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James Lawson 1678 – 1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1678

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1751

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: James Lawson

Mother: Margaret Mckertour

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Children(s):

In 1678, James Lawson entered the world in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to James Lawson and Margaret Mckertour. James Lawson passed away in 1751 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1678, James Lawson entered the world in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, born to James Lawson and Margaret Mckertour.
  • James Lawson passed away in 1751 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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James Lawson's Ancestors

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James Lawson
1678 – 1751
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James Lawson
1655 –
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Mckertour
1655 –
St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Lawson
1612 –
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Jeane Hog
1619 –
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
John Mcartor
1620 –
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Janet Ferguson
1623 – 1684
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Lawson
1579 –
Janet Nasmyth
1599 –
Johne Hog
1595 –
Marioun Cuthbert
John McKertour
Katherene Craig
1599 –
Robert Ferguesoun
1598 –
Margrat Leiche
1611 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert (Lason)
1550 – 1631
Ellen Wilsone
1554 – 1579
Johnne Craig
1572 – 1652
Begie Wallace
1588 –
Edward Leiche
1585 –
Margaret Wat
1585 –

James Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1678
Jan 1678
Birth of James Lawson in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1751
1751
Age 73
Death of James Lawson in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1678
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1751
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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