David Edgar

• Name	David Edgar
  Gender	Male
  Title Suffix	of Keithock
  Property	19 Dec 1679	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Bond by George, Earl of Panmure, to David Edgar, writer in Edinburgh, (later of Keithock)
  Occupation	1681	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Writer (lawyer)
  Residence	1681	Brechin, Angus, Scotland
  	Keithock
  Occupation	1682	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Servant to His Majestie's Cashkeeper, responsible to collecting fines, eg, as levied on William Ged.
  Origin	Angus, Scotland
  Person ID	I45694	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Catharine Forrester   d. 16 Jun 1683, Montrose, Angus, Scotland
  Marriage	11 Jun 1675	Dundee, Angus, Scotland   [3]
  Children	1. Thomas Edgar,   b. 19 Oct 1681, Brechin, Angus, Scotland d. 6 Jun 1759, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Edgar,   b. Jun 1683, Montrose, Angus, Scotland d. Abt 1716, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Alexander Edgar,   b. 27 May 1676, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 18 Feb 1757 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William Edgar,   b. 23 Nov 1677, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. George Edgar,   b. 15 Nov 1678, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. David Edgar,   b. 8 May 1680, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Jean Guthrie,   b. 29 Jul 1654   d. 25 Aug 1723 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1685/86	St Vigeans, Angus, Scotland
  Children	1. James Edgar,   b. 13 Jul 1688   d. 24 Sep 1764 (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Robert Edgar,   b. 12 Nov 1686, St Vigeans, Angus, Scotland d. 1687, St Vigeans, Angus, Scotland (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 11 Jun 1675 - Dundee, Angus, Scotland Property - Bond by George, Earl of Panmure, to David Edgar, writer in Edinburgh, (later of Keithock) - 19 Dec 1679 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Writer (lawyer) - 1681 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - Keithock - 1681 - Brechin, Angus, Scotland Occupation - Servant to His Majestie's Cashkeeper, responsible to collecting fines, eg, as levied on William Ged. - 1682 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Origin - - Angus, Scotland Marriage - 14 Jan 1685/86 - St Vigeans, Angus, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD45/17/505. [S3522] Book of the Old Edinburgh Club, (Name: Old Edinburgh Club; Location: Edinburgh; Date: 1916;), Vol. 8, p128. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Dundee 282 110/233.