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James Dunbar 1420–1504 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Apr 1504

Death Location: Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Patrick Cumnock

Mother: Thomas Moray

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lady

Children(s): Janet Inverugie, Janet Dunbar, Margaret Balfour, Sir Cumnock

In 1420, James Dunbar entered the world in Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland, born to Patrick Canmore Lord Dunbar Van Mochrum En Cumnock And Thomas Dunbar 2Nd Earl Of Moray. James Dunbar married Elizabeth Margaret Ogilvy Lady, and had children including Janet Dunbar, Janet Dunbar Lady Of Inverugie, Margaret Balfour, Sir Alexander Dunbar Of Westfield Laird Of Cumnock. James Dunbar passed away in 1504 in Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1420, James Dunbar entered the world in Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland, born to Patrick Canmore Lord Dunbar Van Mochrum En Cumnock And Thomas Dunbar 2Nd Earl Of Moray.
  • James Dunbar married Elizabeth Margaret Ogilvy Lady, and had children including Janet Dunbar, Janet Dunbar Lady Of Inverugie, Margaret Balfour, Sir Alexander Dunbar Of Westfield Laird Of Cumnock.
  • James Dunbar passed away in 1504 in Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Cumnock
1396–1437
Birth Location: Cumnocke, Ayshire, Schotland
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Thomas Moray
1371–1415
Birth Location: Morayshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lady
1425–1480
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
EL

Children(s)

Janet Inverugie
1462–1520
Birth Location: Inverugie, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Janet Dunbar
1457–1520
Birth Location: Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Margaret Balfour
1465–1520
Birth Location: Montquanie, Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland
MB
Sir Cumnock
1503–1549
Birth Location: Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
SC

James Dunbar's Ancestors

Self
James Dunbar
1420–1504
Birth Place: Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Canmore Lord Dunbar van Mochrum en Cumnock
1396–1437
Cumnocke, Ayshire, Schotland
Thomas (Dunbar 2nd Earl of) Moray
1371–1415
Morayshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Dunbar's Descendants

1.
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James Dunbar (1420–20 Apr 1504) m. Elizabeth (Margaret Ogilvy,) Lady (1425–1480)
  1. 1. Janet (Dunbar Lady of) Inverugie 1462–1520 m. William (Keith 2nd Lord Keith, 3rd Earl of Marischal, William of the Tower Born at Dunottar) Castle 1451–1527 m. James (Abernethy, 3rd Lord Saltoun of) Abernethy 1432–1505 m. Lord (William Keith of) Inverugy 1458–1525 m. William (Keith of) Inverugie 1495–1521
    1. 1. Margaret (Keith Countess of) Caithness 1477–1549 m. William (Sinclair Second Earl Of) Caithness 1463–1513
      1. 1. Sir (JOHN) SINCLAIR 1495–1529 m. Elizabeth Sutherland –1527 m. Elizabeth (Sutherland Countess of) Caithness 1488–1535
        1. 1. George (Sinclair IV Earl of) Caithness 1520–1582 m. Elizabeth (Graham, Countess of) Caithness 1524–1576
        2. 2. Margaret Sinclair 1518–1569 m. John (Saint) Clair 1512–1566 m. James (Ormiston "The Black) Laird" 1518–1573
        3. 3. Janet Sinclair 1519–1590 m. Alexander (Ross 9th of) Balnagowan 1516–1592
        4. 4. William Sinclair 1520–1527
        5. 5. Alexander (Weir McKenzie) Sinclair 1523–1616
        6. 6. David (Sinclair First) Dun 1528–1627
        7. 7. David (Sinclair 1st of Forss and later of) Dun 1515–1560 m. Margaret (Calder Heiress of) Dun 1508–1600
        8. 8. John (Sinclair, Laird of) Dun 1517–1538 m. Agatha Groat 1516–1588
        9. 9. Janet (Sinclair of) Caithness 1519–1559 m. Alexander (Ross 9th of) Balnagowan 1516–1592
        10. 10. Sarah Sinclair 1522–1590
        11. 11. Elizabeth Sinclair 1529–
      2. 2. Agnes Sinclair 1500–1572 m. Donald Mackay 1496–
      3. 3. Alexander Sinclair 1482–1541 m. Elizabeth Innes –1557
      4. 4. Alexander (Sinclair Of) Stempster 1494–1540 m. Elizabeth Innes –1557
      5. 5. Janet Sinclair 1509–1564
    2. 2. Jean Keith 1484–1530 m. John (Forbes 5th of) Pitsligo 1486–1556
    3. 3. William (Keith of) Inverugie 1495–1521 m. Janet (Gray of Taynuilt,) Argyllshire –1539 m. Janet (Dunbar Lady of) Inverugie 1462–1520 m. Janet (Fraser Lovat Gray Lady Wemyss) Baroness 1482–1524 m. JANET DUNBAR 1462–1520
    4. 4. Margaret (Keith Countess of) Caithness 1477–1549 m. William (Sinclair Second Earl Of) Caithness 1463–1513
      1. 1. Henry (V) Sinclair 1528–1601
      2. 2. John (Third Sinclair of) Caithness 1475–1525 m. Elizabeth (Sutherland Countess of) Caithness 1488–1535
  2. 2. Janet Dunbar 1457–1520 m. William (Leslie 3rd Earl Of) Rothes 1461–1513
  3. 3. Margaret Balfour 1465–1520
  4. 4. Sir (Alexander Dunbar of Westfield, Laird of) Cumnock 1503–1549 m. Grisel Tulloch 1504–1552

James Dunbar's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of James Dunbar in Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland
Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland
1504
20 Apr 1504
Age 84
Death of James Dunbar in Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland
Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for James Dunbar, person ID GSLB-L41.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1504
    Event Place: Westfield, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for James Dunbar, person ID GSLB-L41.
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