LUMSDEN, Jean ¹

   Other names for Jean were LUMISDANE, Jenis,³ LUMISDANE, Jennis,³ LUMISDEN, Jenis,³ LUMISDEN, Jennis ³ and LUMSDEN, Janet.⁴

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Jean married Alexander CHALMERS of Cults, Provost of Aberdeen, son of Alexander CHALMERS of Cults and Elspet IRVINE.^{1 2} (Alexander CHALMERS of Cults, Provost of Aberdeen was born about 1545 and died in 1601 ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"Robert (Lumsden of Cushnie) married Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander Keith of Pettie, brother of the first Earl Marischal..... The 'Chambers' daughter was Jean, married to Alexander Chalmers of Cults (Misc. of the Spalding Club, Vol. V., p.334)."

from Families of Lumsden




"Provost Chalmers married Janet, or Jean, Lumsden, a daughter of Robert Lumsden of Clova, advocate in Aberdeen by whom he had the following issue : Gilbert, his heir, married Christian Con, and who sold Cults in 1612 to the Laird of Lesmoir; Alexander, born in 1573, died while an infant; Jean, baptized 13th October, 1575; David, born in 1577, died in infancy; Alexander, of Hazelhead, born in l578, married for his first wife, Beatrice Chalmers, by whom he had issue, a son and two daughters; Norman, baptized 21st August, 1580; William, born in 1583, became minister at Boyndie ; Robert, born in 1590, was admitted a Burgess of Guild on 2oth August, 1616 ; Marjory, baptized 7th March, 1581-2, married to John Ury of Pitfichie, and became the mother of General John Ury of Pitfichie; and Jean, the youngest daughter, who was twice married-first to Robert Mar, burgess, and afterwards to George Anderson, merchant."

from Aldermen and Provosts ^{1 2}