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1st Earl of Winton Robert Seton 1552–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Mar 1603

Death Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: 7th IV

Mother: Isabel Hamilton

Spouse(s): Lady Montgomerie

Children(s): 6th MONTGOMERIE

The story of 1st Earl of Winton Robert Seton began in 1552 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland. 1st Earl of Winton Robert Seton married Lady Margaret Montgomerie, and had children including 6Th Earl Of Eglington Alexander Seton Montgomerie. 1st Earl of Winton Robert Seton passed away in 1603 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of 1st Earl of Winton Robert Seton began in 1552 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • 1st Earl of Winton Robert Seton married Lady Margaret Montgomerie, and had children including 6Th Earl Of Eglington Alexander Seton Montgomerie.
  • 1st Earl of Winton Robert Seton passed away in 1603 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

7th IV
1531–1585
Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
7I
Isabel Hamilton
1530–1606
Birth Location: Dumfries-shire, Scotland
IH

Spouses(s)

Lady Montgomerie
1565–1624
Birth Location: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
LM

Children(s)

6th MONTGOMERIE
1588–1661
Birth Location: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
6M

1st Seton's Ancestors

Self
1st Seton
1552–1603
Birth Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
7th Lord Seton George Seton IV
1531–1585
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Isabel Hamilton
1530–1606
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
6th (Lord Seton George Seton) III
1508–1549
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Hay
1510–1538
Culross, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
5th II
1481–1513
Janet Hepburn
1485–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
4th I
1449–1508
Margaret Campbell
1456–1530

1st Seton's Descendants

1.
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1st (Earl of Winton Robert) Seton (1552–22 Mar 1603) m. Lady (Margaret) Montgomerie (1565–09 Apr 1624)
  1. 1. 6th (Earl of Eglington Alexander Seton) MONTGOMERIE 1588–1661 m. Lady (Anne) Livingston 1578–1632
    1. 1. 7th (Earl of Eglington Hugh Seton) MONTGOMERIE 1613–1669 m. Countess (of Eglington Mary) Leslie 1618–1659
      1. 1. Francis Montgomerie 1645–1728 m. Elizabeth (SINCLER aka) SINCLAIR 1650–1702
        1. 1. Lt. (Col. John Seton Montgomery*) Esq 1680–1731 m. Grizell (or Grizall) Boyd 1683–1748

1st Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1552
1552
Birth of 1st Earl of Winton Robert Seton in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
1603
22 Mar 1603
Age 51
Death of 1st Earl of Winton Robert Seton in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1603
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
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