James Playfair
(1712 - 28 May 1772)
Date this page was last edited=25 Jan 2014
James Playfair was born in 1712. He was the son of John Playfair and Jean Ure. James Playfair was baptized on 6 November 1712 at Bendochy, Perthshire, Scotland.1,2
James studied at the University of St. Andrews. In 1739 he went to Shetland as chaplain to the Laird of Busla. He was ordained the minister of Benvie parish, near Dundee, in 1743; in 1758 he became minister of the combined parishes of Benvie and Liff.
James Playfair married first Isabel Ure.
James Playfair married second Margaret Young on 9 September 1746.
James Playfair died on 28 May 1772.
This information about James Playfair is from the histories of the Troup and Robertson families compiled in 2001 and 2003 by Margaret Elizabeth Troupe of Stockton-on-Tees, England, unless otherwise noted.
James studied at the University of St. Andrews. In 1739 he went to Shetland as chaplain to the Laird of Busla. He was ordained the minister of Benvie parish, near Dundee, in 1743; in 1758 he became minister of the combined parishes of Benvie and Liff.
James Playfair married first Isabel Ure.
James Playfair married second Margaret Young on 9 September 1746.
James Playfair died on 28 May 1772.
This information about James Playfair is from the histories of the Troup and Robertson families compiled in 2001 and 2003 by Margaret Elizabeth Troupe of Stockton-on-Tees, England, unless otherwise noted.
Children of James Playfair and Margaret Young
- John Playfair (1748-1819)
- Robert Playfair (1749-1825)
- James Playfair+ (1755-)
- William Playfair (1759-1823)
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