Alexander (9th of Drum) Irvine^[1]

Abt 1563 - 1630  (67 years)

• Name	Alexander (9th of Drum) Irvine
  Birth	Abt 1563
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Mar 1630	Kelly
  Burial	Arbirlot, Angus, Scotland
  	He was buried within the old church of Arbirlot, where a monument was erected to his memory at the east end of the church, on which the particulars of this mortification were recorded. Part of the monument was covered by the low floor of the gallery afterwards erected, so that only a very small part of the inscription could be read from the pews below. The monument was accidentally destroyed when the church was taken down in 1832.
  Person ID	I154111	First tree
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Alexander (8th of Drum) Irvine   d. 1603
  Mother	Elizabeth (of Marischall) Keith,   b. Abt 1532, Dunottar, Kincard d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1552
  Family ID	F22545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion (of Buchan) Douglas,   b. 1567, Morphie, Scotland d. Abt 1650 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1590
  Children	1. Robert (of Fedderet) Irvine   d. Aft 24 Jun 1664   2. Janet (of Drum) Irvine   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margaret (of Drum) Irvine   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sir Alexander (10th Laird of Drum) Irvine,   b. 1596, Drum Castle, Aberdeen, Scotland d. May 1658, Drum Castle, Aberdeen, Scotland (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F27391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2018

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander, known as 'Little Breeches' because he followed the Continental fashion of short trousers, was responsible for the building of the Jacobean mansion of Drum in 1619. He was Sheriff of Aberdeen and he and his wife, Marion Douglas, were noted local philanthropists. The laird was rich enough to lend money to King James VI. He asked for a special dispensation to eat meat on Wednesdays and Fridays as well as other days, gave L10,000 for a scholarship at Aberdeen University - which survives today as the Drum Bursary - and a large number of other benefactions including '32 bolls of meal' for the poor people of nearby Drumoak. His wife also founded a hospital for spinsters in Aberdeen.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2822] Hamish Maclaren.