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Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso 1569–1633 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: aft 1569

Birth Location: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: Aug 1633

Death Location: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: William Silvieland

Mother: Margaret Maxwell

Spouse(s): Martha Lady

Children(s): Sir Knox)

The story of Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso began in 1569 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland. Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso married Martha Knox Borthwik Lady, and had children including Sir William Henry Knox 4Th Earl Of Knox. Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso passed away in 1633 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso began in 1569 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso married Martha Knox Borthwik Lady, and had children including Sir William Henry Knox 4Th Earl Of Knox.
  • Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso passed away in 1633 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reverend Kelso's Ancestors

Self
Reverend Kelso
1569–1633
Birth Place: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Knox, of Silvieland
1539–1592
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret Maxwell
1539–1622
Newark, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Knox of Ranfurly, Progentor of the Knox) Silvieland
1510–1538
Progenitor of the Knox of Silvieland, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (K Fleming - Heiress of Silvieland of) Castlemilk
1512–1572
Barrochan, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lady Mure
1500–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reverend Kelso's Descendants

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Reverend (James Knox, Minister of) Kelso (aft 1569–Aug 1633) m. Martha (Knox Borthwik) Lady (Dec 1565–24 May 1625)
  1. 1. Sir (William Henry Knox (4th Earl of) Knox) 1603–1705 m. Catherine (Sarah Annie) Elphinstone 1611–1674
    1. 1. Sir (William Knox (Scottish) Covenanter) 1640–1721 m. Lady (Jeane Anna Sinclair -) Knox 1627–1711
      1. 1. Sir (John Adam "Ad") Knox 1682–1768
        1. 1. James Knox 1710–1772

Reverend Kelso's Timeline

6 Records

1569
aft 1569
Birth of Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
1584
08 May 1584
Age 15
Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso was married in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1590
abt 1590
Age 21
Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso was married in Scotland
Scotland
1615
1615
Age 46
Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso was married
None
1633
Aug 1633
Age 64
Death of Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1852
18 Jan 1852
Age 283
Reverend James Knox, Minister of Kelso was married in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: aft 1569
    Event Place: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 May 1584
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1590
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1615

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1852
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1633
    Event Place: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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