James Brander (1768 - 1854)

Born Apr 1768 in Cairnmore Glass Aberdeenshire Scotland

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Died 24 Jan 1854 at age 85 in Broomieknowe, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Baptized on April 22, 1768, James Brander, son of Thomas Brander and Christian Strachan of Cairnmore. Witnesses were James Strachan of Boghead and James Taylor of Cairnborrow.

On August 3, 1792, James Brander married Isobel Henderson at Glass Aberdeenshire.

His brother William's son, George, wrote to his brothers, John and James in Nova Scotia in 1842 that their "father had been up to Edinburgh to see Uncle James and the Queen (Victoria). He saw her four times". Another letter from his nephew, George, written August 18, 1843 stated, "We had a visit of Uncle James down from Edinburgh but he did not stop but 10 days. He is in very good health but his son George was very bad this summer but he is getting a good deal better now."^[1]

James Brander died on January 24, 1854 at Broomieknowe Midlothian.^[2]

Note

Note: #N716

Sources

1. ↑ James Brander Letters: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:James_Brander_letters
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211480730/james-brander: accessed 21 October 2023), memorial page for James Brander (1768–24 Jan 1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 211480730, citing Cockpen and Carrington Parish Churchyard, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland; Maintained by Alison Anderson (contributor 47563759).

• Scotlands People, Church of Scotland (Old Parish Registers), Baptism, Parish 199 (Glass), Ref 10/30, James Brander; Marriage, Parish 199 (Glass), Ref 10/176, James Brander and Isobel Henderson.

Notes

Note N716GLass OPR "22nd April 1768 Thomas Brander in Cairnmore with his wife Christan Strachan had a son baptised called James before these witnesses Jas Strachan in Boghead and Jas Taylor in Cairnborrow".

GLASS OPR "James Brander and Isobel Henderson both in this parish were matrimonially contracted and proclaimed July 15,22 and 3rd Aug and married at Glass same day".