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Sir Richard Martin James 1533 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: Dec 1593

Death Location: Smarden, Kent, England

Father: Prince Stewart

Mother: Lady Ramsay

Spouse(s): Lady Jeames\James

Children(s): Lady Borman

In 1533, Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) entered the world in Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England, born to Prince Edmund\Edmond James, Stewart and Lady Anne Alice Ramsay. Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) married Lady Frances M. Bowes, Jeames\James, and had children including Lady Frances Emma James Roberts Borman. Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) passed away in 1593 in Smarden, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1533, Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) entered the world in Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England, born to Prince Edmund\Edmond James, Stewart and Lady Anne Alice Ramsay.
  • Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) married Lady Frances M. Bowes, Jeames\James, and had children including Lady Frances Emma James Roberts Borman.
  • Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) passed away in 1593 in Smarden, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Prince Stewart
1500 – 1585
Birth Location: Astley, Worcs, England
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Lady Ramsay
1500 – 1584
Birth Location: Hitcham, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England
LR

Spouses(s)

Lady Jeames\James
1542 – 1567
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
LJ

Children(s)

Lady Borman
1567 – 1648
Birth Location: Smarden, Kent, England
LB

Sir James's Ancestors

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Sir James
1533 – 1593
Birth Place: Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Prince Edmund\Edmond James, Stewart
1500 – 1585
Astley, Worcs, England
Lady (Anne Alice) Ramsay
1500 – 1584
Hitcham, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Henry (James) Gentleman
1485 – 1586
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Bridgett Littleton
1475 – 1567
Grovely, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir James's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Martin) James (1533 – Dec 1593) m. Lady (Frances M. Bowes,) Jeames\James (1542 – 7 Feb 1567)
  1. 1. Lady (Frances Emma James Roberts) Borman (abt 1567 – 8 Feb 1648) m. Sir (Knight Thomas Roberts 1st Baronet of Glassenbury & Sheriff of) Kent (1559 – 20 Feb 1628)
    1. 1. Thomas (Robert "The Alexander") Roberts* (1617 – 19 Jul 1663)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Roberts) Bridges (1655 – 07 Sep 1730) m. Joseph Parker^ (15 May 1642 – 06 Apr 1684)
        1. 1. Joseph Parker (27 February 1682 – 9 Nov 1715) m. Abigail Mitchell (03 Feb 1689 – 4 May 1717)

Sir James's Timeline

7 Records

1533
1533
Birth of Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) in Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England
Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England
1559
28 Aug 1559
Age 26
Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) was married in Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700
Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700
1559
28 August 1559
Age 26
Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) was married in Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700
Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700
1562
1562
Age 29
Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) was married in Smarden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Smarden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1562
Jan 1562
Age 29
Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) was married in Smarden, Kent, England
Smarden, Kent, England
1562
January 1562
Age 29
Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) was married in Smarden, Kent, England
Smarden, Kent, England
1593
Dec 1593
Age 60
Death of Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) in Smarden, Kent, England
Smarden, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1559
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 August 1559
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Smarden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1562
    Event Place: Smarden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1562
    Event Place: Smarden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1593
    Event Place: Smarden, Kent, England
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