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GRAHAM, Robert of Boshelholme (Bolshan)
(About 1610-)
DENHOLME, John of Muirhouse 'of Westshields'
(About 1610-)
GRAHAM, James of Poltoun and Edinburgh, Merchant, Burgess and Bailie
(About 1640-Before 1705)
DENHOLME, Agnes
(About 1645-)
GRAHAM, James 1st of Airth, Admiral
(1676-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. HAMILTON, Marion

2. LIVINGSTON, Mary

GRAHAM, James 1st of Airth, Admiral 1 2 3

  • Baptised: 31 December 1676, Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  • Marriage (1): HAMILTON, Marion on 1 December 1700 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  • Marriage (2): LIVINGSTON, Mary in 1717 1 2

   Another name for James was GRAHAME, James of Airth, Mr.4

   User ID: R410

  General Notes:

"GRAHAME
JAMES
JAMES GRAHAME/AGNES DENHAME FR2343 (FR2343)
M
31/12/1676
685 / 1
80 / 91
Edinburgh"

from Births and Baptisms


James married Marion HAMILTON, daughter of James HAMILTON Lord Pencaitland, Senator of the Court of Justice and Catherine DENHOLME, on 1 December 1700 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. (Marion HAMILTON was baptised on 17 February 1685 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.)


  Marriage Notes:

"HAMILTON
MARION
JAMES GRAHAM/FR1342 (FR1342)
01/12/1700
685 / 1
450 / 89
Edinburgh"

from Index of Marriages




"Admiral James Graham, 1st of Airth .... married, firstly, Marion Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, Lord Pencaitland and Catherine Denholm, in 1700."

from thepeerage.com





1

James next married Mary LIVINGSTON, daughter of Alexander LIVINGSTON 3rd Earl of Callendar and Anne GRAHAM, in 1717.1 2 (Mary LIVINGSTON was born about 1690 and died on 26 March 1734 2.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Admiral James Graham, 1st of Airth was born in 1676. He married, secondly, Lady Mary Livingston, daughter of Alexander Livingston, 3rd Earl of Callendar and Lady Anne Graham. He married, firstly, Marion Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, Lord Pencaitland and Catherine Denholm, in 1700."

from thepeerage.com




"Mary (Livingston), married 1717 to James Graham of Airth, in the county of Stirling, Judge-Admiral of Scotland, and had issue, and died 26 March 1734."

from Scots Peerage (vol 2) 1 2

Sources


1 Internet Site, https://www.thepeerage.com/p45554.htm Admiral James Graham, 1st of Airth.

2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 2 (1905).

3 e-books, The House of Forbes by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (1937) Chapter XXXI Cadets of Tolquhon Pittencrieff.

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

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