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James Fairweather Coutts 1859 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 APR 1859

Birth Location: Kinnell, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 2 APR 1948

Death Location: Angus, Scotland

Father: Alexander Fairweather

Mother: Jane Coutts

Spouse(s): Mary Ferguson

Children(s): William Coutts, James Coutts, Agnes Coutts, John Coutts, Ellen Coutts, David Coutts, Alexander Coutts, Mary Coutts, Charles Coutts

In 1859, James Fairweather Coutts entered the world in Kinnell, Angus, Scotland, born to Alexander Fairweather and Jane Coutts. James Fairweather Coutts married Mary Ferguson, and had children including William Coutts, James Dryden Coutts, Agnes Mary Coutts, John Watson Coutts, Ellen Mitchell Coutts, David Airth Coutts, Alexander Coutts, Mary Coutts, Charles Coutts. James Fairweather Coutts passed away in 1948 in Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1859, James Fairweather Coutts entered the world in Kinnell, Angus, Scotland, born to Alexander Fairweather and Jane Coutts.
  • James Fairweather Coutts married Mary Ferguson, and had children including William Coutts, James Dryden Coutts, Agnes Mary Coutts, John Watson Coutts, Ellen Mitchell Coutts, David Airth Coutts, Alexander Coutts, Mary Coutts, Charles Coutts.
  • James Fairweather Coutts passed away in 1948 in Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Fairweather
1838 – 1938
Birth Location: (Scotland)
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Jane Coutts
1838 – 1899
Birth Location: Kirkden, Angus, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Ferguson
1868 – 1951
Birth Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Coutts
1889 – 1890
Birth Location: Kinnell, Angus, Scotland
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James Coutts
1891 – 1971
Birth Location: Kinnell, Angus, Scotland
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Agnes Coutts
1892 – 1954
Birth Location: Aberlemno, Angus, Scotland
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John Coutts
1897 – 1948
Birth Location: Panbride, Angus, Scotland
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Ellen Coutts
1899 – 1959
Birth Location: Panbride, Forfarshire, Scotland
EC
David Coutts
1901 – 1984
Birth Location: Carmyllie, Angus, Scotland
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Alexander Coutts
1907 – 1983
Birth Location: St Vigeans, Angus, Scotland
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Mary Coutts
1909 – 1991
Birth Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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Charles Coutts
1911 – 2000
Birth Location: Arbirlot, Angus, Scotland
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James Coutts's Ancestors

Self
James Coutts
1859 – 1948
Birth Place: Kinnell, Angus, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Fairweather
1838 – 1938
(Scotland)
Jane Coutts
1838 – 1899
Kirkden, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Joseph Coutts
1805 – 1877
Murly, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Birse
1810 – 1891
(Scotland)
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Coutts
1781 – 1851
Margaret Clarke
1786 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Coutts
1731 – 1789
Isabel Henderson
1739 – 1792
Alexander Clark
1766 – 1866
Catherine Chapman
1766 – 1866

James Coutts's Descendants

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James (Fairweather) Coutts (25 APR 1859 – 2 APR 1948) m. Mary Ferguson (12 JUL 1868 – 22 JAN 1951)
  1. 1. William Coutts (18 SEP 1889 – 19 APR 1890)
  2. 2. James (Dryden) Coutts (25 JAN 1891 – 1971) m. Caroline MacTavish (26 AUG 1891 – 1956)
  3. 3. Agnes (Mary) Coutts (29 SEP 1892 – 29 JAN 1954) m. David Donaldson (1899 – 7 JAN 1974)
    1. 1. David Donaldson (1920 – BEF 2020)
    2. 2. Violet Donaldson (1923 – )
    3. 3. Norman (James) Donaldson (1925 – ABT 2011) m. Patricia (Mabel) Campbell (1927 – 2020)
      1. 1. Ann Donaldson (AFT 1947 – ) m. [________] Bell (AFT 1947 – )
    4. 4. Dorothy (Agnes) Donaldson (1928 – )
    5. 5. William Donaldson (1930 – 29 APR 1954)
    6. 6. James Donaldson (1931 – 26 JAN 1945)
  4. 4. John (Watson) Coutts (17 AUG 1897 – 30 APR 1948) m. Elizabeth Craik (10 JUL 1893 – 12 DEC 1983)
    1. 1. Gilbert Coutts (10 FEB 1919 – BEF 2019) m. Winnifred Evans (ABT 1919 – BEF 2019)
      1. 1. Gilbert Coutts (AFT 1939 – )
      2. 2. Leslie Coutts (AFT 1940 – )
      3. 3. Bradley Coutts (AFT 1941 – )
      4. 4. [________] Coutts (AFT 1942 – ) m. [________] Abbott (AFT 1942 – )
        1. 1. Ashley Coutts (AFT 1962 – )
        2. 2. Joy Coutts (AFT 1963 – )
    2. 2. [________] Coutts (ABT 1924 – ) m. Florence (Emily) Taylor (1924 – 1988)
      1. 1. Flo Coutts (AFT 1944 – ) m. [________] Dean (AFT 1944 – )
  5. 5. Ellen (Mitchell) Coutts (10 MAY 1899 – AUG 1959) m. George Findlay (17 APR 1892 – 12 DEC 1970)
    1. 1. Mary (Ferguson) Findlay (13 FEB 1928 – 8 SEP 2020) m. [________] Walker (ABT 1928 – )
      1. 1. [________] Walker (AFT 1948 – )
  6. 6. David (Airth) Coutts (23 MAY 1901 – 17 SEP 1984) m. Mary (Ann) Cuthill (24 JUN 1905 – 1990)
  7. 7. Alexander Coutts (1907 – 4 DEC 1983)
  8. 8. Mary Coutts (1 MAY 1909 – 31 JUL 1991) m. James (Allan) Cuthill (4 OCT 1901 – 13 JUN 1936) m. Arthur (David) Corsar (5 MAR 1901 – 26 MAR 1979)
    1. 1. Thomas (Coutts) Cuthill (3 DEC 1928 – 2 JAN 1988)
    2. 2. James (Allan) Cuthill (22 FEB 1931 – 2 NOV 2006)
    3. 3. Ian Cuthill (13 OCT 1942 – 27 MAY 1944)
  9. 9. Charles Coutts (14 JUN 1911 – 3 MAY 2000) m. Barbara (McNeish) Hamilton (31 OCT 1914 – 25 AUG 1992)

James Coutts's Timeline

2 Records

1859
25 APR 1859
Birth of James Fairweather Coutts in Kinnell, Angus, Scotland
Kinnell, Angus, Scotland
1948
2 APR 1948
Age 89
Death of James Fairweather Coutts in Angus, Scotland
Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 APR 1859
    Event Place: Kinnell, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 APR 1948
    Event Place: Angus, Scotland
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