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LEITH, James
(1659-)
NORIE, Janet
(About 1660-)
STRACHAN, William farmer in Robslaw
(About 1685-)
LEITH, Marjorie
(1689-)
STRACHAN, William
(1730-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. QUIGLEY, John

STRACHAN, William

  • Christened: 5 Apr 1730, Old Machar Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  • Marriage (1): QUIGLEY, John 1 2

  General Notes:

Old Parish Register
Old Machar Parish Aberdeen
Baptisms

"April 5 1730
William Strachan fermer at Pigerscroft & Marjorie Leith his spouse had a son baptized by Principal Chalmers named William. James Shepherd James Shirras Alex Reid & George Leith witnesses"


William married John QUIGLEY, son of Martin QUIGLEY and Ann WOODS.1 2 (John QUIGLEY was born 9 December 1864 at 11.00 pm in 7 Old Smithhills, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland 3 and died about 1902 in Boer War, South Africa.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Janet (Grant), married, contract dated 9th September 1612, William Sutherland of Duffus. The Laird of Duffus died 21st October 1626, leaving issue."

from Chiefs of Grant 2

Sources


1 e-books, The Rulers of Strathspey: A History of the Lairds of Grant and Earls of Seafield by the Earl of Cassillis (1911).

2 e-books, The Chiefs of Grant vol. 1 by William Fraser (1883) Memoirs.

3 Roman Catholic Church, Paisley 1864 no 609 9 December.

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