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Sir James Walter Innes 1437–1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1437

Birth Location: Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1491

Death Location: Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: John Caithness

Mother: Cecilia Fraser

Spouse(s): Catherine Seton

Children(s): Janet Innes

The story of Sir James Walter Innes began in 1437 in Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland. Sir James Walter Innes married Catherine Janet Gordon Seton, and had children including Janet Innes. Sir James Walter Innes passed away in 1491 in Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir James Walter Innes began in 1437 in Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland.
  • Sir James Walter Innes married Catherine Janet Gordon Seton, and had children including Janet Innes.
  • Sir James Walter Innes passed away in 1491 in Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Sir Innes's Ancestors

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Sir Innes
1437–1491
Birth Place: Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland
Parents
John Innes, Bishop of Caithness
1389–1441
Beauly, Ivernesshire, Scotland
Cecilia Fraser
1410–1476
Beauly, Ivernesshire, Scotland
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Sir Innes's Descendants

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Sir (James Walter) Innes (1437–1491) m. Catherine (Janet Gordon) Seton (1442–1473)
  1. 1. Janet Innes 1473–1517 m. William Sutherland 1484–1530
    1. 1. William Sutherland 1501–1543 m. Elisabeth Campbell 1507–1580
      1. 1. Janet Sutherland 1531–1557 m. John Hay 1527–1557
        1. 1. Margaret HAY 1547–1604 m. ALEXANDER ("12th Chief of Clan Brodie") BRODIE 1524–1583

Sir Innes's Timeline

3 Records

1437
1437
Birth of Sir James Walter Innes in Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland
Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland
1491
1491
Age 54
Death of Sir James Walter Innes in Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland
Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland
1535
20 Dec 1535
Age 98
Sir James Walter Innes was married
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1437
    Event Place: Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1535
    Record Source: Kincardineshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire - Protocol Book of Sir John Christisone, 1518-1551
    Record Source: Kincardineshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Kincairdy Castle, Innes, Morayshire, Scotland

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