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James Ogilvy 1430 – 1504 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1430

Birth Location: Lintrathen, Forfar Castle, County Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Sep 1504

Death Location: Airlie, County Angus, Scotland

Father: John Ogilvy

Mother: Margaret Seton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kennedy, Helen Douglas, Jonet Lyle

Children(s): James Ogilvy, Elizabeth Ogilvy, John Ogilvy, Archibald Ogilvy, Margaret Ogilvy, Walter Ogilvy, Isabel Ogilvie, Marion Ogilvy

James Ogilvy was born in 1430 in Lintrathen, Forfar Castle, County Angus, Scotland, the child of John Ogilvy and Margaret (Marion) Seton. James Ogilvy married Elizabeth Kennedy, Helen Douglas, Jonet Lyle, and had children including James Ogilvy, Elizabeth Ogilvy, John Ogilvy, Archibald Ogilvy, Margaret Ogilvy, Walter Ogilvy, Isabel Ogilvie, Marion Ogilvy. James Ogilvy passed away in 1504 in Airlie, County Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Ogilvy was born in 1430 in Lintrathen, Forfar Castle, County Angus, Scotland, the child of John Ogilvy and Margaret (Marion) Seton.
  • James Ogilvy married Elizabeth Kennedy, Helen Douglas, Jonet Lyle, and had children including James Ogilvy, Elizabeth Ogilvy, John Ogilvy, Archibald Ogilvy, Margaret Ogilvy, Walter Ogilvy, Isabel Ogilvie, Marion Ogilvy.
  • James Ogilvy passed away in 1504 in Airlie, County Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ogilvy
1402 – 1489
Birth Location: Lintrathen, Angus, Scotland
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Margaret Seton
1385 – 1440
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Kennedy
1422 – 1475
Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Helen Douglas
1425 – 1486
Birth Location: Castle Mar, Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Jonet Lyle
1464 – 1525
Birth Location: , Forfar, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Ogilvy
1444 – 1506
Birth Location: Airlie, Forfarshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Ogilvy
1445 –
Birth Location: Steventon, Devon, England
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John Ogilvy
1451 – 1506
Birth Location: Airlie, Forfarshire, Scotland
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Archibald Ogilvy
1453 – 1494
Birth Location: Airlie, Angus, , Scotland
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Margaret Ogilvy
1455 – 1499
Birth Location: Airlie, Angusshire, Scotland
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Walter Ogilvy
1459 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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Isabel Ogilvie
1468 – 1499
Birth Location: Airlie, Angus, , Scotland
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Marion Ogilvy
1495 – 1573
Birth Location: Arlie, Angus, Scotland
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James Ogilvy's Ancestors

Self
James Ogilvy
1430 – 1504
Birth Place: Lintrathen, Forfar Castle, County Angus, Scotland
Parents
John Ogilvy
1402 – 1489
Lintrathen, Angus, Scotland
Margaret ((Marion)) Seton
1385 – 1440
Scotland
Grandparents
William Towers
1400 –
Lintrathen, Forfarshire, Scotland
Isabel (Jean) Durwood
1372 – 1421
Lintrathen Angus Scotland
William Seton
1393 – 1424
Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Janet Dunbar
1390 – 1434
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Ogilvy
1347 – 1391
Isabel Ramsay
1350 – 1403
Alexander Durward
1338 –
John Seton
1370 – 1434
Katherine Clair
1375 – 1450
George Dunbar
1370 – 1443
Beatrix Hay
1362 – 1421
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ogilvy
1311 – 1365
Jonete [Leighton]
Malcolm Ramsay
1325 – 1365
Agathe Ramsay
1329 – 1365
James Durward
1308 – 1397
William Seton
1343 – 1424
Janet Seton'
1351 – 1430
Sir Sinclair
1327 – 1358
Isabella Graham
1320 – 1391
George Dunbar
1336 – 1423
Christina Seton
1340 – 1422
Alan Hay
1279 –
Margaret Seaton
1320 –

James Ogilvy's Descendants

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James Ogilvy (16 Oct 1430 – 25 Sep 1504) m. Elizabeth Kennedy (1422 – 24 Sep 1475) m. Helen Douglas (17 May 1425 – 20 Nov 1486) m. Jonet Lyle (Abt 1464 – 1525)
  1. 1. James Ogilvy (1444 – 9 Jan 1506) m. James Ogilvy (1448 – ) m. Mariot Graham (Abt 1455 – Aft 1481)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Ogilvy (1445 – )
  3. 3. John Ogilvy (1451 – 9 Jan 1506) m. Jean Graham (1460 – 1530)
    1. 1. James Ogilvy (Aft 1473 – Bef 29 Nov 1524) m. Isobel Lindsay (1477 – Aft 1517)
      1. 1. Margery Ogilvy (1494 – )
      2. 2. James Ogilvy (1495 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Agnes Sinclair (1498 – 1572)
        1. 1. Margaret Ogilvy (Abt 1510 – Abt 1590)
        2. 2. Marion Ogilvy (Bet 11 Jan 1512 and 10 Jan 1513 – Bet 11 Jan 1569 and 10 Jan 1570) m. Patrick Gray (Mar 1518 – 1583) m. Patrick (1510 – )
        3. 3. James (Ogilvie Master of) Airlie (1516 – 9 Oct 1547) m. Katherine (Campbell of) Crawford ( – 10 Jan 1578)
        4. 4. James Ogilvy (1520 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Katherine Campbell (1520 – 1 Oct 1578)
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Marion) Ogilvy (Abt 1520 – 15 Jul 1569)
        6. 6. Thomas Ogilvy (Abt 1522 – 1577) m. Beatrice Chisholm (Abt 1544 – ) m. Janet Fraser (Abt 1526 – )
        7. 7. Archibald Ogilvie (Abt 1524 – )
        8. 8. Agnes Ogilvy (Abt 1528 – 1600)
        9. 9. Margaret Ogilvy (Abt 1528 – 1600)
        10. 10. Thomas Ogilvy (Abt 1529 – Bef 1577)
        11. 11. Alexander Ogilvy (Abt 1531 – Bef 1548)
        12. 12. Helen Ogilvy (1536 – 1566) m. James Stewart (1538 – 14 Feb 1586)
      3. 3. John Ogilvy (Abt 1497 – 13 Jul 1548) m. Isobel Stewart (Abt 1498 – )
      4. 4. Marjory Ogilvy (Abt 1499 – ) m. John Lyon (1512 – 1585)
      5. 5. Archibald Ogilvy (Abt 1501 – )
      6. 6. Beatrix Ogilvy (1505 – 1558) m. David Garden (Abt 1502 – )
      7. 7. Margaret Ogilvy (Abt 1506 – 1535) m. Andrew Gray (Abt 1504 – Aft 1552)
      8. 8. Isobel Ogilvy (Abt 1508 – Abt 1573) m. David Strachan (1498 – 1548) m. Archibald Hamilton (1510 – 27 Sep 1561)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Ogilvy (Abt 1481 – ) m. William Wood (Abt 1480 – )
    3. 3. Anthony Ogilvy (Abt 1482 – )
    4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth) Ogilvy (24 Sep 1484 – )
    5. 5. Janet ((Jonete)) Ogilvy (1489 – ) m. Walter Leighton (Abt 1484 – )
  4. 4. Archibald Ogilvy (1453 – 1494)
  5. 5. Margaret Ogilvy (Abt 1455 – 1499)
  6. 6. Walter Ogilvy (Abt 1459 – )
  7. 7. Isabel Ogilvie (1468 – 1499) m. Alexander Stewart (Aft 1459 – 1505)
  8. 8. Marion Ogilvy (Abt 1495 – 16 Nov 1573) m. David Beaton (Abt 1494 – 29 May 1546)
    1. 1. Archibald Bethune (1524 – ) m. Bethune (1540 – )
    2. 2. Margaret Bethune (Abt 1525 – 4 Feb 1577) m. David Lindsay (Abt 1527 – )
    3. 3. Elisabeth Beaton (Abt 1529 – 1574) m. Alexander Lindsay
    4. 4. Alexander Bethune (Abt 1532 – Bef Oct 1605) m. Margaret Allardyce (Abt 1560 – Bef Aug 1610)
    5. 5. George Beaton (Abt 1532 – )
    6. 6. David Beaton (Abt 1534 – )
    7. 7. John Beaton (Abt 1539 – )
    8. 8. Mary Bethune (Abt 1540 – ) m. Alexander Gordon (Abt 1540 – 1580) m. Patrick Gordon (Abt 1538 – 3 Oct 1594)
      1. 1. Archibald Gordon (Abt 1556 – 1616) m. Kattrin Cheyne (1580 – )
      2. 2. Catherine Gordon (Abt 1567 – 19 Aug 1633)
      3. 3. Margaret Gordon (1571 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Gordon (1575 – ) m. George Home (1556 – 30 Jan 1611)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hume (Abt 1586 – 19 Aug 1633) m. Theophilus Howard (13 Aug 1584 – 3 Jun 1640) m. Hamilton (Abt 1582 – )
        2. 2. Anna Home (1587 – 6 Aug 1621) m. James Home (1585 – Bef 29 Mar 1620) m. Robert French (Abt 1585 – )
      5. 5. Alexander Gordon (Abt 1575 – )
      6. 6. Mary Gordon (1576 – ) m. Guthrie (1548 – )
      7. 7. Agnes Gordon (Abt 1578 – )
    9. 9. Alexander Beaton (1550 – )
    10. 10. James Beaton m. Margaret Lindsay

James Ogilvy's Timeline

2 Records

1430
16 Oct 1430
Birth of James Ogilvy in Lintrathen, Forfar Castle, County Angus, Scotland
Lintrathen, Forfar Castle, County Angus, Scotland
1504
25 Sep 1504
Age 74
Death of James Ogilvy in Airlie, County Angus, Scotland
Airlie, County Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1430
    Event Place: Lintrathen, Forfar Castle, County Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1504
    Event Place: Airlie, County Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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