Alexander Irvine of Drum (-1744)

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Alexander Irvine of Drum ‡
Birth:	9999 Scotland, United Kingdom
Death:	1744
Father:	James Irvine, 3rd of Artamford (-c1703)
Mother:	Margaret Sutherland (c1660-)
Spouse / partner:	Isabel Thomson (c1680-)
Wedding:	1698
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Alexander Irvine, 16th Baron of Drum and 4th of Artamford was born 9999 in Scotland, United Kingdom to James Irvine, 3rd of Artamford (-c1703) and Margaret Sutherland (c1660-) and died 1744 of unspecified causes. He married Isabel Thomson (c1680-) 1698 .

The Irvines of Artamford would not have been expecting to inherit Drum. However, as can be seen at http://clanirwin.org/files/8514/9192/1739/Copy_of_The_Barons_of_Drum_simplified.pdf, the 12th, 14th, and 15th Barons died without issue, and the title reverted to the great-grandson of the younger brother of the 9th Baron after briefly passing to descendants of the younger brother of the 8th Baron. Some legal proceedings had clouded the issue.

Alexander died within a year of succeeding in 1744, but the next seven successions were all father-to-son and averaged 28 years each, one tenure - that of the 18th Baron - lasting 83 years.

Siblings

Offspring of James Irvine, 3rd of Artamford (-c1703) and Margaret Sutherland (c1660-)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Alexander Irvine of Drum (-1744)	9999 Scotland, United Kingdom	1744	Isabel Thomson (c1680-)
William Irvine of Artamford (-c1754)
Margaret Irvine (c1683-)
Thomas Irvine of Auchmunziel (1685-c1761)
Charles Irvine (c1693-1771)

Children

Offspring of Alexander Irvine of Drum and Isabel Thomson (c1680-)¢
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Margaret Irvine (c1699-1779)
Isabel Irvine (c1701-)
Janet Irvine (c1703-1782)
James Irvine (c1705-)
Anne Irvine (c1707-1779)
Elizabeth Irvine (c1709-1779)
Alexander Irvine of Drum (c1711-1761)	1711 Scotland, United Kingdom	9 February 1761 Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom	Marion Ogilvie (c1725-1796)
Mary Irvine (c1713-1813)

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‡ General

http://www.thepeerage.com/p48598.htm#i485978, citing Burke's Peerage https://archive.org/stream/irvinesofdrumcol00lesl/irvinesofdrumcol00lesl_djvu.txt at around page 139 His mother's birth year is merely estimated, as is his wife's.

¢ Children

James died, unmarried, before his father did. The scan of the archived book says this about the daughters: "(1) Margaret, who was married to James Kose of Clava, and died 15th February, 1779; (2) Isabel; (3) Janet, died 9th March, 1782; (4) Anne, died 1st June, 1779; (5) Elizabeth, died 18th January, 1779; (6) Mary, died in November, 1813." Their birth years here are merely estimated, as is James's, but Alexander's is probably correct because he was stated to have died in February 1761 in his fiftieth year.

Robin Patterson