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Sir James Richard Wylie 1525–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Gateshead, Durham, England

Death Date: 1602

Death Location: Gateshead, Durham, England

Father: Richard Sir

Mother: Isabel Merriam

Spouse(s): Ellin Lewin, Agnes Alexander, Salley Freer

Children(s): Allen Willey, Sir Wylie

Sir James Richard Wylie was born in 1525 in Gateshead, Durham, England, the child of Richard Wylye Sir And Isabel A Merriam. Sir James Richard Wylie married Agnes Alexander, Ellin Lewin, Salley Sarah Arnold Freer, and had children including Allen Willey, Sir Thomas William Laird Van Drum Wylie. Sir James Richard Wylie passed away in 1602 in Gateshead, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • Sir James Richard Wylie was born in 1525 in Gateshead, Durham, England, the child of Richard Wylye Sir And Isabel A Merriam.
  • Sir James Richard Wylie married Agnes Alexander, Ellin Lewin, Salley Sarah Arnold Freer, and had children including Allen Willey, Sir Thomas William Laird Van Drum Wylie.
  • Sir James Richard Wylie passed away in 1602 in Gateshead, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Sir
1510–1565
Birth Location: Goudhurst, Kent, England
RS
Isabel Merriam
1516–1558
Birth Location: Goudhurst, Kent, England
IM

Spouses(s)

Ellin Lewin
1521–1603
Birth Location: England
EL
Agnes Alexander
1520–1612
Birth Location: Darneholme, Gloucestershire, England
AA
Salley Freer
1576–1627
Birth Location: Mumby, Lincolnshire, England
SF

Children(s)

Allen Willey
1590–1658
Birth Location: Wales, Somerset, England
AW
Sir Wylie
1545–1590
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sir Wylie's Ancestors

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Sir Wylie
1525–1602
Birth Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
Parents
Richard Wylye Sir
1510–1565
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Isabel (A) Merriam
1516–1558
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wylie's Descendants

1.
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Sir (James Richard) Wylie (1525–1602) m. Ellin Lewin (abt 1521–abt 1603) m. Agnes Alexander (1520–1612) m. Salley (Sarah Arnold) Freer (1576–5 Mar 1627)
  1. 1. Allen Willey 1590–1658
    1. 1. Thomas Willey 1617–1721 m. Margaret Geaffit 1615–1681
      1. 1. William Willey 1647–1706 m. Rebecca Nock 1660–1718
        1. 1. John (Joseph) Wiley 1681–1753
  2. 2. Sir (Thomas William, Laird van Drum) Wylie 1545–1590 m. Margaret ("Margery" Halle) Lady 1562–1584
    1. 1. Alexander (Wiley) Sir 1583–1642 m. Elspeth Gladstanes 1587–1640 m. Elizabeth Gladstone 1587–1640
      1. 1. ANDREW WYLIE 1628–1700 m. Jeane Lindsay 1632–1710
        1. 1. Anna (Dorothea) Wylie 1664–1703 m. William (Duggan) * 1660–1751
        2. 2. Dorothy Wylie 1660–1715
        3. 3. William Wylie 1666–1729
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Wylie 1664–1751
        5. 5. Johne Wylie 1661–1663
        6. 6. Isobel Wyllie 1668–
        7. 7. Alexander Wylie 1656–1663
        8. 8. Elizabeth Wylie 1655–1700
        9. 9. Elizabeth (Margaretta "Margaret" (Irwin)) Wylie 1660–1728 m. Captain (Robert James Gault Irvine\ Irwin *) Immigrant 1655–1729
      2. 2. Eliz 1896–1680
      3. 3. Joseph (Bressey) Wylie 1619–1680
      4. 4. Marioun Wylie 1609–
      5. 5. Anna Wylie 1617–
      6. 6. Thomas Wylie 1614–
      7. 7. Agnes Wylie 1610–
      8. 8. David Wylie 1616–1650
      9. 9. John Wylie 1611–
    2. 2. John Wylie 1582–1633
    3. 3. Reynold Halle –1634
    4. 4. (Agnes) (Elspeth Elizabeth Gledstanes? (Wylie)) Irvine 1583–1630

Sir Wylie's Timeline

10 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir James Richard Wylie in Gateshead, Durham, England
Gateshead, Durham, England
1525
1525
Birth of Sir James Richard Wylie in Gateshead, Durham, England
Gateshead, Durham, England
1525
1525
Birth of Sir James Richard Wylie in Gateshead, Durham, England
Gateshead, Durham, England
1538
1538
Age 13
Birth of Sir James Richard Wylie in Cranbrook, Kent, England
Cranbrook, Kent, England
1565
25 Jul 1565
Age 40
Death of Sir James Richard Wylie in Gateshead, Durham, England
Gateshead, Durham, England
1575
10 Apr 1575
Age 50
Birth of Sir James Richard Wylie in Mumby, Lincolnshire, England
Mumby, Lincolnshire, England
1602
1602
Age 77
Death of Sir James Richard Wylie in Gateshead, Durham, England
Gateshead, Durham, England
1602
1602
Age 77
Death of Sir James Richard Wylie in Gateshead, Durham, England
Gateshead, Durham, England
1613
Abt. 24 Jan 1613
Age 88
Death of Sir James Richard Wylie in Alford, Lincolnshire, England
Alford, Lincolnshire, England
1615
abt 1615
Age 90
Death of Sir James Richard Wylie
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1575
    Event Place: Mumby, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 6 King Edward Street, Gateshead-On-Tyne
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War Wo363

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 24 Jan 1613
    Event Place: Alford, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1565
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1615

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
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