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James Shanks 1615–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 June 1615

Birth Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Apr 1696

Death Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John SHANKS

Mother: Jonat ANDIRSOUNE

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James Shanks was born in 1615 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland, the child of John Miller Shanks And Jonat Andirsoune. James Shanks passed away in 1696 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Shanks was born in 1615 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland, the child of John Miller Shanks And Jonat Andirsoune.
  • James Shanks passed away in 1696 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John SHANKS
1584–1611
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Jonat ANDIRSOUNE
1588–1644
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Shanks's Ancestors

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James Shanks
1615–1696
Birth Place: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
John Miller SHANKS
1584–1611
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jonat ANDIRSOUNE
1588–1644
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
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James Shanks's Timeline

2 Records

1615
18 June 1615
Birth of James Shanks in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland
1696
3 Apr 1696
Age 81
Death of James Shanks in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 June 1615
    Event Place: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1696
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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