STRACHAN, John

  General Notes:

Old Parish register
Skene Parish Aberdeenshire
Baptisms

"1749
Strachan
April 4th James Strachan in Feddy and Margaret Glenie his spouse had a child baptised named John Witnesses Gilbert Donald on gate Side and James Glenie in Spoutwell"

  Research Notes:

FEDDY

This is probably Fiddie in Skene Parish, Aberdeenshire.

John married Isobel CARMICHAEL in 1561.^{1 2} (Isobel CARMICHAEL was born about 1765.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Robert Stewart, Commendator of Holyrood, married Jane Kennedy, daughter of Gilbert, Earl of Cassillis, in 1561, and was created Earl of Orkney, 28 October 1581."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)




"He (Robert Stewart) married in 1561 Jean Kennedy, eldest daughter of Gilbert, third Earl of Cassillis, and had issue ..."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) ^{1 2}