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James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder 1511–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1511

Birth Location: ? Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland ?

Death Date: 30 Apr 1579

Death Location: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Calder

Mother: Marion Forester

Spouse(s): Jeanette Murray, Elisabeth Ross

Children(s): ELIZABETH Sandilands

The story of James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder began in 1511 in ? Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland ?. James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder married Elisabeth Ross, Jeanette Jonett Murray, and had children including Elizabeth Sandilands. James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder passed away in 1579 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder began in 1511 in ? Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland ?.
  • James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder married Elisabeth Ross, Jeanette Jonett Murray, and had children including Elizabeth Sandilands.
  • James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder passed away in 1579 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Calder
1482–1559
Birth Location: Calder Scotland
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Marion Forester
1486–1562
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jeanette Murray
1514–1596
Birth Location: ? Larnarkshire, Scotland ?
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Elisabeth Ross
1560–1594
Birth Location: Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

ELIZABETH Sandilands
1535–
Birth Location: Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Calder's Ancestors

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James Calder
1511–1579
Birth Place: ? Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland ?
Parents
Sir James Sandilands 7th of Calder
1482–1559
Calder Scotland
Marion Forester
1486–1562
Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald (Laird Corsterphine) Forrester
1471–1513
Corsterphine, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Hepburn, Baroness Muirhead of Lauchope lady margaret) hepburn
1490–1542
Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Calder's Descendants

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James (1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of) Calder (Abt 1511–30 Apr 1579) m. Jeanette ((Jonett)) Murray (Abt 1514–29 Nov 1596) m. Elisabeth Ross (1560–16 July 1594)
  1. 1. ELIZABETH Sandilands 1535– m. ROBERT (Scott, Laird Of) Tushielaw 1529–1592
    1. 1. Robert Scott 1563–1589 m. Margaret Atchison\Acheson 1563–1628 m. Catherine Criek 1570–1647
      1. 1. John Scott 1585–1670 m. DAME (FRANCES ANNA DRUMMOND, Lady of Edinburgh, Dame of) Edinburgh 1589–1637 m. Margaret Melville 1605–1646 m. Baroness (Elizabeth) Monteith 1580–1637 m. Margaret Melville 1590–1670
        1. 1. James Scott 1610–1650 m. Lady (Marjorie (Margaret)) Carnegie 1616–1651 m. (11) (Lady Marjorie "Margaret") Carnegie 1616–1667

James Calder's Timeline

3 Records

1511
Abt 1511
Birth of James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder in ? Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland ?
? Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland ?
1573
1573
Age 62
James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder was married
None
1579
30 Apr 1579
Age 68
Death of James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1511
    Event Place: ? Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland ?

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1573

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1579
    Event Place: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
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