STRACHAN, Alexander Minister of Mains and Strathmartine parish, Reverend Mr 1 2 3
- Born: 6 September 1747 1
- Marriage (1): FULLERTON, Jean on 8 September 1771 in Benholm parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland 1 2
- Marriage (2): MITCHELL, Elizabeth on 18 October 1781 in Forfar parish, Forfarshire, Scotland 1 2
- Died: 24 February 1799 1
User ID: F271.
General Notes:
"Strachan
Alexander, Mr
19/3/1800
minister of Strathmartine and Mains 19 March 1800
Testament Dative and Inventory
St Andrews Commissary Court
CC20/4/28"
from Wills and Testaments 3
Alexander married Jean FULLERTON on 8 September 1771 in Benholm parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 2 (Jean FULLERTON was born about 1755 and died on 27 April 1777 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"STRACHAN
ALEXANDER
JEAN FULLERTON/
08/09/1771
253/ 20 270
Benholm"
from Index of Marriages
(at Strathmartine in 1775)
"Alexander Strachan, M.A. ; 1775 pres. by George III. 7th July 1774 ; ord. 19th Jan. 1775 ; removed to Mains in terms of the Act of Annexation in 1795.
(at Mains and Strathmartine in 1795)
"Alexander Strachan, bom 6th ..,.„ Sept. 1747, son of James S., min. of Kinkell; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1766); became schoolmaster of Dun ; licen. by Presb. of Brechin 4th April 1770; ord. to Strathmartine 19th Jan. 1775; removed to Mains on the union of the parishes 21st Nov. 1795 ; died 24th Feb. 1799. He marr.
(1) 7th Sept. 1771, Jean Fullerton, who died 27th April 1777, and had issue - Margaret, born 5th June 1772; James, M.D., Mauritius, born 6th Dec. 1773, died 16th Feb. 1795 ; Mary, born 29th May 1775, died 31st April 1784; Jean, born 6th Oct. 1776 (marr. James Burnet, merchant, Arbroath), died 31st Dec. 1806 :
(2) 18th Oct. 1781, Elizabeth Mitchell, who died 31st July 1796, and had issue .... Publication - Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., xiii.)."
from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 5)
Note:
The parishes of Mains and Strathmartine were united on 21 Nov 1792. 1 2
Alexander next married Elizabeth MITCHELL on 18 October 1781 in Forfar parish, Forfarshire, Scotland.1 2 (Elizabeth MITCHELL was born about 1758 and died on 31 July 1796 1.)
Marriage Notes:
"STRACHAN
ALEXANDER
ELIZ. MITCHELL/
13/10/1781
288/ 50 196
Forfar"
from Index of Marriages
(at Mains and Strathmartine in 1795)
"Alexander Strachan .... marr.
(1) 7th Sept. 1771, Jean Fullerton, who died 27th April 1777 ....
(2) 18th Oct. 1781, Elizabeth Mitchell, who died 31st July 1796, and had issue-William, born 5th Dec. 1782; Elizabeth, born 13th April 1784 ; Nancy Adamson, bom 12th Feb. 1786, died 23rd April 1794 ; Euphemia, born 25th Feb. 1788, died 24th May 1794 ; Janet, born 25th Feb. 1791 ; Isabella, born 27th April 1792; Lilias, born 23rd Aug. 1794."
from Fasti Ecclesiae (vol 5) 1 2
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