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GARDEN, Alexander of Troup, Major
(About 1610-1662)
STRACHAN, Betty
(About 1623-)
FORBES, John of Craigievar, 2nd Baronet, Sir
(About 1636-)
YOUNG, Margaret
(About 1644-)
GARDEN, Alexander 2nd of Troup
(About 1662-1731)
FORBES, Bathia
(About 1665-Between 1731)
GARDEN, Alexander 3rd of Troup, Advocate, Mr
(About 1689-1740)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. GRANT, Jean

GARDEN, Alexander 3rd of Troup, Advocate, Mr 2 3

  • Born: About 1689
  • Marriage (1): GRANT, Jean on 23 April 1713 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Scotland 1
  • Died: July 1740, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 2

   Other names for Alexander were GARDEN, Alexander of Troop, Advocat, Mr,4 GARDENS, Alexander,1 GARDINE, Alexander 5 and GARDYN, Alexander.3

   User ID: Z410.

  General Notes:

"Alexander studied law at University graduated Master of Arts and became an Advocate."

from Wikitree webpage 2


Alexander married Jean GRANT, daughter of Sir Francis GRANT of Cullen, Baronet of Monymusk, Senator of the College of Justice and Jean MELDRUM, on 23 April 1713 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Scotland.1 (Jean GRANT was baptised on 25 April 1695 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Scotland 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

"GRANT
JEAN
ALEXANDER GARDENS/FR1478 (FR1478)
23/04/1713
685/1 460 143
Edinburgh"

from Index of Marriages




"Alexander and Jean had issue:

Alexander b.1714 heir to his father d. 1785

Francis b.1721 heir to his brother Alexander d. 1793

Peter b. 1723 heir to his brother Francis d. 1795

Agnes b. 1719 Sarah b.1720 d, 1750 unmarried.

Jean mar. Alexander Leith of Freefield and Glenkindie as his first wife in 1744.

Christian b. 1730c mar. Captain Hugh Forbes of Schivas d. 1812"

from Wikitree webpage 1

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

2 Internet Site, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Garden-180 Sources cited on the website.

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

4 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh parish Midlothian Baptisms 1719.

5 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Deaths and burials.

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