THOMSON, Alexander of Portlethen, Advocate ^{1 2}

   Another name for Alexander was THOMSONE, Alexander.

  General Notes:

This child was the second of Alexander Thomson's children to be called by this name, the second by this wife.

"Thomson, Alexander. 30th July, 1680.

Youngest son of Alexander Thomson, advocate (1625). App. to Andrew Thomson (1656). Town Clerk of Aberdeen from 1694. Sometime Commissary Depute of Aberdeenshire. Sheriff Substitute of Aberdeenshire, 1713 and 1722-27. Guild
burgess of Aberdeen, admitted 22nd June, 1692. Dean of Faculty, Mar. Coll., 1714-27. One of the Assessors to the
Rector of King's Coll. from 1705. Proprietor of Portlethen. Portrait by John Alexander at Birsmohr Lodge, Aboyne.
Married, first, in April, 1690, Helen (died at Aberdeen, 7th September, 1711), eldest dau. of James Gregory, Professor of Mathematics, St. Andrews, subsequently in Edinburgh, with issue :
1. James, advocate (1724).
2. Robert, succeeded his father as Town Clerk (portrait by-John Alexander, painted 1729, at Birsmohr Lodge, Aboyne); died 29th April, 1767, aged 63.
3. Alexander, merchant (portrait by John Alexander, painted 1729, at Birsmohr Lodge, Aboyne); married Celia Workman.
4. Andrew.
1. Elizabeth, married, 1714, James Gellie, merchant, Aberdeen.
2. Helen, married, 1721, George Skene of Rubislaw.
3. Janet.
4. Catherine, died, unmarried, February, 1737.
5. Mary, married, 5th February, 1730, James Carnegie, litster, Aberdeen.
6. Isobel, died unmarried.
Married, second, Catherine Aedie, who died September, 1738.
Died 25th November, 1727, aged 71"

from History of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen ¹

Alexander married Helin GREGORIE, daughter of James GREGORY F.R.S., Professor of Maths, St Andrews & Edinburgh and Mary JAMESONE, in April 1690.¹ (Helin GREGORIE was baptised on 13 December 1670 in St Andrew's and St Leonard's parish, Fife, Scotland and died on 7 September 1711 ¹.)

Alexander next married Katherin AEDIE, daughter of David AEDIE of Newark, Bailie and Burgess in Aberdeen and Katherine SKENE, on 8 April 1714 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland. (Katherin AEDIE was baptised on 7 January 1680 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland and died in September 1738 ¹.)