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CRAWFORD, James Merchant, Burgess and Bailie of Linlithgow
(About 1600-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. KER, Marjory

CRAWFORD, James Merchant, Burgess and Bailie of Linlithgow 2

  • Born: About 1600
  • Marriage (1): KER, Marjory 1

   Other names for James were CRAUFURD, James,3 CRAWFFURD, James and CRAWFURD, James.

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  General Notes:

"21 Jun 1675

Bond by Thomas Edward of Longcraft, bailie of Linlithgow, to James Craufurd, merchant and late bailie thereof, and Magdalen Crawfurd, daughter of Mr. Charles Crawfurd, minister of Ecclishmachane, son of said James"

from GD45/16/2524




"14 Mar 1719

Instrument of Sasine in favour of Alexander Gartshore as heir to James Crawford, merchant burgess of Linlithgow, his great grandfather, in acres of land lying in the barony of Little Kettlestoun and sheriffdom of Linlithgow. Recorded in the Particular Register of Sasines at Edinburgh 24 Apr 1719."

from RH8/679 2 3


James married Marjory KER.1 (Marjory KER was born about 1605.)


  Marriage Notes:

" Charles Craufurd, son of James C., Linlithgow, and Marjory Ker "

from Fasti Ecclesiae
 1

Sources

1 e-books, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae vol. 1 Lothian & Tweeddale by Hew Scott.

2 National Records of Scotland, https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue RH8 Register House charters, 3rd or Extractor's series 1601-1830 RH8/679.

3 National Records of Scotland, https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue GD45 Papers of the Ramsay Family, Earls of Dalhousie 11th-20th Century GD45/16 Titles to Land c1239-1917 GD45/16/2524.

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