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Alexander Durham 1516–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Grange, Monifieth, Scotland

Death Date: 1564

Death Location: Grange, Monifeith, Scotland

Father: John Durham

Mother: Isabell\ Dereham

Spouse(s): Janet Erskine

Children(s): William Sr

The story of Alexander Durham began in 1516 in Grange, Monifieth, Scotland. Alexander Durham married Janet Joan Bennette Brown Erskine, and had children including William Durham Sr. Alexander Durham passed away in 1564 in Grange, Monifeith, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Durham began in 1516 in Grange, Monifieth, Scotland.
  • Alexander Durham married Janet Joan Bennette Brown Erskine, and had children including William Durham Sr.
  • Alexander Durham passed away in 1564 in Grange, Monifeith, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Durham
1507–1529
Birth Location: Grange Near, Monifieth, Angusshire, Scotland
JD
Isabell\ Dereham
1475–1560
Birth Location: Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire, England
ID

Spouses(s)

Janet Erskine
1509–1572
Birth Location: Dundee, Agnus, Scotland
JE

Children(s)

William Sr
1544–1619
Birth Location: Monifieth, Angus, Scotland
WS

Alexander Durham's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Durham
1516–1564
Birth Place: Grange, Monifieth, Scotland
Parents
John Thomas Durham
1507–1529
Grange Near, Monifieth, Angusshire, Scotland
Isabell\ (Elizabeth Paynell) Dereham
1475–1560
Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Derham
1436–
Crimplesham, Downham Market, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Jane ((Johanne) Bennett) Derham
1440–1546
Crimplesham, Downham Market, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Durham's Descendants

1.
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Alexander Durham (1516–1564) m. Janet (Joan Bennette Brown) Erskine (1509–10 Jan 1572)
  1. 1. William (Durham) Sr 1544–1619 m. Eleanor Bignell 1558–1617
    1. 1. Wililam (James) Durham 1601–1669 m. Grisell Kyd 1605–
      1. 1. Magdalen Durrhame 1637– m. John (David) Livingston 1627–
        1. 1. David Livingston 1660– m. Magdalene Mann 1661–

Alexander Durham's Timeline

3 Records

1516
1516
Birth of Alexander Durham in Grange, Monifieth, Scotland
Grange, Monifieth, Scotland
1549
1549
Age 33
Alexander Durham was married in Dun, Forfarshire, Scotland
Dun, Forfarshire, Scotland
1564
1564
Age 48
Death of Alexander Durham in Grange, Monifeith, Scotland
Grange, Monifeith, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Grange, Monifieth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Dun, Forfarshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Grange, Monifeith, Scotland
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