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STRACHAN, William of Luesk, Minister of Daviot parish, Reverend Mr
(About 1589-After 1654)
SMYTH, Girsall
(About 1595-)
STRACHAN, Alexander Minister of Birse parish
(About 1631-1664)
BARON, Jean
(About 1635-)
STRACHAN, John elder, Merchant in Aberdeen, 'sometime of Kincardine'
(1665-1735)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. MOIR, Margaret

2. FARQUHAR, Margaret

STRACHAN, John elder, Merchant in Aberdeen, 'sometime of Kincardine' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: by March 1665
  • Marriage (1): MOIR, Margaret 1
  • Marriage (2): FARQUHAR, Margaret on 3 January 1708 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 2 3
  • Died: by 19 December 1735 5

   User ID: F72.

  General Notes:

"Strachan
John
19/12/1735
senior, merchant in Aberdeen
Testament Testamentar and Inventory
Aberdeen Commissary Court
CC1/6/16"

from Wills and Testaments 5


John married Margaret MOIR.1 (Margaret MOIR was born about 1670.)


  Marriage Notes:

"John Strachan, merchant, and Margaret Moir.

1, Alexander. 19 May, 1691, Alex. Strachan of Clerkseat, late Dean of Gild;

2, James, 3 July, 1692;

3, W'm,, Oct. 8, 1693;

4, Issobell. 16 Dec, 1694;

5, Ann, 9 Mar., 1697;

6, Elizabeth, 27 Dec, 1698."

from Moir Genealogy 1

John next married Margaret FARQUHAR on 3 January 1708 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.2 3 (Margaret FARQUHAR was baptised on 8 December 1681 in Moneymusk parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 6.)


  Marriage Notes:

"STRACHAN
JOHN
MARGARET FARQUHAR/
03/01/1708
168/A 130 96
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages



Old Parish Registers
Saint Nicholas parish Aberdeen
Marriages

"Aberdeen January 5th 1708
January 3 John Strachan senior mercht. in Aberdeen and Margaret Farqr lawll. daughter to the deceased Patrick Farqr. of Munie were contracted by Mr Blair Caur. for the man John Strachan junior for the woman __"

Note:
The disparity between the dates is as found.
2

Sources


1 e-books, Moir Genealogy and Collateral Lines by Alexander L. Moir (1913).

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

3 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Saint Nicholas parish Aberdeen Marriages.

4 e-books, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae by Hew Scott.

5 National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Legal records - Wills and testaments.

6 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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

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