Brief Life History of James
When James Dalrymple was born on 10 November 1751, in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland, his father, Charles Dalrymple, was 30 and his mother, McRae McGuier, was 19. He married Susannah Cunningham on 1 September 1772, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 6 March 1795, in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the age of 43.
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- James Dalrymple, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Mr James Dalrymple, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
- James Dalrymple in entry for James Dalrymple, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from a place in Ayrshire, named with Gaelic dail ‘field, meadow’ + an unexplained second element.
History: The Dalrymple family which held the earldom of Stair can be traced to William de Dalrymple, who in 1429 acquired the estate of Stair in Kyle, Ayrshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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