Tag: Leslie Family History
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Wardhill Estate Records Project
As you may know, the Leslie Global Diaspora Foundation is a research-preservation-publication and information sharing organization intended to benefit Leslies worldwide. The Foundation has investigated the location of numerous important Leslie documents. In keeping with our mission, The next significant project will be the digitizing and preservation of perhaps hundreds of Leslie documents related to… Read more
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The Leslies in Aberdeenshire Part 10: The Counts Leslie
Walter was the second son of John Leslie, the 10th Baron of Balquhain, by his third wife. Walter entered the Austrian army (Bohemia) and by 1632 he held the rank of major in a body of soldiers made up of Scottish and Irish musketeers under Colonel Gordon. This was the army of King Ferdinand II’s… Read more