BREEN, John

  General Notes:

According to the 1901 census, John was Irish born and worked as an assurance collector. He was a boarder with a family in Muiravonside Stirlingshire.

When his son Thomas married in 1932, John Breen was recorded as a railway passenger guard by occupation. ²

John married Catherine O'BRIEN on 25 Apr 1901 in Barnsmuir RC Church, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland. (Catherine O'BRIEN was born about 1876.)

  Marriage Notes:

Both parties resided in Muiravonside. The witnesses were John Power and Annie O'Brien.

John next married Charles BREEN, son of John BREEN and Catherine O'BRIEN, on 18 Aug 1691 in New Deer parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ (Charles BREEN was born on 21 Nov 1912 in 50 Quarry Road, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.)

  Marriage Notes:

"INNES
JOHN
HELLIAN STRACHEN/FR215 (FR215)
18/08/1691
225/
10 430 New Deer"

from Index of Marriages




"From MS. in Edingight Charter Chest it appears that John Innes, y^r of Edingight, was married to Helen Strachan in 1691. She is described as second daughter of 'Michael Strachan of Auchnagatt,' who settled a dowry of 4000 merks of his daughter, Helen Strachan."

from The Strachans of Glenkindie




"17 August, 1691. Saising John Innes, yor of Edingeith, and Helen Strachan his spouse in lyferent of the two oxgate lands of New Fortrie, the lands of Mostoune, Wester Croylet, Nether Boige, Over Boge and others, with yr pertinents."

from Records of the County of Banff




"In 1691, John Innes eldest son of John V. of Edingight married Helen Strachan second daughter of Michael Strachan of Auchnagatt, and at the same time, having by this marriage contract had the lands of Edingight conveyed to him by his father, he became John Innes VI. of Edingight, but he did not enter in possession of the estate as his father reserved his life-rent and survived him. By the marriage contract, Michael Strachan provides his daughter with a dowry of 4000 merks, one fourth payable on her marriage and the remainder on her father's death ; and we find that shortly after, in 1697, by a conveyance from William Mitchell, the 1000 merks payable on the marriage was invested in favor of John Innes and his wife, Helen Strachan, in the purchase of an additional portion of lands named Croylet, two-thirds of which had been acquired in 1569-77.

Michael Strachan, the father of Helen, was one of the Strachans of Glenkindy in Strathdon. They had also lands in Old Deer from which this Michael was designated 'of Auchnagatt.' They were an old family and have been traced up to 1350."

from Innes of Edingight



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