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James Moffat 1795–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: scotland

Death Date: Bef. 1871

Death Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: David Moffatt

Mother: marien shearer

Spouse(s): Mary DOUGLAS

Children(s): John Moffat, Robert Moffat, Thomas Moffat, David Moffat, Mary Moffat, Mary Moffat, Jane Moffat, Catherine Moffat, Jane Moffat, James Moffat, William Moffat, Peter Moffat, Richard Moffat, John Barrie

James Moffat was born in 1795 in scotland, the child of David Moffatt And Marien Shearer. James Moffat married Mary Douglas, and had children including Catherine Moffat, David Moffat, James Moffat, Jane Moffat, John Barrie, John Moffat, Mary Moffat, Peter Moffat, Peter Moffatt, Richard Moffat, Robert Moffat, Thomas Moffat, William Moffat. James Moffat passed away in 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Moffat was born in 1795 in scotland, the child of David Moffatt And Marien Shearer.
  • James Moffat married Mary Douglas, and had children including Catherine Moffat, David Moffat, James Moffat, Jane Moffat, John Barrie, John Moffat, Mary Moffat, Peter Moffat, Peter Moffatt, Richard Moffat, Robert Moffat, Thomas Moffat, William Moffat.
  • James Moffat passed away in 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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James Moffat's Ancestors

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James Moffat
1795–1871
Birth Place: scotland
Parents
David Moffatt
1776–1843
scotland
marien shearer
1773–
Grandparents
James MOFFAT
1742–1827
Douglas, Lanark, Scotland
Lilias (Muir or) Moore
1744–1781
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James MOFFAT
1733–1774
Elizabeth Morison
1722–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
john MOFFAT
1692–
William Morison
1693–
Jean Walker
1693–

James Moffat's Descendants

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James Moffat (1795–Bef. 1871) m. Mary DOUGLAS (31 May 1801–16 Sep 1871)
  1. 1. John Moffat 1831–1882
  2. 2. Robert Moffat 1843–1906
  3. 3. Thomas Moffat 1824–1877 m. Jane\Jean Stewart 1823–1897
    1. 1. Marion Moffat 1855–1919 m. William (Thomas) Drennan 1861–1925
      1. 1. Jeanie (Stewart) Drinnan 1883–1952 m. William (Shearer) Kerr 1880–1937
        1. 1. Marion (Moffat) Kerr 1910–1980 m. Lewis (McLeod) Wright 1907–1999
        2. 2. William (Drinnan) Kerr 1908–1973
        3. 3. Janet (Scott (Nettie)) Kerr 1921–2016
        4. 4. Jeanie (Stewart) Kerr 1918–2010
        5. 5. Annie (Main (Nan)) Kerr 1914–2004
      2. 2. Thomas Drennan 1898–1960
      3. 3. Hannah Drennan 1885–1930
      4. 4. Marion Drinnan 1888–
      5. 5. Margaret ((Maggie)) Drinnan 1894–
      6. 6. William Drinnan 1895–1974
      7. 7. David Drennan 1890–1891
    2. 2. James Moffat 1854–1883
    3. 3. Margaret Moffat 1870–1892
    4. 4. Alexander Moffat 1847–1919
    5. 5. Catherine Moffat 1851–
    6. 6. Janet ('Jane') Moffat 1866–1881
    7. 7. Elizabeth Moffat 1860–
    8. 8. David Moffat 1858–1858
    9. 9. John Moffat 1862–1881
    10. 10. Mary Moffat 1848–1933
    11. 11. Thomas Moffat 1858–1921
    12. 12. Jane Moffat 1844–1920
    13. 13. Jane Moffat 1857–
    14. 14. Charles Moffat 1859–
  4. 4. David Moffat 1822–1868
  5. 5. Mary Moffat 1848–
  6. 6. Mary Moffat 1833–
  7. 7. Jane Moffat 1844–1920
  8. 8. Catherine Moffat 1850–1920
  9. 9. Jane Moffat 1821–
  10. 10. James Moffat 1828–1888
  11. 11. William Moffat 1843–1906
  12. 12. Peter Moffat 1837–1899 m. Helen ('Ellen') Brown 1849–1891
    1. 1. david Moffat 1886–1964
    2. 2. Mary (Douglas) Moffat 1873–1886
    3. 3. Sarah (Taylor) Moffat 1872–1938
    4. 4. James Moffat 1875–
    5. 5. Peter Moffatt 1880–1950
    6. 6. William Moffat 1877–
  13. 13. Richard Moffat 1834–1890
  14. 14. John Barrie 1817–1893

James Moffat's Timeline

3 Records

1795
2 Aug 1795
Birth of James Moffat in Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1795
1795
Birth of James Moffat in scotland
scotland
1871
Bef. 1871
Age 76
Death of James Moffat in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1795
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1871
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland

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