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James Cleghorn Johnstone 1575–1635 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Jan 1635

Death Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir I

Mother: Rachel Arnot

Spouse(s): Kristin Cuthbert, Elizabeth Craig

Children(s): Archibald Johnston

James Cleghorn Johnstone was born in 1575 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of Sir Archibald Johnston I And Rachel Arnot. James Cleghorn Johnstone married Elizabeth Craig, Kristin Elizabeth Cuthbert, and had children including Archibald Lord Wariston Johnston. James Cleghorn Johnstone passed away in 1635 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Cleghorn Johnstone was born in 1575 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of Sir Archibald Johnston I And Rachel Arnot.
  • James Cleghorn Johnstone married Elizabeth Craig, Kristin Elizabeth Cuthbert, and had children including Archibald Lord Wariston Johnston.
  • James Cleghorn Johnstone passed away in 1635 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
James Johnstone
1575–1635
Birth Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
Sir Archibald Johnston I
1545–1619
Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rachel Arnot
1550–1626
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Johnston
1530–1608
Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Katherin Duncan
1530–1626
Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Arnot
1530–1616
Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Craig of) Riccarton
1532–1615
Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Gowain Johnston
1500–1555
Lady Jardine
1511–1544
Sir Duncan
1501–1574
Lady Robinson
1509–1597
William Arnot
1500–
Thomas Craig
1512–1600
Elizabeth Lyon
1516–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Robinson
1460–1550
Margaret Booth
1484–1513

James Johnstone's Descendants

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James (Cleghorn) Johnstone (1575–12 Jan 1635) m. Kristin (Elizabeth) Cuthbert (1584–21 Dec 1613) m. Elizabeth Craig (1571–1613)
  1. 1. Archibald (Lord Wariston) Johnston 1611–1663 m. Helen Johnston 1611–1670
    1. 1. Elizabeth Johnstoun 1630–1679 m. Thomas Hepburne 1631–1668
      1. 1. Helen (Countess Of Tarras) Hepburn 1647–1692 m. William (S) Scott 1644–1693
        1. 1. Sir (William Earl Of Tarras) Scott 1682–1721 m. Anne (Margaret) Jackson 1670–1700
    2. 2. James (William) Johnston 1655–1737

James Johnstone's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of James Cleghorn Johnstone in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
1635
12 Jan 1635
Age 60
Death of James Cleghorn Johnstone in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Warriston
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1635
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Colonial Families of the USA
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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