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James Gordon 1560 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Birkenburn, Dumbennan, Kinnoir, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 January 1591

Death Location: Barnbarroch Colven Kirkcudbright, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Cairnburrow

Mother: Lady Gordon

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The story of James Gordon began in 1560 in Birkenburn, Dumbennan, Kinnoir, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Gordon passed away in 1591 in Barnbarroch Colven Kirkcudbright, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James Gordon began in 1560 in Birkenburn, Dumbennan, Kinnoir, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Gordon passed away in 1591 in Barnbarroch Colven Kirkcudbright, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Gordon's Ancestors

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James Gordon
1560 – 1591
Birth Place: Birkenburn, Dumbennan, Kinnoir, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Gordon III of Cairnburrow
1541 – 1591
Cairnburrow, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth (Countess of Atholl)) Gordon
1543 – 1601
Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George Gordon
1515 – 1547
Cairnborrow, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
Katherine Gordon
1517 – 1570
Dummoys, Scotland
Alexander ('Alex') Gordon
1505 – 1604
Lochinvar, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabella Drummond
1520 – 1568
Drummond Castle, Crieff, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of James Gordon in Birkenburn, Dumbennan, Kinnoir, Scotland, United Kingdom
Birkenburn, Dumbennan, Kinnoir, Scotland, United Kingdom
1591
8 January 1591
Age 31
Death of James Gordon in Barnbarroch Colven Kirkcudbright, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Barnbarroch Colven Kirkcudbright, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Birkenburn, Dumbennan, Kinnoir, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1591
    Event Place: Barnbarroch Colven Kirkcudbright, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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