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Sir James Alexander Orr 1570–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1627

Death Location: Ballyblack, Newtonards, County Down, Ireland

Father: John Orr

Mother: Janet Orr

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Sir James Alexander Orr was born in 1570 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John James Orr And Janet Agnes Bethune Orr. Sir James Alexander Orr passed away in 1627 in Ballyblack, Newtonards, County Down, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Sir James Alexander Orr was born in 1570 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John James Orr And Janet Agnes Bethune Orr.
  • Sir James Alexander Orr passed away in 1627 in Ballyblack, Newtonards, County Down, Ireland.

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Sir Orr's Ancestors

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Sir Orr
1570–1627
Birth Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John James Orr
1554–1602
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet (Agnes Bethune) Orr
1550–1602
Balfour Hall, Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1520–1603
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnes (Vallance) Allane
1526–1582
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Bethune
1525–1575
Lady (Agnes) Anstruther
1526–1582
Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Mar
1487–1552
Lady Campbell
1485–1555
Andrew Vallance
1500–1559
Lady Airlie
1503–1575
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Orr's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Sir James Alexander Orr in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1627
1627
Age 57
Death of Sir James Alexander Orr in Ballyblack, Newtonards, County Down, Ireland
Ballyblack, Newtonards, County Down, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1627
    Event Place: Ballyblack, Newtonards, County Down, Ireland

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