STRACHEN, William in Findon and Buchcraigie ¹

   Other names for William were STRACHAN, William and STRACHAN, Wm.

  General Notes:

"At Banff the 3ist May 1738, the Justices, Lord Braco presiding, appointed James Duff, Town Clerk of Banff, as Pror ffiscal to the Justice of Peace Courts.

The Justices considering the great inconveniences that dayly happens in executing their decrees and sentences for want of a competent number of constables, do therefore nominat and appoint the persons afternamcd to be constables in the seall parishes aftermentd viz.

Alexander Miln at Mill of Alva for Alva, George Webster in Kirkton of Forglen for Forglen, James Petrie in Inchdruer for Banff, William Strachan in Buchraigie for Boindy, William Leg in Achmore and James Wood yor. in Hillside for ffordyce, George Reid in Broom of ffindlater also for ffordyce, with full powers, also William Taylior in Newtown of Park for Ordequhill, and for their encouragement they are hereby excused from any trouble or expense in repairing the high roads of the shire during the time they continue constables."

from Records of the County of Banff: ^{1 2 3}

  Research Notes:

LORD BRACO

The famous Jacobite leader, John Gordon, sold the Glenbucket estate in 1736 to William Duff of Braco, whose descendants became the Dukes of Fife. This is possibly the man referred to here.

William married Mary MACKIE, daughter of George MACKIE Factor To Lord Deskford and Issobell H. (Mary MACKIE was baptised on 3 July 1703 in Fordyce Parish, Banffshire, Scotland.)