Birth: 1724 Muirfold, Kettins, Angus, Scotland, UK
Father: David Leslie (Leslay, Lesly) 1692-1771
Mother: Margaret Scrimger (Scrumger) b1698-a1724
Christening: 6 September 1724 Kettins, Angus, Scotland, UK
Marriage: 19 November 1742 Lundie And Fowlis, Angus, Scotland, UK
Wife: Agnes Spankie 1721-1766
Marriage: 4 December 1772 Kettins, Angus, Scotland, UK
Wife: Margaret Sheddan b1757-a1774
Death: April-May 1703 Blackbole, Kettins, Angus, Scotland, UK
Burial: 3 May 1803 Kettins, Angus,Scotland, UK
By Agnes Spankie
Unnamed Leslie 1743
Unnamed Leslie 1745
Unnamed Leslie 1749
Agnes Leslie 1751-1757
Isobel (Isabel) Leslie 1754
Elizabeth Leslie 1756-1757
Janet Leslie 1758-1788
David Leslie 1761-a1809
Ann Leslie 1763
By Margaret Sheddan
Elizabeth Leslie [Smith] 1774-a1806
Christening of David Lesly in the IGI on 6 September 1724 in Kettins, Angus, parents David Lesly and Margaret Scrumger. The same information is in Ancestry Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. There is a submitted entry in the IGI giving the same information adding the birth was at Muirfold, Kettins.
Entry in Scotlands People Church Registers for the baptism of David Lesly on 6 September 1724 in Kettins, parents David Lesly and Margaret Scrumger. "1724 [...] September 6th David Lesly and Margaret Scrumger in Muirfolds had a child baptised called David".
Submitted entry in the IGI for the marriage of David Leslie and Agnes Spankie on 19 November 1742 in Lundie And Fowlis, Angus while another three entries give it on 23 October 1742 in Lundie.
Entry in Scotlands People Church Records for the marriage of David Leslie and Agnes Spankie on 19 November 1742 in Lundie and Fowlis. "1742 Marriages & Testimonials [...] Oct 23rd David Leflie in the parish of Ketins and Agnes Spanklie in this were contracted in order to marriage testimonials being ? ? [...] David Leflie and Agnes Spankie were married Nov 19th."
There are two unnamed children in submitted entries in the IGI and Scotlands People in 1743 and 1745. There is also a submitted entry in the IGI for George or Lawrence in 1743 - I assume that one of these was called George and the other Lawrence. There is another in Scotlands People in 1749, but the fathers first name is not given.
All the children were born at Muirside, Kettins.
His wife died at Muirside, Kettins in 1766.
There is an entry for the marriage of David Leslie and Margaret Sheddan in the IGI on 4 December 1772 in Kettins.
Entry in Ancestry Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 for David Lesly and Margt. Shiden on 15 November 1772 in Cargill,Perth.
Entry in Scotlands People Church Records for the marriage of David Leslie and Margaret Sheddan on 4 December 1772 in Kettins. "Register of the Proclamations & Marriages in the Parish of Ketins begun July 12th 1772 {...] David Leslie in this parish and Margaret Sheddan in the parish of Cargill pro November 15, November 22, November 29 married Dec 4th".
David and Margaret had one daughter in Kettins, born in Blackbole.Entry in Scotlands People Church Records for the burial of David Leslie on 3 May 1803 aged 80 in Kettins."Burials 1803 133 [...] 3 May [no.] 13 David Leslie Blackbole [aged] 80 [of] Age".
Kettins is 1 mile SE of Coupar Angus which is 15 miles NW of Dundee, and is now in Perth and Kinross, the boundary between Perthshire and Angus changing in 1891. Lundie is 5 miles SE of Kettins, Fowlis a further mile on the south side of the A923. Cargill is 8 miles WSW of Kettins on A93.
There are five entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for David Leslie born 6 September 1774 in Muirside, Kettins, but have confused him with the son of David Leslie and Elizabeth Rait of Arbroath, Angus.
David Lesly was Felicity's fourth great grandfather.
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