STRACHAN, James Minister of Kinkell parish, Reverend Mr 2 3
- Baptised: 27 August 1697, Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 2 3
- Marriage (1): STRACHAN, Barbara on 27 April 1737 1
- Died: 29 November 1761
User ID: X229.
General Notes:
"STRACHAN
JAMES
JAMES STRACHAN/ISOBELL BURNET
M
27/08/1697
168/A 60 284
Aberdeen"
from Births and Baptisms
Old Parish Registers
Saint Nicholas parish Aberdeen
Baptisms
"Strachan
August 27 1697 James Strachan Apothecary Chirurgeon and Isobell Burnet had a son named James baptised by Dr William Blair, Minister, James Reid late bailie, Mr James Moir, Regent in the Marishall Colledge and James Miln of Balirton late treasurer, Godfathers" 1 3
Noted events in his life were:
1. Education, 1711-1715, Marischal College, Aberdeen.
2. Licensed by Presbytery of Aberdeen, 28 February 1720.
3. Ordination, 11 February 1725.
James married Barbara STRACHAN, daughter of John STRACHAN elder, Merchant in Aberdeen, 'sometime of Kincardine' and Margaret FARQUHAR, on 27 April 1737.1 (Barbara STRACHAN was baptised on 14 May 1709 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 2 3 and died on 18 July 1751 1.)
Marriage Notes:
(at Kinkell in 1725)
"James Strachan, son of James S., apothecary, Aberdeen; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1711-15; licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen 28th Sept. 1720; ord. 11th Feb. 1725; died 29th Nov. 1761. He marr. 27th April 1737, Barbara Strachan, who died 18th July 1751, and had issue James, merchant, Halifax, Nova Scotia, born 22nd Jan. 1739; John, born 13th March 1740; Isobel, born 1st March 1741; Margaret, born 21st March 1742; Jean, born 18th Feb. 1743 (marr. 1764, James Bayne, excise officer); Barbara, born 20th Jan. 1744; Alexander, min. of Strathmartine, born 6th Sept. 1747."
from Fasti Ecclesiae 1
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