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James Kirkwood 1566–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1566

Birth Location: Fife County, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 May 1632

Death Location: Haddington, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Johne Kirkwod

Mother: Janet Thompson

Spouse(s): Janet Stenhus

Children(s): Gilbert Kirkwood

The story of James Kirkwood began in 1566 in Fife County, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Kirkwood married Janet Stenhus, and had children including Gilbert Kirkwood. James Kirkwood passed away in 1632 in Haddington, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James Kirkwood began in 1566 in Fife County, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Kirkwood married Janet Stenhus, and had children including Gilbert Kirkwood.
  • James Kirkwood passed away in 1632 in Haddington, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Kirkwood's Ancestors

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James Kirkwood
1566–1632
Birth Place: Fife County, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Johne Kirkwod
1540–1577
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Janet Thompson
1541–1610
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Jeanne Miller
1520–
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Thompson
1520–1580
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Kirkwood's Descendants

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James Kirkwood (1566–4 May 1632) m. Janet Stenhus (13 August 1564–1632)
  1. 1. Gilbert Kirkwood 1585–1633 m. Janet (\ Jonet Bannatyne of) Foulis 1585–1631
    1. 1. Janet Kirkwood 1606–1671 m. Patrick Gilchrist 1605–1652
      1. 1. John Gilchrist 1638–1720 m. Ann Douglese 1635–1658
        1. 1. Margaret (Gilchrist) Edgar 1656–1740 m. Edward Edgar 1655–1699
        2. 2. William ([Gilchriest]) Gilchrist 1655–

James Kirkwood's Timeline

2 Records

1566
1566
Birth of James Kirkwood in Fife County, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fife County, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1632
4 May 1632
Age 66
Death of James Kirkwood in Haddington, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom
Haddington, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Fife County, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1632
    Event Place: Haddington, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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