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James Crichton 1390–1516 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1390

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Nov 1516

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Stephen Crichton

Mother: Catherine Cairnes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hepburn

Children(s): James Crichton, Margaret Crichton

James Crichton was born in 1390 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of Stephen Crichton And Catherine Cairnes. James Crichton married Elizabeth Hepburn, and had children including James Crichton, Margaret Crichton. James Crichton passed away in 1516 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Crichton was born in 1390 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of Stephen Crichton And Catherine Cairnes.
  • James Crichton married Elizabeth Hepburn, and had children including James Crichton, Margaret Crichton.
  • James Crichton passed away in 1516 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Crichton
1342–1434
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Catherine Cairnes
1353–
Birth Location: Cairns, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hepburn
1426–1456
Birth Location: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Crichton
1460–
Birth Location: Scotland
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Margaret Crichton
1460–1518
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
MC

James Crichton's Ancestors

Self
James Crichton
1390–1516
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Stephen Crichton
1342–1434
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Catherine Cairnes
1353–
Cairns, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William Crichton
1304–1393
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Isabel (de) Ros
1280–1334
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Duncan Cairnes
1336–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Ann Seaver
1336–
Cairnes, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Crichton
1295–1357
William Ros
1250–1316
Eustace FitzHugh
1248–1310
William Cairnes
1305–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Crichton
1264–1340
Robert Ros
1228–1285
Isabel Aubigny
1225–1301
Ralph Fitzhugh
1225–1261
Joan Hay
1240–1265

James Crichton's Descendants

1.
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James Crichton (1390–18 Nov 1516) m. Elizabeth Hepburn (1426–March 1456)
  1. 1. James Crichton 1460– m. Janet Crichton 1461–1493
    1. 1. John Crichton 1490–1565 m. Janet Fraser 1514–1600
      1. 1. Margaret Crichton 1504–1610 m. Peter Hay 1499–1565
        1. 1. James Hay 1545–1610 m. Margaret Murray 1547–1615
        2. 2. Edmund Hay 1534–1591
        3. 3. Jane Hay 1537–
        4. 4. Peter Hay 1528–1596
        5. 5. Katherine Hay 1530–
        6. 6. James Hay 1532–
  2. 2. Margaret Crichton 1460–1518

James Crichton's Timeline

2 Records

1390
1390
Birth of James Crichton in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1516
18 Nov 1516
Age 126
Death of James Crichton in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1390
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1516
    Event Place: Scotland
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