Some notices of the surname of Shand, particularly of the County of Aberdeen

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18th Aug. 1757. James Shand, Merchant, and Mary
Hay, his spouse, had a son born, and baptized James
by the Revd. Mr. Ogilvie, in presence of Francis Leyes
and James Alardice, Merchants. [This child was subse-
quently the late Revd. James Shand, A.M., of the
Greyfriars' Church, Aberdeen, and latterly of Aberluthnot
or Mary kirk, Kincardineshire.]
15th June, 1759. James Shand, Merchant, and Mary
Hay, his spouse, had a son born named Alexander,
baptized by the Revd. Mr. Ogilvie in presence of Al.
Hadden and Jas. Alardice, Merchants. [This child was
afterwards the late Alexr. Shand of Tanfield, Advocate,
Aberdeen. He was a posthumous child.]
The following notices belong to an earlier period
than many of the foregoing entries. As before
mentioned, chronological arrangement has been
found difficult.
7th Nov. 1574. Rechartt Gawin and Margarett
Schaynd had ane sone baiptizit in Aberdeen, by Maister
John Craig, Minister, gotten in marreage, callit Patrick ;
Thomas ScluTynd, Patrick Hunter, Janett Hunter,
witnesses.
26th July, ]576. The same parties had ane sone
baiptizit be Maister Alexr. Arbuthnoitt, Minister, gotten
in mareage, called Andro.
28th July, 1580. The same parties, ane dochter in
mariage callit Isobel; Archibald Hay, Margaret Davidson,
Isobel Gardner, witnesses.