School can be found in the book, "The Peddie School's first century: A history of the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, from its founding in 1864 to the end of its first hundred years in 1964" by Carl Geiger, which should normally be available from Amazon.
Its website is here: The Peddie School.
Thomas' second wife, Sarah, became a member of the school's Board of Corporators until her death in 1893. His adopted daughter, Elsie, was elected to the board in 1893 until her death in 1936.
- John (Jack/Jock) Hope Peddie was a Footballer. He was born in Hutchinsontown, Glasgow on 21 March 1876. He began his playing career with Benburb FC in Scotland before moving to Third Lanark in June 1895. He turned professional with Newcastle United in November 1897 and in June 1902, he moved to Manchester United.
A year later, in 1903, he joined Plymouth Argyle for one season, returning to Manchester in 1904 where he made an important contribution, as Manchester United won the League, with twenty goals in forty six appearances. In total he scored fifty eight goals for Manchester United and became their club captain.
In January 1907, He signed for Hearts together with Richard Wombwell and
William Yates for a joint fee of £600. In the first round of the Scottish Cup, Hearts defeated Airdrieonians 2 - 0 at Broomfield and Jack scored the second goal. Jack missed the semi-final victory over Queens Park due to a knee injury which eventually ended his career. At Tynecastle, Jack Peddie recieved £5 per week in wages and he played inside right and centre forward for Hearts.
In May 1907, Jack received considerable treatment for the knee injury and was back in the team at the start of the 1907-08 season. But the injury kept flaring up and he played only 23 first team matches during 1906-07 and 1907-08 seasons, scoring five goals.
When James McGhee replaced Wiliam Waugh as Hearts Manager in April 1908, Jack was transfer listed at £100. As Hearts retained Jack's contract until April 1911, he played amateur football from August 1908.
[Thanks to: Douglas Dalgleish, Communications Manager, Hearts F.C.]
My father, George Peddie, was the nephew of the footballer, Jack Peddie. We heard that Jack emigrated to Canada after his playing career was over.
[Thanks to Anne B. for that]
Indeed, he did emigrate, but to the USA, settling in Detroit, until his death in 1928 at the age of 52
There is quite a good entry in Wikipedia John Hope Peddie. (Thanks to PJ for that).
and another at Plymouth Argyle FC
If anyone has any more family info about Jack or any further info about any of the above people, please let me know via the
Peddie Facts Submission Form.
- There was a Peddie who worked at the top secret WW2 listening post, Beaumanor Park. There is a picture on the Beaumanor Park site which is interesting but gives no details, and judging from its position on the page indicates that this Peddie was there in the late 60's. [The picture is near the end of the page.]
Thanks to Sylvia for this.
If anyone has any more info about this Peddie, please let me know via the
Peddie Facts Submission Form.
- A Major Peddie was involved in, what seems to have been an ill-fated trip of exploration up the River Niger c. 1815-17. Considerable detail can be found on the Cataracts of the Congo
web site.
Thanks to Dr. Jon Peddie for that.
More info at Schulers Books and
Redlands Fortnightly
(Thanks to PJ for that).
If anyone has any more info about Major Peddie, please let me know via the
Peddie Facts Submission Form.
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John Smart Peddie was an officer and surgeon aboard HMS Terror which was part of Sir John Franklin's final expedition in search of a North West Passage which set off in 1845. The two ships, The Erebus and Terror were sighted by whaling vessels at the end of July, after which they were never seen again.
John was was born on either 31-Jan-1816 or 1-Feb-1816 in Edinburgh, Scotland and christened on 3-Mar-1816 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He died on the expedition and was buried somewhere in the Arctic.
(Thanks to PJ for this). There was a PBS program "Artic Passage", originally broadcast February 28, 2006. More info at PBS
His Father, James Peddie was born in 1776 in Scotland and died 23-Oct-1837 in Scotland and is buried in Inveresk churchyard, Musselburgh, Scot. He married Ann Smart and was employed as Architect. In addition to John, they had a daughter and two other sons;
- Eliza Peddie, b. on 25-Apr-1800 in Scotland and died on 28-Dec-1866 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The cause of death was Paralysis on left side. She was buried in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland. She married Peter Steele on 6-May-1825.
- Robert Stewart Peddie, b. 18-Mar-1807 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and christened 6-May-1807 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scot. He died 7-Dec-1832 and was buried in Inveresk churchyard, Musselburgh, Scotland.
- James Peddie b. on 29-Jan-1809 in Scotland and christened 16-Feb-1809 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scot. and died 17-Jul-1846 in Musselburgh, Scotland and was buried in Inveresk churchyard, Musselburgh, Scotland.
Rather poignantly, among the relics from the expedition which now form part of the Hopton Hall Collection, held by the National Maritime Museum on loan from the Gell Muniment Trustees are listed the following:
- REBUS BAY, KING WILLIAM ISLAND MAY 1859 (Found in an abandoned boat)
- Silver dessert spoon. Owner: John Smart Peddie
- Silver table fork. Owner: John Smart Peddie
If anyone has any more info about John Smart Peddie, please let me know via the
Peddie Facts Submission Form.
- This from Pamela Chantry in the UK...
The Reverend John Cameron Peddie was a faith healer in Glasgow and wrote a book called, "The Forgotten Talent". He started the Healing Mission in the Church of Scotland and ministered in the Hutchinson Town Parish Church in the Gorbals. He also worked tirelessly to bring the gangs in the Gorbals district of Glasgow off the streets, turning the gangs into clubs. He was known as the Gangster's friend. [Thanks to Rosalind Peddie (his Grandaughter) of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for some extra info. You can contact Rosalind at: hockeymomofryan@gmail.com]
- This is from Daniel Peddie, USA...
In 1967-68 my father, Norman W. Peddie, led an 850-mile scientific expedition across East Antarctica (Queen Maud Land). The
National Geographic for October 1968 commemorated this exploit, interviewing my father and also featuring some of his photographs. The
expedition traversed the last major unexplored part of the frozen continent, and a mountain there was named after him.
- This from Colin Brown, New Zealand...
There was a Corporal Peddie in the Wireless Bay, Electronics Centre, R.A.F. Wittering, in 1960.
I remember he had an almost photographic memory which annoyed me intensely --- because I didn't!
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