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James Johnston II, Sir, the Younger 1528–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1528

Birth Location: Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1608

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Lady

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In 1528, James Johnston II, Sir, the Younger entered the world in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Sir John William De Johnstone Knight And Elizabeth Margaret Jardine Lady. James Johnston II, Sir, the Younger passed away in 1608 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1528, James Johnston II, Sir, the Younger entered the world in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Sir John William De Johnstone Knight And Elizabeth Margaret Jardine Lady.
  • James Johnston II, Sir, the Younger passed away in 1608 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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James Younger's Ancestors

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James Younger
1528–1608
Birth Place: Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John William de Johnstone, Knight
1506–1563
Lochwood Castle, Johnstone, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Margaret Jardine) Lady
1507–1544
Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Johnstone
1482–1524
Johnstone, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Mary Maxwell
1486–1515
Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Younger's Timeline

2 Records

1528
31 Oct 1528
Birth of James Johnston II, Sir, the Younger in Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1608
1608
Age 80
Death of James Johnston II, Sir, the Younger in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1528
    Event Place: Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

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