Birth: 1692 Loanhead, Keillor, Kettins, Angus, Scotland, UK
Father: David Leslie (Leslay) b1675-1694
Mother: Janet Dick 1665-a1692
Christening: 17 June 1692 Kettins, Angus, Scotland, UK
Marriage: 1713 Newtyle, Angus, Scotland, UK
Wife: Margaret Scrymgeor (Scrimger, Scrumger) 1688-a1724
Death: September 1771 Kettins, Angus, Scotland, UK
Buried: 17 September 1771 Kettins, Angus, Scotland, UK
John Leslie 1720
Unnamed Leslie 1716
Unnamed Leslie 1720
Agnes Leslie 1721
Jannet Leslie (Lesly) 1722
David Lesly (Leslie) 1724-1803
Christening of David Leslay in the IGI on 17 June 1692 in Kettins, Angus, parents David Leslie and Jane Dick. There is also a submitted entry for the birth of David Leslay on 17 June 1692 at Loan-Head Kilour, Kettins, Angus, parents David and Janet Leslay.
Entry in Ancestry Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 for David Leslay baptised 17 June 1692 in Kettins, Angus, Scotland, parents David Leslay and Janet Dick.
Entry in Scotlands People for David Leslay, parents David Leslay and Janet Dick on 17 October 1792 in Kettins (294/ 10 172). "1692 [...] June 17"David Leslay and Janet Dick of the Loan-Head of Kilour had a male child baptised called David".
There is a submitted entry in the IGI for the marriage of David Leslay, parents David and Janet Leslay and Margaret Scrumger in 1719 in Balldowry, Kettins, Angus, Scotland. There is also a submitted entry for David Lesly and Margaret Scrimger in about 1713 in Newtyle, Angus. I cannot find any evidendence for either.
The first two children were christened in Newtyle where the parents (David Leslie and no mother for one and David Lesly and Margaret Scrimger for the other) lived at the Hill of Keiler (Kilour or Keillor which is just SW of Newtyle) and the last four (parents David Leslie for two and Lesly for two, and Margaret Scrumger)in in Kettins where the parents lived at Muirfolds.
Entry in Scotlands People for the burial of David Leslie on 17 September 1771 aged 80 in Kettins, Angus (294/ 50 226). "Burials 1771 [...] Sept 17[No.] 26 David Leflie in Ketins [aged] 80 [of a] fever".
There are two entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for David Leslay.
Kettins is just off the A923 and Newtyle is some 4 miles east on B954. Keillor is midway between the two. All are about 15 miles NW of Dundee.David Leslie was Felicity's fifth great grandfather.
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