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Sir James Weir 1546–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 Mar 1601

Death Location: Newmylnes, Stirling, Scotland

Father: Thomas Weir

Mother: Janet Johnston

Spouse(s): Lady Weir

Children(s): Sir Weir, Rachael Weir, Isabella Weir, John Weir, Isobel Weir, Robert Weir, Margaret Weir, Lady Auchinleck, John Weir, William Weir

The story of Sir James Weir began in 1546 in Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir James Weir married Lady Rachel Carmichael Weir, and had children including Isabella Hamilton Weir, Isobel Weir, John Weir, Lady Jean Agnes De Auchinleck, Margaret Weir, Rachael Jeane Weir, Robert Weir, Sir Thomas Somerville Weir, William Weir. Sir James Weir passed away in 1601 in Newmylnes, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir James Weir began in 1546 in Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir James Weir married Lady Rachel Carmichael Weir, and had children including Isabella Hamilton Weir, Isobel Weir, John Weir, Lady Jean Agnes De Auchinleck, Margaret Weir, Rachael Jeane Weir, Robert Weir, Sir Thomas Somerville Weir, William Weir.
  • Sir James Weir passed away in 1601 in Newmylnes, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Weir
1528–1587
Birth Location: Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Johnston
1530–1586
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Weir
1549–1620
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sir Weir
1574–1670
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Rachael Weir
1577–1624
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Isabella Weir
1570–1618
Birth Location: Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Weir
1570–1670
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Isobel Weir
1572–
Birth Location: Stonebyres,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
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Robert Weir
1579–1599
Birth Location: Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Weir
1573–1599
Birth Location: of, Stonebyres,,, Scotland
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Lady Auchinleck
1572–1695
Birth Location: Lee Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Weir
1592–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Weir
1570–1625
Birth Location: Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Sir Weir's Ancestors

Self
Sir Weir
1546–1601
Birth Place: Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Bain Weir
1528–1587
Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Johnston
1530–1586
Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (James Weir 5th Laird of) Blackwood
1499–1595
Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Arran Hamilton) ✔️15GGM
1515–1575
Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Europe
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Weir's Descendants

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Sir (James) Weir (1546–3 Mar 1601) m. Lady (Rachel Carmichael) Weir (1549–1620)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Somerville) Weir 1574–1670 m. Jeane Cuthbertsone 1579–1617
    1. 1. John Weir 1600–1665 m. Margaret Smaillie 1605–1675 m. Elspet Dowglas 1595–1627
      1. 1. William Weir 1634–1700 m. Margaret Aikman 1630–1700
        1. 1. John Weir 1665–1750 m. Eupham Findlay 1660–
        2. 2. Marion Weir 1654–
        3. 3. Janet Weir 1657–
      2. 2. Richard (Wilmont) Dever 1612–1701
    2. 2. Lady (Marioun Hodge nee) Weir 1600–1664
    3. 3. Lady (Marion) Weir 1611–1628
    4. 4. Sir (William) Weir 1606–
    5. 5. Sir (Richard) Weir 1602–
    6. 6. Sir (David) Weir 1600–
    7. 7. Sir (Robert) Weir 1597–1621
    8. 8. Lady (Violet) Weir 1603–1623
    9. 9. Lady (Bessie) Weir 1604–1624
    10. 10. Sir (Ninian) Weir 1599–
    11. 11. Sir (Alexander) Weir 1596–1617
    12. 12. Lady (Catharine) Weir 1610–
    13. 13. Sir (Johne) Weir 1641–
    14. 14. Sir (James) Weir 1613–1679
    15. 15. Sir (Edward) Weir 1612–1634
    16. 16. Lady (Catherine) Weir 1598–1617
    17. 17. Sir (John) Weir 1605–1632
    18. 18. Lady (Beatrix) Weir 1600–1619
    19. 19. Sir (Walter) Weir 1599–
    20. 20. Sir (Thomas) Weir 1615–1705
    21. 21. Lady (Jeane) Weir 1613–
    22. 22. Lady (Bessie) Weir 1604–1624
    23. 23. Lady (Marion) Weir 1611–1628
    24. 24. Violet Forrest 1603–1623
    25. 25. Sir (Robert) Weir 1597–1621
    26. 26. Sir (James) Weir 1613–1679
    27. 27. Sir (Edward) Weir 1612–1634
    28. 28. Lady (Catherine) Weir 1598–1617
    29. 29. Sir (John) Weir 1605–1632
    30. 30. Lady (Beatrix) Weir 1600–1619
    31. 31. Sir (Ninian) Weir 1599–
    32. 32. Sir (Walter) Weir 1599–
    33. 33. Sir (Alexander) Weir 1596–1617
    34. 34. Lady (Marioun) Weir 1608–
    35. 35. Sir (William) Weir 1606–
    36. 36. Sir (Richard) Weir 1602–
    37. 37. Sir (David) Weir 1600–
    38. 38. Lady (Jeane) Weir 1613–
    39. 39. Thomas Weir 1615–1705
    40. 40. Catherine Weir 1610–1617
    41. 41. John (DeVere) Weir 1600–1641
  2. 2. Rachael (Jeane*) Weir 1577–1624
  3. 3. Isabella (Hamilton) Weir 1570–1618
  4. 4. John Weir 1570–1670
  5. 5. Isobel Weir 1572–
  6. 6. Robert Weir 1579–1599
  7. 7. Margaret Weir 1573–1599
  8. 8. Lady (Jean Agnes de) Auchinleck 1572–1695
  9. 9. John Weir 1592–
  10. 10. William Weir 1570–1625

Sir Weir's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Sir James Weir in Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1601
3 Mar 1601
Age 55
Death of Sir James Weir in Newmylnes, Stirling, Scotland
Newmylnes, Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1601
    Event Place: Newmylnes, Stirling, Scotland
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