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James Kirkwood 1690–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Aft. 1716

Death Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Father: Thomas Kirkwood

Mother: Margarat Gray

Spouse(s): Margaret 6GGM

Children(s): John Kirkwood, Robert Kirkwood

James Kirkwood was born in 1690 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Kirkwood And Margarat Gray. James Kirkwood married Margaret Forsyth 6Ggm, and had children including John Kirkwood, Robert Kirkwood. James Kirkwood passed away in 1716 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Kirkwood was born in 1690 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Kirkwood And Margarat Gray.
  • James Kirkwood married Margaret Forsyth 6Ggm, and had children including John Kirkwood, Robert Kirkwood.
  • James Kirkwood passed away in 1716 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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James Kirkwood's Ancestors

Self
James Kirkwood
1690–1716
Birth Place: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Kirkwood
1646–1700
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margarat Gray
1650–
Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Kirkwood
1633–1680
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Marione Hunter
1635–
Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Kirkwood
1661–1660
Magdalen Cockburn
1605–1660
Samuel Hunter
1604–1664
Helene Johnstoun
1618–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Janet Hamilton
1574–1632
William Cockburne
1570–1665
Janet Hamilton
1574–1632
Andrew Hunter
1574–1674
Elizabeth Rae
1574–
Robert Johnstone
1596–1653
Bessie Bachope
1597–

James Kirkwood's Descendants

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James Kirkwood (1690–Aft. 1716) m. Margaret (Forsyth) 6GGM (1 May 1692–4 Apr 1747)
  1. 1. John Kirkwood 1715– m. Lillias Thomson 1719–1791
    1. 1. John Kirkwood 1737– m. Isobell Paterson 1735–
      1. 1. Lillias Kirwood 1767–1837 m. William Murray 1768–1828
        1. 1. David Murray 1791–1853 m. Margaret Cameron 1800–1895
        2. 2. John Murray 1796–1796
        3. 3. Agnes Murray 1789–1872
        4. 4. William Murray 1787–
        5. 5. Bethia Murray 1793–1866
        6. 6. John (Buchanan) Murray 1799–1859
      2. 2. David Kirkwood 1787–
      3. 3. Robert Kirkwood
      4. 4. William Kirkwood 1777–
      5. 5. Jean Kirkwood 1769–
      6. 6. John Kirkwood
      7. 7. Margaret Kirkwood 1769–
      8. 8. Isobel Kirkwood 1766–
      9. 9. Thomas Kirkwood 1785–
    2. 2. Robert Kirkwood 1740–
    3. 3. Janet Kirkwood 1746–
    4. 4. Thomas Kirkwood 1750–
    5. 5. David Kirkwood 1754–1781
    6. 6. Margret Kirkwood 1745–
    7. 7. James (Kirkwood) 4GGF 1742–1819
    8. 8. Alexander Kirkwood 1750–1747
    9. 9. James Kirkwood 1742–1810
  2. 2. Robert Kirkwood 1716–1749

James Kirkwood's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of James Kirkwood in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1716
Aft. 1716
Age 26
Death of James Kirkwood
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1716

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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