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Sir James Donaldson 1603–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1603

Birth Location: Of Head Dykis, Tillicoultrie, Clackmannan, Scotland

Death Date: 1681

Death Location: West Riding of Yorkshire, UK

Father: James Donaldson

Mother: Margaret Randel

Spouse(s): Margaret Cowie

Children(s): William Donaldson

Sir James Donaldson was born in 1603 in Of Head Dykis, Tillicoultrie, Clackmannan, Scotland, the child of James Donaldson And Margaret Randel. Sir James Donaldson married Margaret Cowie, and had children including William Donaldson. Sir James Donaldson passed away in 1681 in West Riding of Yorkshire, UK.

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Biography

  • Sir James Donaldson was born in 1603 in Of Head Dykis, Tillicoultrie, Clackmannan, Scotland, the child of James Donaldson And Margaret Randel.
  • Sir James Donaldson married Margaret Cowie, and had children including William Donaldson.
  • Sir James Donaldson passed away in 1681 in West Riding of Yorkshire, UK.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Donaldson
1579–
Birth Location: Head Dykis, Tillicoultrie, Scotland
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Margaret Randel
1581–1625
Birth Location: Of Head Dykis, Tillicoultrie, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Cowie
1607–
Birth Location: Tillicoultrie, Clack, Scotland
MC

Children(s)

William Donaldson
1630–1700
Birth Location: Forgandenny, Perth, Scotland
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Sir Donaldson's Ancestors

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Sir Donaldson
1603–1681
Birth Place: Of Head Dykis, Tillicoultrie, Clackmannan, Scotland
Parents
James Donaldson
1579–
Head Dykis, Tillicoultrie, Scotland
Margaret Randel
1581–1625
Of Head Dykis, Tillicoultrie, Scotland
Grandparents
David Donaldsone
1555–1615
Ceres, Fife, Scotland
Isabell Wilson
1554–1631
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Thomas (Green) Randall
1540–1603
Of, , Surrey, England
Alice ((Agnes)) Shelley
1545–1603
Michelgrove, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Donaldsone
1520–1581
Agnes Fraser
1530–1576
Edwardi Wilson
1530–
Sir Randall\Randolph
1505–1551
Anne Gainsford
1505–1547
Sir Shelley
1506–1550
Mary Fitzwilliam
1504–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Donaldsone
1460–
Janet Frazer
1493–1558
John Fraser
1509–
MARGARET STEWART
1510–1591
John Sir
1470–1522
Elizabeth Randolph)
1473–1505
Sir Gainsford
1469–1540
Catherine Covert
1470–1559
Sir London)
1458–1549
Alice Belknap
1460–1537
William FitzWilliam
1460–1534
Maud (Boleyn)
1490–1509

Sir Donaldson's Descendants

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Sir (James) Donaldson (1603–1681) m. Margaret Cowie (1607–)
  1. 1. William Donaldson 1630–1700 m. Issobell Malcolm 1640–1720
    1. 1. Helliane Donaldson 1663– m. Thomas Shepherd 1659–1709
      1. 1. William (James) Shepherd 1693– m. Margaret (Marjory) Tilloch 1704–
        1. 1. Katharine Shepherd 1751–1779 m. Peter (Wilson) Burt 1753–1820
    2. 2. David Donaldson –1666
    3. 3. Jonet Donaldson –1661
    4. 4. John Donaldson 1673–

Sir Donaldson's Timeline

3 Records

1603
1603
Birth of Sir James Donaldson in Of Head Dykis, Tillicoultrie, Clackmannan, Scotland
Of Head Dykis, Tillicoultrie, Clackmannan, Scotland
1607
20 Dec 1607
Age 4
Sir James Donaldson was christened in , Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
, Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
1681
1681
Age 78
Death of Sir James Donaldson in West Riding of Yorkshire, UK
West Riding of Yorkshire, UK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Of Head Dykis, Tillicoultrie, Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1607
    Event Place: , Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1681
    Event Place: West Riding of Yorkshire, UK
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