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James Little 1799 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1799

Birth Location: Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 May 1867

Death Location: Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: James Little

Mother: Jean Gunion

Spouse(s): Janet Boyd

Children(s): Janet Little, James Little, Jane Little, Margaret Little, Andrew Little, Mary Little, Andrew Little, Mary Little, William Little, Elizabeth Little

The story of James Little began in 1799 in Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. In 1851, James Little resided in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. James Little married Janet Boyd, and had children including Janet Little, James Little, Jane Little, Margaret Little, Andrew Little, Mary Little, Andrew Little, Mary Little, William Boyd Little, Elizabeth Little. James Little passed away in 1867 in Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Little began in 1799 in Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • In 1851, James Little resided in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • James Little married Janet Boyd, and had children including Janet Little, James Little, Jane Little, Margaret Little, Andrew Little, Mary Little, Andrew Little, Mary Little, William Boyd Little, Elizabeth Little.
  • James Little passed away in 1867 in Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Little
1768 –
Birth Location: Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland
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Jean Gunion
1772 – 1868
Birth Location: Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Boyd
1806 – 1884
Birth Location: Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Little
1827 – 1906
Birth Location: Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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James Little
1828 – 1872
Birth Location: Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Jane Little
1830 – 1906
Birth Location: Scotland
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Margaret Little
1832 –
Birth Location: Aiketmuir, Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Andrew Little
1832 – 1834
Birth Location: Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Mary Little
1834 – 1838
Birth Location: Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Andrew Little
1837 – 1852
Birth Location: Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Mary Little
1839 – 1915
Birth Location: Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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William Little
1844 – 1892
Birth Location: Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Little
1844 –
Birth Location: Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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James Little's Ancestors

Self
James Little
1799 – 1867
Birth Place: Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
James Little
1768 –
Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland
Jean Gunion
1772 – 1868
Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Little's Descendants

1.
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James Little (2 Feb 1799 – 8 May 1867) m. Janet Boyd (13 Feb 1806 – 19 Jan 1884)
  1. 1. Janet Little (12 Feb 1827 – 1 Jun 1906)
  2. 2. James Little (5 Dec 1828 – 23 Dec 1872)
  3. 3. Jane Little (6 Apr 1830 – 1 Jun 1906)
    1. 1. James Little (22 Jan 1866 – 5 MAY 1936) m. Agnes Thomson (Abt. 1859 – Bef. 1890) m. Elizabeth Finlay (Abt. 1868 – 26 Dec 1946)
      1. 1. Jane Little (1 Dec 1885 – )
        1. 1. Jessie (Jane) Little (17 Aug 1907 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Mair) Little (14 May 1888 – ) m. John Gracie
        1. 1. Elizabeth ((Lizzie)) Gracie (16 Mar 1907 – )
      3. 3. Agnas Little (12 APR 1891 – 21 AUG 1969) m. Robert (Gibson) Blount (4 JUL 1889 – 23 DEC 1949)
        1. 1. Evelyn (Elizabeth) Blount (22 AUG 1921 – 30 MAR 1942)
        2. 2. Dorothy (Jane) Blount (18 JAN 1924 – 24 Mar 2007)
      4. 4. Janet (Caldrow) Little (1892 – 20 DEC 1968) m. William Wright (abt 1892 – 20 Nov 1918)
        1. 1. Stanley (Little) Wright (Oct 1918 – )
      5. 5. Elizabeth Little (4 OCT 1895 – 30 NOV 1943)
      6. 6. William (James) Little (22 SEP 1898 – 20 NOV 1976) m. Janet (Boustead) Russell (17 Aug 1898 – 22 Mar 1973)
        1. 1. Isabella (Russell) Little (16 OCT 1917 – ABT 2006) m. Frank (Patrick) Fallon (3 MAR 1915 – 5 NOV 1988)
        2. 2. William Little (ABT 1920 – 5 JAN 1922)
        3. 3. Thomas (Russell) Little (24 APR 1926 – 10 AUG 2008) m. Margaret (Watson) Lannigan (25 JUN 1933 – Apr 2022)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Finlay) Little (1927-1929 – 2011) m. John (William Thompson Carlysle) McCubbin (17 Nov 1921 – Mar 1994)
        5. 5. Arthur Little (5 Nov 1933 – 2002) m. Isabella (Warren) Gray (14 Aug 1941 – 27 Jun 1980)
        6. 6. James Little m. Mary
        7. 7. William ((Adopted)) Little m. Margaret m. Pat
        8. 8. Jessie Little m. Stephan Kralik
      7. 7. Margaret ((Meg) Forsyth) Little (1901 – 1979) m. Gavin (Milligan) Dalrymple (25 Jan 1898 – Dec 1990)
      8. 8. Grace (Bell) Little (4 MAR 1902 – Oct 1978) m. Joseph Smith (16 MAR 1903 – 2 SEP 1991)
      9. 9. Andrew Little (4 APR 1905 – 1 OCT 1997) m. Beatrix Preece (10 Mar 1904 – 17 Jul 1990)
        1. 1. Brazel (Gordon James) Little (24 NOV 1924 – 1998) m. Alice Carson (25 APR 1927 – 27 MAR 2015)
        2. 2. Olive Little (1926 – 2015) m. John (Edmond) Dougan (13 May 1925 – 23 Dec 2006)
        3. 3. Andrew Little (1928 – 29 Jan 1977) m. Joyce (Isobel) Ewing (26 MAR 1926 – 28 Jul 2021)
        4. 4. Beatrix (Jean) Little (15 JAN 1933 – 19 JAN 1933)
        5. 5. Pearl (Rebecca Preece) Little (14 APR 1937 – 11 Nov 2011) m. Vytautas Akumbakas (27 Jul 1926 – 1981) m. Harry (James) Andrew (16 MAR 1942 – 1 Sep 2023)
      10. 10. Arthur (Chambers) Little (19 Feb 1910 – 24 JUL 1976)
  4. 4. Margaret Little (Abt. 1832 – )
  5. 5. Andrew Little (22 Jul 1832 – 15 Nov 1834)
  6. 6. Mary Little (Jun 1834 – 19 Jan 1838)
  7. 7. Andrew Little (29 Aug 1837 – Abt 1852)
  8. 8. Mary Little (11 Jun 1839 – 14 Jul 1915) m. William Shannon (abt 1834 – 9 Feb 1900)
    1. 1. Robert Shannon (abt 1865 – )
    2. 2. Janet (Little Boyd) Shannon (6 May 1867 – )
    3. 3. SARAH (BOYD) SHANNON (17 May 1872 – 7 Jun 1909) m. JAMES SCOTT (23 Apr 1873 – 1 Nov 1934)
      1. 1. WILLIAM SCOTT (8 Jun 1894 – 9 Dec 1964)
        1. 1. Lillian (Heather) Scott (6 Jun 1933 – Aug 2018) m. William (Neil Ivor) Poupart (Abt. 1932 – 6 Sep 2008)
      2. 2. Jessie Scott (abt 1900 – )
      3. 3. George (Graham) Scott (1902 – 21 November 1904)
    4. 4. William Shannon (abt 1875 – )
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Shannan (abt 1878 – )
  9. 9. William (Boyd) Little (6 May 1844 – 20 Aug 1892) m. Maria Wilson (Oct 1841 – )
    1. 1. Janet Little (18 Oct 1866 – 9 Apr 1941)
    2. 2. James Little (2 Nov 1868 – )
    3. 3. Henrietta Little (26 Feb 1870 – 21 Sep 1873)
    4. 4. Robert Little (24 Mar 1872 – )
    5. 5. David (Boyd) Little (21 Jun 1874 – 27 Jun 1952) m. Ellen (Elizabeth) Lewis (05 Aug 1873 – ABT JUL 1947)
      1. 1. William Little (1901 – 1972)
      2. 2. David (Lewis) Little (1902 – 8 JUN 1952)
      3. 3. Thomas (Stantial) Little (1904 – MAR 1922)
      4. 4. Alec (Compton) Little (1906 – 2004)
      5. 5. Francis Little (1908 – 28 FEB 1979)
      6. 6. William Little (1908 – )
      7. 7. Rupert (James) Little (1909 – 1944)
      8. 8. Ronald (Edward) Little (7 May 1911 – 23 Jan 1976) m. Annie Cowen (20 Jan 1913 – Oct 1979)
        1. 1. David (G) Little (Jan 1939 – 4 Apr 2016)
        2. 2. Keith (Alan) Little (30 Apr 1943 – 14 Apr 1993) m. Judith (B) Nash
      9. 9. Kathleen (Ellen) Little (30 Mar 1916 – 2 May 1997)
    6. 6. Henrietta Little (abt 1876 – )
    7. 7. Thomas (Wilson) Little (abt 1879 – 5 Apr 1944)
    8. 8. Mary (Jane) Little (14 May 1881 – )
    9. 9. Ebenezer (Wilson) Little (6 Apr 1882 – 16 Apr 1952)
  10. 10. Elizabeth Little (6 May 1844 – )

James Little's Timeline

3 Records

1799
2 Feb 1799
Birth of James Little in Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 52
James Little resided here in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1867
8 May 1867
Age 68
Death of James Little in Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1799
    Event Place: Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1867
    Event Place: Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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