LIBINDX ONLINE GENEALOGICAL SEARCH

If your roots are in Moray and you have some basic facts to build on, you can employ the resources of The Moray Council’s Local Heritage Centre to help trace your family tree. The Local Heritage Centre at Grant Lodge holds a comprehensive collection of unique records. These can make the difference between success and failure in your search.


Biography Details

Reference No.:
 NM000985
Surname:
 FALCONER
Forename(s):
 COLIN
Maiden Name:
 
Occupation:
 MINISTER OF FORRES & BISHOP OF MORAY
Date of Birth:
 1623
Place of Birth:
 
Father's Name:
 WILLIAM FALCONER OF DOWNDUFF
Mother's Name:
 BEATRIX DUNBAR
Biography:
 

Marriage Details

Spouse's Name:
 LILIAS ROSE CLAVA
Date of Marriage:
 1648
Place of Marriage:
 
Married by:
 
Marriage Narrative:
 PARENTS OF ALEXANDER & JEAN & MR WILLIAM FALCONER

Death Details

Date of Death:
 11 NOV 1686
Age:
 63
Headstone Ref:
 Ec336
Place of Death:
 
Parish Register:
 
Death Narrative:
 INTERRED IN AISLE OF ST GILES CHURCH ELGIN

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper
Description
 Date
 Page/Column

Miscellaneous Articles

Date
Description
Miscellaneous
1665
charter by Falconer to Alexander Forsyth, burgess of Forres and Florence Rosse of lands in Forres - ZBFo A52/4/23-24
1673
instrument of sasine for Alexander Cook in Elgin, over Archdean's Manse in Elgin, following a precept of clare constat by Falconer - ZBEL A4/2/6
1675
feu charter by Falconer of land in Forres to his son & Elizabeth Tulloch - ZBFo A52/4/175-176
1681
instrument of resignation over lands in Rafford given to - DAE Be4/1/13
1681
charter of resignation over lands in Rafford by - DAE Be4/1/14
1683
charter of resignation and novodamus over lands in Rafford by - DAE Be4/1/18
1684
instrument of sasine for James Smith, mason, burgess of Forres, over land in Forres following a disposition by Falconar - ZBFo A52/4/237
1685
charter of resignation over lands in Rafford by - DAE Be4/ 1/19
1687
testament - MF A45(1) p66-68
1882
copy of inscription on gravestone in Elgin Cathedral Churchyard in "The history of the province of Moray ..." vol 1 p393 by Lachlan Shaw enlarged by J F S Gordon - L 941.223
1900
copy of tombstone inscription in "Note on the heraldry of Elgin and it's neighbourhood ..." by W Rae Macdonald contained in "Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland" vol XXIX p354 - L 936.11
1914
inscriptions on gravestones at Elgin Cathedral in "Elgin past and present an historical guide" p83-84 by Herbert B Mackintosh - L 941.223 ELG
2009
"Monumental inscriptions Elgin Cathedral Moray" compiled by Moray Burial Ground Research Group no 336 - L 941.22
2013
photograph of his portrait in "Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in the North and West of Scotland" The Public Catalogue Foundation - p130 - L750.74416