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James DONALDSON 1818 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1818

Birth Location: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Dec 1891

Death Location: Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: William Donaldson

Mother: ISABELLA ROLLAND

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James DONALDSON was born in 1818 in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Donaldson and ISABELLA ROLLAND. James DONALDSON passed away in 1891 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James DONALDSON was born in 1818 in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Donaldson and ISABELLA ROLLAND.
  • James DONALDSON passed away in 1891 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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James DONALDSON's Ancestors

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James DONALDSON
1818 – 1891
Birth Place: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Donaldson
1787 – 1868
Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
ISABELLA ROLLAND
1793 – 1825
Airth, Stirling
Grandparents
THOMAS DONALDSON
1755 – 1828
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet White
1753 – 1803
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
John ROLLAND
1760 – 1801
Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Donaldson
1721 –
Agnes Sword
1730 –
Robert White
1725 –
Elizabeth Robison
1725 – 1780
Robert Rolland
Antonietta Rolland
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sword
1707 – 1801
John White
1692 – 1767
Janet Cochran
1698 – 1753
Thomas Robison
1705 – 1790

James DONALDSON's Timeline

2 Records

1818
21 Nov 1818
Birth of James DONALDSON in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
1891
26 Dec 1891
Age 73
Death of James DONALDSON in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1818
    Event Place: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1891
    Event Place: Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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