GUTHRIE, Gilbert Apothecary

   Another name for Gilbert was GUTHRIE, Gilbt.²

  General Notes:

"1639 BAND OF RELIEF:
List of subscribers in the Even Quarter
(Page 1)

Patrick Leslie, skinner
Gilbert Guthrie, apothecary
George Mengyies
James Innes
William Gray, saddler
Relict of Duncan Wilsonn
Relict of Robert Ramsay
Adam Watsonn, merchant
Robert Durvard, merchant
George Leslie, merchant
Alexander Andersone, merchant
Relict of William Quhytt
John Jaffray, merchant
Thomas Urquhart, surgeon
Alexander Pantonn, merchant
Alexander Howyesonn, merchant
Alexander Murray, merchant
Hercules Guthrie, surgeon
Alexander Stewart, merchant
Alexander Middilbune, merchant
John Gallovay, merchant George Davidson, merchant
John Straquhyne, merchant
Robert Annand, merchant
Robert Ray, merchant
Patrick Walker, merchant
Relict of Gilbert Anderson, skipper
John Forbes elder, merchant
George Moresonn, merchant
Robert Paull, merchant
Norman Arbuthnet, vintner
William Ronald, merchant
Henry Mar, merchant ...list goes on"

from General Band of Relief, 1639 at www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=14464

  Research Notes:

There is also a record of baptism:
Hercules Guthrie
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
christening:7 November 1638SAINT NICHOLAS,ABERDEEN,ABERDEEN,SCOTLAND
father:Gilbert Guthrie
mother:Christane Jaffray
Whether this is the same mother and father as the family group shown here, with either an error in the mother's surname or an alternative surname, or whether it is another couple, or at least another mother, is not known.

Gilbert married Cristen CRUKSCHANK on 18 May 1634 in Saint Nicholas Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland. (Cristen CRUKSCHANK was born about 1615.)

Gilbert next married Barbra McMILLAN, daughter of James McMILLAN and Mary McMURCHY.¹ (Barbra McMILLAN was born on 17 Apr 1827 in Killean and Kilchenzie Parish, Argyll, Scotland.)

  Marriage Notes:

(at Methlick in 1635)

"William Strachan, M.A.; pres. March 1635; trans, (by order of the Synod) to Old Machar 29th Nov.1640."

(at Old Machar in 1640)

"William Strachan, born 1610, eldest son of Arthur S., son and heir of Sir Alexander S. of Thornton, Knight (see note below); educated at King's College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1628); became Regent and Procurator-Moraviensis there, 30th June 1634; adm. to Methlick in 1635; was a member of Assembly in 1639; trans, and adm. 29th Nov. 1640; elected to Edinburgh 6th Nov. 1643, 13th July 1647, and 17th and 29th March 1648, but refused to accept any of these calls; died 8th March 1653. 'He was learned and of good life,' while he taught 'powerfullie and planelie the Word to the gryt comfort of his auditores' and was 'one of the best pastores that hes bene sene in this church thir many yeiris.' He marr. Elizabeth Middleton, who died at Tarves Manse, 30th Jan.1666, and had issue Andrew, died young; Patrick, M.A.(King's College, 1656), app. Master of the Grammar School, Aberdeen, 16th July 1656 [he is called min. of Maxton in Morland Simpson's Records of the Grammar School, but this is a mistake]; John, min. of Tarves; and Principal (see note below) of the Univ. of Edinburgh; George, min. of this parish; Arthur, min. of Mortlach. [Monteith's Mort., 130 ; Lyon Register; Spalding's Hist., 351.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 6)


(at Old Machar in 1640)

"WIilliam Strachan, had issue - Alexander, bapt. 7th Nov. 1641; William, bapt. 23rd Jan. 1643; Arthur, bapt. 3rd March 1644, buried 26th Feb. 1645."

from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 8)

Note:

"Arthur" is listed as fourth of eight sons of "John Strachan of Thornton" and "Isobell Livingston" in the Appendix to Memorials of the Scottish Families of Strachan and Wise (1877). The information, labelled No. II. is sourced from Macfarlane's Genealogical Collection, MS. (circa1735) vol ii.

No other supporting evidence has been found for thi Arthur, or any son by that name, of any laird named Sir Alexander Strachan of Thornton.


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