Sir
James
Fergusson
GCSI PC
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Charles (Fergusson) Dalrymple DL and Mary Dalrymple-Fergusson
Husband of
Edith Christian (Ramsay) Fergusson
— married
9 Aug 1859 (to 28 Oct 1871) [location unknown]
Husband of
Olive (Richman) Fergusson
— married
11 Mar 1873 (to 8 Jan 1882) in Brompton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Fergusson GCB GCMG, James Andrew Fergusson KCB KCMG, Alan Walter John Fergusson and Unnamed Infant Fergusson
Died
at age 74
in Kingston, Jamaica
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| Preceded by 5th Baronet Charles Fergusson Preceded by 7th Governor Sir Dominic Daly Preceded by 5th Governor George Bowen |
James Fergusson 6th Baronet Fergusson of KilkerranMar 18 1849 - Jan 14 1907 8th Governor of South Australia  Feb 16 1869 - Apr 18 1873 6th Governor of New Zealand  |
Succeeded by 7th Baronet Charles Fergusson Succeeded by 9th Governor Sir Anthony Musgrave Succeeded by 7th Governor George Phipps |
Biography
James Fergusson GCSI PC is Notable.
James Fergusson GCSI PC is a member of Clan Fergusson.
Sir James Fergusson LLD MP GCSI CIE became the 6th Baronet of Kilkerran on 18 March 1849. A Civil Marriage is registered with Olive Richman in the January quarter of 1873 at Kensington, London, but the Australian Dictionary of Biography records the date as 11 Mar 1873 and the location New Zealand. Olive was his 2nd of 3 wives. Sir James was killed in Jamaica during an earthquake.
Sources
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915.
See also:
- Wikipedia: Sir_James_Fergusson,_6th_Baronet
- Wikidata: Item Q333781, en:Wikipedia
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