Abt 1563 - 1630 (67 years)
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| Name |
Alexander (9th of Drum) Irvine |
| Birth |
Abt 1563 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
18 Mar 1630 |
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| 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.
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| Person ID |
I154111 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
1 Aug 2018 |
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| 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.
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