McKELLIGAN, George Provost of Banff and Shipmaster

   Other names for George were McKILLIGAN, , Provost and McKILLIGAN, George.

  General Notes:

"George, the first of the family, a native of Alness, Ross-shire settled in Banff and carried on an extensive business principally as owner of London trading vessels. He married Mrs. Barbara Strachan, by whom he had five sons and four daughters...Provost McKilligin died January 29^th, 1798, in his 70th year. He sustained the character of an upright and active chief magistrate was respectable in his general conduct as a member of society, and faithful in fulfilling the several duties of domestic life."

from notes on cemetery headstone in Banff

George married Barbara STRACHAN, daughter of Alexander STRACHAN Merchant and Postmaster in Banff and Margaret ROBERTSON. (Barbara STRACHAN was born in 1727 and died on 31 December 1795.)