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Lord James Borthwick 1563–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1563

Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Oct 1634

Death Location: St Anne's, Blackfriars, Scotland

Father: Lord VI

Mother: Margaret Melville

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Lord James Borthwick was born in 1563 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, the child of Lord William Borthwick Vi And Margaret Margaretha Melville. Lord James Borthwick passed away in 1634 in St Anne's, Blackfriars, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord James Borthwick was born in 1563 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, the child of Lord William Borthwick Vi And Margaret Margaretha Melville.
  • Lord James Borthwick passed away in 1634 in St Anne's, Blackfriars, Scotland.

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Lord Borthwick's Ancestors

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Lord Borthwick
1563–1634
Birth Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Parents
Lord William Borthwick VI
1539–1582
Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret ((Margaretha)) Melville
1538–1590
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (John Borthwick V, 4th Lord) Borthwick
1520–1566
Borthwick (Midlothian) Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Isobel Lindsay (of) Crawford)
1522–1577
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Sir (Walter 'Wicked Wat" Scott, Laird of Buccleuch, 1st of Branxholme, 3rd of Buccleuch, Chief of clan) Scott
1515–1577
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Janet ("Lady Countess Buccleuch") Kerr
1521–1579
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Borthwick
1500–1565
Margaret Hay
1500–1525
SIR SCOTT
1495–1552
William Buccleuch
1522–1593
Dame Minstrel
1510–1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Creich
1485–1546
*2R HAY
1495–1583

Lord Borthwick's Timeline

2 Records

1563
Abt. 1563
Birth of Lord James Borthwick in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
1634
18 Oct 1634
Age 71
Death of Lord James Borthwick in St Anne's, Blackfriars, Scotland
St Anne's, Blackfriars, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1563
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1634
    Event Place: St Anne's, Blackfriars, Scotland

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