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Laurence 'Lourie' Kirk 1547–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1547

Birth Location: Of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 25 JUN 1607

Death Location: Scheirdrum, Sauling, Fife, Scotland

Father: Robert Kirk

Mother: Agnes Peirson

Spouse(s): Margaret Bennett

Children(s): Margaret Kirk

Laurence 'Lourie' Kirk was born in 1547 in Of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of Robert Kirk And Agnes Peirson. Laurence 'Lourie' Kirk married Margaret Bennett, and had children including Margaret Kirk. Laurence 'Lourie' Kirk passed away in 1607 in Scheirdrum, Sauling, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Laurence 'Lourie' Kirk was born in 1547 in Of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of Robert Kirk And Agnes Peirson.
  • Laurence 'Lourie' Kirk married Margaret Bennett, and had children including Margaret Kirk.
  • Laurence 'Lourie' Kirk passed away in 1607 in Scheirdrum, Sauling, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Kirk
1520–1547
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Agnes Peirson
1520–1588
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Bennett
1548–1607
Birth Location: Of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Kirk
1588–1683
Birth Location: Clackmannan, Scottland, Scotland, United Kingdom
MK

Laurence Kirk's Ancestors

Self
Laurence Kirk
1547–1607
Birth Place: Of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Robert Kirk
1520–1547
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Peirson
1520–1588
Dunfermline, Fife
Grandparents
Andrew (Kirk,) Jr.
1500–1520
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Livingstone
1501–1599
Dunipace, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Kirk
1475–1500
Agnes Wilson
1480–1558
Alexander Terintiran
1466–1515
Lady Morton
1461–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laurence Kirk's Descendants

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Laurence ('Lourie') Kirk (ABT 1547–25 JUN 1607) m. Margaret Bennett (ABT 1548–25 JUN 1607)
  1. 1. Margaret Kirk 1588–1683 m. Patryck Condie 1584–1669
    1. 1. Janet Condie 1595–1636 m. Andos Patersoune 1602–1648
      1. 1. Agnes (Paterson) (Patersoune) 1625–1665 m. William Ballantyne 1631–1670
        1. 1. Margaret Ballantyne 1655–1675 m. Mathew Muir 1650–1684
      2. 2. John ((Arthur) Patersone \) Paterson 1613–1644 m. Janet Kay 1623–1662
        1. 1. Sir (John) Paterson 1645–1726

Laurence Kirk's Timeline

2 Records

1547
ABT 1547
Birth of Laurence 'Lourie' Kirk in Of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1607
25 JUN 1607
Age 60
Death of Laurence 'Lourie' Kirk in Scheirdrum, Sauling, Fife, Scotland
Scheirdrum, Sauling, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1547
    Event Place: Of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 JUN 1607
    Event Place: Scheirdrum, Sauling, Fife, Scotland
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