MOWAT, Alexander ²

   Other names for Alexander were MOUAT, Alexander ¹ and MOVAT, Alexander.³

  General Notes:

Old Parish Registers
Prestonpans Parish East Lothian
Baptisms
1674

"Agust
16 Alexander Mowat and Margaret Canny had a son ba(ptized) his name Alexander witnes John Hastie John Davidson Alexander Canny" ³

Alexander married Barbara TURNER, daughter of Alexander TURNER and Elesbeth SIMPSONE, on 2 November 1699 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland.¹ (Barbara TURNER was baptised on 19 August 1673 in Canongate parish, Edinburgh, Scotland ².)

  Marriage Notes:

Old Parish Registers
Prestonpans Parish East Lothian

"Saltprestoun Septr: Octr: Novr: Decr: 1699: Baptisms Mariages

(assorted mixed records follow)

Saltprestoun Octr: 1699: Baptisms and Mariages

(more assorted dates and records follow)

21| It: The 21st Octr: Alexr Mouat and Barbara Turner proclaimed in order to Marriage were maryed by Mr Georg Andrews the 2d of Novr: "

Note: In the spelling of his surname, Alexander Mouat as a little curl horizontal mark above the letter "u", indicating it is a "u" and not an "n", which would be a completely different surname. In the handwritten form of the name in the record you might have some serious doubt without this indication. ¹

Alexander next married Jannet BOWER, daughter of John BOWER and Mary INGLES. (Jannet BOWER was born on 26 March 1705 ⁴ and was baptised on 1 April 1705 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland ⁴.)