CHEYNE, Margaret ¹

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Margaret married Patrick MOWAT 1st of Balquholly, son of Magnus MOWAT of Loscragy and Joanna HAY, by 21 February 1545 (land confirmation).¹ (Patrick MOWAT 1st of Balquholly was born about 1511 ¹ and died by 30 March 1564 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Patrick Mowat, of Balquholly. Born around 1511. Died 1564. He married Margaret Cheyne, daughter of Patrick Cheyne of Esslemont and Isobel Bad. She later married James Dempster of Auchterless around 1566/7."

from Mowat of Balquholly




"Patrick Mowat of Balquholly was a witness to a charter by George Meldrum of Fyvie to Alexander Ogilvy of Kilbirny, on 6th July 1532. He and Margaret Cheyne, his wife, were confirmed in the lands of Darrauch, in the barony of Balquholly in Aberdeenshire, on 21st February 1545. In 1548 he entered into a contract with Malcolm Halcro of that Ilk, for the marriage of their son and daughter"

from fionamsinclair.co.uk ¹

Margaret next married James DEMPSTER of Auchterless about 1566(1567).¹ (James DEMPSTER of Auchterless was born about 1530.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Patrick Mowat .... married Margaret Cheyne .... She later married James Dempster of Auchterless around 1566/7."

from Mowat of Balquholly ¹