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James Stewart 1st Earl Of Moray 1531–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1531

Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 23 January 1570

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Margaret Erskine

Mother: James Scots

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The story of James Stewart 1st Earl Of Moray began in 1531 in Midlothian, Scotland. James Stewart 1st Earl Of Moray passed away in 1570 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Stewart 1st Earl Of Moray began in 1531 in Midlothian, Scotland.
  • James Stewart 1st Earl Of Moray passed away in 1570 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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James Moray's Ancestors

Self
James Moray
1531–1570
Birth Place: Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Margaret Erskine
1515–1572
East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
James (V King of) Scots
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Lord Erskine Earl Van) Mar
1487–1555
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Campbell
1490–1554
Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Moray's Timeline

2 Records

1531
22 May 1531
Birth of James Stewart 1st Earl Of Moray in Midlothian, Scotland
Midlothian, Scotland
1570
23 January 1570
Age 39
Death of James Stewart 1st Earl Of Moray in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1531
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 January 1570
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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