Elspet Cheyne

F, #4604, b. circa 1655
FatherUnlinked Cheynes in Aberdeen before the 1696 Poll
     Elspet Cheyne married Alexander Farquhar.1

Alexander Farquhar (4605); his wife (not named, but was Elspet Cheyne (4604)); and an unnamed daughter (4606) were found on the List of Pollable Persons in Aberdeenshire 1696, at Bonnakillies, Auchredy Parish. The entry reads as follows: "Alexander Farquhar, cottar, and his wife and daughter ... 18s., 0d."1

Elspet Cheyne at Bonnykelly in Auchredy Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.2

Elspet Cheyne was buried January 1699, at Auchredy Kirkyard, in Auchredy Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland. The following is a transcription from the Register of Burials, Parish of Auchredy (now New Deer), 1690-1700, Page 279, "Janabary 1699 Elfpett Chyn (4604) Wyf to Allex'r Farquhar (4605) in bonnekelly was (?) Burried.”.3

Family

Alexander Farquhar b. c 1650
Child

Citations

  1. [S130] List of Pollable Persons in Aberdeenshire 1696, Volume 2, Presbytery of Deer, Page 5.
  2. [S52] Register of Burials, New Deer Parish, 1690-1700, page 279.
  3. [S52] Register of Burials, New Deer Parish, 1690-1700, Page 279.