DOUGLAS, William of Blackmiln, Minister of Aboyne parish, Reverend Mr 1
- Born: About 1605
- Marriage (1): ROSE, Marjorie 1
Another name for William was DOWGLAS, Williame.2
User ID: Y233.
William married Marjorie ROSE, daughter of Reverend Mr John ROSE 2nd of Insch, and of Easter Clune, Minister of Birse and Jean TROUP 'of Balnacraig'.1 (Marjorie ROSE was born about 1615.)
Marriage Notes:
(at Aboyne in 1633)
"William Douglas of Blackmiln, son of Thomas D., merchant, Aberdeen, and Bridget, daugh. of John Forbes of Abernethy, and great-grandson of Sir Archibald D. of Glenbervie; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1621-5; adm. before 1st Nov. 1633; dep. in 1644; reponed by the General Assembly 7th Aug. 1648; petitioned Parliament, 27th July 1649, showing he had lent the Committee of Estates 1300 merks at Whitsunday 1648, and was now reduced to such poverty that he was not able to maintain his family and educate his children, and had been recommended to the General Assembly, 27th Aug. 1647 and 12th Aug. 1648. On 31st July 1649 Parliament ordered said claim to be paid. An Act of Assembly was passed in his favour, 30th July that year, and Parliament, 21st June 1661, granted him 100 sterling 'on account of his great sufferings and losses.' He marr. Marjory, daugh. of John Ross, min. of Birse, and had issue William, min. of Midmar; Robert of Cruixton, sugar boiler in Leith; John; a daugh. (marr. Chalmers of Balnacraig) ; a daugh. (marr. Burnett, brother to the Laird of Campfield); a daugh. (marr., as his second wife, William Forbes of Pitallachie)."
from Fasti Ecclesiae 1
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