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Sir Richard, Martin James 1533 – 1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: Dec 1593

Death Location: Smarden, Kent, England

Father: Prince Stewart

Mother: Lady Ramsay

Spouse(s): Lady Jeames\James

Children(s): Lady Borman

It was in 1533 that Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) was born in Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England, a child of Prince Edmund\Edmond James, Stewart and Lady Anne Alice Ramsay. Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) went on to marry Lady Frances M. Bowes and Jeames\James and had children such as Lady Frances Emma James Roberts Borman. Sir Richard Martin James (Esquire, Baron of Smarden) was deceased by 1593 in Smarden, Kent, England.

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Parents

Prince Stewart
1500 – 1585
Birth Location: Astley, Worcs, England
PS
Lady Ramsay
1500 – 1584
Birth Location: Hitcham, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire, England
LR

Spouses(s)

Lady Jeames\James
1542 – 1567
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
LJ

Children(s)

Lady Borman
1567 – 1648
Birth Location: Smarden, Kent, England
LB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1533
    Event Place: Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 28 Aug 1559
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 28 August 1559
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1562
    Event Place: Smarden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: Jan 1562
    Event Place: Smarden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: January 1562
    Event Place: Smarden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Dec 1593
    Event Place: Smarden, Kent, England
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