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Sir James Hume Baron

Sir James Hume Baron

Male 1639 - 1682  (43 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 64 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Sir James Hume Baron 
    Birth 1639  Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1682  Onboard ship Caledonia, Atlantic Ocean, Ontario Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial In 1682, JAMES HUME took his wife Marjorie Scott Johnson and their daughter Barbara on the ship Caledonia to immigrate to America. The family was Quaker and James had been imprisoned at Scotland and most of the family’s property was confiscated for refusing to change his religious beliefs. “James Hume was one of two brothers, men of wealth and standing, who differed on the great questions of the day. One of the brothers conformed, the other, James, was true to the Kirk and the Covenant..He was imprisoned and most of his property confiscated, but through the influence of his brother was released on condition of his immigrating to America. Sir James Hume's father was a knight and a Baron and nearly allied to the House of Stuart, thus tracing back to Robert Bruce.” The ship “Caledonia” was bound for Perth Amboy, New Jersey, but both James and Marjorie died aboard ship of disease and were buried at sea They had apparently befriended William Hogue aboard ship, and he acted as a guardian of their Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2781  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2026 

    Father George Hume,   b. 16 Feb 1615, Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1650, Battle of Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Katherine Morison,   b. 16 Feb 1614, Wedderburn, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1695, Wedderburn, Berwick, Scotland, Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F1009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marjorie Scott Johnston,   b. 1648, Haddington East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1682, on the Ship Caldonia going to America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1669  Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Barbara Hume,   b. 1 Jan 1670, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1745, Kernstown, Frederick, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F1008  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2026 


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