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RUSSELL, William
(About 1730-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. BENNY, Marion

2. BENNY, Marion
3. McCRAE, John

RUSSELL, William 2

  • Born: About 1730
  • Marriage (1): BENNY, Marion
  • Marriage (2): BENNY, Marion on 9 Jul 1652 1
  • Marriage (3): McCRAE, John in Jun 1677 1

   Another name for William was RUSSEL, William.2


William married Marion BENNY. (Marion BENNY was born about 1730.)


William next married Marion BENNY on 9 Jul 1652.1 (Marion BENNY was born about 1730.)


  Marriage Notes:

" Agnes, daughter and heir-portioner of George Wauchope, merchant burgess of Edinburgh, and widow of Alexander Scott, goldsmith, Edinburgh, to whom she had been married (contract 9 July 1652) with issue, from whom descended the families of Scottshall and Scalloway in Shetland"

from Scots Peerage (vol 5) 1

William next married John McCRAE in Jun 1677.1 (John McCRAE was born about 1835.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Lady Linlithgow died in October 1659, and the Earl (of Linlithgow) married, secondly, in June 1677, Agnes, daughter and heir-portioner of George Wauchope, merchant burgess of Edinburgh, and widow of Alexander Scott, goldsmith, Edinburgh .... Agnes Wauchope had no children to Lord Linlithgow"

from Scots Peerage (vol 5) 1

Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 5 (1908).

2 Old Parish Registers, Clackmannan parish Clackmannashire Baptisms.

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