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James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray 1531–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 20 July 1590

Death Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland MURDERED

Father: James V

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Agnes Keith

Children(s): James Moray

In 1531, James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray entered the world in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, born to James Stewart V And Mary. James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray married Agnes Keith, and had children including Elizabeth Stewart 1St Lord Of Doune And Earl Of Moray, James Stewart 2Nd Earl Of Moray. James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray passed away in 1590 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland MURDERED.

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Biography

  • In 1531, James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray entered the world in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, born to James Stewart V And Mary.
  • James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray married Agnes Keith, and had children including Elizabeth Stewart 1St Lord Of Doune And Earl Of Moray, James Stewart 2Nd Earl Of Moray.
  • James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray passed away in 1590 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland MURDERED.

Immediate Family

Parents

James V
1512–1542
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Mdlthn, Scottland
JV
Mary None
1515–1572
Birth Location: Luc, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Keith
1530–1588
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
AK

Children(s)

James Moray
1568–1591
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
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James Moray's Ancestors

Self
James Moray
1531–1590
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Stewart V
1512–1542
Edinburgh, Mdlthn, Scottland
Mary
1515–1572
Luc, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France
Grandparents
James (Stewart) IV
1488–1513
Scotland
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster, London, England
John Erskine
1487–1552
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Lady (Margaret) Campbell
1488–1555
Great-Grandparents
James III
1460–1488
Margaret Denmark
1460–
Henry VII
1457–1509
Robert Mar
1458–1513
Elisabeth Campbell
1465–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James II
1437–1460
Edmund Tudor
1430–1456

James Moray's Descendants

1.
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James (Stewart 1st Earl of) Moray (1531–20 July 1590) m. Agnes Keith (14 July 1530–16 July 1588)
  1. 1. James (Stewart 2nd Earl of) Moray 1568–1591 m. Elizabeth Keith 1565–1591
    1. 1. James (Stuart 3rd Earl of) Moray 1581–1639 m. Anne Gordon 1590–1674

James Moray's Timeline

10 Records

1531
1531
Birth of James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
1538
25 Feb 1538/10 Feb1541/abt 1558
Age 7
James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray was married in Glenbarvy Done (Dun) Glenbarvy Kemnay, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Glenbarvy Done (Dun) Glenbarvy Kemnay, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1541
21 Apr 1541
Age 10
James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray was married
None
1550
10 Feb 1550
Age 19
James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray was married in Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
1550
10 Feb 1550
Age 19
James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray was married in Glenbarvy Done (Dun) Glenbarvy Kemnay, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Glenbarvy Done (Dun) Glenbarvy Kemnay, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1558
abt 1558
Age 27
James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray was married in Scotland
Scotland
1560
1560
Age 29
James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray was married in Beath, Fife, Scotland
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1561
10 Feb 1561
Age 30
James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray was married in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
1564
11 Jan 1564
Age 33
James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray was married in Beath, Fife, Scotland
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1590
20 July 1590
Age 59
Death of James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland MURDERED
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland MURDERED

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Feb 153810 Feb1541abt 1558
    Event Place: Glenbarvy Done (Dun) Glenbarvy Kemnay, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1541

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1550
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1550
    Event Place: Glenbarvy Done (Dun) Glenbarvy Kemnay, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1558
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Beath, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1561
    Event Place: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1564
    Event Place: Beath, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Bonskeid, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1590
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland MURDERED
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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