GRACIE, Alexander ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  General Notes:

Old Parish Registers
Dumfries parish Dumfriesshire
Baptisms

"Eod Die (Latin, 'the same day', noted above as October 18^th 1744)
B. Alexander L.S. to William Gracie Soldier W. Deacon Marchbank & Andrew Beattie Merch^t" ⁵

Alexander married Helen GRIERSON, daughter of James? GRIERSON and Janet BROADIE?, on 18 June 1762 in Tynron parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Helen GRIERSON was born about 1735.)

  Marriage Notes:

Old Parish Registers
Tynron Parish Dumfriesshire
Marriages

"Register of Marriages in Tynron
1762
June 18 Alexander Gracie and Helen Grierson in Dalmakirran"

Note: 'Dalmakirran' is probably modern Dalmakerran whose co-ordinates are Latitude: 55.2131 / 55°12'47"N Longitude: -3.8859 / 3°53'9"W. It lies north-east of Moniaive on the south side of Shinnel Water, to the west of Lannhall Wood.

"Dalmakerran is evidently a farm that prospered greatly during the 19th century. The oldest surviving building is the 2-storey cottage and byre behind the stable yard. This dates from about 1800, and probably replaced an earlier (single storey) dwelling. A building is shown on this spot on William Crawford¿s map of 1804, and ¿Dalmakeron¿ is marked on General Roy¿s map of circa 1760 (although here no buildings seem to be marked)."
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