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SKENE, John 15th of that Ilk
(About 1635-1680)
BURNET, Jean
(About 1642-1688)
AEDIE, David of Newark, Bailie and Burgess in Aberdeen
(About 1645-)
SKENE, Katherine
(About 1646-Before 1690)
SKENE, Alexander 16th of that Ilk
(About 1662-1724)
AEDIE, Jeills
(1674-After 1744)
SKENE, Katherine
(1701-1744)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. RUSSELL, Alexander of Montcoffer

2. FOTHERINGHAM, Charles, Dr

SKENE, Katherine

  • Born: 16 January 1701, Skene parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 3
  • Marriage (1): RUSSELL, Alexander of Montcoffer on 18 June 1718 1
  • Marriage (2): FOTHERINGHAM, Charles, Dr in December 1732 in Banff parish, Banffshire, Scotland 2
  • Died: February 1744, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland 3

   Other names for Katherine were KATH., Skeen 2 4 and SKENE, Keatren.3

   User ID: X561.


Katherine married Alexander RUSSELL of Montcoffer, son of Peter RUSSELL of Montcoffer and Catherine CAMPBELL, on 18 June 1718.1 (Alexander RUSSELL of Montcoffer was born about 1697 1 and died before 1 December 1732 2.)


  Marriage Notes:

"My second daughter, Keatren (married Moncoffer), was born at Skene the sixtint of January, one thousand seven hundred and one, being Thursday, in the forenoon, at 11 o'clocke or thereby ; died in Feby., 1744, at Banff; married their to Dr. Fotheringham."

from Skene of Skene 3

Katherine next married Dr Charles FOTHERINGHAM in December 1732 in Banff parish, Banffshire, Scotland.2 (Dr Charles FOTHERINGHAM was born about 1695.)


  Marriage Notes:

"FOTHRINGHAME
CHAR
KATH. SKEEN/
30/11/1732
147 80 / 14
Banff"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Banff parish Banffshire
Marriages

"Decr
Dr Char: Fothringhame & Kath: Skeen Lady M(almost illegible but could be 'ontcoffer')"

Note:

The GRO Index and marriage text are as above. It's unclear from the text why 11 November appears in index instead of the December date. The GRO has been contacted and has responded that the Index is in error.
2 4

Sources


1 Internet Site, https://www.thepeerage.com/p1946.htm#i19456 Alexander Russell of Montcoffer.

2 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Banff parish Banffshire Marriages.

3 e-books, Memorials of the Family of Skene of Skene ed. William Forbes Skene (1887).

4 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

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