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James Leslie 1506 – 1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 OCT 1576

Death Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: William Leslie

Mother: Janet Balfour

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In 1506, James Leslie entered the world in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, born to William Leslie and Janet Margaret Balfour. James Leslie passed away in 1576 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1506, James Leslie entered the world in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, born to William Leslie and Janet Margaret Balfour.
  • James Leslie passed away in 1576 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland.

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James Leslie's Ancestors

Self
James Leslie
1506 – 1576
Birth Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Parents
William Leslie
1468 – 1513
Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (Margaret) Balfour
1480 – 1518
Kilmany, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Andrew Leslie
1421 – 1510
Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Marjorie Sinclair
1455 – 1508
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Michael Balfour
1446 – 1513
Balfour, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjorie Durie
1465 –
Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Leslie
1416 – 1490
Christian Halyburton
1416 – 1508
William Sinclair
1408 – 1482
Marjory Sutherland
1436 – 1488
Michael Balfour
1426 –
Janet Ogilvy
1430 –
George Durie
1445 –
Isobel Lundy
1450 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Leslie
1413 – 1508
Isabella Stewart
1356 – 1410
Walter Haliburton
1332 – 1400
Isabella Stewart
1356 – 1410
Henry Sinclair
1370 – 1420
Egidia Douglas
1370 – 1438
Alexander Sutherland
1395 – 1456
Muriel Chisholm
1410 – 1504
John Balfour
1404 – 1460
Janet Bruce
1410 – 1492
David Ogilvie
1410 –
Mariota delaHayes
1408 –

James Leslie's Timeline

2 Records

1506
1506
Birth of James Leslie in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
1576
13 OCT 1576
Age 70
Death of James Leslie in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1576
    Event Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

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