Sir James Kirkcaldy 
Sir James was born before 1490.1 Sir James' father is William Kirkcaldy. His paternal grandparents are George Kirkcaldy and Egidia Barclay. He had three brothers named John, Patrick, Of West Abden and Sir George. He died in 1556.1 General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Of Grange
Sir James Kirkcaldy of Grange (d. 1556), a member of an ol
d Fifeshire
family.Sir James was lord high treasurer of Scotland from 1
537 to 1543
and was a determined opponent of Cardinal Beaton, for whos
e murder in
1546 he was partly responsible.
Hallyards was erected in Auchtertool, between Kirkcaldy an
d Cowdenbeath
in SW Fife, Scotland. This land was held by the Bishop of D
unkeld.
Kirkcaldy of Grange, Sir William, (c.1520-1573), Scottish S
oldier and
Noble.
Arms: Gules, a chevron, between three stars in chief an
d a crescent in
base Or.
Crest: A Man's head, with the face looking upwards proper.
Motto: 'Fortissima Virtus'.
(Burke).
They had three sons and a daughter, named Sir William, Sir James, Of Grange, Thomas and Elizabeth, Of Grange.
Family Notes
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Children
Sir William Kirkcaldy
Sir William was born after 1510. He died on August 3rd, 1573 in Executed After Lang Siege, Edinburgh Castle.
Sir James, Of Grange Kirkcaldy
Sir James, Of Grange was born after 1511.2 He died on August 3rd, 1573 in Hanged For Treason After Edinburgh Castle Siege.
1 jesse treible.FTW Source Media Type: Other
2 "Snider/Flagler Tree" by Roger Bredin @ WorldConnect
Further sources/citations:
GEDCOM File : ~AT3F9.ged, GEDCOM File : ~AT3E0.ged, Grace Treible.FTW Source Media Type: Other
2 "Snider/Flagler Tree" by Roger Bredin @ WorldConnect
Further sources/citations:
GEDCOM File : ~AT3F9.ged, GEDCOM File : ~AT3E0.ged, Grace Treible.FTW Source Media Type: Other
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