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James Grant 1841 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Oct 1841

Birth Location: Kilmany, Fifeshire

Death Date: 15 Feb 1919

Death Location: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland

Father: William Grant

Mother: Agnes Laing

Spouse(s): Jane Ramsay

Children(s): William Grant

In 1841, James Grant entered the world in Kilmany, Fifeshire, born to William Grant and Agnes Laing. James Grant married Jane Wright Ramsay, and had children including William Grant. James Grant passed away in 1919 in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1841, James Grant entered the world in Kilmany, Fifeshire, born to William Grant and Agnes Laing.
  • James Grant married Jane Wright Ramsay, and had children including William Grant.
  • James Grant passed away in 1919 in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Grant
1819 – 1894
Birth Location: Balmerino, Fife, Scotland
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Agnes Laing
1817 – 1888
Birth Location: Cameron, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Ramsay
1841 – 1931
Birth Location: Kingsbarns, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Grant
1860 – 1929
Birth Location: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
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James Grant's Ancestors

Self
James Grant
1841 – 1919
Birth Place: Kilmany, Fifeshire
Parents
William Grant
1819 – 1894
Balmerino, Fife, Scotland
Agnes Laing
1817 – 1888
Cameron, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Grant's Descendants

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James Grant (01 Oct 1841 – 15 Feb 1919) m. Jane (Wright) Ramsay (05 Jun 1841 – 23 Jan 1931)
  1. 1. William Grant (30 Jul 1860 – 21 Jan 1929) m. Elizabeth Burns (27 Mar 1859 – 26 Jun 1940)
    1. 1. Eleanor (Adair Young) Grant (2 Sep 1888 – 25 december 1957) m. William (Hepburn) ELDER (21 Jan 1892 – 2 Jan 1970)
      1. 1. Annie (Jane Grant) Elder (30 july 1921 – 22 November 2009) m. Gilbert (John) Lowe (18 January 1912 – 17 August 1970)
        1. 1. Eleanor LOWE (1942 – 2023)
        2. 2. William (Hepburn Elder) Lowe (12 january 1946 – 12 February 2014)
        3. 3. Grace (Thomson Black) Lowe (28 September 1950 – 2 September 2009) m. Matthew Barclay (1948 – 10 Apr 2014)
        4. 4. Grant (Elder) Lowe (29 June 1956 – 9 August 1998)
        5. 5. Betty LOWE (1958 – 2004)
        6. 6. Bert Lowe
      2. 2. Eleanor (Katherine) Elder (2 Jul 1923 – 3 Jan 2002) m. Walter (McInnes) Moffat (7 Dec 1923 – 17 Apr 1966)
        1. 1. Eleanor Moffat (16 Aug 1946 – 16 Aug 1946)
        2. 2. Walter (McInnes) Moffat (10 Sep 1947 – About 14 Mar 2009)
        3. 3. William (Elder) Moffat (1949 – July 2012)
        4. 4. Brian Moffat (24 May 1951 – Nov 2019)
        5. 5. Annie (Mary) Moffat (3 Sep 1954 – 11 Jul 2017)
        6. 6. Thomas (Shaw) Moffat (25 Jan 1958 – 8 Oct 1997)
        7. 7. Paul Moffat (19 Jul 1959 – 14 Jan 2023)
        8. 8. Mary Moffat
        9. 9. Theresa Moffat m. Isaac
      3. 3. Isabella (Hepburn) Elder (About 1925 – )
      4. 4. Catherine (Duncan) Elder (24 Oct 1926 – Aug 1999)
      5. 5. Johannah (Eaves) Elder (1929 – 20 Feb 1937)
      6. 6. Johannah (Eaves) Elder ( – 26 Feb 1937)

James Grant's Timeline

2 Records

1841
01 Oct 1841
Birth of James Grant in Kilmany, Fifeshire
Kilmany, Fifeshire
1919
15 Feb 1919
Age 78
Death of James Grant in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1841
    Event Place: Kilmany, Fifeshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1919
    Event Place: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
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