SKENE, Robert of Belhelvie, Burgess of Aberdeen ¹

   Another name for Robert was SKEYNE, Robert.

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  General Notes:

"Robert Skene, son of James Skene, in Bandodle, afterwards of Westercorse, first appears in the Council Register of Aberdeen, on 23rd January, 1567, when he constitutes Mr. William Davidson his procurator, in all his actionis and caussis, and specialie agains Patrik Mahiwir; and on 1st October, 1571, he is admitted a burgess of Aberdeen."

from Skene of Skene ¹

Robert married Daughter AEDIE.¹ (Daughter AEDIE was born about 1545.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Robert Skene .... was twice married, 1st, to a daughter of David Aedie, merchant, burgess of Aberdeen, by his wife Isobel Forbes"

from Skene of Skene ¹

Robert next married Margaret FORBES on 6 July 1574 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland. (Margaret FORBES was born about 1545.)

  Marriage Notes:

"SKEYNE
ROBERT
MARGRETT FORBES/FR3788 3898 (FR3898)
06/07/1574
168 / A
120 / 54
Aberdeen"

"SKEYNE
ROBERT
MARGRETT FORBES/FR3788 3898 (FR3788)
06/07/1574
168 / A
120 / 146
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages






"Robert Skene, in Belhelvie, married, secondly, on 6th July, 1574, at Forbes, Margrett Forbes, and had by her one son and one daughter"

from Skene of Skene ¹