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CALDER, John of Asloun
(About 1508-After 1577)
FORBES, Elizabeth
(About 1513-)
GORDON, James of Auchenhuive, Bailie in Strathbogie
(About 1528-1586)
RUTHERFORD, Bessy
(About 1533-)
CALDER, Alexander of Asloun
(About 1545-After 1623)
GORDON, Barbara
(About 1548-)
CALDER, James of Asloun
(About 1573-After 1623)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. FOULLARTOUNE, Janet

CALDER, James of Asloun

  • Born: About 1573
  • Marriage (1): FOULLARTOUNE, Janet
  • Died: After 21 June 1623 1

   Another name for James was CALDER, James Fear of Asloune.

   User ID: R252

  General Notes:

"Judicial Enactments: Vol. III, Contents

1622. Octr.

16. George Forbes of Auchintoull v. Wm. Lang in Asloune. Cautioner James Calder fear of Asloune, who signed 'Cadell.' "

"1628. Feby.

27. James Calder of Asloun v. Robert Gareoche at the Kirk of Cushnie. Cautioner Thomas Straquhan, occupier of a croft on Rubislaw."

from Records of the Sheriff Courts


James married Janet FOULLARTOUNE. (Janet FOULLARTOUNE was born about 1575 and died after 21 June 1623 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Judicial Enactments : Vol. III, Contents

1622. Novr. 16

Report of Commission. Renunciation. There is entered of this date a Commission dated 27 April, 1622, granted by Thomas Gordoune of Lytle Gowell, Sheriff depute, and Mr. Wm. Andersone, Sheriff Clerk, in favor of Mr. James Forbes of Hauchtoune and Wm. Forbes in Kinstair, Notary Public, as Sheriff depute and Sheriff Clerk in that part, to take the Renunciation of Jeane Mowat, wife of Alexr. Calder of Asloune, of the lands of Asloune and Muir in the parish of Awfuird (Alford), and also the Renunciation of Janet Foullartoune, wife of James Calder, Fear of Asloune, of the lands of Tonley, Findlatrie and Denmilne in the parish of Touche, and of 12 oxengait of Dorsaill in the parish of Awfuird. The Renunciations were to be in favor of James Forbes in Colmellie, by whom the Report of the Commission was handed in of this date. It embraced however the Renunciation of Janet Foullartoune only, which was taken within the Hall of the house of Asloune on 5 May, 1622."

"1623. June

21. Renunciation and Discharge. Janet Foullartoune, wife of James Calder, younger of Asloune, by this Act renounced and discharged, in favor of her father-in-law, Alexr. Calder, elder of Asloune, ' All tytle and richt of tearce conjunct fie lyvrent or uther richt quhatsumewir shoe hed hes or anywayes maye clame ather of stock or teind of Tonleye, Meikill Findratrie and Denmill ' in Touche. She farther passed, in like manner, from her right to 'tuell oxingait lands of Dorsaill' in Awfurd, in favor of Mr. Andrew Skeyne of Cheppeltoune for whom John Leslie of Abirloure appeared as procurator.

Renunciation and Discharge. Jeane Mowat, wife of Alexr. Calder, elder of Asloune, by this Act renounced, in favor of Mr. Andrew Skeyne of Cheppeltoune and James Forbes in Collmellie, her rights to Asloune and Mures and Owerhills of Asloune.

from Records of the Sheriff Court

Sources


1 e-books, Records of the Sheriff Court of Aberdeenshire vol. 2 1598-1649 ed. David Littlejohn (1906).

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