ABERCROMBY, John Provost of Aberdeen ^{1 2 3 4}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Appointed: Provost, 1787, of Aberdeen, Scotland. ⁶

2. Appointed: Provost, 1793, Aberdeen, Scotland. ⁶

John married Katharine FORBES, daughter of William FORBES Coppersmith, Burgess of Aberdeen and Janet DYCE, on 28 January 1771 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.^{1 2} (Katharine FORBES was baptised on 13 February 1747 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland ⁴ and died in September 1785 ⁶.)

  Marriage Notes:

"ABERCROMBIE
JOHN
CATHERINE FORBES/
28/01/1771
168 / A 130 / 545
ABERDEEN"

from Index of Marriages




"Abercrombie (John), stocking manufacturer in Aberdeen, son of the Rev. Robert Abercrombie, minister of the Parish of Leslie, and Margaret Toasch his wife, was born in 1729. He was chosen as Provost of Aberdeen in 1787, serving till 1789, and again from 1793 till 1795. He was an Elder of the East Church of Aberdeen, and died in 1820. In January, 1771 , he was married to Katharine Forbes, daughter of William Forbes, coppersmith in Aberdeen, and Janet Dyce his wife."

from Family of Dingwall Fordyce ^{1 2}