FRASER, William 1st of Struy, Tutor of Lovat ^{1 2}

   Another name for William was FRASER, Andrew 1st of Struy.²

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  General Notes:

"Andrew Fraser, afterwards called William, second son of Hugh, fifth Lord Lovat, killed at Blar-nan-Leine in 1544, by his second wife, Janet, daughter of Walter Ross of Balnagown, was the first of the Frasers of Struy. He was Tutor for his nephew Hugh (5th Lord Fraser of Lovat)"

from History of the Frasers of Lovat ²

William married Isabel FORBES, daughter of Alexander FORBES 6th of Tolquhon and Alison ANDERSON.¹ (Isabel FORBES was born about 1538.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Isabel (Forbes), who married (1) Thomas Cheyne of Stricken, and (2) the Tutor of Lovat."

from House of Forbes




"On the 19th of January, 1560, and again in November, 1561, William entered into a contract of marriage with Elizabeth or Elspet, daughter of John Grant, X. of Freuchie, but it is not known whether the marriage was celebrated or not. If so, he must have divorced her soon after, for on the 15th of February, 1564, another marriage contract is entered into between her and John Leslie, Younger of Balquhain. She, in 1576, divorces Leslie, and enters into a third contract of marriage, on the 21st of January, 1580 this time with William Cumming of Inverallochy. The contract with William Fraser of Struy is a peculiar one, for oddly enough it anticipates a divorce and makes certain provision for it. It, as well as the contract with John Leslie, is printed in The Chiefs of Grant, vol. iii., pp. 380-382, and reference to her proceedings for divorce from the latter will be found at pp. 391-393 of the same volume. By Elizabeth Grant, or another, William had issue"

from History of the Frasers of Lovat




"Elizabeth, Elspet, or Isabel (Grant), by first marriage. On 19 January 1560-61, and again in November 1561, she was contracted to William Fraser of Strowie, but there is no evidence that the marriage was completed. She was ultimately married (contract 15 February 1564-65), as his first wife, to John Leslie, younger of Balquhain, with issue."

from Scots Peerage (vol 7 page 463) ^{1 2 3}