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Jean Fitz James 1270 – 1312 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1270

Birth Location: Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Jan 1312

Death Location: Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander James

Mother: Margaret Donald

Spouse(s): Alexander Bonkyll

Children(s): John Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Isabella Stewart, Thomas Stewart

Jean Fitz James was born in 1270 in Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Fitz James and Margaret Donald. Jean Fitz James married Alexander Stewart of Bonkyll, and had children including John Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Isabella Stewart, Thomas Stewart. Jean Fitz James passed away in 1312 in Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Jean Fitz James was born in 1270 in Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Fitz James and Margaret Donald.
  • Jean Fitz James married Alexander Stewart of Bonkyll, and had children including John Stewart, Margaret Stewart, Isabella Stewart, Thomas Stewart.
  • Jean Fitz James passed away in 1312 in Berwickshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander James
1248 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
AJ
Margaret Donald
1250 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
MD

Spouses(s)

Alexander Bonkyll
1271 – 1319
Birth Location: Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
AB

Children(s)

John Stewart
1294 – 1331
Birth Location: Berwickshire, Scotland
JS
Margaret Stewart
1307 –
Birth Location: Bonkyl, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MS
Isabella Stewart
1308 – 1347
Birth Location: Saline, Fifeshire, Scotland
IS
Thomas Stewart
1309 –
Birth Location: Bonkyl, Lanarkshire, Scotland
TS

Jean James's Ancestors

Self
Jean James
1270 – 1312
Birth Place: Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Fitz James
1248 –
Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Donald
1250 –
Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean James's Descendants

1.
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Jean (Fitz) James (1270 – 1 Jan 1312) m. Alexander (Stewart of) Bonkyll (1271 – 1319)
  1. 1. John Stewart (Abt 1294 – 9 Dec 1331) m. Margaret d'Abernathy (1300 – 1370)
    1. 1. Thomas Stewart (1331 – 1361) m. Margaret Sinclair (1353 – 1361)
      1. 1. Margaret Stewart (1354 – 23 May 1417) m. William Douglas (1323 – 1 May 1384) m. Thomas (de) Mar (Abt 1330 – 21 Jun 1374)
        1. 1. George Douglas (4 Jul 1376 – 14 Sep 1402) m. Mary Stewart (1 Jan 1380 – 20 Mar 1458)
        2. 2. Margaret Douglas (Abt 1380 – 25 Oct 1470) m. Herbert Herries (1380 – 4 Jul 1440) m. Thomas Johnson (Abt 1366 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Stewart (Abt 1355 – 1377)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Stewart (1356 – ) m. Alexander Hamilton (Abt 1345 – Abt 1400)
        1. 1. Archibald Hamilton (Abt 1386 – 1436) m. Margaret Montgomerie (Abt 1390 – )
      4. 4. William Stewart (Abt 1361 – )
  2. 2. Margaret Stewart (1307 – )
  3. 3. Isabella Stewart (1308 – 17 Jan 1347) m. Geoffrey Moubray (Abt 1308 – ) m. William Carsewell m. Domhnall (II (Donald) 8th Earl of Mar) (MacGylocher) (1293 – 20 Aug 1332)
    1. 1. Margaret Donald (Abt 1322 – 19 Oct 1393) m. William Douglas (1323 – 1 May 1384)
      1. 1. Helen Douglas (Abt 1345 – ) m. Robert Lauder (Abt 1345 – 14 Jun 1425)
      2. 2. Jean Douglas (1346 – 1400) m. Richard Rutherford (1354 – 30 Oct 1400) m. Robert Rutherford (Abt 1362 – 1436)
        1. 1. Robert Rutherford (Abt 1362 – 1436) m. Jean Douglas (1346 – 1400)
        2. 2. James Rutherford (Abt 1365 – Aft Mar 1401) m. James Rutherford (Abt 1370 – )
        3. 3. Nichol (Rutherford of) Hundalie (Abt 1367 – 1433) m. Margaret Charteris (1392 – )
        4. 4. Robert DeRutherford (1370 – 6 Feb 1429)
        5. 5. William Rutherford (Abt 1370 – 1436)
        6. 6. John Rutherford (Abt 1372 – 1423)
        7. 7. John (Sir) DeRutherford (1384 – 1423)
        8. 8. Rutherford (1400 – 1460)
        9. 9. James (Rutherfoord) [Rutherford] (Abt 1400 – Abt 1455) m. Christian Lauder (Abt 1390 – ) m. Joan (De) Heaton (1 Aug 1389 – )
      3. 3. Jane Douglas (1347 – Deceased)
      4. 4. John Douglas (1358 – 1388)
      5. 5. James Douglas (1358 – 19 Aug 1388)
      6. 6. Mary Douglas (1359 – Aft 1399)
      7. 7. Isabel Douglas (1360 – 26 Oct 1408) m. Malcolm Drummond (1347 – Abt 1400) m. Alexander Stewart (1376 – 1435) m. Archibald Edmonstone (1340 – )
      8. 8. Joan Douglas (1 Jan 1360 – 1395) m. William (De) Acre (1357 – 20 Jul 1398)
        1. 1. Elisabeth (D') Acre (1390 – 1456) m. Thomas (V) Astley (1385 – 1413)
      9. 9. Christian Douglas (Abt 1361 – Deceased)
    2. 2. Margaret Donald (Abt 1330 – Bef 19 Oct 1393) m. William Douglas (1323 – 1 May 1384)
    3. 3. Jane (de) Mar
    4. 4. Martha
    5. 5. Thomas (de) Mar
  4. 4. Thomas Stewart (Abt 1309 – )

Jean James's Timeline

2 Records

1270
1270
Birth of Jean Fitz James in Berwickshire, Scotland
Berwickshire, Scotland
1312
1 Jan 1312
Age 42
Death of Jean Fitz James in Berwickshire, Scotland
Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1270
    Event Place: Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1312
    Event Place: Berwickshire, Scotland
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