This article must be cited as:
"Ancestry of James Boswell", by Will Johnson, wjhonson@aol.com, Professional Genealogist, Copyright 2019
This is one article in my series Artists descended from Royalty
1 James Boswell, author, was born 29 Oct 1740 at Blair's Land, Edinburgh, as the eldest son of Alexander Boswell, Judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland and later (in 1749) Lord Auchinleck; and his wife Euphemia Erskine
2 Alexander Boswell, Judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland; Lord Auchinleck ; was born in 1706 the eldest son of James Boswell, 7th Laird of Auchinleck and his wife Elizabeth Bruce
3 Euphemia Erskine was born in 1718 the daughter of John /Erskine/ , Lt Col, Deputy Governor of Stirling Castle; MP; and his third wife Euphemia Cochrane
4 James Boswell, 7th Laird of /Auchinleck/
5 Elizabeth /Bruce/
6 John /Erskine/ , Lt Col, Deputy Governor of Stirling Castle; MP; Ho
7 Euphemia /Cochrane/
8 David /Boswell/ of Auchinleck
9 Anne /Hamilton/
10 Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of /Kincardine/ 1662-81 ; W
11 Veronica van Aerssen van /Sommelsdijck/
12 Charles /Erskine/ , Knt
13 Helen /Skene/
14 William /Cochrane/ of Ochiltree
15 Mary /Bruce/
16 James /Boswell/
17 Margaret /Cunningham/ of Glengarnock
18 James /Hamilton/ of Dalziel
19 Jean Henderson of Fordell
20 George /Bruce/ of Carnock, co Fife (2nd), P
21 Mary /Preston/ , P
22 Cornelius Franciscus van Aerssen, Lord of /Sommelsdyck/ in Holland
23 Lucia van Walta
24 John Erskine, 7th Lord Erskine, 2nd Earl of /Mar/
25 Mary /Stuart/
26 James /Skene/ of Curriehill; Knt and 1st Bnt
27 Janet /Johnston/
28 John /Cochrane/ of Ochiltree; Knt
29 Margaret /Strickland/
30 Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of /Kincardine/ 1662-81 ; W
31 Veronica van Aerssen van /Sommelsdijck/