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Sir William James McGinnis 1620 – 1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 10 May 1676

Death Location: Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland

Father: Sir McGinnis

Mother: Lady Metzinger

Spouse(s): Lady Boorman

Children(s): Sir McGinnis

In 1620, Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle entered the world in Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to Sir Brian McGinnis and Lady Frances "Fanny" Metzinger. Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle married Lady Nancy S Boorman, and had children including Sir Roger Stephen McGinnis. Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle passed away in 1676 in Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1620, Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle entered the world in Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to Sir Brian McGinnis and Lady Frances "Fanny" Metzinger.
  • Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle married Lady Nancy S Boorman, and had children including Sir Roger Stephen McGinnis.
  • Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle passed away in 1676 in Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir McGinnis
1620 – 1667
Birth Location: Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Lady Metzinger
1623 –
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Boorman
1642 – 1710
Birth Location: Cranbrook Castle, Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Sir McGinnis
1665 – 1745
Birth Location: Iveagh, County Down, Ulster, Ireland
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Sir McGinnis's Ancestors

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Sir McGinnis
1620 – 1676
Birth Place: Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Sir Brian McGinnis
1620 – 1667
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Lady (Frances "Fanny") Metzinger
1623 –
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Hugh Feardorach Oge (Magennis) Mac) Aonghius
1531 – 1650
Drumballroney, Down, Northern Ireland
Feardorach O'Reilly
1524 – 1574
Drumballroney, Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir MacAonghius
1530 – 1595
Lady O'Reilly
1510 – 1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (McGinness)
1508 – 1595
Lady Donnell
1506 – 1566
KIng O'Donnell
1515 – 1566
Lady Graham
1493 – 1548

Sir McGinnis's Descendants

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Sir (William James) McGinnis (1620 – 10 May 1676) m. Lady (Nancy S) Boorman (20 November 1642 – Abt. 1710)
  1. 1. Sir (Roger Stephen) McGinnis (23 April 1665 – 1745) m. Elizabeth Berry (1699 – 03 Mar 1755)
    1. 1. William (S) McGinnis (1736 – 3 Aug 1814) m. Elizabeth Burroughs (1745 – 13 Aug 1841)
      1. 1. John McGinnis (1775 – 12 May) m. Mary (Ann) McGraw (Abt 1873 – 5 Mar 1942)
        1. 1. Richard McGinnis (1811 – 1849) m. Anna (Elizabeth 'Eliza') Jinnett (1820 – 28 Aug 1893)

Sir McGinnis's Timeline

22 Records

1620
1620
Birth of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1620
1620
Birth of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland
Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland
1620
1620
Birth of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland
Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland
1620
1620
Birth of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1642
20 Nov 1642
Age 22
Birth of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1642
20 Nov 1642
Age 22
Birth of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland
Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland
1642
20 Nov 1642
Age 22
Birth of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland
Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland
1667
10 May 1667
Age 47
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland
Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland
1667
10 May 1667
Age 47
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
1667
10 May 1667
Age 47
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1667
10 May 1667
Age 47
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
1667
10 May 1667
Age 47
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
1667
10 May 1667
Age 47
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
1667
10 May 1667
Age 47
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
1667
10 May 1667
Age 47
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
1667
10 May 1667
Age 47
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
1676
10 May 1676
Age 56
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
1676
10 May 1676
Age 56
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1676
10 May 1676
Age 56
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1676
10 May 1676
Age 56
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
1676
10 May 1676
Age 56
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
1676
10 May 1676
Age 56
Death of Sir William James McGinnis , of Belfast Castle in Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland
Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1642
    Event Place: Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1642
    Event Place: Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1642
    Event Place: Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Origin and history of the Magennis family

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1667
    Event Place: Knock Iveagh Castle, Raithfriland, County Down, North Ireland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1676
    Event Place: Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1667
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1667
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1667
    Event Place: Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1667
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1667
    Event Place: Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1667
    Event Place: Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1667
    Event Place: Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1676
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1667
    Event Place: Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1676
    Event Place: Belfast Castle, Antrim Parish, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1676
    Event Place: Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1676
    Event Place: Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1676
    Event Place: Iveagh Down Castle, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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