TWEEDLEY, Alexander Nicholson

Alexander married Thomas Nicholson TWEEDLEY, son of John TWEEDLY and Mary NICHOLSON.^{2 3 4 5} (Thomas Nicholson TWEEDLEY was born about 1831 in Ireland ^{6 7} and died before 28 Feb 1897.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Mary (Gordon), married, 8 December (contract 8 November) 1643, to Alexander Irvine of Drum."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)




"This Alexander Irvine died on the 18th September, 1687, leaving by his first wife, Lady Mary Gordon, one son and four daughters. Two sons had died in youth. By his second wife, Margaret Coutts, he left one son and three daughters. By his first marriage he had:-(1) Alexander, who succeeded him; (2) and (3) Robert and Charles, who died young; (4) Mary, married to Patrick, Count Leslie, of Balquhain; (5) Margaret, married to Gilbert Menzies of Pitfoddels; (6) Jean, who, some years after her father's death, was married to Alexander Irvine of Murthill, afterwards of Drum; (7) Henrietta, married to Alexander Leslie of Pitcaple. By the second marriage he had:-(1) Charles, who died a minor in 1693; (2) Catherine, married to John Grey of Gallowhills; (3) and (4) Anne and Elizabeth, who died in their minority, unmarried."

from The Irvines of Drum

Note:

This author notes two different daughters named Margaret who married 'Gilbert Menzies of Pitfoddels', one daughter of the 8th Laird, and one of the 11th Laird. Only the first seems to fit the dates. ^{4 5}