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James Erskine Earl van Buchan 1615–1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1615

Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 October 1664

Death Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Erskine

Mother: Maria Buchan

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The story of James Erskine Earl van Buchan began in 1615 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Erskine Earl van Buchan passed away in 1664 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James Erskine Earl van Buchan began in 1615 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Erskine Earl van Buchan passed away in 1664 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Buchan's Ancestors

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James Buchan
1615–1664
Birth Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James 6th Earl of Buchan Erskine
1594–1640
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Maria (Douglas Gravin van) Buchan
1601–1628
Scotland
Grandparents
John (Lord Erskine van Cardross Earl van Mar) III
1562–1634
Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Maria Stewart
1576–1644
Aubigny-sur-Nere, Departement du Cher, Centre, France
James (Douglas Earl van) Buchan
1583–1601
Bridgend, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Anne) Ogilvy
1580–1615
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Mar
1525–1572
Annabella Murray
1555–1603
Walter Deskford
1560–1624
Mary Douglas
1565–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Murray
1495–1562
Lady Campbell
1498–1577
Alexander Ogilvie
1537–1562
Barbara Ogilvie
1539–1565

James Buchan's Timeline

2 Records

1615
3 March 1615
Birth of James Erskine Earl van Buchan in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1664
1 October 1664
Age 49
Death of James Erskine Earl van Buchan in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1615
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 October 1664
    Event Place: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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