Lilias (Chisholm) Chisholm Lady Struy (bef. 1706)

Born before 29 Jun 1706 in Inverness-shire, Scotland

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Died [date unknown] in Struy, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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Biography

Lilias (Chisholm) Chisholm Lady Struy is a member of Clan Chisholm.

Lilias Chisholm, baptized 29 Jun 1706

At Erchless, June 29, 1706, John Chisholm of Comar presented his daughter called Lilias to be presented. Godfathers: Mr. Simon McKenzie of Allan Grange & Bayn of Tulloch ygr.^[1]

By his wife, Sir Roderick Mackenzie's daughter, John [Chisholm] had issue:

1. Roderick, his heir and successor.

2. Alexander of Muckerach, whose male representatives on the death of Duncan Macdonell Chisholm, on the 18th of September, 1858, without male issue, succeeded to the family estates as heir of entail, and of whom in their order.

3. Janet, who married one of the Macdonells of Leek.

4. LILIAS, who married Fraser of Struy.

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HUGH FRASER, seventh of Struy, who is found guilty on the 6th of September, 1698 along with his father and several others under the designation of "Hugh Fraser, son to Struy," of treasonable practices against the State, sentenced to death, and forfeited in absence the same day. His name also appears in 1711 and 1716. He married LILIAS, daughter of John Chisholm, XX. of Chisholm, with issue.

1. Thomas, his heir and successor.

2. David, who married, with issue.

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Sources

1. ↑ https://www.clanfraser.ca/fraserfi.htm
2. ↑ HISTORY OF THE CHISHOLMS WITH GENEALOGIES OF THE PRINCIPAL FAMILIES OF THE NAME, BY ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, F.S.A. SCOT., I N V E R N E S S : A. & W. MACKENZIE. MDCCCXCI. p. 59
3. ↑ HISTORY F R A S E R S OF LOVAT WITH GENEALOGIES OF THE PRINCIPAL FAMILIES OF THE NAME; TO WHICH IS ADDED THOSE OF DUNBALLOCH AND PHOFACHY. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, M.J.I., PARK HOUSE, INVERNESS, March, 1896. p. 641-642
4. ↑ THE MEDLAM CHARTS. A series of Chisholm family charts compiled by Wilfred Medlam. Medlam PDF Files, p. 16.

• https://www.clanfraser.ca/fraserfi.htm
• HISTORY OF THE CHISHOLMS WITH GENEALOGIES OF THE PRINCIPAL FAMILIES OF THE NAME, BY ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, F.S.A. SCOT., I N V E R N E S S : A. & W. MACKENZIE. MDCCCXCI. p. 59
• HISTORY F R A S E R S OF LOVAT WITH GENEALOGIES OF THE PRINCIPAL FAMILIES OF THE NAME; TO WHICH IS ADDED THOSE OF DUNBALLOCH AND PHOFACHY. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, M.J.I., PARK HOUSE, INVERNESS, March, 1896. p. 641-642
• THE MEDLAM CHARTS. A series of Chisholm family charts compiled by Wilfred Medlam. Medlam PDF Files, p. 16.

Research Note

A number of sources indicate that Lillias Chisholm, daughter of John Chisholm, 20th Chisholm of Chisholm was the wife of Hugh Fraser, 7th Laird of Struy. This is simply not possible. Lillias was baptised in 1706, presumably as an infant. Thomas Fraser, 8th of Struy was himself born in 1709. It therefore seems clear that the “Fraser of Struy” which authorities say Lillias married was in fact Thomas and not his father Hugh. Furthermore it is understood that Hugh’s wife and Thomas’ mother was in fact Mary Baillie, presumably a daughter of the Dunain, Dochfour or Lamington family.