Captain
James
Carnegie
Sr.
Born in Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of George Carnegie
and Susan (Scott) Carnegie
Brother of
Nicholas Carnegie HEIC [half], George Carnegie, John (Carnegie) Carnegie Fullerton, David Carnegie, Mary (Carnegie) Gillespie, George Carnegie EIC, Thomas Carnegie EIC, Susan Jane Carnegie and Anne (Carnegie) Gordon
Husband of
Margaret (Gillespie) Carnegie
— married
21 Dec 1801 in Mountwhanny House, Mountquhanie, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Jane Carnegie, Susan Carnegie, James Carnegie Jr., Mary Carnegie, David Carnegie JP DL, Anne Carnegie and Isabella Carnegie
Died
at age 78
in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
James was born in 1773. He was the son of George Carnegie and Susan Scott.
He was baptised on 20 January 1773 at Montrose, Angus, Scotland.
He gained the rank of Captain in the Honourable East India Company Marine Service.
His father died in 1799.
James married Margaret Gillespie (the daughter of John Gillespie) in December 1801:
- MARRIAGES
- At Mountwhanny, on Monday the 21st inst. James Carnegie, Esq. third son of the late George Carnegie, of Pittarrow, Esq. to Miss Gillespie, eldest daughter of the late John Gillespie, of Mountwhanny, Esq.[1]
They went on to have at least six children.
Sadly his wife died in 1828.
UK Census Event Date 1841: Living with his three daughters Jane, Susan and Isabella, 20 year old Susan Carnegie and eight others at Holly Walk, Leamington, Warwickshire, England. Aged 65.
Occupation: Independent
UK Census Event Date 1851: Living at 31 Marine Parade, St James, Kent, England. Aged 77 and a widower. Also in the household were his unmarried daughters Jane and Susan, his sisters Susan Jane Carnegie and Anne Gordon, niece Hannah Gordon and four servants.
Occupation: Retird Capt C T C Navy
He passed away in 1851 at the age of 78[2]
- DEATHS
- At Brighton, on the 18th Inst., in his 79th year, Captain James Carnegie, late of the Hon. East India Company's Naval Service, and of 7, Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh.[3]
His last Will and Testament was dated 24 April 1850 and was proved at London on 21 February 1852 by David Carnegie, esquire the son and Jane Carnegie, spinster, two of the Executors.
Burial
23 December 1851[4] - Saint John Episcopal Graveyard, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland. PLOT: 2 Division; south of 1 Division[5]
Sources
- ↑ Sun (London) 29 December 1801, Pg 4, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 13 January 2021. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NXL-QKF
- ↑ Aberdeen Press and Journal 31 December 1851, pg 4, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/
- ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 7 November 2020. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD32-RML
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147923351/james-carnegie), memorial page for CPT James Carnegie (8 Jan 1773–18 Dec 1851), Find a Grave Memorial no. 147923351, citing Saint John Episcopal Graveyard, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland ; Maintained by Linda (contributor 47353767)
- History of the Carnegies, Earls of Southesk, and of their kindred, Pg 76 [[1]]
Census Records
- "England and Wales Census, 1841." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 February 2021. From "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBK-TH6
- "England and Wales Census, 1851." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 February 2021. From "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO HO 107. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGLC-MBS
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