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RANKIN, John in Balmulzier
(About 1515-1571)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. DRUNE, Bessie

RANKIN, John in Balmulzier

  • Born: About 1515
  • Marriage (1): DRUNE, Bessie 1
  • Died: before 12 February 1571(1572) 1

   Another name for John was RANKING, John in Balmulztar.1

   User ID: I65.


John married Bessie DRUNE.1 (Bessie DRUNE was born about 1525 and died after 12 February 1571(1572) 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"12 Feb 1571/1572

Instrument of cognition and sasine in favour of James Ranking, son and as heir of deceased John Ranking in Balmulztar, of two tenements, a garden, a rig, and annualrents on tenements, all in the city of Glasgow reserving the liferent of Bessie Drune relict of said John.

Witnesses: William Stark in Dullator; William Fleming in Rutherie, John Stark and Robert Fleming, merchants in Glasgow; John Fouler, John Moreson, Robert Lettrick, and John Stobo, officers. Notary: Henry Gibson. Endorsed: extract decree of bailles of Glasgow against Adam Nicoll, armorer, in pay James Rankine £3. (Faded and unclear)."

from GD172/2253 1

Sources

1 National Records of Scotland, https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue GD172 Papers of the Henderson Family of Fordell 1217-1931 GD172/2253.

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