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THOMSON, Alexander of Cults, Advocate, Sheriff Depute of Aberdeen
(About 1600-1656)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. RAYE, Jean

2. HAY, Elspeit

THOMSON, Alexander of Cults, Advocate, Sheriff Depute of Aberdeen 3

  • Born: About 1600
  • Marriage (1): RAYE, Jean on 4 October 1629 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 1
  • Marriage (2): HAY, Elspeit on 12 October 1652 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 1 2
  • Died: 21 September 1656 3

   Other names for Alexander were THOMESONNE, Alexr, THOMSONE, Alexander 2 4 and THOMSONE, Alexr..1

   User ID: N373.


Alexander married Jean RAYE on 4 October 1629 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.1 (Jean RAYE was born about 1605 and died on 7 October 1651 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

"RAA
JEANE
ALEXR. THOMSONE/FR4002 (FR4002)
04/10/1629
168 / A 120 / 365
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages




"Thomson (or Thomsoun), Alexander. 1625.

Sheriff Depute of Aberdeenshire, 1629, onwards. Proprietor of Cults, near Aberdeen. Notary Public. Honorary burgess of Aberdeen, admitted 18th September, 1629.

Married, first, Jean (died 7th October, 1651), eldest dau. of William Raye, advocate (1593). Married, second, before 21st June, 1653, Elizabeth Hay, with issue :

1. John, guild burgess of Aberdeen, admitted 30th May, 1679, and succeeded to Cults.

2. Robert, advocate (1648).

3. Alexander, advocate (1680).

Died 21st September, 1656."

from History of the Society of Advocates 1 3

Alexander next married Elspeit HAY on 12 October 1652 in Saint Nicholas parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.1 2 (Elspeit HAY was born about 1625.)


  Marriage Notes:

"HAY
ELSPEIT
ALEXR. THOMSONE/FR4050 (FR4050)
12/10/1652
168 / A 120 / 458
Aberdeen"

from Index of Marriages



Old Parish Registers
St Nicholas parish Aberdeen
Marriages

"Anno 1652 yeares

Alexr thomsone and elspeit Hay married the - 12 day of october" 1 2

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

2 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, St Nicholas parish Aberdeen Marriages 1652.

3 e-books, History of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen ed. John A. Henderson (1912).

4 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

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