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GRAHAM, James of Poltoun and Edinburgh, Merchant, Burgess and Bailie
(About 1640-Before 1705)
DENHOLME, Agnes
(About 1645-)
HAMILTON, James Lord Pencaitland, Senator of the Court of Justice
(1659-1729)
DENHOLME, Catherine
(About 1663-)
GRAHAM, James 1st of Airth, Admiral
(1676-)
HAMILTON, Marion
(1685-)
GRAHAME, Agnes
(1704-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. FORBES, Arthur of Pittencrieff, in Dutch Service, Colonel

GRAHAME, Agnes 1

  • Born: 18 April 1704 1
  • Baptised: 28 April 1704, Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  • Marriage (1): FORBES, Arthur of Pittencrieff, in Dutch Service, Colonel on 14 January 1726 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

   Another name for Agnes is GRAHAME, Agnes.

   User ID: R338

  General Notes:

"GRAHAME
AGNES
JAMES GRAHAME/MARION HAMILTON FR4011 (FR4011)
F
28/04/1704
685 / 1
140 / 181
Edinburgh"

from Births and Baptisms


Old Parish Registers
Edinburgh parish Edinburgh
Baptisms

"28 April 1704
Mr James Grahame Junior advocat and Marion Hamilton his spouse A D.N Agnes w James Grahame Late Baillie James Hamilton of pencaitland one of the prinll Clerks of Session Mr James Grahame of Newtoun advocat Mr David Drumond advocat and James Nairne on [sic] of the present baillies of Edh the Chyld was born ye Eighteen instant" 1


Agnes married Colonel Arthur FORBES of Pittencrieff, in Dutch Service, son of Lieutenant-Colonel John FORBES of Pittencrieff and Elizabeth GRAHAM, on 14 January 1726 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. (Colonel Arthur FORBES of Pittencrieff, in Dutch Service was baptised on 7 January 1703 in Dunfermline parish, Fife, Scotland 2 and died in 1770 in Springfield, near Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.)


  Marriage Notes:

"GRAHAME
AGNES
ARTHUR FORBES/FR1574 (FR1574)
14/01/1726
685 / 1
460 / 330
Edinburgh"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Edinburgh parish Edinburgh
Marriages

"Edinburgh Sabath 2 January 1726

Arthur Forbes of Pittencrief & Mrs Agnes Grahame Daughter to Mr James Grahame of Airth in NW parish 14"




"Arthur Forbes, his second son, became a Colonel in the Dutch Service. He married his cousin, Agnes, daughter of James Graham of Airth. In 1750 he bought an estate adjoining Pittencrieff called the Towrer Hill, but he sold the whole in 1763 to Captain Alex. Grant, and died at Springfield, near Leith, in 1770."

from House of Forbes 3

Sources


1 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh parish Edinburgh Baptisms.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

3 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh parish Edinburgh Marriages.

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