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the surname Lorran, a descendant of an old family in the 

 parish, who was at this time unfortunately a pauper. 



Wester Soneshiell continued lu pussussion ui the Turnbulls 

 down to 1778. Adam, who was laird in 1643, was succeeded 

 by James TurnbuU, who, in 1684, among several others in 

 the Rule Water district, were proscribed for Nonconformity. 

 William Turnbull succeeded to the estate, and died in 1731. 

 William was succeeded by his son, Hector Turnbull, and, 

 from an entry in the Session Register, gave 16 shillings Scots, 

 for the use of "ye new plush moarcloth for his father's 

 cor[)s." Hector was succeeded by James Turnbull; and at 

 his death was succeeded by his son, John Turnbull, who 

 married Esther Douglas, a relative of Douglas of Trows-on- 

 Teviot ; and to digress a little, we may note tliat the estate 

 of Trows was situate near Horushole. Douglas of Trows was 

 a kinsman of Douglas of Cavers ; the sheriff of Teviotdale 

 and Trows appears to have been hurried away by his chief 

 from his sheep clipping to the dinging down of Hassendean 

 kirk, for according to the old ballad : — 



"Douglas o' the Trows 



Cam running wi' his bluddie lang shears, 

 Frae the clipping o' his yowes." 



The Douglases of Trows are now extinct, and appear to 

 have partaken of the curse which was said to have been 

 pronounced on the house of Cavers, by an old dame, for 

 the demolition of Hassendean kirk. 



John Turnbull had a large family. As one of the acting 

 heritors, he along with Henry Elliot of Harwood and Thomas 

 Scott of Stonedge were the principal managers of the affairs of 

 the parish. Mr Turnbull was a due attender at the meetings, 

 and his advice and counsel were always appreciated. He had a 

 son Walter, who tried his hand at songs and sonnets on the 

 fair maidens of the district, but, however, never went the length 

 of print. Walter Turnbull subsequently entered the army. Mr 

 Turnbull finding that he could give more scope to his farming 

 operations, by taking a larger farm, sold his old ancestral estate 

 of Soneshiell to Cornelius Elliot of Wolflee, and took a farm 

 on Slitterick. His son Robert afterward purchased the estate 

 of Q-alalaw, on Teviot, which is still held by the name ; while 

 branches of the Sonesliieli Turubulls hold considerable tenancies 



