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INNES, Margaret
(About 1750-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. LYNIS, Catherine
2. GORDON, Robert in Knowhead

INNES, Margaret 3 4

  • Born: About 1750
  • Marriage (1): LYNIS, Catherine on 8 Sep 1771 in Benholm parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland 1 2
  • Marriage (2): GORDON, Robert in Knowhead

Margaret married Catherine LYNIS, daughter of James LYONS and Margaret McCREATH, on 8 Sep 1771 in Benholm parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 2 (Catherine LYNIS was born on 22 Dec 1852, christened on 1 Jan 1853 in St Joseph's RC Chapel, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland 5 and died before 9 Jun 1855 6.)


  Marriage Notes:

"STRACHAN
ALEXANDER
JEAN FULLERTON/
08/09/1771
253/ 20 270
Benholm"

from Index of Marriages




(at Strathmartine in 1775)


"Alexander Strachan, M.A. ; 1775 pres. by George III. 7th July 1774 ; ord. 19th Jan. 1775 ; removed to Mains in terms of the Act of Annexation in 1795.

(at Mains and Strathmartine in 1795)


"Alexander Strachan, bom 6th ..,.„ Sept. 1747, son of James S., min. of Kinkell; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1766); became schoolmaster of Dun ; licen. by Presb. of Brechin 4th April 1770; ord. to Strathmartine 19th Jan. 1775; removed to Mains on the union of the parishes 21st Nov. 1795 ; died 24th Feb. 1799. He marr.

(1) 7th Sept. 1771, Jean Fullerton, who died 27th April 1777, and had issue - Margaret, born 5th June 1772; James, M.D., Mauritius, born 6th Dec. 1773, died 16th Feb. 1795 ; Mary, born 29th May 1775, died 31st April 1784; Jean, born 6th Oct. 1776 (marr. James Burnet, merchant, Arbroath), died 31st Dec. 1806 :

(2) 18th Oct. 1781, Elizabeth Mitchell, who died 31st July 1796, and had issue .... Publication - Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., xiii.)."

from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 5)

Note:

The parishes of Mains and Strathmartine were united on 21 Nov 1792.
1 2

Margaret next married Robert GORDON in Knowhead. (Robert GORDON in Knowhead was born about 1745.)


Sources


1 e-books, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae vol. 5 Fife Angus and Mearns by Hew Scott.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

3 LDS, IGI.

4 Old Parish Registers, Boharm Parish Moray Baptisms.

5 Roman Catholic Church, 1853 St Joseph's Kilmarnock Baptisms.

6 GRO Scotland, Birth certificate Kilmarnock 597 No 427 1855-sister Margaret.

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