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Sir James A. Holmes Caldwell 1603–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1603

Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 19 Feb 1639

Death Location: Ireland

Father: Sir Ely"

Mother: Elizabeth Caldwell

Spouse(s): Mary Sweetenham, Lady Jennings

Children(s): John Caldwell

Sir James A. Holmes Caldwell was born in 1603 in County Donegal, Ireland, the child of Sir William Bruce Alexander Caldwell Sir William Of Ely And Elizabeth Wallace Caldwell. Sir James A. Holmes Caldwell married Lady Jane Jennings, Mary A Sweetenham, and had children including John Caldwell. Sir James A. Holmes Caldwell passed away in 1639 in Ireland.

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Biography

  • Sir James A. Holmes Caldwell was born in 1603 in County Donegal, Ireland, the child of Sir William Bruce Alexander Caldwell Sir William Of Ely And Elizabeth Wallace Caldwell.
  • Sir James A. Holmes Caldwell married Lady Jane Jennings, Mary A Sweetenham, and had children including John Caldwell.
  • Sir James A. Holmes Caldwell passed away in 1639 in Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ely"
1577–1664
Birth Location: Drakemyre, North Ayrshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Caldwell
1580–1608
Birth Location: Helington, Elderslie, Renrewshire, Scotland
EC

Spouses(s)

Mary Sweetenham
1605–1639
Birth Location: Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
MS
Lady Jennings
1611–1638
Birth Location: Stevenstown, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
LJ

Children(s)

John Caldwell
1630–1692
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland
JC

Sir Caldwell's Ancestors

Self
Sir Caldwell
1603–1639
Birth Place: County Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Sir William Bruce Alexander CALDWELL "Sir William of Ely"
1577–1664
Drakemyre, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Wallace) Caldwell
1580–1608
Helington, Elderslie, Renrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Alexander Caldwell of Solway) Firth
1527–1603
Toulon, Allier, Auvergne, France
Annie McCutcheon(Caldwell)
1535–1577
Firth, Orkney, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir France\Scotland
1495–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord II
1473–1531

Sir Caldwell's Descendants

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Sir (James A. Holmes) Caldwell (6 Jun 1603–19 Feb 1639) m. Mary (A.) Sweetenham (1 Jun 1605–19 February 1639) m. Lady (Jane) Jennings (4 Aug 1611–1638)
  1. 1. John Caldwell 1630–1692 m. Mary (Ann (Holmes)) Caldwell 1632–1691
    1. 1. Joseph (Alexander) Caldwell 1657–1730
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Caldwell 1684–1730 m. James (E.) Moore 1690–1750
        1. 1. George (Moore Rev) War 1720–1798 m. Catherine (Mary "Molly") Whitworth 1729–1790

Sir Caldwell's Timeline

2 Records

1603
6 Jun 1603
Birth of Sir James A. Holmes Caldwell in County Donegal, Ireland
County Donegal, Ireland
1639
19 Feb 1639
Age 36
Death of Sir James A. Holmes Caldwell in Ireland
Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1603
    Event Place: County Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1639
    Event Place: Ireland
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