Broadsea
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Broadsea is a community situated in Aberdeenshire
in the North East of Scotland
. It is a long standing fishing community at the north edge of Fraserburgh
.
Christian Watt
, author of "The Christian Watt Papers" was born and raised in Broadsea. Her memoirs give an insight into the lives in the community during the latter part of the 19th century.
History
Much of the history of the small village of Broadsea in written widely about in Christian Watts' memoirs. Perhaps the most famous group the Broadsea village were the Noble families. They were of great influence in the village in the 17th Century. As such, to buy favour with the family, Alexander Fraser, 11th Lord Saltoun, created a title for the head of the Nobles - the 'Constable of Broadsea'.
The Constableship passed from the Nobles to the Lascelles family in a series of marriages until the 1740s, when the title was revoked by the Hanoverian state. William Lascelles, the last Constable, had been against both the Act of Union and Hanoverian succession. The title continued for at least two more gererations as a hereditory pretendership.
It has been claimed that later Noble families descend from both the 11th and 12th Lord Saltouns of Abernethy.
Constables of Broadsea
3rd Constable - Alexander Noble, Traveller of Zetland.
4th Constable - Grissel Noble, daughter of Alexander.
5th Constable - David Lascelles, son of Grissel and Walter Lascelles.
6th Constable - Anne Lascelles, sister of David.
7th Constable - Margaret Ann Noble, daughter of Anne and Patrick Noble.
8th Constable - William Lascelles (c.1737-1785), son of Margaret and James Lascelles
9th Constable - Helen Lascelles (c.1758-1841), Pretender.
10th Constable - Helen Noble, Pretender.
The 10th Constable was the mother of Christian Watt.
This projection is based on Granny Lascelles account.
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
in the North East of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is a long standing fishing community at the north edge of Fraserburgh
Fraserburgh
Fraserburgh is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with a population recorded in the 2001 Census at 12,454 and estimated at 12,630 in 2006. It lies at the extreme northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, around north of Aberdeen, and north of Peterhead...
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Christian Watt
Christian Watt
Christian Watt was born in 1833 in Broadsea, the fishertown of Fraserburgh. Her four brothers, husband and thirteen year old son were all fishermen killed at sea. This resulted in her being admitted to an asylum in Aberdeen...
, author of "The Christian Watt Papers" was born and raised in Broadsea. Her memoirs give an insight into the lives in the community during the latter part of the 19th century.
History
Much of the history of the small village of Broadsea in written widely about in Christian Watts' memoirs. Perhaps the most famous group the Broadsea village were the Noble families. They were of great influence in the village in the 17th Century. As such, to buy favour with the family, Alexander Fraser, 11th Lord Saltoun, created a title for the head of the Nobles - the 'Constable of Broadsea'.
The Constableship passed from the Nobles to the Lascelles family in a series of marriages until the 1740s, when the title was revoked by the Hanoverian state. William Lascelles, the last Constable, had been against both the Act of Union and Hanoverian succession. The title continued for at least two more gererations as a hereditory pretendership.
It has been claimed that later Noble families descend from both the 11th and 12th Lord Saltouns of Abernethy.
Constables of Broadsea
3rd Constable - Alexander Noble, Traveller of Zetland.
4th Constable - Grissel Noble, daughter of Alexander.
5th Constable - David Lascelles, son of Grissel and Walter Lascelles.
6th Constable - Anne Lascelles, sister of David.
7th Constable - Margaret Ann Noble, daughter of Anne and Patrick Noble.
8th Constable - William Lascelles (c.1737-1785), son of Margaret and James Lascelles
9th Constable - Helen Lascelles (c.1758-1841), Pretender.
10th Constable - Helen Noble, Pretender.
The 10th Constable was the mother of Christian Watt.
This projection is based on Granny Lascelles account.