'Skene02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Skene of Hallyards, Skene of Pitlour, Skene of Skene

                               
Alexander Skene, 11th of Skene (b 1547, d 1604)
We follow the numbering of the lairds used by the web site identified below as a Main Source for this page.
1. James Skene, 12th of Skene (d 1605)
  m. Jean or Joane Douglas (dau of Sir William Douglas of Glenbervie)
  A. Alexander Skene (dvp before 1599)
  m. Janet Burnet (dau of Alexander Burnet of Leys)
  Janet is known to have married an Alexander Skene 'of that ilk', probably this Alexander, and is assumed to have been mother of ...
  i. Alexander Skene, 13th of Skene (d 1634)
a. James Skene, 14th of Skene (d 1656)
  m. Elizabeth Forbes (b 08.03.1611, dau of Arthur Forbes, 10th Lord)
  Elizabeth is known to have married James and is assumed to have been mother of ...
  (1) John Skene, 15th of Skene (d 1680)
  m. Jean Burnett (dau of Alexander Burnett, younger of Leys)
  Jean is known to have married John and is assumed to have been mother of ...
  (A) Alexander Skene, 16th of Skene (b 1663/4, d 20.01.1724)
  m. Giles Eadie (bpt 01.02.1674, d 06.11.1750, dau of David Eadie of Newark and Easter Echt)
(i) George Skene, 17th of Skene (bpt 25.02.1695, d 1756)
  (a) George Skene, 18th of Skene (d 1781)
  ((1)) George Skene, 19th of Skene (dsp 1825)
  ((2)) Alexander Skene, 20th of Skene (dsp 1827)
  ((3)) Mary Skene
  m. (17.08.1775) Alexander Duff, 3rd Earl of Fife (b 1731, d 17.04.1811)
  (B) Barbara Skene (b 04.07.1676, d 22.11.1723, 4th/youngest dau) probably of this generation
  m. John Tytler of Aberdeen (b 1680, d 23.01.1762)
  b. Mary Skene
  m. George Mackenzie (a 1658)
  c. Margaret Skene
  m. Robert Irvine, 1st of Montcoffer
B. Andrew Skene in Auchorie
  BLG1886 reports that Andrew was son of Alexander Skene but BLG1952 identifies his parents as James and Jean Douglas.
  m. Bessie Cadell
  i. Sir Andrew (Alexander) Skene of Hallyards (a 1641, d before 05.1653)
  m. Barbara Forbes (dau of William Forbes of Craigievar)
  a. John Skene of Hallyards
  m1. (04.02.1653) Margaret Makgill (d 1690, dau of Sir David Makgill of Rankeillour)
(1) John Skene of Hallyards (d 1709)
  m. Elizabeth Wallace (dau of Sir Thomas Wallace, Bart of Craigie)
  (A) John Skene of Hallyards (d unm 1717)
  BLG1952 reports that John & Elizabeth had issue other than John. BLG1886&1952 (Trotter of Byers Hall) report that they had a grandson as shown below.
  (B) ?? Skene
(i) Philip Wharton Skene (Colonel)
  (a) Andrew Philip Skene (Major)
  ((1)) Henrietta Skene
  m. William Trotter (b 1800, Lt. Colonel)
  (2) James Skene of Grange and Kirkcaldy (d 1698)
  m. (1688) Anna Drummond (dau of James Drummond of Cullmalundie)
  BLG1952 shows 2 daughters by this marriage, Elizabeth (m. Sir Henry Wardlaw in 1673) and Katherine (1st marriage in 1679). Noting that BP1934 (Wardlaw) identifies Elizabeth's father as John of Hallyards, the dates suggest that Elizabeth and Katherine were probably the 2 daughters of a generation earlier.
  (3) Elizabeth Skene
  m. (24.04.1673) Sir Henry Wardlaw, 5th Bart of Pitreavie
  (4) Katherine Skene (bur 14.02.1743)
  m1. (1679) Sir James Anstruther of Airdrie (d 11.1682)
  m2. (mcrt 19.12.1683) Andrew Whyte (d 11.1686, Major, Lieut. Governor of Edinburgh Castle)
  m3. (before 12.03.1690) Edward Murray (b 28.02.1669, d 11.11.1737)
  m2. Helen Pitcairn (dau of Patrick Pitcairn of Pitlour)
  (5) David Skene of Pitlour
  m. (25.07.1718) Jean Douglas of Strathendry (d 10.01.1783)
  (A) Robert Skene, 2nd of Pitlour (d unm 19.05.1787)
  (B) Philip Skene, 3rd of Pitlour (d unm 22.06.1788, General)
  (C) David Skene (d 11.05.1788)
  m. Mrs Morrison of Naughton
  (i) David Skene, 4th of Pitlour (d unm 1803/10.1805)
(D) Helen Skene
  m. (1746) George Moncrieff of Reedie and Myres Castle
  (i) Patrick Moncrieff of Reedie and Myres Castle (d 04.1790)
  m. (c1760) Lucy Hay (d 09.11.1822, dau of Peter Hay of Leys and Randerston)
  (a) Patrick George Moncrieff, later Skene of Pitlour (b 15.05.1790, d 30.12.1861) had issue
  m1. (1826) Emily Rait (d 1830, dau of John Rait of Anniston)
  m2. (1837) Jessie Campbell (d 17.11.1895, dau of Dugald John Campbell of Skerrington)
  (ii) Helen Moncrieff apparently of this generation
  m. (1785) James Cheape of Wellfield & Strathtyrum (b 1746, dsp 1824)
  b. Katharine Skene
  m. Willliam Lindsay, Bishop of Dunkeld (d 1679)
  ii. Patrick Skene ancestor of Skenes in Austria
  iii. son
  C. Beatrice Skene
  m. Henry Rose, 2nd of Larachmoir
  Mentioned in BEB1841 (Skene of Curriehill) were ...
  D. Gilbert Skene of Tilliberloch had issue
  E. Patrick Skene ancestor of Skenes of Dyke
  F. William Skene

Main source(s):
(1) For Skene of Skene: http://www.compapp.dcu.ie/~humphrys/FamTree/Skene/
(2) For Skene of Hallyards: BLG1952 (Skene of Hallyards)
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