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Ædie of Aberdeen, Scotland

Many variations in spelling.
The standard spelling is with the letter from Old English "Æ", sometimes called "Ash".
This is capital AE diphthong or ligature.
In modern notation one would write "Aedie".

See Ædie arms.

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Wife of Robert Skene of Belhelvie

The first of our lines starts with:

• David Ædie,
  of Aberdeen.
  He mar Isobel Forbes.
  They had issue:

  
  

  1. (dau) Ædie.
     She mar Robert Skene [of Belhelvie] and had issue.
     He was burgess of Aberdeen in 1571.
     She died before 1574.

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The family of David Ædie the Parliamentarian

The second of our lines appears to descend from the family of David Ædie the Parliamentarian.
But more work needs to be done on this.

• Andrew Ædie,
  of Aberdeen.
  He was buried in 1604.
  Father of David Ædie the Parliamentarian.

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Miscellaneous Ædie of Aberdeen

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Sources yet to be consulted

• "Ms. D" referenced on p.4 of [Skene, 1887].
  • Includes "accounts of the families of Skene of Skene" [and Skene of other places] "and account of some of the predecessors of Giles Adie, wife of Alexander Skene, who died at Skene, 20th January, 1724."
  • These formed part of "The account of the families of Scotland, in the possession of the late George Chalmers, F.R.S.S.A.". Date about 1770.
  • Search Archival material relating to George Chalmers.

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• Kate Adie
  • The BBC war reporter Kate Adie was adopted and so is not descended from this family.
  • She was adopted by John Wilfred Adie and Maud Fambely of Sunderland.