SKENE, George 2nd of Rubislaw, Professor and Regent at King's College Aberdeen, Mr ^{2 3 4}

   Another name for George was SKEEN, George.¹

   User ID: N362.

  General Notes:

"SKEENE
GEORGE
ROBERT SKEENE/JANET JAFFRAY
M
24/06/1666
168/A 40 490
Aberdeen"

from Births and Baptisms




"On 24th March, 1707, Sir George Skene executed a will, nominating Mr. George Skene, Regent, his executor and universal legator, and died in the following April, and his death, with that of his nephew, Robert Skene, is thus inscribed in the burial place of the Rubislaw family in St. Nicholas Churchyard [....] This Robert Skene was eldest son of Thomas Skene, who was eldest son of David Skene, at Mylne of Potterton, and half-brother of Sir George."

from Skene of Skene ^{2 4}

George married Katherine AEDIE, daughter of David AEDIE of Newark, Bailie and Burgess in Aberdeen and Katherine SKENE, on 20 September 1696 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.¹ (Katherine AEDIE was baptised on 7 January 1680 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland ² and died in September 1738 ⁵.)

  Marriage Notes:

"SKEEN
GEORGE
KATHARIN AEDIE/
20/09/1696
168 / B 60 / 246
Old Machar"

from Index of Marriages




"Mr George Skene of Rubislaw 1707-1708, at the time he succeeded to the estate, in 1707, was Professor of Philosophy and Regent of King's College, Aberdeen, an office which he had held since 1686. 'His stipend, as Professor of Philosophy, was £175 Scots, 15 bolls of bear, and 9 bolls of meal. The ancient mansion which he inhabited in Old Aberdeen, opposite the College, was taken down in 1816. He married his cousin, Catharine Adie, and had a numerous family. Tradition reports his having been visited, a year after his marriage, by three heavy misfortunes at the same time. A careless nurse overlaid his eldest son, by which the infant was smothered; the woman fled in the middle of the night and never more heard of. His house was consumed by fire, and the family obliged to take shelter with their neighbours. The third misfortune I do not recollect' (MS.E).

He had by Catherine Adie, daughter of David Adie of Newark, his wife, the following children :

I. George Skene, who succeeded him.

II. Robert Skene died unmarried in March 1709.

III. Janet Skene married John Anderson, Professor in Marischal College.

IV. Katherine Skene married Alexander Thomson (see Note below), advocate, in Aberdeen, and died 4th March, 1776, aged 73.

V. Margaret Skene married Thomas Finnie of Wellbrae."

from Skene of Skene

Note:

To avoid confusion, according to History of the Society of Advocates, page 352, Katherine Skene's husband was

"Thomson, Alexander (Junior). 4th June, 1718. Eldest son of Andrew Thomson, Portlethen, and Margaret Chasser, his wife, being brother of Andrew Thomson, advocate (1741)." ^{1 4 5}