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SANDILANDS, James of Cotton, Commissary of Aberdeen
(1610-1660)
BURNET, Marjory
(About 1618-)
SANDILANDS, Patrick of Cotton and Gordonsmill
(1646-)
ORD, Margaret
(About 1652-)
SANDILANDS, Rachel
(1681-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. DALGARNO, James Merchant and Bailie in Old Aberdeen, Chamberlain to the Earl Marischal, Jacobite 1715

SANDILANDS, Rachel 1 2

  • Baptised: 5 November 1681, Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 3
  • Marriage (1): DALGARNO, James Merchant and Bailie in Old Aberdeen, Chamberlain to the Earl Marischal, Jacobite 1715 on 7 January 1701 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 1 2

   Another name for Rachel was SANDILANDS, Rachell.3

   User ID: P66.

  General Notes:

"SANDILANDS
RACHELL
PATRIK SANDILANDS/
F
05/11/1681
168 / B
10 / 369
Old Machar"

from Births and Baptisms


Old Parish Registers
Old Machar parish Aberdeen
Baptisms

"1681
ye sd day (from previous entry 5 November
Mr Patrik Sandilands of gordons Milne a daughter cald Rachell Mr James Sandilands of crabstone Andrew thomson advocat in abd Mr Mathew Mr bell John Sandilands witnesses" 3 4


Rachel married James DALGARNO Merchant and Bailie in Old Aberdeen, Chamberlain to the Earl Marischal, Jacobite 1715, son of Reverend Mr William DALGARNO Minister of St Fergus parish and Anna KEITH, on 7 January 1701 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.1 2 (James DALGARNO Merchant and Bailie in Old Aberdeen, Chamberlain to the Earl Marischal, Jacobite 1715 was born about 1662 and died in September 1743 5.)


  Marriage Notes:

"SANDILANDS
RACHEL
JAMES DALGARNO/FR1797 (FR1797)
07/01/1701
168 / B
60 / 261
Old Machar"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Old Machar parish Aberdeen
Marriages

"1700
Novr 9th

Dalgarno & Sandilands

Compeared Mr James Dalgarno lawfull son to unqll Mr Wm Dalgarno late miñr at St Fergus & Mrs Rachel Sandilands - Lawfull Daughter to Mr Patrick Sandilands of Cottoun & Contracted Marriage according to order Mr Thomas Gordon professor sometyme of philosophy in the Colledge of Glasgow Caonr for the man Mr Patrick Sandilands of Cotton for ye woman they were orderly proclaimed married 7th Janr 1701 at Cotton about 5 a cloke at night by mr Thomas Thomson miñr at old machar"

Note:

In his will made in 1742, James Dalgarno named four children as James, third lawful son, Peter, eldest lawful son, and Mathew and Robert, without indicating order of birth for the latter two.





"Dalgarno, Mr James, Chamberlain to the Earl Marischal

Jacobite at Fraserburgh where the town was searchedfor the arms left by Lord Lovat and John Forbes of Culloden. These were delivered to George Keith, younger, of Ludquharn. Son of Rev. William Dalgarno and his wife Anna Keith."

from Jacobites of 1715



1 2 5 6

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

2 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Old Machar parish Aberdeen Marriages.

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

4 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Old Machar parish Aberdeen Baptisms.

5 National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Legal records - Wills and testaments.

6 e-books, Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 North East Scotland by Frances McDonnell (in paper Clearfield 1996).

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