| Description | Family Bible inscribed 'This Bible belongs to me George Leslie of Rothie and to Margaret Gordon my wife, it was bought at Glasgow on August last this being the 26 October 1734 the price of it was £10'
George Leslie records the details of his and Margaret's children:-
James Leslie born and baptised 10 August 1729
Marjorie Leslie was baptised 12 Dec 1730 born 10 Dec Now dead
Margaret Leslie was born and baptised 11 Dec 1731
Elizabeth Leslie was baptised 24 August 1734, born 22 Aug
Margaret Gordon died Friday 14 Jan 1737 about 3 o'clock in the morning and buried churchyard of Rayne on 18 Jan
Margaret Leslie died aged 29 years Wednesday 2 July 1760 leaving a 10 day old son by her husband, Hugh Gordon, watchmaker in Aberdeen
George Leslie of Rothie born 10 August 1700 and died 18 April 1781 buried in the churchyard at Rayne on Saturday 28 April near his wife's grave
Also records James Leslie of Rothie's family:
Mary born and baptised Wed 7 April 1762
James born 30 Sep 1763, baptised 2 Oct 1763
George born 17 Oct 1765, baptised 18 Oct 1765
John born 30 Nov 1766, baptised 2 Dec 1766
Grace born 2 Aug1768, baptised 4 Aug 1768
Jonathon, born and baptised 1 April 1770. Died after 2 days
William born and baptised 23 July 1771
Jonathon born 30 Jan 1774, baptised 31 Jan 1774
Robert born 13 Feb 1775, baptised 14 Feb 1775
Katharine born 15 Nov 1777, baptised 19 Nov, died 18 August 1784 aged 7 years
Also loose inside the Bible paper [fragile] giving details of the family of Robert Niven (born 3 Dec 1834, died 1921) and Margaret Gilchrist (born 1 Jan 1837, died 18 June 1915 aged 78 years) Married 5 July 1866. Children:-
Barbara Mennie Niven, born 22 April 1867
Robert Alexander Niven, born 30 Dec 1868. Died Hong Kong 10 Apr 1894 aged 25 years
Margaret Ann Bodie, born 29 July 1870. Died 2 August 1874 aged 4 years and 3 days
James Gilchrist, born 1 Aug 1872, died 1947 aged 74
Samuel Davidson, born 14 May 1874. Died 29 July 1874 aged 11 weeks
Samuel Alexander, born 23 July 1875, died March 1953 aged 78
Alexander Niven, born 2 Jan 1878, died 1949 aged 71
Adam Stephen Niven, born 6 Dec 1879
Elizabeth Isabella Durno, born 25 Nov 1885, died 1951 aged 66 |