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James Hilton Hume 1554–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Nov 1616

Death Location: Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Hume

Mother: Lady Johnstone

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The story of James Hilton Hume began in 1554 in Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland. James Hilton Hume passed away in 1616 in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Hilton Hume began in 1554 in Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland.
  • James Hilton Hume passed away in 1616 in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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James Hume's Ancestors

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James Hume
1554–1616
Birth Place: Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir David Thomas,7th Laird Wedderburn 6th Baron, Hume
1520–1574
Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
Lady (Mariota of Elphinstone) Johnstone
1530–1589
Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
David (Thomas Hume Sir, 7th Laird of Wedderburn, 6th Baron) Hume
1520–1574
Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Alison (Isabella) Douglas
1491–1529
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Andrew (Johnstone, Baron of) Elephinstone
1490–1546
Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1470–1535
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wedderburn
1489–1547
Alison Douglas
1491–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir **
1457–1513
Lady (Home)**
1465–1545

James Hume's Timeline

2 Records

1554
1554
Birth of James Hilton Hume in Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
1616
24 Nov 1616
Age 62
Death of James Hilton Hume in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1616
    Event Place: Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland

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