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GARTSHORE, John of that Ilk
(About 1599-)
MUIRHEAD, Jean
(About 1605-1673)
MAXWELL, William Minister of Monigaff parish, Reverend Mr
(About 1612-)
MURDOCH, Elizabeth 'of Cumloden'
(About 1625-)
GARTSHORE, James of that Ilk, Minister at Tranent, Parson of Cardross, Reverend Dr
(About 1628-)
MAXWELL, Daughter
(About 1650-)
GARTHSHORE, James Minister at Carmichael, Father of the Synod, Reverend Mr
(About 1668-1745)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. GRAHAM, Jean

GARTHSHORE, James Minister at Carmichael, Father of the Synod, Reverend Mr 1 2 3 4

  • Born: About 1668
  • Marriage (1): GRAHAM, Jean on 20 July 1696 in Edinburgh, Scotland 1
  • Died: 1745 2

   Other names for James were GARSHOAR, James,3 GARTHSHOR, James 3 5 and GARTHSOAR, James.2

   User ID: G4.

  General Notes:

"1679-1716James Gartshore (Garthsoar) When he died in 1745 he was Father of the Synod."

from Chronology and List of Previous Ministers of Cairngryffe Parish Church




(at Carmichael in 1694)
"JAMES GARTHSHORE, son of James G. of that ilk; licen. by Presb. of Lanark 25th Oct. 1693; ord. 2(?)Jan. 1694; died FATHER OF THE SYNOD 29th Nov. 1745. He marr. 20th July l6(??) Jean Grahame, who died 8th Aug. 1756; had issue Beatrice, bapt. 18th June 16(??); Mary, died before 3rd Sept. 1748; Jam(?) W.S., died 22nd Jan. 1774; Margaret (ma (?)) pro. 21st June 1752, Thomas Mutter, merchant, Edinburgh); Ann. [Lanark Tes (?) Nisbet's Heraldry, ii., App. 301.]"

from Fasti Ecclesiae 1 2


James married Jean GRAHAM on 20 July 1696 in Edinburgh, Scotland.1 (Jean GRAHAM was born about 1675 and died on 8 August 1756 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"GARTHSHOR
JAMES
JANE GRHAME/FR18 (FR18)
11/07/1696
630
10 / 13
Carmichael"

from Index of Marriages 5

Sources


1 e-books, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae by Hew Scott.

2 Internet Site, http://www.cairngryffekirk.org.uk/chronology_and_list_of_ministers.htm.

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

4 e-books, The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Mid-Calder by Hardy Bertram McCall (1894).

5 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

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