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Sir James Weir 1546–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

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

Death Date: MAR 1601

Death Location: Newmylnes, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Weir

Mother: Janet Johnston

Spouse(s): Rachel Carmichael

Children(s): Jean Auchinleck, Isabella Weir, William Weir, John Weir, Isobel Weir, Thomas Weir, Isobelrachael Weir, Robert Weir, X John, John Weir

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

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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 Rachel Carmichael, and had children including Isabella Hamilton Weir, Isobel Weir, Isobelrachael Jeane Weir, Jean Auchinleck, John Weir, Robert Weir, Thomas Weir, William Weir, X John.
  • Sir James Weir passed away in 1601 in Newmylnes, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Weir's Ancestors

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Sir Weir
1546–1601
Birth Place: Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Weir
1528–1587
Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Johnston
1530–1546
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (James Weir, 5th Laird of) Blackwood
1499–1595
Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Arran) Hamilton
1515–1575
Blackwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Europe
Great-Grandparents
John Robertson
1485–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Weir's Descendants

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Sir (James) Weir (1546–MAR 1601) m. Rachel Carmichael (1549–1620)
  1. 1. Jean Auchinleck 1572–1672 m. James Lockhart 1675–1733
    1. 1. Lady (Mary) Lockhart 1620–1677 m. Sir (Cornelius) Crawford 1610–1687
      1. 1. Lady (Jean) Crawford 1600–1660 m. Sir (Robert Bruce Polk) (Pollock) 1565–1624
        1. 1. Lord (Robert) Pollock 1635–1676 m. Lady (Jean) Crawford 1635–1690
        2. 2. Helen POLLOK 1630–
        3. 3. Jeane POLLOK 1630–1650
        4. 4. Mary Hagans(Johnson) 1637–1680
        5. 5. Margaret POLLOCK 1641–1680
        6. 6. Jeane Pollock 1649–1690
      2. 2. Jean Crawford 1600–1625
  2. 2. Isabella (Hamilton) Weir 1570–1618
  3. 3. William Weir 1570–
  4. 4. John Weir 1570–1670
  5. 5. Isobel Weir 1572–
  6. 6. Thomas Weir 1574–1670
  7. 7. Isobelrachael (Jeane) Weir 1577–1624
  8. 8. Robert Weir 1579–1599
  9. 9. X John 1592–
  10. 10. John Weir 1592–1670

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
MAR 1601
Age 55
Death of Sir James Weir in Newmylnes, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Newmylnes, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: MAR 1601
    Event Place: Newmylnes, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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