GORDON, Rachell ³

Rachell married someone Barbara DOUGLAS, daughter of James DOUGLAS and Grace GOW.^{1 2} (Barbara DOUGLAS was born about 1845 in Blair Atholl Parish, Perthshire, Scotland and died 8 August 1885 at 3.00 pm in Riemore, Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland ⁴.). The cause of her death was pneumonia and peritonitis over 21 days.

  Marriage Notes:

"On the 14th March 1622, John Strachan, then residing at Phesdo, and Isabel Rait, his spouse, received confirmation, in conjunct fee, of the lands of Phesdo and Broadlands, in the parish of Fordoun, without prejudice to the possession of Sir Alexander Strachan of the whole other lands and barony of Thornton, in terms of a contract between him and John Strachan, dated 29th September 1618 (Privy Seal Register, vol.xci.376."

from Memorials of Strachan and Wise (1877)




"Records

Page: 487

Date: 1622/7/27

Parties: Contract Isobell Reat sp to John Strachan of Plasdo (probably a mistranscription of Phesdo) - Mr Alex Keithe of Over Dysart, Elizabeth Melville his sp"

from Register of Deeds ^{1 2}