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James Richard Wylie 1520–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Gateshead, Durham, England

Death Date: 25 Jul 1565

Death Location: Gateshead, Durham, England

Father: Richard Wylye

Mother: Isabel Merriam

Spouse(s): Agnes Alexander, Ellin Lewin

Children(s): Thomas Wylie, Thomas Wylie

The story of James Richard Wylie began in 1520 in Gateshead, Durham, England. James Richard Wylie married Agnes Alexander, Ellin Lewin, and had children including Thomas William Wylie. James Richard Wylie passed away in 1565 in Gateshead, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Richard Wylie began in 1520 in Gateshead, Durham, England.
  • James Richard Wylie married Agnes Alexander, Ellin Lewin, and had children including Thomas William Wylie.
  • James Richard Wylie passed away in 1565 in Gateshead, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Wylye
1510–1565
Birth Location: Goudhurst, Kent, England
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Isabel Merriam
1515–1558
Birth Location: Goudhurst, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Alexander
1520–1612
Birth Location: Darneholme, Gloucestershire, England
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Ellin Lewin
1525–1603
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Thomas Wylie
1545–1590
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Thomas Wylie
1545–1610
Birth Location: Dymock, Gloucestershire, England
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James Wylie's Ancestors

Self
James Wylie
1520–1565
Birth Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
Parents
Richard Wylye
1510–1565
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Isabel Merriam
1515–1558
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
Root (ends) Wylye
1480–
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Root (ends) Unknown
1480–
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Richard Meriam
1485–1547
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Catherine Cynthia
1489–1599
Of Goudhurst, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wylie's Descendants

1.
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James (Richard) Wylie (1520–25 Jul 1565) m. Agnes Alexander (1520–abt 1612) m. Ellin Lewin (1525–abt 1603)
  1. 1. Thomas (William) Wylie 1545–1590 m. Margery Halle 1562–1584
    1. 1. John Wylie 1582–1633
    2. 2. Alexander Wylie 1583–1640 m. Elespeth Gledstanes 1587–1640
      1. 1. Elizabeth Wylie 1619–1650 m. Sir (Robert Irvine 4th Earl of) Drum 1620–1645
        1. 1. Sir (David of) Irvine 1613–1729 m. Martha (Sophia) Gault 1640–1690
  2. 2. Thomas (William) Wylie 1545–1610

James Wylie's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of James Richard Wylie in Gateshead, Durham, England
Gateshead, Durham, England
1565
25 Jul 1565
Age 45
Death of James Richard Wylie in Gateshead, Durham, England
Gateshead, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1565
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
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