Alexander Cheyne

M, #7438, b. circa 1750
FatherUnlinked Cheynes in Banff
     Alexander Cheyne married Helen Ritchie 5 December 1779, in Fordyce Parish, Banff, Scotland. Their entry in the Fordyce Register of Marriages reads "Dec'r 5 (1779). Alexander Chine and Helen Ritchie both in this parish contracted and were married".1,2

The baptismal record of William Cheyne documented Alexander Cheyne as his father, 31 October 1780, in Fordyce Parish, Banff, Scotland. From the Register of Baptisms, Parish of Fordyce, Banffshire 1775-1819. Frame 24 “Oct 31st (1780) Alexander Chine (7438) in Hillside had a Child by his Wife Helen Ritchie baptized called William, Witnefses William Ritchie in Dykehead and William Cheyne (16915) in Toggietown". William, the witness, probably was a brother of Alexander.3

Family

Helen Ritchie b. c 1755
Child

Citations

  1. [S9] International Genealogy Index, Banffshire, Fordyce Parish, Batch M111532, Serial 1565.
  2. [S319] Old Parish Registers, Banffshire, Fordyce Parish, Register of Marriages.
  3. [S319] Old Parish Registers, Register of Baptisms, Parish of Fordyce, Banffshire 1775-1819, Frame 24, LDS Film 0990991.