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James Russell 1628 – 1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1628

Birth Location: Kingseat, Peebles, Scotland

Death Date: bef 1698

Death Location: Kingseat, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Father: William 10GG

Mother: Catherine 10GG

Spouse(s): Margaret Lockhart

Children(s): John Braidshaw

In 1628, James Russell of Kingseat and Slipperfield entered the world in Kingseat, Peebles, Scotland, born to William Russell of Slipperfield 10GG and Catherine Wilson 10GG. James Russell of Kingseat and Slipperfield married Margaret Lockhart, and had children including John Russell of Braidshaw. James Russell of Kingseat and Slipperfield passed away in 1698 in Kingseat, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1628, James Russell of Kingseat and Slipperfield entered the world in Kingseat, Peebles, Scotland, born to William Russell of Slipperfield 10GG and Catherine Wilson 10GG.
  • James Russell of Kingseat and Slipperfield married Margaret Lockhart, and had children including John Russell of Braidshaw.
  • James Russell of Kingseat and Slipperfield passed away in 1698 in Kingseat, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William 10GG
1611 – 1664
Birth Location: Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland
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Catherine 10GG
1611 – 1638
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Lockhart
1644 – 1708
Birth Location: Braidshaw, Lanark, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Braidshaw
1672 – 1759
Birth Location: Braidshaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland or Kingseat, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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James Russell's Ancestors

Self
James Russell
1628 – 1698
Birth Place: Kingseat, Peebles, Scotland
Parents
William Russell of Slipperfield 10GG
1611 – 1664
Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland
Catherine (Wilson) 10GG
1611 – 1638
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Russell) 11GG
1586 – 1673
Hertfordshire, England
Mary (Ball) 11GG
1593 – 1674
Wokingham, Berkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Russell's Descendants

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James Russell (1628 – bef 1698) m. Margaret Lockhart (3 Nov 1644 – 1708)
  1. 1. John (Russell of) Braidshaw (8 Dec 1672 – 28 Jan 1759) m. Marion ((or Maria) (DGGM6)) Russell (c1674 – 1705)
    1. 1. James Russell (7 Nov 1700 – 9 Nov 1771) m. Sarah (Purslee) Brickley (1698 – )
      1. 1. James Russell (ABT. 1720 – ABT 1795) m. Margaret Kerr ( – 23 February 1798)
        1. 1. Isabella Russell (abt 1787 – After 1860) m. Thomas Waggoner (18 Aug 1768 – 7 Feb 1837)

James Russell's Timeline

2 Records

1628
1628
Birth of James Russell of Kingseat and Slipperfield in Kingseat, Peebles, Scotland
Kingseat, Peebles, Scotland
1698
bef 1698
Age 70
Death of James Russell of Kingseat and Slipperfield in Kingseat, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Kingseat, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Kingseat, Peebles, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1698
    Event Place: Kingseat, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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