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ALEXANDER, Robert of Boigholl
(About 1590-Before 1643)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Unknown

ALEXANDER, Robert of Boigholl 1 2

  • Born: About 1590
  • Marriage (1): Unknown
  • Died: Before 6 May 1643 2

   User ID: E569.

  General Notes:

"1625.
Octr. 22.

Robert Alexander, burgess of Abd. v. Robert Innes, Merchand, burgess there. Cautioner Nicolas Innes, Merchand, burgess there.

1634. June 4. Removing. Robert Alexander, burgess of Abd. v. Henry and James Hervie in the Ward of Kinmundie. Sasine dated 3 May, 1634. Notary Thomas Forbes.

Decree Books: Vol. V., Contents 1634. Decr. 20. Rent. Robert Alexander, burgess of Abd. v. Wm. Montgomrie in Slugmagullie. The Pursuer claimed to be heritable proprietor of the lands, deriving right from Alexr. Gordoun of Carneborrow. On behalf of the Pursuer there were produced a Decree of Apprising at his instance and an Instrument of Sasine in his favour. The Defender sat under a lease from Gordoun of Carneborrow, which contained provisions for the conversion of the grain rents into money. The tenant was apparently obliged, over and above his rent, to relieve the Pursuer of the proportion of the Bishop's feu duty, exigible from the lands. Expenses, 4O/-.

Decree Books : Vol. V., Contents 1635- Mar. 13. Rent. Caution to Pay, Plenish or Remove. Robert Alexander, burgess of Abd. v. Janet Seangezour, widow of Thomas Syme in Boigholl. The rents of the half Milne of Boigholl for 1632, 3 and 4 were dccerned for and the Defender was ordained to find caution to pay the future rents and to plenish the subjects, or to remove.


Decree Books : Vol. VDL, Contents 1643.... May 5. Removing. Mr. John Alexander, Advocat v. Alexr. Irving, sometime of Beltie then in Boighoill. The Pursuer represented the Tutors and Curators of the 'bairnes' of the late Robert Alexander, his father, who were heritors of the sunny half lands of Boigholl, from which the Defender had bound himself to remove within eight days after signing a Renunciation at Kinmundie on 28 March preceding."

from Records of Aberdeenshire Sheriff Court< 2

  Research Notes:

BOiGHOLL

Variously referred to as Bogholl, Boghoall, Boghoill, Boighol, Boigholl

See the entries for
Adam Gordon of Boghole in New Machar and
Patrick Gordon Professor of Hebrew, King's College Aberdeen

for further information about the early history of this piece of land.
2


Robert married.


Sources


1 e-books, History of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen ed. John A. Henderson (1912).

2 e-books, Records of the Sheriff Court of Aberdeenshire ed. David Littlejohn (1904-1907).

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