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James Henry Boswell 1582–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1582

Birth Location: Ayrshire County, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1661

Death Location: Scotland

Father: James Auchinleck)

Mother: Marion Crawford

Spouse(s): Isabel Wallace, Agnes Glengarock, Christian Halkhead

Children(s): Margaret Boswell, Jean Boswell, David Boswell, Margaret Boswell, Marion Boswell, David Auchinleck), David Auchinleck), Marion Boswell, George Boswall, James Boswell, Elspet Boswell

In 1582, James Henry Boswell entered the world in Ayrshire County, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Boswell 4Th Lord Of Auchinleck And Marion Crawford. James Henry Boswell married Agnes Margaret Cunningham Of Glengarock, Christian Ray Halkhead, Isabel Wallace, and had children including David Boswell, David Boswell 6Th Laird Auchinleck, David Boswell Lord Auchinleck, Elspet Boswell, George Robert Boswall, James Boswell, Jean Boswell, Margaret Boswell, Marion Boswell. James Henry Boswell passed away in 1661 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1582, James Henry Boswell entered the world in Ayrshire County, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Boswell 4Th Lord Of Auchinleck And Marion Crawford.
  • James Henry Boswell married Agnes Margaret Cunningham Of Glengarock, Christian Ray Halkhead, Isabel Wallace, and had children including David Boswell, David Boswell 6Th Laird Auchinleck, David Boswell Lord Auchinleck, Elspet Boswell, George Robert Boswall, James Boswell, Jean Boswell, Margaret Boswell, Marion Boswell.
  • James Henry Boswell passed away in 1661 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Auchinleck)
1560–1618
Birth Location: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Marion Crawford
1562–1632
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
MC

Spouses(s)

Isabel Wallace
1582–1641
Birth Location: Ayrshire County, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Agnes Glengarock
1582–1641
Birth Location: Scotland
AG
Christian Halkhead
1592–
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
CH

Children(s)

Margaret Boswell
1640–1708
Birth Location: Scone, Perthshire, Scotland
MB
Jean Boswell
1602–
Birth Location: –
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David Boswell
1640–1712
Birth Location: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, , Scotland
DB
Margaret Boswell
1602–
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
MB
Marion Boswell
1620–
Birth Location: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
MB
David Auchinleck)
1619–1712
Birth Location: –
DA
David Auchinleck)
1640–1712
Birth Location: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
DA
Marion Boswell
1620–
Birth Location: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
MB
George Boswall
1602–
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
GB
James Boswell
1611–
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elspet Boswell
1612–
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
EB

James Boswell's Ancestors

Self
James Boswell
1582–1661
Birth Place: Ayrshire County, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Boswell (4th Lord of Auchinleck)
1560–1618
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Marion Crawford
1562–1632
Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Boswell
1532–1587
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Christian Dalzell
1532–1587
Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland
David (Crawford (of) Kerse)
1520–1600
Auchinleck, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Joan Fleming
1526–1592
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Auchinleck)
1512–1563
Lady Hamilton
1510–1573
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Auchinleck)
1487–1513
Annabelle Campbell
1491–1575

James Boswell's Descendants

1.
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James (Henry) Boswell (1582–1661) m. Isabel Wallace (1582–Nov 1641) m. Agnes (Margaret Cunningham Of) Glengarock (1582–Nov 1641) m. Christian (Ray) Halkhead (abt 1592–)
  1. 1. Margaret Boswell 1640–1708 m. Laird (David Blair Of) Adomton 1625–1689
    1. 1. William Blair 1671–1750 m. Janet Huie 1670–
      1. 1. Mary Blair 1700–1754 m. William Shaw 1700–1750
        1. 1. John Shaw 1720–1775 m. Mary Waters 1720–1793
  2. 2. Jean Boswell 1602–
  3. 3. David Boswell 1640–1712
  4. 4. Margaret Boswell 1602–
  5. 5. Marion Boswell 1620–
  6. 6. David (Boswell (Lord) Auchinleck) 1619–1712
  7. 7. David (Boswell (6th Laird) Auchinleck) 1640–1712 m. Lady (Anne) Hamilton 1643–1713
    1. 1. James (Boswell, Of Auchenleck, (7th Laird Laird Auchinleck) Boswell) 1672–1749
    2. 2. Ann Boswell 1658–
    3. 3. Jean Boswell 1670–1699
    4. 4. Anne Boswell 1678–
    5. 5. Margaret Boswell 1672–
    6. 6. John Boswell –1749
  8. 8. Marion Boswell 1620–
  9. 9. George (Robert) Boswall 1602–
  10. 10. James Boswell 1611–
  11. 11. Elspet Boswell 1612–

James Boswell's Timeline

2 Records

1582
1582
Birth of James Henry Boswell in Ayrshire County, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ayrshire County, Scotland, United Kingdom
1661
1661
Age 79
Death of James Henry Boswell in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Ayrshire County, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Scotland
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