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Birth: approx 1750
Death: before 1812?
Burial: Braemar Churchyard (tombstone)
Occ: At Altchare at time of marriage: Later Farmer - at Mill of Cosh
Spouse: Margaret FARQUHARSON
Birth: approx 1749, Auchindryne?
Death: April 1, 1812, Mill of Cosh
Father: James FARQUHARSON in Auchindryne
Marr: January 6, 1777, Crathie & Braemar
Children: Donald (~1792-1855)
John (~1786-)
Charles (~1785-1811)
son (Died as Infant)
son (Died as Infant)
daughter (Died as Infant)
daughter (Died as Infant)
Janet
On January 6, 1777 when Donald was 27, he married Margaret FARQUHARSON, daughter of James FARQUHARSON in Auchindryne, in Crathie & Braemar. Born approx 1749 in Auchindryne? Margaret died in Mill of Cosh on April 1, 1812, she was 63.
They had the following children:
2 i. Donald (~1792-1855)
ii. John. Born approx 1786. Occupation: Excise officer.
iii. Charles. Born approx 1785. Charles died in Mill of Cosh on August 20, 1811, he was 26.
iv. son (Died as Infant). Occupation: Died in infancy.
v. son (Died as Infant). Occupation: Died in infancy.
vi. daughter (Died as Infant).
vii. daughter (Died as Infant). Occupation: Died in infancy.
3 viii. Janet
Second Generation
2. Donald McDONALD. Born approx 1792 in Croft, Crathie. Donald died in Haugh of Sluie, Birse on August 23, 1855, he was 63. Buried in Birse Kirkyard. Occupation: Farmer at Haugh of Sluie, Birse.
Donald married Jean or Jane GORDON, daughter of John GORDON "Camlet John" & Euphemia MACANDREW. Born on May 29, 1795 in Camlet. Jean or Jane died in Dunphail, EdinKillie on December 13, 1871, she was 76.
They had the following children:
i. John. Born on December 11, 1817 in Mill of Cosh. John died after 1881, he was 63.
John married Margaret. Born in 1817 in Huntly.
ii. Alexander Leith. Born on December 23, 1819 in Mill of Cosh. Alexander Leith died in Haugh of Sluie, Birse on June 23, 1838, he was 18. Buried in Birse Churchyard.
iii. Louisa. Born approx 1822. Louisa died after 1855, she was 33.
iv. Mary Leith. Born on December 20, 1823 in Boat of Polcholak, Abergeldie. Mary Leith died after 1855, she was 31.
v. Henry. Born approx 1825. Henry died after 1855, he was 30.
vi. Donald. Born on March 16, 1828 in Born at Toldhu, Glenmuick. Confirmed at Braemar & Glengairn Roman Catholic. Donald died in Boghead Farm, Birse on August 16, 1863, he was 35.
vii. Charles. Born approx 1831. Charles died after 1855, he was 24.
viii. Lewis Farquharson. Born approx 1835. Lewis Farquharson died in Boghead Farm, Birse on June 3, 1871, he was 36. Occupation: Farmer Boghead, Birse.
On January 21, 1864 when Lewis Farquharson was 29, he married Hellen GORDON, daughter of James GORDON & Isabella MASSON, in St Nicholas, Aberdeen. Born on June 26, 1833 in Banchory-Ternan. Hellen died in Boghead Cottage, Finzean on February 19, 1918, she was 84.
3. Janet McDONALD.
On November 3, 1803 Janet married James CRAWFORD, in Birse.
They had the following children:
i. William. Born on May 29, 1803 in Crathie.
4 ii. Margaret (1805-)
iii. Peter. Born on October 12, 1812 in Stranriach , Crathie.
iv. John. Born on November 7, 1814 in Birse.
v. Jean. Born on August 9, 1920 in North Gate of Finzean, Birse.
vi. Charles Farquharson. Born on August 7, 1822 in Forest of Birse.
Third Generation
4. Margaret CRAWFORD. Born on November 13, 1805 in Coldrach, Crathie.
Margaret married James MASSIE.
They had one child:
i. Margaret (Illegitimate) (1831-)