Cicel Grant, my Wife, was born the 28 August 1718.
We were married the 1st November, 1740.
Our First Child, William, was born, the 10 of October 1741.
Our Second Child was born and he died the 4 of October 1742.
Our third Child, Hellen, was born the 30 October, 1745 (her Grand Mother by the Father, whom she was named after died the 27 December, 1725) and she died the 25 August 1746.
Our Fourth Child, Ludovick, was born the 13 November 1747, and died the 26 of August 1748.
Our Fifth Child, Francis, was born the 28 Jully 1749.
Our Sixt Child, Ludovick, was born the 28 October, 1750.
Edinburgh, the 7th November 1752, betwixt 12 and 1 in the morning (being Tuesday) was born our Sevenths Child, and that same forenoon was baptised by the forementioned Mr. William Wallace, in presence of his two Grand Fathers, Mr. John Grant his Grand Uncle, Mr John and Mr James Brodie’s his Uncles by the Father, Mr. William and Mr. Ludovick Grant’s his Uncles by the Mother, and Mrs. Hellen Brodie his Aunt by his Father, named after John Brodie his Uncle.
The above John Brodie, upon the 15th January, 1753, (being Monday) took a Sudden illness and deied betwixt 6 and 7 in the morning and was buried in the before mentioned place. He was a very lively, well proportioned, well loock’d and thriving Child, to appearance, and was 9 weeks and 6 days old.