LAW, Jean ^{1 2}

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Jean married James CHALMERS 'Tutor of Gordon', Factor to the Duke of Gordon, son of Reverend Mr George CHALMERS Minister of Botriphnie parish and Margaret STEWART, on 15 June 1708 in Boharm parish, Banffshire, Scotland.¹ (James CHALMERS 'Tutor of Gordon', Factor to the Duke of Gordon was baptised on 14 October 1685 in Botriphnie parish, Banffshire, Scotland and died in 1758 in Cairnie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.)

  Marriage Notes:

"CHALMERS
JAMES
JEAN LAW/
15/06/1708
123 10 / 16
NAIRN"

"CHALMER
JAMES
JEAN LAW/
15/06/1708
128 / A 10 / 284
BOHARM"

from Index of Marriages




"Jean (Law) (marr. James Chalmers, factor to the Duke of Gordon, and was mother of Alexander Chalmers, min. of Cairney)"

from Fasti Ecclesiae




" 'Tutor of Gordon' (2nd S , VII., 79). - James Chalmers was tutor to Cosmo George, Duke of Gordon, during his minority, and died at Cairnwhelp, Cairnie, in 1758. His son was the Rev. Alexander Chalmers, minister of Cairnie, 1747-98, who married Lady Anne, second daughter of Cosmo George, Duke of Gordon. His father was the Rev. George Chalmers, minister of Botriphnie, 1682-1727, who married, on January 6. 1685, Margaret, daughter of Henry Stewart of Newton, Boharm, afterwards of Towiemore, Botriphnie, by his wife, Helen, daughter of William Grant of Arndilly, Boharm. S. R. Boharm.' "


" .... the following extracts from an Inventory of Writs recorded in the Particular Register of Sasines, Reversions, etc., kept for the County of Banff:

'Sasine.- Jas. Chalmers, Tutor to his Grace the Duke of Gordon, on Newtown, etc. Presented ... 11nth June, 1737, and Regt. in the 44th, 45, and 46 Leaves'' of the 7th Book.

'Sasine.- Jas. Chalmers, late Tutor to His Grace the Duke of Gordon, on Achinhandoch (Mortlach), presented 2nd March, 1752, and registered in the 376-377 leaves of the 7th Book' of said Register.' "

from Scottish Notes and Queries ^{1 2 3}