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Sir James Justice    
Bap. 20 Sep 1663 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

   
Married: 31 Aug 1693 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

   
Died: 05 Jun 1752 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland    

FATHER

James Justice

MOTHER

Catharine Burnet

WIFE

Jean Foulis
     b. 07 Aug 1662

CHILDREN

1. Sir James Justice b. 25 Sep 1698

2. John Justice  b. 08 Oct 1699


Principal Clerks of Session
Sir James Justice, Advocate Admitted Dec 10, 1689

 

The Tron Kirk of Edinburgh: or Christ's kirk at the Tron: a history by Dugald Butler

"Allocations 13 October 1693 - Dame Jean Foulis, Lady Linplum and Sir James Justice, one of the Principal Clerks of the Session, her husband, rent the Seat in the Tron Church possessed by Sir John Foulis of Ravelstoune, her father.

Dames Jean Foulis, Lady Linplum, was the eldest daughter of Sir John Foulis of Revelston, and was married first to John Hay of Linplum, and had to him one daughter, Margaret Hay, who was married to Lord William Hay, son of the Marquis of Tweeddale. On his death, she was again married to Sir James Justice of Crighton, here mentioned also as a seatholder."

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Principal Clerks of Session
Sir James Justice, Advocate Admitted Dec 10, 1689

Sir James Justice served as witness to the birth of his niece, Margaret Borthwick, and also at  the baptisms of three of his niece's children, children of Margaret Borthwick and John Schaw: Katharine Schaw, Janet Schaw and Hardie Schaw.