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MARTIN, Catherine
(About 1650-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. GORDON, Alexander 3rd of Auchindachy

MARTIN, Catherine 3

  • Born: About 1650
  • Marriage (1): GORDON, Alexander 3rd of Auchindachy on 18 February 1681 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Scotland 1 2 3

   Another name for Catherine was MARTINE, Catharine.1 2

   User ID: N982.


Catherine married Alexander GORDON 3rd of Auchindachy, son of John GORDON 2nd of Auchindachy and Eupham BETON, on 18 February 1681 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Scotland.1 2 3 (Alexander GORDON 3rd of Auchindachy was born about 1632 and died in 1713 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

"GORDON
ALEXANDER
CATHARINE MARTINE/FR1131 (FR1131)
18/02/1681
685 / 1
440 / 217
Edinburgh"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Edinburgh parish Edinburgh
Marriages

"18 ffebruarii 1681
Alexander Gordon of Auchynachie. Catharine Martine married be mr John Mcqueen"




"This laird died in 1713. At Edinburgh on February 18, 1681, he married Catherine Martin (Edinburgh Marriage. Register). On April 29, 1718, his widow, then the wife of William Lindsay, goldsmith in Aberdeen, had sasine in the manor place of Achynachy and mains thereof, lands of Quarrel, Poolside and Wester Chalder of Achanassie (Banff Sasines). He left a large family, of whose careers nothing is known. The following list is evidently incomplete, for the existing baptismal registers of Keith begin only in 1692.

1. John, IV. of Auchindachy.

2. George, baptised February 20, 1695 : witnesses (godfathers ?) George, Duke of Gordon, and Mr. George Chalmer, minister of Botriphny.

3. Robert, baptised August 5, 1696 : died before 1709.

4. William, baptised January 3, 1700. Probably the father of John of Edintore.

5. Charles, baptised November 8, 1701 : witnesses, Charles Gordon of Glengerack, Charles Gordon of Achanachie, and Charles Stewart in Mains of Auchoynanie.

6. Alexander, baptised December 9, 1705 : witnesses, John Gordon of Corbuie and James Mitchell of Achanacie.

7. Robert, baptised April 25, 1709.

8. Elizabeth, baptised February 16, 1692 : witnesses, Alexander Phyne of Achanasie and John Gordon of Carbuie."

from Auchindachy< 1 2 3

Sources


1 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh parish Edinburgh Marriages 1681.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

3 e-books, The House of Gordon vol. 2 ed. John Malcolm Bulloch (1907) Cadets of Lesmoir: Auchindachy by J.M. Bulloch assisted by D. Wimberley.

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