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James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder 1525–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Apr 1579

Death Location: Calder, West Lothian, Scotland (dates and places from Cracrofts Peerage)

Father: John Calder

Mother: Margaret Forester

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In 1525, James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder entered the world in Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, born to John 8Th Laird Of Calder Sandilands 8Th Laird Of Calder And Margaret Forester. James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder passed away in 1579 in Calder, West Lothian, Scotland (dates and places from Cracrofts Peerage).

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Biography

  • In 1525, James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder entered the world in Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, born to John 8Th Laird Of Calder Sandilands 8Th Laird Of Calder And Margaret Forester.
  • James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder passed away in 1579 in Calder, West Lothian, Scotland (dates and places from Cracrofts Peerage).

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James Calder's Ancestors

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James Calder
1525–1579
Birth Place: Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John 8th Laird of Calder Sandilands, 8th Laird of Calder
1505–1567
Calder, Edinburgh (Fife) Scotland
Margaret Forester
1504–1552
Overton, Dumbarton, Scotland
Grandparents
*Sir (James Sandilands, 7th Lord of Calder 13GGFi,) 13GGS1
1482–1567
West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marion (Forester) 13GGS1
1480–1562
Scotland
Sir (James of Cravie Sandilands "Laird) Calder"
1475–1538
Over, Cambridgeshire, England
Dame (Elizabeth) Crawford
1480–1531
Scotland.
Great-Grandparents
GP Calder
1460–1494
GP Scrimgeour
1460–1481
*Archibald 14GGS1
1444–1494
*Margaret 14GGFi
–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Calder's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder in Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
1579
30 Apr 1579
Age 54
Death of James 1st Lord Torphichen, Sandilands 9th Laird of Calder in Calder, West Lothian, Scotland (dates and places from Cracrofts Peerage)
Calder, West Lothian, Scotland (dates and places from Cracrofts Peerage)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1579
    Event Place: Calder, West Lothian, Scotland (dates and places from Cracrofts Peerage)

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