IRVINE, Richard of Cairnfield ^{1 5 6}

   Another name for Richard was IRWIN, Richart.⁴

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  General Notes:

"25th April, 1659. - Sasine to Mr. Richard Irvine, on Kirktoun of Brasse, Balfour, etc."

"13th May, 1662. - Sasine to Gilbert Irvine in Larachmoir, Mr. Richard Irvine, his brother germane, and Master Thomas Cheyne in Cullairly, on two crofts called Diraes Croft, and five crofts lying in Ballogie, with lands of Craigshannoch."

"15th November, 1663. - Disposition and Retrocession grantit be Mr. Richard Irvine, lawful son to the deceased John Irvine of Artamford, on Pitfodels and other lands therein mentioned."

"1st August, 1668. - Sasine to Mr. Richard Irvine, on Nether Park."

"21st April, 1671. - Sasine to Mr. Richard Irvine of Cairnfield, on Kirktoun of Rayne."

"4th July, 1673. - Mr. Richard Irvine of Cairnfield is witness to a contract of marriage between Alexander Irvine, younger of Murthill, and Agnes Gray. - (MS. A.D.F.)"

22nd July, 1680. - Sasine to Mr. Richard Irvine of Cairnfield, on an annual rent out of Govills, Lochhills, Perwinnes, and Hiltoun."

"28th July, 1682. - Sasine to Mr. Richard Irvine of Cairnfield, on Meikle and Little Largneys, Mill, lands, and pertinents thereof lying within the parish of Kincardine and sheriffdom of Aberdeen."

"15th September, 1685. - Sasine to Mr. Richard Irvine of Cairnfield, on Over and Nether Park."

"19th August, 1687. - Richard Irvine of Cairnfield, and Thomas Sudderland of Killminity, were godfathers to a son of James Irvine of Artamford and his lady, Margrett Sutherland. The child was called Richard. - (Parish Registers, New Deer.)"

"5th March, 1697. - Disposition and Renunciation - Mr. Richard Irvine of Cairntoun, designed of Kirktoun of Rayne, and David Adie of Newwark, to Hendrie Pantoun of Hiltoun, of a yearly annual rent of £297 2s. 6d., and lands of Govills, Lochhills, Perwinnis, and Hilltoun - wherewith the same are burdened."

"29th July, 1701. - Renunciation - James Gordon of Barnes, brother german to George Gordon of Badenscoth, as assignay to Alexander Irvine of Drum, of Mr. Richard Irvine's adjudications against the barronie of Drum."

"4th July, 1703. - Richard Irvine died, aged 77. - (Tombstone, St. Fergus churchyard.)"

from Irvines of Drum ³

  Research Notes:

"CAIRNFIELD, OR CAIRNFEIDELL - IRVINE.

Cairnfield was called Balgowny when possessed by the Menzies; Cairnfield, when possessed, first by the Irvines, and afterwards by Lord Gray's family; when it came into possession of Mr. Fraser, brother to Lord Saltoun, he named it Fraserfield. - (S.C. 'Antiquities,' I., p. 231.)"

from The Irvines of Drum ³

Richard married Margaret OLIPHANT, daughter of Patrick OLIPHANT 1st/6th Lord Oliphant and Margaret MENZIES, before 19 July 1664.¹ (Margaret OLIPHANT was born about 1638 and died before 15 November 1681 ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Margaret (Oliphant), born in 1638 or 1639, married .... secondly, before 19 July 1664, to Richard Irvine of Cairnfield, son of John Irvine of Artamford. She appears in lists of Aberdeen papists in 1658, 1661, and 1663 ; a son of her second marriage, Alexander Irvine, was admitted a student of Douay College 8 December 1681, being then aged fifteen."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) ¹

Richard next married Margaret AEDIE, daughter of George AEDIE and Giles BURNET, on 15 November 1681 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.^{2 3 4} (Margaret AEDIE was born about 1644 and died after 2 October 1695 ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

"IRVIN
RICHART
MARGRET AEDIE/FR4111 (FR4111)
15/11/1681
168 / A 120 / 581
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages




Old Parish Registers Saint Nicholas parish Aberdeen Baptisms

"The year of our Lord 1688 the 15 of June was born Alex^r son of M^r John Gordon of Seaton a protestant and of M^rs Bettie Irvine Catholick husband and wife who was baptized in the protestant manner by M^r John Keith Minister of Old Abd q^r the said M^r John Gordon liveth. The same day JRT SP at the desyre of the sd M^rs Bettie and of her Catholick Relations gave the said Child the Cermonies used in the Catholick Church the Godfather was M^r Alex^r Irvin of Lairny and the God mother was Margaret Adie wife to Richard Irvine of Cornfeild both of the paroch of St Nicolas of Abd in testimony q^rof I have writen and sub^tt y^s as ane authentick copie of q^t I did formerly at Abd the 16 of dec^r 1693"




"2nd October, 1695. - Sasine to Margaret Adie, spouse to Mr. Richard Irvine of Cairnfield, on Kirktoun of Rayne, and New Lands of Auld Rayne."

from Irvines of Drum




"A lairstone, which is finely carved with elaborate scrolls and armorial bearings, has the following inscription -

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Here lye the devot and learned gentilman Mr Richard Irvine of Cairnfield, who died anno 1703, ae 77, 4 IVLI, and his spous Margart Aedie, anno , and at the right the religious gentilman Mr Cristophr Abercrombie, S.I.S., who died anno 1702, ae 55, 7 IVNE. Memento Mori."

from Aberdeenshire Epitaphs and Inscriptions ^{2 3 4 7}