DIVORTY family - Huguenot refugees?

[Mudlark]

I'm trying to find out more about the origins of Robert Divorty and his family (below). I have no information about Robert's parents or siblings.
It's possible that the original Divorty family were French Huguenot refugees who arrived in Scotland in the 17th century.
If anyone can help I would be most grateful.
Thank you
Chris

Family Group Sheet
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Husband: Robert DIVORTY
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       Birth: abt 1720                                                             
    Marriage: 7 Sep 1742                                                           
      Father:
      Mother:
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Wife: Mary LOW
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       Birth: abt 1720                                                             
      Father:
      Mother:
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Children
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1 M William DIVORTY
       Birth: 16 Oct 1743    Midmill, Kintore, Aberdeenshire                       
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2 M Peter DIVORTY
       Birth: 2 Feb 1745     Midmill, Kintore, Scotland                             
       Death: 24 Oct 1807    Kintore, Aberdeenshire                                 
  Occupation:                a farmer                                               
      Spouse: Jane SINCLAIR (1757-1807)
    Marriage: 27 Nov 1783    Kintore, Scotland                                     
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3 F Margaret DIVORTY
       Birth: 1748           Midmill, Kintore, Aberdeenshire                       
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4 F Jean DIVORTY
       Birth: 1754           Midmill, Kintore, Aberdeenshire                       
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5 F Mary DIVORTY
       Birth: 1757           Midmill, Kintore, Aberdeenshire                       
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6 F Agnes DIVORTY
       Birth: 1762           Kintore, Aberdeenshire                                 
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7 F Elizabeth DIVORTY
       Birth: 1765           Kintore, Aberdeenshire                                 
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[Isles]

I expect you are familiar with the website Hugenots II (www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/surname/hug2.html
It lists the surname Divorty amongst others who settled in Great Britain and Ireland between 1643 and 1714.

[sancti]

Christening records for that exact spelling start 1720 from the OPR's on SP

23/06/1720 DIVORTY ELSPET born to JOHN DIVORTY at Tarves /ABERDEEN

01/03/1724 DIVORTY JOHN born to JNO. DIVORTY at Tarves /ABERDEEN


28/12/1732 DIVORTY ANN born to ALEXANDER DIVORTY at Premnay /ABERDEEN


13/02/1737 DIVORTY JEAN born to GEORGE DIVORTY at Kintore /ABERDEEN


14/07/1754 DIVORTY JEAN born to ROBERT DIVORTY at Kintore /ABERDEEN

11/06/1757 DIVORTY MARY born to ROBERT DIVORTY at Kintore /ABERDEEN


09/05/1761 DIVORTY ALEXR born to GEORGE DIVORTY and HELEN KNIGHT  at Udny /ABERDEEN

[sancti]

Variations to the name in the Aberdeenshire OPR's include

DIVARTY

DIVERTIE

DIVERTY

[Grothenwell]

Hi Chris,

I did a phonetic birth search in Aberdeenshire for Divorty on SP, birth dates from 1553 to 1730

The earliest were;

03/01/1633 DOVERTIE ALEXR to GILBERT DOVERTIE/JEANE TAILYOR
06/02/1637 DOVERTIE MARGRAT to GILBT. DOVERTIE/JEANE TAILYEOR
Aberdeen City
27/11/1636 DIVERTIE ALEXR to JAMES DIVERTIE/CHRISTIANE BRUCE
18/01/1639 DIVERTIE WILLIAM to GEORGE DIVERTIE/ELSPET PHILPE
Both Belhelvie

I don't know when the Hugenots arrived.

Unfortunately as you probably know there was no Robert birth recorded, and non in Kintore.

My Doverty Connection is a Margaret Doverty who married James Argo in Tarves 17/04/1742. There were a couple of Margarets born around 1711 in Methlick, but a John Divorty had children around 1720 in Tarves, but no Margarets recorded. It's all a bit of guess work I suppose.

Hope you get more info, if I do I'll get in touch.

Best wishes,

Grothenwell
 

[sancti]

The date of Roberts marriage has been entered wrongly, probably read using the American system

09/07/1742 DIVERTY ROBERT married MARY LOW at Kintore /ABERDEEN


This is the closest possible christening I could see on SP

17/07/1715 DUVERTIE ROBERT born to JOHN DUVERTIE and ISABEL CALDER at Haddington /EAST LOTHIAN

[Mudlark]

Hi Sancti, Grothenwell, and Isles
Good Morning!

Thank you all so much for taking the trouble to find this information for me. I will reply to each your Posts individually - perhaps with one or two questions. 

Cheers for now
Chris

[Mudlark]

Hello Isles,

Thank you for this website. As you've guessed, I am familiar with the it's contents. Frustratingly the Scots did not record the names of immigrant Huguenots.
I checked with the Huguenot Society in London - but they could offer no help at all and were totally uninterested in my request for information.

I wonder if there is a Huguenot Society in Scotland by now?

Thanks again
Chris

I expect you are familiar with the website Hugenots II (www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/surname/hug2.html
It lists the surname Divorty amongst others who settled in Great Britain and Ireland between 1643 and 1714.

[Mudlark]

Hello Sancti,

Many thanks for this list of early 18th century Divorty births. I shall study the names carefully and see if it's possible to tie any of them to my Divorty family.
There is a possibility that George Divorty (father of Jean b1737) was closely related to my Robert Divorty - perhaps a brother?
Peter Divorty (son of Robert) named a son George and the name carried on down through several generations.

Thanks again
Chris

Christening records for that exact spelling start 1720 from the OPR's on SP

23/06/1720 DIVORTY ELSPET born to JOHN DIVORTY at Tarves /ABERDEEN

01/03/1724 DIVORTY JOHN born to JNO. DIVORTY at Tarves /ABERDEEN


28/12/1732 DIVORTY ANN born to ALEXANDER DIVORTY at Premnay /ABERDEEN


13/02/1737 DIVORTY JEAN born to GEORGE DIVORTY at Kintore /ABERDEEN


14/07/1754 DIVORTY JEAN born to ROBERT DIVORTY at Kintore /ABERDEEN

11/06/1757 DIVORTY MARY born to ROBERT DIVORTY at Kintore /ABERDEEN


09/05/1761 DIVORTY ALEXR born to GEORGE DIVORTY and HELEN KNIGHT  at Udny /ABERDEEN