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LOWSON, John Bailie in Aberdeen
(About 1515-1585)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. MENZIES, Isobel

LOWSON, John Bailie in Aberdeen 1 2

  • Born: About 1515
  • Marriage (1): MENZIES, Isobel 1 2
  • Died: 1585 2

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Admitted: Burgess, 6 October 1539, Aberdeen, Scotland. 2

2. Elected: Dean of Guild, 1558, Aberdeen, Scotland. 2

3. Elected: Bailie, 1559, Aberdeen, Scotland. 2

4. Appointed: Burgh Treasurer, April 1560, Aberdeen, Scotland. 2

5. Elected: Bailie, March 1561, Aberdeen, Scotland. 2

6. Elected: Dean of Guild, 1567, Aberdeen, Scotland. 2

7. Elected: Dean of Guild, 1568, Aberdeen, Scotland. 2


John married Isobel MENZIES, daughter of Thomas MENZIES of Kirkhill, then of Durn, Provost of Aberdeen and Margaret OGILVY.1 2 (Isobel MENZIES was born about 1546 and died on 6 October 1575 2.)


  Marriage Notes:

" ... Isobel, who married John Lowson ..."

from Aldermen and Provosts




"The third baillie, John Lowson, became a burgess on 6th October 1539. He was married to Isobel Menzies, lady of Durn, who died 6th October 1575 and who was apparently a granddaughter of Thomas Menzies of Pitfoddels."

from SRSHJ article 1 2

Sources


1 e-books, Memorials of the Aldermen, Provosts, Lord Provosts of Aberdeen 1272-1895 by A. M. Munro (1897).

2 Scottish Reformation Society Historical Journal vol.4 (2014), The “Alteration of Religion” in Aberdeen in 1559: an ancient and persistent historical error by Douglas W. B. Somerset.

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