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Sir James Weir 1613–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1613

Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Apr 1679

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Weir

Mother: Jeane Cuthbertsone

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Sir James Weir was born in 1613 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Thomas Somerville Weir And Jeane Cuthbertsone. Sir James Weir passed away in 1679 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir James Weir was born in 1613 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Thomas Somerville Weir And Jeane Cuthbertsone.
  • Sir James Weir passed away in 1679 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Sir Weir's Ancestors

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Sir Weir
1613–1679
Birth Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Thomas Somerville Weir
1574–1670
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Jeane Cuthbertsone
1579–1617
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (James) Weir
1546–1601
Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Rachel Carmichael) Weir
1549–1620
Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Smith (or Smyth James Weir, Elisoun Weir (CM 12x) GGp)
1546–1601
Stonebyres, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Rachel Carmichael
1549–1620
Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Weir
1528–1587
Janet Johnston
1530–1586
Carmichael Maxwell
1526–1594
Lady Williamson
1523–1578
Thomas Weir
1528–1587
Janet Johnston
1530–1586
Elizabeth Somerville
1523–1578
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Blackwood
1499–1595
Lady ✔️15GGM
1515–1575
Hugh Somerville
1486–1549
Lady Lethington
1492–1559
Sir Blackwood
1499–1595
Lady ✔️15GGM
1515–1575
Hugh Somerville
1486–1549
Lady Lethington
1492–1559

Sir Weir's Timeline

2 Records

1613
1613
Birth of Sir James Weir in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
1679
14 Apr 1679
Age 66
Death of Sir James Weir in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1613
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1679
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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