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SKENE, Patrick of Dyce, Burgess of Aberdeen, Mr
(About 1548-1635)
MERCER, Elspett
(About 1570-)
BUCHAN, William of Oikhorn, Merchant and Burgess of Aberdeen
(About 1569-)
SKENE, Gilbert 3rd of Dyce, Burgess of Aberdeen
(About 1598-1665)
BUCHAN, Marjorie
(About 1600-)
SKENE, Margaret
(About 1638-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. MOIR, William of Scotstoun, Doctor of Medicine, Dr

SKENE, Margaret 2 3

  • Born: About 1638
  • Marriage (1): MOIR, William of Scotstoun, Doctor of Medicine, Dr on 5 June 1656 in Dyce parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1

   Other names for Margaret were SKEENE, Jeane,2 SKEINE, Jeane,2 SKEINE, Margaret,2 SKEINE, Margret,2 SKENE, Margret 2 and SKEYN, Margrat.1

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Margaret married Dr William MOIR of Scotstoun, Doctor of Medicine, son of Mr William MOIR of Scottistoune, Principal of Marischal College and Agnes GORDON, on 5 June 1656 in Dyce parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 (Dr William MOIR of Scotstoun, Doctor of Medicine was born about 1625.)


  Marriage Notes:

"May 10, 1656. Contract Matrimonial between Mr. William Moir and Margaret Skene, only daughter of Gilbert Skene of Dyce."

from Powis Papers References

"June 4, 1656. Sasine. Mr. William Moir and Margaret Skein, his future spouse, of the inland of Mr. William Moir."

"Reg. June 6, 1656. Sa. to Doctr. Wm. Moir doctor of medicine, and Margaret Skeine, his spous of the Lands of Kirkton of Dyce. - Alex. Irvine, Nott."

from Aberdeen Sasine Register Moir References

"MOIR
WILLIAM
MARGRAT SKEYN/
05/06/1656
190/ 10 38
Dyce"

"MOIR
WILLIAM
MARGT. SKEIN/FR4054 (FR4054)
05/06/1656
168/A 120 466
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages

Note: Since Dyce was the bride's home parish, it is likely the marriage took place there, though this is by no means certain.
1 4

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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

4 e-books, Moir Genealogy and Collateral Lines by Alexander L. Moir (1913): Powis Papers - Moir References by John George Burnett, Esq., of Aberdeen.

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