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JAMES STRANG 1553–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Voesgarth, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 1 July 1603

Death Location: Unst, Shetland, Scotland

Father: Helen Taylor

Mother: Bartholomew Mowat

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Children(s): Elizabeth STRANG

The story of JAMES STRANG began in 1553 in Voesgarth, Shetland, Scotland. JAMES STRANG had children including Elizabeth Strang. JAMES STRANG passed away in 1603 in Unst, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of JAMES STRANG began in 1553 in Voesgarth, Shetland, Scotland.
  • JAMES STRANG had children including Elizabeth Strang.
  • JAMES STRANG passed away in 1603 in Unst, Shetland, Scotland.

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JAMES STRANG's Ancestors

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JAMES STRANG
1553–1603
Birth Place: Voesgarth, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
Helen Taylor
1528–1603
Shetland, Scotland
Bartholomew (Stang) Mowat
1535–1590
Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Barbara ('Lady Rafenshal') Sinclair
1518–1622
Balquholly, Banffshire, Scotland
Patrick ((Bertel Bartholomew) Mowat, 4th Lord Gray, 1st Laird of) Balquholly
1511–1564
Balquhollie, Balquhidder, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Agnes Bruce
1503–1577
Lord Sinclair
–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JAMES STRANG's Descendants

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JAMES STRANG (1553–1 July 1603)
  1. 1. Elizabeth STRANG 1585–1663 m. Henry SPENCE 1595–1650
    1. 1. William Spence 1617–1663 m. Christian Edmondston –1650

JAMES STRANG's Timeline

2 Records

1553
1553
Birth of JAMES STRANG in Voesgarth, Shetland, Scotland
Voesgarth, Shetland, Scotland
1603
1 July 1603
Age 50
Death of JAMES STRANG in Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Unst, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Voesgarth, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1603
    Event Place: Unst, Shetland, Scotland

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