Alexander Strachan

1642 -

• Name	Alexander Strachan
  Birth	1642	Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Son of Patrick Strachan in Robislaw and Barbara Ross
  Baptism	10 Apr 1642	Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Title Suffix	of Kinaldie  [2]
  Property	6 Jan 1670/71	Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Charter by Alexander Straquhan [Strachan] of Kinaidye to Elizabeth Forbes, his spouse, daughter of deceased Thomas Forbes of Auquhorthies [Achquhorthies], in liferent of the sun and shadow halves of Overtoune of Auquhorthies, lands of Wester Nather Bigging, sun and shadow halves of Easter Nather Bigging, Milnetoun of Auquhorthies, Bograxes and Milne of Auquhorthies.
  Property	10 Nov 1671	Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Elizabeth Forbes, spouse to Alexander Strachan of Kinadie, heritable proprietor of the barony and lands of Aquhorties, ratified a Disposition of these to Sir Alexander Forbes of Tolquhon and his brother, Thomas Forbes, Advocate in Edinburgh.
  Person ID	I47164	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Forbes
  Marriage	14 May 1663	Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [3]
  Family ID	F32050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 14 May 1663 - Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Property - Charter by Alexander Straquhan [Strachan] of Kinaidye to Elizabeth Forbes, his spouse, daughter of deceased Thomas Forbes of Auquhorthies [Achquhorthies], in liferent of the sun and shadow halves of Overtoune of Auquhorthies, lands of Wester Nather Bigging, sun and shadow halves of Easter Nather Bigging, Milnetoun of Auquhorthies, Bograxes and Milne of Auquhorthies. - 6 Jan 1670/71 - Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Property - Elizabeth Forbes, spouse to Alexander Strachan of Kinadie, heritable proprietor of the barony and lands of Aquhorties, ratified a Disposition of these to Sir Alexander Forbes of Tolquhon and his brother, Thomas Forbes, Advocate in Edinburgh. - 10 Nov 1671 - Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Patrick's People states '1671 James Leslie of Buchanston had to answer for blinding Alexander Strachan of Kinadie.' https://www.patrickspeople.scot/ourfamily/2808.htm

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Old Machar 168 B 10/9. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Inverurie 204/ 20 312. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD52/1661.