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GORDON, John younger, 2nd of Fechil
(About 1651-)
SANDILANDS, Rachel
(1653-)
BURNET, John 'Bonnie John', Merchant in Aberdeen
(About 1680-)
GORDON, Katherine
(About 1681-)
BURNET, James Merchant in Aberdeen
(1718-1787)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. BLACK, Isobel

BURNET, James Merchant in Aberdeen 1 2 3

  • Baptised: 16 November 1718, Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 3
  • Marriage (1): BLACK, Isobel 1
  • Died: 28 September 1787, Aberdeen, Scotland 4
  • Buried: 1787, Saint Nicholas Churchyard, Aberdeen, Scotland 4

   User ID: K738.

  General Notes:

"BURNET
JAMES
JOHN BURNET/KATHERINE GORDON
M
16/11/1718
168 / A 70 / 285
ABERDEEN"

from Births and Baptisms


Old Parish Registers
Saint Nicholas parish Aberdeen
Baptisms

"Aberdeen 1718
Burnet
November 16 1718 John Burnet merchant in Aberdeen and Katherine Gordon his spouse had a son called James baptized Witnesses James Gordon of ffechill and James Brebner merchant in Aberdeen" 1 3


James married Isobel BLACK, daughter of John BLACK Wine Merchant, Bordeaux and Margaret GORDON.1 (Isobel BLACK was born about 1719, died on 29 November 1781 in Aberdeen, Scotland 5 and was buried in 1781 in Saint Nicholas Churchyard, Aberdeen, Scotland 5.)


  Marriage Notes:

No marriage has been found for this couple in the parish registers, but the baptism text of their daughter Katharine establishes that they were married. They had children baptised between July 1742 and August 1758:


Old Parish Registers
Saint Nicholas parish Aberdeen
Baptisms

"Aberdeen
Nor 9
Burnet
James Burnet Mercht and Isobel Black his Spouse had a daughter named Katharine baptised by Mr John Gordon Minr Witnesses John Burnet jnr & Peter Turnbull Merchts in Abd." 1

Sources


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

2 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, St Cuthbert's parish Edinburgh Marriages.

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

4 Internet Site, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184897915/james_burnett James Burnett.

5 Internet Site, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184897172/isobel-burnett Isobel Black Burnett.

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