Alexander McRae born 1796

[Deltafin]

I am trying to find the birthplace & death date and place,also family details of Alexander McRae born 1795/6 who married Christian Gordon at Fordyce in 1815.Had sons Colin B1822 & William B1824. I am led to believe that he was born in Ross & Cromarty but I can find no trace,although there is an Alexander born in Avoch 1796 but his wife was Barbara and he died in Logie Coldstone .

I now believe that Alexander was born somewhere in Banffshire. I have found a family who may be related:- Colin Born 1771 Married 1793 at Fordyce to Elizabeth Black,Family:-James B 11/11/1794, Ann B3/7/1796,John B10/11/1799,William B 27/12/1801. There was also [1841 Census] Ann B1776 [Possibly in Petty Inverness] living with the family at Culbuchly and a Christian B1826 & William B 1830.

On checking another site it implied that Alexanders parents were Colin & Elizabeth, but I canna find his birth. NOTE:- These are his parents he was born in 1793 in Banff.!!!!!!!!!!!!
Colin was born in Fodderty in 1759 father Alexander mothe Isbel Mckenzie, am now trying to trace their parents .

[anabanana]

Hi Deltafin, have you looked at the two marriage entries in the OPRs for Christian and Alexr?  One Fordyce, one Banff, which infers that one of them hailed from Banff and the other Fordyce.

[anabanana]

from baptism OPRS

18/01/1816   MCCRAE   JAMES   ALEXANDER MCCRAE/CHRISTAN GORDON      FORDYCE
09/05/1822   MCRAE   COLIN   ALEXR. MCRAE/CHRISTIAN GORDON   M   BANFF
05/04/1824   MCRAE   WILLIAM   ALEXR. MCRAE/CHRISTIAN GORDON   M   BANFF   

[GR2]

In 1851 Colin McRae, widower, retired farmer, born Keith, Banffshire, aged 80, was living at Culbuchly with his son, John, farmer of 20 acres, born parish of Banff, aged 50, unmarried, also several grandchildren.

[Deltafin]

Thanks for the information, Alexander had several bairns :-
James B1816,Colin B1823,William B1824,Helen B1828, Elizabeth B1831, Elspeth B1834, John B1838, Robert B1853.
Colin married Margaret Blair 10/12/1846 in Rathven and lived in Buckie, He is my Gt,Gt.Grandfather.
But I am still unable to find details of Alexander's parents though I have found details of a George McRae who married Elspeth Smith in 1780 [ I canna find their marriage or birth certs]and had a son James and the witness on Alexander's son James birth cert is called James Smith so there could be a connection.Also I found reference to an Alexander whose mother was Mary McKenzie but can find no fathers details and still am unable to find any details of Alexanders death though I have Christian Gordons details.
The Colin you refer to as born in Keith may well be a relation so i will check it out, but he was not Alexanders ,I found a Colin age 70 in 1841 living at Culbuchly with son John,sister Ann age 65 born in Petty Inverness in 1774.+ son William  age 11& daughter Christian age 15.But I am not sure of any relationship to Alexander.
I have copies of both of Alexander and Christian Gordons marriage certs ,one from Banff & one from Fordyce neither show any parents details.

[anabanana]

http://archive.org/stream/historyofclanmac00macr/historyofclanmac00macr_djvu.txt

there are mentions of McRaes in Banff at the above link....including a couple of Colins

[Deltafin]

Many thanks for the info I will check it out

[Deltafin]

 ???Have looked through all the family history and can find no reference to Alexander or his family, and no reference to Macraes in Banffshire so once again it is a blank wall.
Is  there anyone out there who has any information? .
 

[anabanana]

do a control-F, search for "banff"....there were a few occurrences....