Thomas (of Shipland) Alves

• Name	Thomas (of Shipland) Alves
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I80920	First tree
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2022

  
  

  Children	1. Unknown Alves
  Family ID	F72737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):The first Laird of "SHIPLAND" the seat of the family in Inverness was Sir John Alves of 1556. Thomas Alves - Burgess of Inverness 9-26-1698 Thomas Alves, Jr. - Burgess of Inverness 6-5-1732 Alexander Alves - Burgess of Inverness 9-28-1785 Archibald Alves - Burgess of Inverness 8-19-1793. MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY MENTIONED IN BURGH RECORDS etc: Walter Alves - One of the inquistion on the lands of Meth - 1263. William Alves - With other nobles of Moray, in 1561, supported Protestantism against the oppression of Chares II (Shaw's History). Blair Alves - Burgess of Elgin - 1603-6 Alexander Alves - Burgess of Forres - 1574-5 William Alves - Elected to Town Council - 1642 Thomas Alves - Elected to Town Council - 1667 William Alves - Burgess of Inverness - 1671 Thomas Alves - Bailie for Forres - 1677-85 Thomas Alves - Burgess for Inverness - 1698 Thomas Alves - Treasurer of the Royal Burgh - 1708 Alexander Alves - Burgess of Elgin - 1765 Robert Alves - Professor and Poet-Elgin - 1745 John Alves-Maj. General of the Army-Elgin - 1863 This may be thwe Thomas who married Jean Curhbert, whose brother Alexander, known as "L'Abbe Colbert", came to Edinburgh after an absence of about thirty years and bought back the estate. ' the old Duchus'. Is this is the case, then their father was George, who, with his wife, Mary Mackintosh of Blairvie, was infeft in Castlehill, in 1735.