James was born about 1841 in Kirkmichael, the son of James Hopson and Margaret Hannah McCreath.
James Hopson (c1841-?)
James Hopson (c1815-?)
Margaret Hannah McCreath (1812-?)
Robert McCreath (1781-1866)
Thomas McCreath (1743-1828)
Mary McCreath (1744-?)
Agnes Campbell (c1785-1863)