SKENE, James of Curriehill, 1st Baronet Skene, President of the College of Justice, Sir ^{1 2}

   Another name for James was JAMES, Skeine of Curriehill, Sir.⁴

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  General Notes:

"Skeine
James
21 / 11 / 1633
Sir, of Curriehill, knight-baronet, president of the College of Justice
Testament Testamentar and Inventory
Edinburgh Commissary Court
CC8/8/56"

from Wills and Testaments ⁴

James married Janet JOHNSTON, daughter of John JOHNSTON of that Ilk and Janet TURING, on 7 December 1603 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ (Janet JOHNSTON was born about 1585.)

  Marriage Notes:

"SKENE
JAMES
JANET JOHNESTOUN/FR659 (FR659)
07/12/1603
685 / 1
430 / 45
Edinburgh"

from Index of Marriages




"Sir James Skene married, on 7th December, 1603, Janet Johnston, daughter of Sir John Johnston of Hilton and Sheen, by whom he had eight sons, of whom two only survived, the rest having died young ; and three daughters who were married."

from Skene of Skene

Note:

Their children found on the Edinburgh parish registers are:

"SKENE JOHNNE JAMES SKENE/JONAT JOHNESTOUN FR187 (FR187) M 24/04/1608

SKEIN JOHNE JAMES SKEIN/JONET JOHNESTOUN FR0223 (FR233) M 21/10/1610

SKEYNE RACHELL JAMES SKEYNE/JONET JOHNESTOUN FR268 (FR268) F 16/02/1612

SKENE EUPHAME JAMES SIR/SKENE JANET JOHNSTON FR298 (FR298) U 09/03/1613

SKENE JAMES JAMES BARONET/SKENE JANET JOHNSTON FR357 (FR357) M 20/04/1615

SKENE WILLIAME JAMES BARONET/SKENE JANET JOHNSTON FR413 (FR413) U 10/10/1616

SKENE THOMAS JAMES BARONET/SKENE JANET JOHNSTON FR464 (FR464) M 25/06/1618

SKENE HELENE JAMES BARONET/SKENE JANET JOHNSTON FR509 (FR509) F 24/10/1619

SKENE WILLIAME JAMES BARONET/SKENE JANET JOHNSTON FR547 (FR547) U 19/12/1620

SKENE JAMES JAMES BARONET/SKENE JANET JOHNSTON FR613 (FR613) M 11/06/1622

SKENE SAMUEL JAMES BARONET/SKENE JANET JOHNSTON FR670 (FR670) M 25/03/1624"
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