James Rigg

1632 - 1677  (45 years)

• Name	James Rigg
  Birth	1632	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Baptism	18 May 1632	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	17 Jun 1657	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Merchant burgess - date admitted by right of his deceased father William
  Residence	1677	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Castle Hill
  Death	Mar 1676/77	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Burial	Mar 1676/77	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Greyfriars kirkyard
  Probate	14 Aug 1677	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Person ID	I44552	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	William Rigg,   b. Abt 1590   d. 2 Jan 1644 (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Inglis,   b. Abt 1594, Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Jan 1614/15	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  Family ID	F20172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Aikenhead,   b. Abt 1639, East Lothian, Scotland
  Marriage	22 Dec 1655	Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  Children	1. William Rigg,   b. 1658, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Walter Rigg,   b. 1665, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F30600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1632 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Baptism - 18 May 1632 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage - 22 Dec 1655 - Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant burgess - date admitted by right of his deceased father William - 17 Jun 1657 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - Castle Hill - 1677 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Death - Mar 1676/77 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Burial - Mar 1676/77 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Probate - 14 Aug 1677 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3594] Boog Watson, Charles B., Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild-Brethren, 1406-1700, p422. [S3627] Wills and Testaments - Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh CC8/8/75. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh 685/1 20/121. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Liberton 93 50/13.