CALDER, James of Muirton, 1st Baronet, Sir 1 2 3 4
- Born: About 1637
- Marriage (1): INNES, Grizel 1
- Died: 1711 2
User ID: E493.
General Notes:
"1659]
March 28th ... James Calder, officer, discharged from his office. James Calder is dischargit to exercise his office till forder order for his neglect of Andrew Duff and Alexander Forsythe, prissoners."
"1670
July 11th. Act for James Calders payment for attending the Parliament. The Counsell have condescendit that James Calder shall have for his debursements and paines at Parliament being fourscore one dayes and ane week at the borrowes the soume of tuo hundreth merks.
Act for payment to James Calder for militia. The Counsell hes appoynted Robert Innes, thesaurcr, to pay to James Calder three hundreth sex pounds £133. 4d. Scotts money conforme to ane particular accompt givin in be the said James to the Counsell for the number of the arms to the militia of the said burghe."
"1673
January 20th. The thesaurer appoyntit to pay James Calder. Baillie Innes appoynted to pay in to James Calder the tounes commissioner for his last goeing to the Parliament in Jully last ane hundreth punds Scotes and taike his reset theron."
"[1677
June 21st. Information to the Commissioner. Informatione to the Commissioner of borrovves : To plead for ane ease of the taxt roll in respect James Calder, laird of Muirtoune, who wes the great merchant, is removed from us." "1697
William Paull his sentence. The magistrats and counsell haveing taken to consideratione the address made to them by my Lord Duffus and Sir James Calder of Muirtoune in name of William Paull, merchant in Elgine, anent the mitigatione of the sentence past against him the last Counsell day they appoint and ordained the said William Paull to be taken furth of prisone to the mercat croce twixt allevin and twelve a cloak this forenoone and there to make publict acknowledgment of his offence done to the provest, baillies and counsell and his burges bill to be rent and tome and therafter to be returned to prisone ther to stay untill he grant and subscryve ane band to Thomas Donaldsone, thesaurer, for fyve hundred merks for his fyne payable at the magistrats discretione according to his future deportment and behaviour and dispences with the rest of the forsaid sentence."
from Records of Elgin (vol 1) 4
James married Grizel INNES, daughter of Sir Robert INNES 21st of that Ilk, 2nd Baronet and Jean ROSS.1 (Grizel INNES was baptised on 9 July 1654 in Urquhart parish, Moray, Scotland 5.)
Marriage Notes:
"Sir Robert Innes, of that ilk, son and heir to the last Sir Robert, was the twenty-fjfth of his family, and married Dame Jean Ross, daughter to James Lord Ross, by whom he had Sir James, who succeeded him, John who dyed young, and fyve daughters ; the eldest married to the Laird of Kilravock ; the second to Duncan Forbes of Colloden ; the thrid to Alexander Ross of Clava ; the fourth to Sir James Calder of Muirtoun ; and the fyfth to the Laird of Echt. There was also a sixth, who married herself, without her parents consent, to a gentleman of the name of Sutherland."
from Familie of Innes 1
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