James
Craig
Born about in Scotland
Son of James Craig
and Elizabeth (Govane) Craig
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Magdalen (Chaplane) Craig
— married
15 Feb 1708 in Edinburgh, Scotland
Descendants 
Died
at about age 63
in Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Feb 2015
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Biography
James was born about 1680. James Craig was described as James Craig of Costarton and Dalnair. James was a Writer to the Signet.
CRAIG, JAMES, of Dalnair and Costerton. 13th May 1707. Apprentice to William Forrester. — Died 5 th August 1743. Mar. February 1708, Magdalen, daughter of Alexander Chaplane of Colliston, Forfarshire, W.S. [1]
James had four known children, Hew, Ann, Eleanore and Isabel Craig.
Sources
- ↑ A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet [electronic resource] : with a list of the members of the society from 1594 to 1890 and an abstract of the minutes, https://archive.org/stream/historyofsociety00socirich/historyofsociety00socirich_djvu.txt
- The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature ..., Volume 1 pg. 687
- Strathendrick and Its Inhabitants from Early Times An Account of the Parishes of Fintry, Balfron, Killearn, Drymen, Buchanan, and Kilmaronock
- Seekers of Truth: The Scottish Founders of Modern Public Accountancy By Thomas Alexander Lee pg 106
- Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910
- Losing America, Conquering India: Lord Cornwallis and the Remaking of the ...
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