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SANDILANDS, James of Craibstone, Commissary of Aberdeen, Doctor
(About 1570-)
PATERSON, Catherine
(About 1585-)
SANDILANDS, James of Cotton, Commissary of Aberdeen
(1610-1660)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. BURNET, Marjory

SANDILANDS, James of Cotton, Commissary of Aberdeen 2 3 4

  • Born: 1610
  • Marriage (1): BURNET, Marjory on 7 July 1640 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 1 2
  • Died: 17 August 1660 2

   Other names for James were SANDELANDS, James,3 SANDIELANDIS, James 3 and SANDLELANDS, James.3

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James married Marjory BURNET, daughter of Alexander BURNET younger, of Countesswells and Unknown, on 7 July 1640 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.1 2 (Marjory BURNET was born about 1618.)


  Marriage Notes:

"SANDLELANDS
JAMES
MARIORIE BURNET/FR4022 (FR4022)
07/07/1640
168/A 120 405
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages




"Sandilands, James. 1649.

Second son of James Sandilands, LL.D., first of Craibstone, member, Faculty of Advocates, etc., and Catherine Paterson, his wife. M.A., King's Coll., 1629. Civilist1 in King's Coll., Town Clerk of Aberdeen, and Principal Commissary Clerk. Proprietor of Cotton, Old Machar. Married, in 1640, Marjory (with whom he got a provision of 100,000 merks), dau. of Baillie Alexander Burnett of Countesswells, with issue : - 1. Patrick, succeeded to Cotton ; married, first, Margaret, dau. of William Ord of Carnbee, and, second, Magdalen Boyes, widow of Alexander Davidson of Newton. 2. John, proprietor of Countesswells ; Lord Provost of Aberdeen, 1690-91 ; married, first, a dau. of the family of Arbuthnott, and, second, Ann, dau. of John Udny of Newhills. 3. Robert, Rector of Spine, Berkshire. 1. Jean, married, first, John Moir, first of Stoneywood, and, second, William Cumine of Auchry. 2. Rachael, married John Gordon, Younger of Fechill. 3. Marjory, died 24th May, 1668, aged 18.

1 The appointment of Sandilands as Civilist, 1st April, 1640, drew from Spalding the commentary - 'Strange to sie ane man admittit to teiche lawis who was never out of the countrie studdeing and lerning the lawis.'

When the silver keys of the city were presented to King Charles II. on his arrival in Aberdeen in 1650, Sandilands had the honour, in the name of the community, to deliver an eloquent Latin oration. The King was so favourably impressed that he is said to have afterwards named Sandilands as a Senator of the College of Justice, but death prevented its acceptance."

from History of the Society of Advocates 1 2

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

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

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

4 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Saint Nicholas parish Aberdeen Baptisms.

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