Sir James Makgill, III

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Sir James Makgill, III

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: October 1579 (65-66)
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir James II Makgill, Esq. and Helen Wardlaw
Husband of Janet Adamson
Father of John Makgill; Samuel Makgill; Zachary Makgill; Rachel Makgill; Elizabeth Makgill and 1 other
Brother of David Makgill of Cranstoun Riddell; John Makgill; Agnes Hill and Helen Makgill

Occupation: Provost of Edinburgh, Ambassador
Managed by: Michael Lawrence Rhodes
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About Sir James Makgill, III

Biographical Summary

"Sir James Makgill of Rankeillor Nether, was educated at St Andrews, and bred to the law...

...He died in Edinburgh in the month of October 1579. Sir James Makgill married, previous to 3 November 1543, Janet Adamson, daughter of William Adamson of Craigcrook by Janet, daughter of Sir Archibald Napier of Merchistoun."

SOURCE: The Scots peerage, Vol. VI, page 588


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Sir James Makgill, III's Timeline

1513
1513
Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1545
1545
Rankeillour, Fife, Scotland
1549
1549
Rankeillour, Fife, Scotland
1551
1551
Rankeillour, Fife, Scotland
1553
1553
Rankeillour, Fife, Scotland
1556
1556
Rankeillour, Fife, Scotland
1565
May 1565
Nether, Fife, Scotland
1579
October 1579
Age 66
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)