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James 1 Buist 1540–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 November 1540

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 Aug 1598

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Buist

Mother: Bessie Horne

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Willyem Bwist

James 1 Buist was born in 1540 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Buist And Bessie Horne. James 1 Buist had children including Willyem William Bwist. James 1 Buist passed away in 1598 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James 1 Buist was born in 1540 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Buist And Bessie Horne.
  • James 1 Buist had children including Willyem William Bwist.
  • James 1 Buist passed away in 1598 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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James Buist's Ancestors

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James Buist
1540–1598
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Buist
1520–
dunfermlinefife, Scotland
Bessie Horne
1520–
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Buist's Descendants

1.
JB
James (1) Buist (17 November 1540–1 Aug 1598)
  1. 1. Willyem ((William)) Bwist 1573–1628 m. Helen Turnebull 1573–
    1. 1. Charles Baid\Buist 1604–
      1. 1. Margaret Baid 1614–1659 m. William(Willy) (Keir*) 1615 1615–
        1. 1. Helen Keir 1660– m. James Walls 1656–

James Buist's Timeline

2 Records

1540
17 November 1540
Birth of James 1 Buist in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1598
1 Aug 1598
Age 58
Death of James 1 Buist in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 November 1540
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1598
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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