James Comrie

Brief Life History of James

When James Comrie was born on 19 August 1746, in Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, his father, Alexander Comrie, was 23 and his mother, Janet Ferguson, was 22. He married Christian Leckie on 1 January 1771, in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters.

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Family Time Line

James Comrie
1746–
Christian Leckie
1750–
Marriage: 1 January 1771
John Comrie
1772–
Christian Comrie
1775–
Christian Comrie
1777–
James Comrie
1779–
Peter Comrie
1781–1867
Catherine Comrie
1783–1840
Daniel Comrie
1785–1856
Comrie
1785–
John Comrie
1788–
G Comrie
1790–
Jean Comrie
1792–

Sources (15)

  • James Comrie, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • James Comrie, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • James Comrie, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"

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Name Meaning

Scottish (Perthshire and Stirlingshire): habitational name from any of various places called Comrie, of which there are examples in Fife and Perthshire. All are named with Gaelic comarach, from comar ‘confluence, river-fork’ + the locative suffix -ach.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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