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West Lothian is in Scotland.
On 7th June 1811 James Young Simpson 1st Baronet was born to David Simpson (age 50) and Mary Jarvey (age 40) at Bathgate.
On 5th April 1820 Mary Jarvey (age 49) died at Bathgate.
On 17th January 1830 David Simpson (age 69) died at Bathgate.
In August 1455 George Crichton 1st Earl Caithness (age 46) died. Earl Caithness reverted to the Crown following a disagreement between George Crichton 1st Earl Caithness and his son James Crichton from inheriting. James Crichton had imprisoned his father in Blackness Castle; he was rescued by King James II of Scotland (age 24).
On 1st November 1604 John Kennedy 5th Earl Cassilis (age 29) was imprisoned for assaulting his wife at Blackness Castle.
On 23rd January 1570 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent (age 39) was assassinated at Linlithgow by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Mary Queen of Scots (age 27). His daughter Elizabeth (age 4) succeeded 2nd Countess Moray. As he was passing in a cavalcade in the main street below, Hamilton fatally wounded him with a carbine shot from a window of his uncle Archbishop Hamilton's (age 57) house. He was the first head of government to be assassinated by a firearm.
On 10th April 1512 King James V of Scotland was born to King James IV of Scotland (age 39) and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland (age 22) at Linlithgow Palace. He a grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 8th December 1542 Mary Queen of Scots was born to King James V of Scotland (age 30) and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland (age 27) at Linlithgow Palace. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 15th July 1770 Mary Jarvey was born to John Jarvey and Mary Cleland at Livingston.
On 25th September 1860 John Hope 1st Marquess Linlithgow was born to John Alexander Hope 6th Earl Hopetoun (age 29) at South Queensferry.