WALKER, Christian 'of Peterhead' ¹

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Christian married Sir William GORDON 6th of Lesmoir, 3rd Baronet of Lesmoir, son of Sir James GORDON 4th of Lesmoir, 1st Baronet and Rebecca KEITH, 'probably in 1614', 28 April 1614 (charter of alienation).¹ (Sir William GORDON 6th of Lesmoir, 3rd Baronet of Lesmoir was born About 1594(1595 ¹ and died after November 1659 ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Sir William (Gordon) married early, probably in 1614, Christian Walker, whose family evidently belonged to Peterhead. On April 28, 1614, his father, then James Gordon of Lesmoir, granted a charter of alienation in favour of William Gordon, his second son, and Christian Walker, his spouse, and the heirs to be procreated or already procreated between them, whom failing, to the heirs and assignees of the said William, etc., of all and whole the lands of Brodland, with pertinents lying in the barony of Brodland, parish of Crimond. Sasine was given December 2, 1617, 'when a prudent young man, John Walker, son of an honourable man, James Walker in Peterhead, is procurator for the said Christian ' (Register of Sasines, i., folio 84, December 27, 1617)."

"1614, April 28. He got a charter on Brodland alienated by his father on the occasion of his marriage (Sasines, i., folio 84)."

"1630-1632. He and his spouse, Christian Walker, wadsetted two ploughs of Broadland to a Thomas Gordon, June 29, 1630 (Aberdeen Sasine Reg. See also Abd. Sheriff Court Records, ii., 317, 322, 323)."

"1633, June 4 - Sasine on charter of alienation, granted by William Gordon 'of Broadland,' with consent of his wife, Christian Walker, to Thomas Gordon ' in Broadland,' of that part of Broadland called the town and lands of Greenmyre, lying, etc., at Broadland, June 8, 1633. William Gordon, eldest son of the said William of Broadland, and Thomas Gordon, notary public, are witnesses. Sasine given on June 8, 1633 (Aberdeen Sasine Reg., vol. viii., folio 224)."

from Lesmoir ¹