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| Name |
Magnus Halcro Of Brough |
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Male |
| Person ID |
I76761 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
2 Mar 2009 |
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| Notes |
- MAGNUS HALCRO of Brugh, son of Andrew H., who is mentioned as deceased in 1544-5 ; Chantor of Orkney and parson here from 1555; continued to hold that office at the Reformation. Having been excommunicated for various offences, he referred his case to Douglas, titular Archbishop of St Andrews, and was "absolved"; banished in 1575 by Lord Robert Stewart and compelled to discharge his heritage. He marr. Margaret, daugh. and heiress of Sir James Sinclair of Sanday, and had issue Janet (marr. (1) Ronald Elphinston : (2) William Sinclair of Ethay) ; a natural son, Henry. [Calder- wood s Hist., iii., 303 ; Ronald St Glair s MS. on Orkney, 1909-10 ; Craven s Orkney (1558-1662), 20.]
Source: Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, vol 7. pp. 145,146.
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- [S1754] Scott, Hew, Fasti, (Edinburg, UK: Oliver and Boyd, 1928), pp. 245, 246 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1770] Clouston, J. Storer, Clouston (1914), (Edinburg, UK: by University Press for the Scottish History Society, 1914.), p. 468 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1782] Anderson, Oeter D., Anderson (1982), (Edinburg, UK: J. Donald, 1982.), p. 172 (Reliability: 3).
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