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GRANT, John in Uppertown of Easter Elchies
(About 1702-1788)
PROCTOR, Alexander in New Land, Rothes
(1702-)
DOW?, Daughter
(About 1720-)
GRANT, George in Overtown of Easter Elchies
(1740-1803)
PROCTOR, Isobel
(1751-)
GRANT, William in Drumdelgie
(About 1783-1867)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. COOK, Margaret

GRANT, William in Drumdelgie 1 4 5 6 7

  • Born: About 1783, Knockando parish, Moray, Scotland 5 6
  • Marriage (1): COOK, Margaret on 27 March 1819 in Rhynie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1 2 3
  • Died: 4 September 1867, Mains of Cairnborrow, Glass parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 5

   Cause of his death was infirmity of old age.5

   User ID: M273.

  General Notes:

No baptism of birth record has been found for William as yet.


"GRANT
WILLIAM
85
PROCTOR
1867
199/ 13
Glass"

from Index of Deaths

In his death certificate of 1867 William Grant was recorded as 85 years old and the son of 'John' Grant, a farmer, and Isabel Procter, both of whom were deceased. He was a farmer married to Margaret Cook. 4 5

  Research Notes:

THANKS

Thank you to C. Cockwill for recognising where William Grant belongs.

  Medical Notes:

There was no medical attendant.

William's son, also William Grant of Drumdelgie, Cairney parish, gave notice of his father's death at Glass on 7 September 1867. 5


William married Margaret COOK on 27 March 1819 in Rhynie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 2 3 (Margaret COOK was born about 1791 in Rhynie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 6 and died in 1862 in Cairnie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 4.)


  Marriage Notes:

1
"GRANT
WILLIAM
MARGT. COOK/
27/03/1819
237/A 10 293
Rhynie and Essie"

2
"GRANT
WILLIAM
MARGT. COOK/FR577 (FR577)
27/03/1819
178/ 20 222
Cairnie"

from Index of Marriages


1
Old Parish Registers
Rhynie and Essie parish Aberdeenshire
Marriages

"Grant and Cook
William Grant in the parish of Cairnie and Margt. Cook in this parish of Rhynie having been regularly proclaimed were married March 27th 1819 before Witnesses William Thomson farmer in Old Noth and William Cook in Newseat"

2
Old Parish Registers
Cairnie parish Aberdeenshire
Marriages

"Cairney 27th March 1819
Grant & Cooke
William Grant in this parish & Margt Cook in the Parish of Rhynie having contracted bonds of Matrimony & consigned pledges were proclaimed & married"

Note: The no. 2 entry here is the notice of banns of marriage in the groom's parish, and the marriage itself probably took place in Rhynie, the no. 1 entry here. 1 2 3

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

2 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Rhynie and Essie parish Aberdeenshire Marriages.

3 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Cairnie parish Aberdeenshire Marriages.

4 GRO Scotland, Index of Deaths.

5 GRO Scotland, Glass parish Aberdeenshire Deaths.

6 1851 UK census, Cairnie parish Aberdeenshire; ED: 4; Page: 8.

7 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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