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James (Laird van Lochinvar) Gordon Laird 1510–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: 10 September 1547

Death Location: Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Gordon

Mother: Margt Madderel

Spouse(s): Margaretha Crichton

Children(s): John Laird, Janet Cunningham, Margaret Douglas

In 1510, James (Laird van Lochinvar) Gordon Laird entered the world in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, born to John Gordon And Margt Madderel. James (Laird van Lochinvar) Gordon Laird married Margaretha Crichton, and had children including Janet Cunningham, John Laird Of Cairnburrow Gordon Laird, Margaret Douglas. James (Laird van Lochinvar) Gordon Laird passed away in 1547 in Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1510, James (Laird van Lochinvar) Gordon Laird entered the world in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, born to John Gordon And Margt Madderel.
  • James (Laird van Lochinvar) Gordon Laird married Margaretha Crichton, and had children including Janet Cunningham, John Laird Of Cairnburrow Gordon Laird, Margaret Douglas.
  • James (Laird van Lochinvar) Gordon Laird passed away in 1547 in Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Laird's Ancestors

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James Laird
1510–1547
Birth Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
John Gordon
1475–1520
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Margt Madderel
1480–1538
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Laird's Descendants

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James ((Laird van Lochinvar) Gordon) Laird (1510–10 September 1547) m. Margaretha Crichton (1515–6 September 1558)
  1. 1. John ((Laird of Cairnburrow) Gordon) Laird 1535–1604 m. Elizabeth ((Countess of Atholl) Craig) Lady 1543–1601
    1. 1. Margaret (Norris) Gordon 1564–1638
      1. 1. Robert (Smith Todd, (1610-1638) Laird of Dunbar) (Scotl 1610–1638 m. Elizabeth Humphreys 1609–1639
        1. 1. James Todd 1630–1678 m. Isabella Parker 1644–1720
    2. 2. Gisela Gordon 1585–
  2. 2. Janet Cunningham 1528–1576
  3. 3. Margaret Douglas 1533–1603

James Laird's Timeline

3 Records

1510
1510
Birth of James (Laird van Lochinvar) Gordon Laird in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1547
10 September 1547
Age 37
Death of James (Laird van Lochinvar) Gordon Laird in Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1779
31 Oct 1779
Age 269
James (Laird van Lochinvar) Gordon Laird was baptized in Malew, Isle of Man
Malew, Isle of Man

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1779
    Event Place: Malew, Isle of Man
    Record Source: Isle of Man, Baptism Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1547
    Event Place: Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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