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James Basden Lindsay 1882 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1882

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 8th August 1918

Death Location: AL Basrah, Basra, Iraq

Father: James Lindsay

Mother: Lucy Basden

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James Basden Lindsay 2nd Lieut was born in 1882 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of James Lindsay and Lucy Elizabeth Basden. James Basden Lindsay 2nd Lieut passed away in 1918 in AL Basrah, Basra, Iraq.

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Biography

  • James Basden Lindsay 2nd Lieut was born in 1882 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of James Lindsay and Lucy Elizabeth Basden.
  • James Basden Lindsay 2nd Lieut passed away in 1918 in AL Basrah, Basra, Iraq.

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James Lindsay's Ancestors

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James Lindsay
1882 – 1918
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
James Lindsay
1843 – 1904
Edinburgh
Lucy (Elizabeth) Basden
1852 – 1920
Camberwell, London, England
Grandparents
William (Macdonald) Basden
1827 – 1887
Tenterden, Kent, England
Lucy Riches
1828 – 1874
Greenwich, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sophia Short
1786 – 1866
Thomas Riches
1798 – 1855
Elizabeth Turner
1805 – 1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Short
1763 – 1809
Ann Stafford
1767 – 1807

James Lindsay's Timeline

2 Records

1882
23 Sep 1882
Birth of James Basden Lindsay 2nd Lieut in Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
1918
8th August 1918
Age 36
Death of James Basden Lindsay 2nd Lieut in AL Basrah, Basra, Iraq
AL Basrah, Basra, Iraq

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1882
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8th August 1918
    Event Place: AL Basrah, Basra, Iraq

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