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James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun 1509–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1509

Birth Location: Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Oct 1580

Death Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Father: James Laird

Mother: Alison Hamilton

Spouse(s): Helen Ormiston

Children(s): Elizabeth Murray

The story of James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun began in 1509 in Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland. James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun married Helen Margaret Cockburn Of Ormiston, and had children including Elizabeth Marjory Scott Wallet Murray. James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun passed away in 1580 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun began in 1509 in Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun married Helen Margaret Cockburn Of Ormiston, and had children including Elizabeth Marjory Scott Wallet Murray.
  • James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun passed away in 1580 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Laird
1467–1517
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
JL
Alison Hamilton
1487–1514
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
AH

Spouses(s)

Helen Ormiston
1514–1596
Birth Location: Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
HO

Children(s)

Elizabeth Murray
1543–1612
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
EM

James Trabroun's Ancestors

Self
James Trabroun
1509–1580
Birth Place: Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Heriot Laird
1467–1517
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Alison Hamilton
1487–1514
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Hamilton
1420–1505
Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isobel Schaw
1446–1495
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Trabroun's Descendants

1.
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James (Heriot, Laird of) Trabroun (1 Nov 1509–4 Oct 1580) m. Helen (Margaret Cockburn of) Ormiston (1514–24 Dec 1596)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Marjory Scott Wallet) Murray 1543–1612 m. Sir (Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Laird of) Priestfield 1543–1571
    1. 1. Thomas (Hamilton, Earl of) Haddington 1563–1637 m. Isabelle Kerr 1585–1628 m. Margaret Foulis 1580–1609
      1. 1. William, (duke of kelhead,) Douglas 1618–1673 m. Adrian Richie 1620– m. Jean (Stuart of) Schelinlaw 1622–
        1. 1. Jean Douglas 1645– m. William Stark\Starke 1640–1700

James Trabroun's Timeline

9 Records

1509
1 Nov 1509
Birth of James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun in Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland
Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland
1531
8 Aug 1531
Age 22
James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun was married
None
1533
1533
Age 24
James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1542
18 Feb 1542
Age 33
James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun was married
None
1547
17 Apr 1547
Age 38
James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun was married in Trabroun, East Lothian, Scotland
Trabroun, East Lothian, Scotland
1560
1 Oct 1560
Age 51
James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun was married in Trabroun, East Lothian, Scotland
Trabroun, East Lothian, Scotland
1576
1576
Age 67
James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun was married in Lethington, Berwick, Scotland
Lethington, Berwick, Scotland
1580
4 Oct 1580
Age 71
Death of James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun in Trabroun, Scotland
Trabroun, Scotland
1596
16 Jun 1596
Age 87
James Heriot, Laird of Trabroun was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1509
    Event Place: Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 278.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KCG
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1531
    Record Source: Scotland, Red Books of Scotland, Compiled by Gordon McGregor; The Red Book of Scotland; Volume: Red Book of Scotland Volume 5 Gre-Lin

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1542
    Record Source: Scotland, Red Books of Scotland, Compiled by Gordon McGregor; The Red Book of Scotland; Volume: Red Book of Scotland Volume 5 Gre-Lin

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1547
    Event Place: Trabroun, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1560
    Event Place: Trabroun, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Lethington, Berwick, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Trabroun, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Haddingtonshire
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1580
    Event Place: Trabroun, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Scotland, Red Books of Scotland, Compiled by Gordon McGregor; The Red Book of Scotland; Volume: Red Book of Scotland Volume 5 Gre-Lin

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
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