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James Petrie 1525–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Arkenhead, Scotland

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Andreas Dreghorn

Mother: Elspeth Broun\Brown

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

James Petrie was born in 1525 in Arkenhead, Scotland, the child of Andreas Andrew Petrie Sir Of Dreghorn And Elspeth Elisabetha Broun Brown. James Petrie passed away in 1585 in Scotland.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • James Petrie was born in 1525 in Arkenhead, Scotland, the child of Andreas Andrew Petrie Sir Of Dreghorn And Elspeth Elisabetha Broun Brown.
  • James Petrie passed away in 1585 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andreas Dreghorn
1505–1565
Birth Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Elspeth Broun\Brown
1508–1599
Birth Location: Monikie, Angus, Scotland
EB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Petrie's Ancestors

Self
James Petrie
1525–1585
Birth Place: Arkenhead, Scotland
Parents
Andreas "Andrew" Petrie Sir of Dreghorn
1505–1565
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Elspeth ((Elisabetha)) Broun\Brown
1508–1599
Monikie, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Guthrie Petrie "Petry" "Petre") Sir
1480–1540
Morayshire, Scotland
Joanna (Fraser) (Petrie)
1485–1540
Unst, Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland
Alexander (Broun) Brown
1499–1533
Monikie, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Barbara Randall
1490–1546
Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Petrie's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of James Petrie in Arkenhead, Scotland
Arkenhead, Scotland
1585
1585
Age 60
Death of James Petrie in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Arkenhead, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Scotland
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