STRACHAN, Daughter

  General Notes:

Old Parish Register
Old Machar Parish Aberdeen
Baptisms

"May 9 1718
William Strachan fermer in Robslaw & Marjorie Leith his spouse had a daughter baptized by Mr Smith min'r & named ..(left blank).. Wm Niven elder (?) paul John Hogg & James Leith witnesses"

Daughter married Ann QUIGHLEY, daughter of John QUIGLY and Mary McANULTY.^{1 2} (Ann QUIGHLEY was born on 6 Oct 1856 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Elizabeth, married, before 1581, to Thomas Gordon, flar of Cluny."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)




His (John Gordon, Laird of Cluny's) eldest son Sr Thomas Gordon Laird of Cluny married the Earl of Angus Sister Dam Elizabeth Dowglass with whom he begat six Sons and a Daughter, his eldest Son Sir Alexander Gordon of Cluny Barronet, Patrick Gordon of Ruthven, William Gordon of Coxton [Cottone ¹ MS. of 1644], Mr. Thomas Gordon of Pittendreich, Mr George and John Gordons ; his Daughter married James Cumming Laird of Alter."

from Balbithan MS ^{1 2}