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DOLACHAN, Mary
(About 1810-Before 1868)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Unknown
2. DEVLIN, Bernard

DOLACHAN, Mary 2

  • Born: About 1810
  • Marriage (1): Unknown 1
  • Marriage (2): DEVLIN, Bernard
  • Died: Before 18 Nov 1868 2

   Other names for Mary were DEVLIN, Mary 2 and LAWTHER, Mary.2


Mary married.1


  Marriage Notes:

"His (Alexander Gordon's) eldest Son Alexander Gordon heir of Strathawen married the Laird of Banff's Daughter Ogilvy with whom he begat a daughter, who married James Gordon of Birkenburn. He died without further succession."

from Balbithan MS




"It is evident from the charter granted by Patrick, Bishop of Moray (given below), that James married Jonet Gordon, and that a charter of the lands of Birkenburn and Auchindacht was confirmed in their favour in 1570."

"The King granted a charter confirming a charter by the deceased Patrick Bishop of Moray, in which he confirmed to (the deceased) James Gordon of Birkenburne and Janet Gordon, his spouse, the lands of Birkenburn and Auchindacht with the mills and multures, in the barony of Keyth, etc., which the said James resigned in favour of himself and the said Janet in person: to be held by the said James and Janet and the longer liver, etc., of the said Bishop in feu ferme; reserving the reasonable terce of Jonet Gordon, relict of Alexander, father of said James: Reddendo £5 6s. 8d., signed at Spynie and Elgin January 15, 1570. A grant of Novodamus to Alexander Gordon, son and heir of said James, his heirs and assigns, was made at Dalkeith September 27, 1592 (Great Seal, v., 2, 178)."

"His wife is given in the Balbithan MS. as Alexander Gordon's daughter of Strathawen. There seems no reason to doubt that this Jonet or Janet Gordon was the only child of Alexander Gordon, fiar of Strathaven or Strathoun, later of Cluny, by a daughter of Ogilvy of Banff: this laird of Cluny was succeeded by his brother John (Records of Aboyne, p. 230, and the preface to Britane's Distemper)."

from Birkenburn 1 3

Mary next married Bernard DEVLIN. (Bernard DEVLIN was born about 1805 and died before 18 Nov 1868 2.)


Sources


1 e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 1 ed. John Malcolm Bulloch (1907) The Balbithan MS.

2 GRO Scotland, Bothwell Parish Lanarkshire Deaths 1868.

3 e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 2 ed. John Malcolm Bulloch (1907) Cadets of Lesmoir: Birkenburn by Captain Douglas Wimberley.

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