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James Shanks 1706 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1706

Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 5 Jul 1799

Death Location: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

Father: James Shanks

Mother: Isobel Bell

Spouse(s): Jean Calhoun

Children(s): Elizabeth Shanks

James Shanks was born in 1706 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, the child of James Shanks and Isobel Bell. James Shanks married Jean Pollock Calhoun, and had children including Elizabeth or Agnes Shanks. James Shanks passed away in 1799 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Shanks was born in 1706 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, , Scotland, the child of James Shanks and Isobel Bell.
  • James Shanks married Jean Pollock Calhoun, and had children including Elizabeth or Agnes Shanks.
  • James Shanks passed away in 1799 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Shanks's Ancestors

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James Shanks
1706 – 1799
Birth Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Parents
James Shanks
1686 – 1763
Ganedykhead, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Isobel Bell
1684 – 1751
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Shanks
1658 – 1756
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Hamilton
1650 – 1696
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shanks
1620 – 1674
Jonet Jamesone
1626 –
William Hamilton
1624 – 1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shanks
1584 – 1645
Janet (Andirsoune)
1588 – 1644
Jonet Pollok
1613 – 1684

James Shanks's Descendants

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James Shanks (14 Apr 1706 – 5 Jul 1799) m. Jean (Pollock) Calhoun (15 Oct 1699 – 1750)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (or Agnes) Shanks (8 July 1739 – aft 1821) m. John Smellie (15 Jun 1735 – 1 Nov 1812)
    1. 1. Matthew Smylie (1757 – 21 Feb 1825) m. Ann Waddle (16 Feb 1766 – 1846)
      1. 1. John (Waddell) Smellie (6 Jun 1787 – 23 Aug 1859) m. Janet Cameron (01 Jan 1799 – 31 Dec 1877)
        1. 1. Ann Smellie (12 AUG 1823 – 18 APR 1902) m. Andrew Cowan (22 DEC 1824 – 24 JUN 1890)

James Shanks's Timeline

4 Records

1706
14 Apr 1706
Birth of James Shanks in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1723
31 May 1723
Age 17
James Shanks was married in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1733
31 May 1733
Age 27
James Shanks was married in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
1799
5 Jul 1799
Age 93
Death of James Shanks in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1706
    Event Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 May 1723
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 May 1733
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1799
    Event Place: Falkirk, Stirlingshire, , Scotland

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