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Sir James, John, (, Of, The, Court, Of, Sessions) Preston 1500 – 1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Pre 1500

Birth Location: Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1567

Death Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Craigmillar

Mother: Margaret Napier

Spouse(s): Margaret Hume

Children(s): Lord Edinburgh

According to available records, Sir James John ( Of The Court Of Sessions) Preston was born in 1500 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Henry Preston Baron of Craigmillar and Margaret Mary Napier. Following those early years, Sir James John ( Of The Court Of Sessions) Preston married Margaret \ Marion Hume, and their family grew to include Lord John Preston and Burgess of Edinburgh. In the later years of life, Sir James John ( Of The Court Of Sessions) Preston died in 1567 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Sir Craigmillar
1467 – 1505
Birth Location: Liberton, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Margaret Napier
1471 – 1513
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Hume
1497 – 1529
Birth Location: Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lord Edinburgh
1520 – 1594
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Pre 1500
    Event Place: Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1567
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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