WIFE, First

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First married William CHALMERS, son of Andrew CHALMERS 3rd of Strichen and Christine FRASER. (William CHALMERS was born about 1513 and died by 1554(dvp) ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Margaret (Gordon), married as his second wife, Alexander Chalmers of Strichen. Her brother, William (V. of Gight), murdered her husband's step-father (see Note below), Thomas Fraser of Strichen, on Christmas Eve, 1576, at Old Deer. Her son, John Chalmers, took part in the fight at Donibristle, 1592. Margaret Gordon, according to the Balbithan MS., married secondly 'the laird of Philorth's brother'." (page 37)

"1576. Dec. 23. The murder of Thomas Fraser. On this date William Gordon killed Thomas Fraser of Strichen (step-father-in-law of Gordon's sister, Margaret, who had married Alexander Chalmers)." (page 39)

from Gight

Note:

The William Chalmers to whom Isobel Forbes was married, being the father of Alexander Chalmers of Strichen, must have had a first wife before Isobel, that is the mother of Alexander Chalmers.

The Scots Peerage vol. 5 calls the William who married Isobel Forbes 'William Chalmer of Strichen', but it is also clear that Alexander inherited, so William's death must have occurred before his father's death. ^{2 3}