Person:John Dunlop (10)

John DUNLOP was born 3sep1755 and christened 9sep1755 at Glasgow (IGI). John Dunlop (d. 4sep1820) of Rosebank married Jessie Miller of Glenlee (daughter of Lord Glenlee) (stirnet) or Jessie Murdoch (glasgowstory website). Jessie Miller was probably daughter of Margaret Murdoch (Old country houses of the old Glasgow gentry). Margaret Murdoch was wife of Sir Thomas Miller (3nov1717-27sep1789), 1st Bart. Of Glenlee (stirnet). A Janet Millar was born 6nov1757 at Edinburgh, daughter of Thomas Millar and Margaret Murdock (Latter Day Saints). Scottish archives have an inventory, testament and settlement of John Dunlop, collector of customs at Port Glasgow, reg. 20nov1820, 1820 and 1821 at Glasgow. Scottish archives have a will of Janet Dunlop, alias Miller, widow of John Dunlop, collector of customs at Port Glasgow, reg. 15jul1840 at Edinburgh. A portrait painted by Sir Henry Raeburn of John Dunlop of Rosebank (d. 1820), spouse of Jessie, daughter of Sir Thomas Miller of Glenlee, was lent to Old Glasgow Exhibition 1894 by the Misses Dunlop, Tollcross (catalogue). John Dunlop was a merchant councillor, a popular member of the “Hodge-Podge Club,” a poet of no mean order; younger brother of James Dunlop of Garnkirk, and son of Colin Dunlop of Carmyle. In 1794, Mr. Dunlop was elected Lord Provost of Glasgow and afterwards became Collector of Customs at Port-Glasgow, where he died in 1820. He was the author of the two beautiful songs, “Here’s to the year that’s awa,” and “Dinna ask me gin I lo’e ye,” besides other pieces of considerable merit (1787 directory of Glasgow). John followed in his father's footsteps by becoming Lord Provost, 1794-1795. John married Jessie, the daughter of Provost John Murdoch, in c 1780. He was a member of the famous Hodge Podge Club and penned several poems and songs such as "Here's to the year that's awa'" and "O dinna ask me gin I lo'e ye" (glasgowstory). Actually John married the granddaughter of Provost John Murdoch John Dunlop was a man of taste, and, taking advantage of a fine situation and beautiful wood, made Rosebank one of the very sweetest places on the Clyde. He was a wit and a poet as well, and wrote several pieces, among which are the beautiful songs "Here's to the year that's awa," and "O dinna ask me gin I lo'e ye." He was afterwards Collector of Customs at Bo'ness and Greenock, and died 4th September 1820.

1. ↑ Provosts of Glasgow from 1609 to 1832.
2.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: C119452, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0102911, 0990751-52, Printout Call #: 6902909.
3.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: C119452, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 1042934, Printout Call #: 6902909, Dates: 175.
4.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).
5.   Old country houses of the old Glasgow gentry.