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SANDILANDS, James 5th of Calder, Sir
(About 1437-Before 1505)
KER, Margaret
(About 1459-Before 1532)
SANDILANDS, James of Cruivie
(About 1488-1534)
SCOT, Catherine 'of Balwearie'
(About 1501-)
SANDILANDS, James of Cruivie
(About 1520-1585)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. MELDRUM, Elizabeth

2. GRAY, Janet
3. RAMSAY, Elizabeth 'of Brakmonth'

SANDILANDS, James of Cruivie 2

  • Born: About 1520
  • Marriage (1): MELDRUM, Elizabeth 1
  • Marriage (2): GRAY, Janet before 7 June 1566 2
  • Marriage (3): RAMSAY, Elizabeth 'of Brakmonth' 19 October 1582(contract) 1
  • Died: 2 November 1585 1

   Another name for James was SANDILANDS, James of St Monance (St Monans).1 2

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James married Elizabeth MELDRUM.1 (Elizabeth MELDRUM was born about 1525 and died before June 1566 2.)


  Marriage Notes:

"He (James Sandilands) married three times First, Elizabeth Meldrum ; secondly, Janet, daughter of Andrew, Lord Gray, relict of William Ogilvy of Inchmartin ; thirdly, Elizabeth, daughter of William Ramsay of Brakmonth, relict of Robert Watson, contract 19 October 1582."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)

Note:

Janet Gray was the natural daughter of Patrick, Lord Gray, not of Andrew Gray.
1

James next married Janet GRAY, daughter of Patrick GRAY 3rd Lord Gray and Unnamed PARTNER, before 7 June 1566.2 (Janet GRAY was born about 1516.)


  Marriage Notes:

"William Ogilvy of Inchmartine .... married Jonet, daughter of Patrick, Lord Gray, who survived him, and married, secondly, before 7 June 1566, James Sandilands of Cruvie." (page 33)

"Patrick, third Lord, left no legitimate issue, but he had a natural daughter Janet, who had a charter in liferent from Patrick Ogilvy of Inchmartine 6 April 1541. She was married .... secondly, before 1566, to James Sandilands of St. Monance." (page 279)

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) 2

James next married Elizabeth RAMSAY 'of Brakmonth' 19 October 1582(contract).1 (Elizabeth RAMSAY 'of Brakmonth' was born about 1535.)


  Marriage Notes:

"He (James Sandilands) married three times First, Elizabeth Meldrum ; secondly, Janet ...Gray ; thirdly, Elizabeth, daughter of William Ramsay of Brakmonth, relict of Robert Watson, contract 19 October 1582."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1) 1

Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 1 (1904).

2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 4 (1907).

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