Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameSir Alexander Gilmour Bart 
[67, Gilmour article, Vol IV, p. 306], [73, Ross article, Vol 7, pp. 258], [35, 2nd edition, FHL Film 1066663]
[67, Gilmour article, Vol IV, p. 306], [73, Ross article, Vol 7, pp. 258], [35, 2nd edition, FHL Film 1066663]Birthca Dec 1657, Edinburgh
Baptism6 Dec 1657, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death29 Oct 1731
GeneralMP. 1st bt: 1678. Of Craigmillar. MP(S).
FatherSir John Gilmour (-1671)
MotherMargaret Murray (-ca1658)
Spouses
Notes for Sir Alexander Gilmour Bart
m. Grizel, dau. of Geo Ross, 11th lord Ros of Halehead.
In his “Cochranes of that Ilk” Cockburn-Hood says that he m. (2) Margaret Cockburn, dau. of Sir William Cockburn. The problem here is the the LDS Vital records say that Alexander’s father married a Margaret Cockburn and had a daughter Jean in 1662. There are no records in the LDS Vital records of them having any children, nor have I found any other confirmation of this marriage. The next problem is that his first wife, Grizel Ross did not die until 1730 or so so his marriage to Margaret Cockburn would have taken place soon (he died in 1731 or so) after that. At the time of such a marriage, Margaret the dau. of William Cockburn would have been at least 74 as her father had died in 1656. This does not endear me to the thought that this marriage of these two people actually happened.
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His and Grizel’s children were, from LDS Vital records and all christened at Liberton, Midlothians, Scotland:
Margaret, chr. 28 Jun 1684,
Helen, chr. 11 Sep 1686,
George, chr. 12 Apr 1688,
Agnes, chr. 12 Jul 1689,
Alexander, chr. 24 Nov 1692,
Archibald, chr. 12 Nov 1693,
Charles, chr. 23 Nov, 1701, d. 7 Aug 1750.
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he was a burgess of Edinbrugh from their roll, p, 432 of the PDF file:
Sir Alexr Gilmour, B. and G., laird of Craigmillar, gratis 15 Oct 1684.
In his “Cochranes of that Ilk” Cockburn-Hood says that he m. (2) Margaret Cockburn, dau. of Sir William Cockburn. The problem here is the the LDS Vital records say that Alexander’s father married a Margaret Cockburn and had a daughter Jean in 1662. There are no records in the LDS Vital records of them having any children, nor have I found any other confirmation of this marriage. The next problem is that his first wife, Grizel Ross did not die until 1730 or so so his marriage to Margaret Cockburn would have taken place soon (he died in 1731 or so) after that. At the time of such a marriage, Margaret the dau. of William Cockburn would have been at least 74 as her father had died in 1656. This does not endear me to the thought that this marriage of these two people actually happened.
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His and Grizel’s children were, from LDS Vital records and all christened at Liberton, Midlothians, Scotland:
Margaret, chr. 28 Jun 1684,
Helen, chr. 11 Sep 1686,
George, chr. 12 Apr 1688,
Agnes, chr. 12 Jul 1689,
Alexander, chr. 24 Nov 1692,
Archibald, chr. 12 Nov 1693,
Charles, chr. 23 Nov, 1701, d. 7 Aug 1750.
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he was a burgess of Edinbrugh from their roll, p, 432 of the PDF file:
Sir Alexr Gilmour, B. and G., laird of Craigmillar, gratis 15 Oct 1684.