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People [PERS ID:1190]

Field	Data
ID	1190
Title	Captain
First Name	David
Middle Name/Initial(s)
Last Name	Skene
Maiden Name
AKA
Gender	Male
Occupation	Army officer
Medical Professional?	Unknown

Birth/Death

Birth/Death
Birth (year)
Date of death (year)	1788

Notes


Of 28th Regiment of Foot. Retired 11 Dec. 1775. Inspector of Military Roads in Scotland. He d. 11 May 1788. Younger brother of Generals Robert and Philip Skene of Hallyards, Fife. Via his mother, Jean Douglas of Strathendry (d. 1783), a cousin of the Douglases of Strathendry and of Adam Smith (qqv). He m. Elizabeth Morrison, and had at least 2 children, David and Katherine (d. before 1803). His son David (1783-1803) inherited Hallyards and Pitlour from his uncle, his father having narrowly predeceased his older brothers. However, his death, unmarried, in Paris, meant the inheritance case was taken to the Lords in 1825 as Moncreiff v Skene. See William Forbes Skene, Memorials of the family of Skene of Skene (Aberdeen, 1887), pp. 61-63.

Of 28th Regiment of Foot. Retired 11 Dec. 1775. Inspector of Military Roads in Scotland. He d. 11 May 1788. Younger brother of Generals Robert and Philip Skene of Hallyards, Fife. Via his mother, Jean Douglas of Strathendry (d. 1783), a cousin of the Douglases of Strathendry and of Adam Smith (qqv). He m. Elizabeth Morrison, and had at least 2 children, David and Katherine (d. before 1803). His son David (1783-1803) inherited Hallyards and Pitlour from his uncle, his father having narrowly predeceased his older brothers. However, his death, unmarried, in Paris, meant the inheritance case was taken to the Lords in 1825 as Moncreiff v Skene. See William Forbes Skene, Memorials of the family of Skene of Skene (Aberdeen, 1887), pp. 61-63.

Cases that this person appears in:

Count	Case ID	Case Name
1	Case 382	Case of Captain Skene whose recent 'attack' is blamed on cold milk.
2	Case 599	Case of Captain Skene who suffers from 'langour and oppression'.
3	Case 621	Case of Colonel Skene's brother Captain David Skene, who is given detailed instructions on taking medicines sent to relieve him of his 'feverish fits'. This patient presents different symptoms in later years.
4	Case 936	Case of Colonel Skene who has gout on his stomach.
5	Case 1459	Case of Captain David Skene who has a venereal infection.
6	Case 2093	Case of an unnamed boy of ten who dies of rabies as mentioned by Dr Archibald Bathie.
7	Case 2181	Case of Captain Skene who has a persistent cough and spitting.