GARDIN, Alexander of Blackford ¹

   Another name for Alexander was GARDIN, Alexander of Blackfurde.²

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  General Notes:

In 1570, Patrick Cheyne, advocate in Aberdeen, and two other men had a fight with William Annand and one other and in it William Annand was killed. A Respite for slaughter and mutilation was granted by the Crown on 16 January 1588, part of which reads:

"James, Be the Grace of God, King of Scottis, To all and sindrie oure Justices, Sheriffs, Stewartis, Justice Clerkis, Crownars and thair deputis, Provistes, Auldermen, and Bailleis of our burrowis, and all utheris our officiaris, leigis and subdittis, quhome it effeires, quhais knowledge thir our lettres sal com, Greting, Wit ye us of our speciall grace and mercie, to have respitt and be thir our lettres in the law and by the law speciallie respittes Mr. Patrick Chene, Advocat in our burgh of Abirdene, Alexander Gardin of Blackfurde, and Johnne Chene, sone to Robert Chene in Caldwallis, for airt and pairt of the slaughter of umquhil Williame Annand and mutilation of Patrick Annand, in Clayhills, committit in the moneth of the yeir of God 1570"

from Scottish Notes and Queries ²

Alexander married.