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Sir James Richardson 1558–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Smeaton, Haddingonshire, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: Jun 12, 1632

Death Location: Haddington, East Lothian, , Scotland

Father: Sir Richardson

Mother: Lady Meredith

Spouse(s): Lady Errol, Agnes Forrest

Children(s): Sir Grandfather)

Sir James Richardson was born in 1558 in Smeaton, Haddingonshire, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert Richardson And Lady Katherine Meredith. Sir James Richardson married Agnes Forrest, Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Errol, and had children including Sir Robert Richardson 1St Baronet Of Pencaitland Knight 10Th Great Grandfather. Sir James Richardson passed away in 1632 in Haddington, East Lothian, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir James Richardson was born in 1558 in Smeaton, Haddingonshire, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert Richardson And Lady Katherine Meredith.
  • Sir James Richardson married Agnes Forrest, Lady Elizabeth Douglas Hay Errol, and had children including Sir Robert Richardson 1St Baronet Of Pencaitland Knight 10Th Great Grandfather.
  • Sir James Richardson passed away in 1632 in Haddington, East Lothian, , Scotland.

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Sir Richardson's Ancestors

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Sir Richardson
1558–1632
Birth Place: Smeaton, Haddingonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert Richardson
1514–1578
Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Katherine) Meredith
1520–1590
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Richardson's Descendants

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Sir (James) Richardson (1558–Jun 12, 1632) m. Lady (Elizabeth Douglas-Hay **) Errol (Apr 1573–16 Jul 1631) m. Agnes Forrest (1574–3 May 1607)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert Richardson, 1st Baronet of Pencaitland, Knight (10th Great) Grandfather) 1600–1634 m. Lady (Euphame) Skeyne 1591–1635 m. Euphame Skeyne 1591–1635
    1. 1. Sir (James) Richardson 1612–1680 m. Anna Magill 1638–1672

Sir Richardson's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of Sir James Richardson in Smeaton, Haddingonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
Smeaton, Haddingonshire, East Lothian, Scotland
1632
Jun 12, 1632
Age 74
Death of Sir James Richardson in Haddington, East Lothian, , Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, , Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Smeaton, Haddingonshire, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 12, 1632
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, , Scotland

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