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James Drummond 1540 – 1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 1623

Death Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: James Drummond

Mother: Agnes Sandilands

Spouse(s): Jean Chisholm

Children(s): John Drummond, Jean Drummond, James Drummond, Lilag Drummond, Margaret Drummond, Christiane Drummond, Catharine DRUMMOND

James Drummond First Baron was born in 1540 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of James Drummond and Agnes Sandilands. James Drummond First Baron married Jean Chisholm, and had children including John Drummond, Jean Drummond, James Drummond, Lilag Drummond, Margaret Drummond, Christiane Drummond, Catharine DRUMMOND. James Drummond First Baron passed away in 1623 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Drummond First Baron was born in 1540 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, the child of James Drummond and Agnes Sandilands.
  • James Drummond First Baron married Jean Chisholm, and had children including John Drummond, Jean Drummond, James Drummond, Lilag Drummond, Margaret Drummond, Christiane Drummond, Catharine DRUMMOND.
  • James Drummond First Baron passed away in 1623 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Drummond
1515 –
Birth Location: Calder, , Mid Lothian, Scotland
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Agnes Sandilands
1536 – 1575
Birth Location: Calder, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jean Chisholm
1547 – 1603
Birth Location: Lanark, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

John Drummond
1569 – 1660
Birth Location: , Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Jean Drummond
1573 –
Birth Location: , Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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James Drummond
1575 – 1649
Birth Location: , Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Lilag Drummond
1579 – 1636
Birth Location: , , , Scotland
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Margaret Drummond
1579 –
Birth Location: , , , Scotland
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Christiane Drummond
1580 –
Birth Location: –
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Catharine DRUMMOND
1595 – 1620
Birth Location: Tullibole, , Fifeshire, Scotland
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James Drummond's Ancestors

Self
James Drummond
1540 – 1623
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
James Drummond
1515 –
Calder, , Mid Lothian, Scotland
Agnes Sandilands
1536 – 1575
Calder, Midlothian, , Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Drummond's Descendants

1.
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James Drummond (1540 – Sep 1623) m. Jean Chisholm (1547 – 1603)
  1. 1. John Drummond (1569 – 1660)
  2. 2. Jean Drummond (1573 – )
  3. 3. James Drummond (1575 – 1649) m. Catherine Hamilton (1579 – 1603)
    1. 1. Catherine Drummond (1595 – 1620)
    2. 2. Patrick Drummond (1604 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Drummond (1613 – ) m. Mary Armstrong (1613 – )
      1. 1. Janet Drummond (1639 – 1 Mar 1704) m. Daniel Blair (1634 – 1704)
        1. 1. Samson Blair (1665 – )
        2. 2. Samuel Blair (1667 – 20 Mar 1754) m. Martha (Campbell) Lyle (1695 – 2 May 1729)
        3. 3. Nancy Blair (1670 – )
        4. 4. Phoebe Blair (1672 – )
        5. 5. Jenny Blair (1676 – 1685)
      2. 2. Thomas Drummond (5 Nov 1645 – )
      3. 3. Isobell Drummond (13 Jan 1654 – )
  4. 4. Lilag Drummond (1579 – 23 Jan 1636)
  5. 5. Margaret Drummond (1579 – )
  6. 6. Christiane Drummond (1580 – )
  7. 7. Catharine DRUMMOND (1595 – 1620)

James Drummond's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of James Drummond First Baron in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1623
Sep 1623
Age 83
Death of James Drummond First Baron in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1623
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
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