KERR, Margaret ⁵

   Another name for Margaret was FULTON, Margaret.⁶

Margaret married someone.^{1 2}

  Marriage Notes:

"Patrick Gordon of Badenscoth married the Laird of Blackfoord's daughter Gordon, and after her death married the Laird of Bamffs daughter Ogilvy with whom he begat Three sons and two daughters, viz, Geo : Gordon of Badenscoth, James Gordon of Barns, and John Gordon Burgess in Aberdeen; one daughter married the Laird of Knockespack Gordon, of whom is come the present Laird of Glenbuicket, another married the Tutor of Glenbuicket John Gordon."

from Balbithan MS




"Mary (Gordon) : married John Gordon of Knockespock (son of George Gordon of Noth), who purchased the estate of Glenbucket from Captain Adam Gordon, representing the Gordons of Cairnburrow, and who was the father of John of Glenbucket, the famous Jacobite general. In view of the Jacobite attitude of his kinsmen of Terpersie and Auchlyne he probably inherited his Stuartism more from his mother than his father."

from Terpersie




"(John Gordon) of Knockespock, being ane heritor in Cleatt Parish, principal tennent for the time, of the toune and lands of Arclach, Dumbennan; Mary, his wife; John, his eldest son, 20 years; Alexander, his second son, 8 years; Elizabeth, his daughter, 12 years. Commissioner appointed for the parish of Dumbennan; Rachell, servant. I. 467 ; II. 413."

from Appendix ll Pollable Persons

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Margaret next married William FULTON, son of William FULTON and Janet WYLIE, on 13 Jun 1859 in Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland.^{3 4} (William FULTON was born about 1821 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{5 8} and died 9 April 1874 at 3.20 am in Main Street, Beith parish, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{5 9}.). The cause of his death was softening of the brain over 2 years and paralysis.

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage was solemnised after banns according to the forms of the United Presbyterian Church. The minister was James Martin. The witnesses were Janet Gillan and Janet Haddell.

The groom was a widower aged 38 years. He resided at Wilson Street Beith. He worked as a handloom weaver. His mother and father were deceased.

The bride was a single woman and aged 34 years. She lived at Gateside, parish of Beith. No occupation was noted for her. Both of her parents were deceased.

The marriage was registered on 15 June 1859 at Beith. ⁴