Captain John Cheape, the builder of Girgenti House, belonged to the Fife family represented by George C. Cheape, Esq., of Strathtyrum, and was the seventh son of James Cheape, Esq., of Sauchie, in Clackmannanshire.
Captain John Cheape, der Erbauer von Girgenti House, gehörte zu der durch George C. Cheape, Esq., aus Strathtyrum bekannten Familie aus Fife und war der siebte Sohn von James Cheape, Esq., aus Sauchie in Clackmannanshire.