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Sir Alexander Home of Renton, Sheriff of Berwickshire, Laird of Coldingham Law 1590–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Broxmouth, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Jan 1624

Death Location: Huntwode, Dunbar, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Renton

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Children(s): Lord Session

The story of Sir Alexander Home of Renton, Sheriff of Berwickshire, Laird of Coldingham Law began in 1590 in Broxmouth, East Lothian, Scotland. Sir Alexander Home of Renton, Sheriff of Berwickshire, Laird of Coldingham Law married Lady Helen Margaret Cockburn, and had children including Lord Sir John Johne Robert Home Of Renton Lord Of Session. Sir Alexander Home of Renton, Sheriff of Berwickshire, Laird of Coldingham Law passed away in 1624 in Huntwode, Dunbar, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Alexander Home of Renton, Sheriff of Berwickshire, Laird of Coldingham Law began in 1590 in Broxmouth, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Sir Alexander Home of Renton, Sheriff of Berwickshire, Laird of Coldingham Law married Lady Helen Margaret Cockburn, and had children including Lord Sir John Johne Robert Home Of Renton Lord Of Session.
  • Sir Alexander Home of Renton, Sheriff of Berwickshire, Laird of Coldingham Law passed away in 1624 in Huntwode, Dunbar, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Sir Law's Ancestors

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Sir Law
1590–1624
Birth Place: Broxmouth, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Home of Renton
1563–1629
Cowdenknowes House, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Home of) Cowdenknows
1540–1592
Coldingknows, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Sir Law's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander Home of Renton, Sheriff of Berwickshire, Laird of Coldingham) Law (1590–16 Jan 1624)
  1. 1. Lord (Sir John (Johne) Robert Home of Renton, Lord of) Session 1624–1671 m. Margaret (Stewart Lady of) Traquair 1620–1671
    1. 1. Charles Home 1658–
    2. 2. Lord (Sir Alexander Home 1st) Baronet 1645–1698
    3. 3. Christian (Isabel) Home 1640–1690
    4. 4. Henry (Home of) Kames –1690

Sir Law's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of Sir Alexander Home of Renton, Sheriff of Berwickshire, Laird of Coldingham Law in Broxmouth, East Lothian, Scotland
Broxmouth, East Lothian, Scotland
1624
16 Jan 1624
Age 34
Death of Sir Alexander Home of Renton, Sheriff of Berwickshire, Laird of Coldingham Law in Huntwode, Dunbar, Midlothian, Scotland
Huntwode, Dunbar, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Broxmouth, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1624
    Event Place: Huntwode, Dunbar, Midlothian, Scotland

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