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Adam II Nisbet Laird 1505–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Nisbet, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1567

Death Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Adam Nisbet

Mother: Lucia Rutherford

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pollard

Children(s): Henry 1597

In 1505, Adam II Nisbet Laird entered the world in Nisbet, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to Adam Nisbet And Lucia Rutherford. Adam II Nisbet Laird married Elizabeth Jane Medlen Pollard, and had children including Henry Nisbet Lord Provost Of Edinburgh 1597. Adam II Nisbet Laird passed away in 1567 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1505, Adam II Nisbet Laird entered the world in Nisbet, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to Adam Nisbet And Lucia Rutherford.
  • Adam II Nisbet Laird married Elizabeth Jane Medlen Pollard, and had children including Henry Nisbet Lord Provost Of Edinburgh 1597.
  • Adam II Nisbet Laird passed away in 1567 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Nisbet
1472–1530
Birth Location: West Nisbet, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Lucia Rutherford
1477–1530
Birth Location: Hundalee Peebleshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Pollard
1506–1576
Birth Location: Errol Manor, Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Henry 1597
1535–1608
Birth Location: Direleton East Lothian, Scotland
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Adam Laird's Ancestors

Self
Adam Laird
1505–1567
Birth Place: Nisbet, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Adam Nisbet
1472–1530
West Nisbet, Berwickshire, Scotland
Lucia Rutherford
1477–1530
Hundalee Peebleshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Rutherford
1450–1523
Peeblesshire, Scotland
Christian Boyd
1469–1525
Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Hundalee
1430–1482
Janet Rutherfoord
1430–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nichol I
1400–1453

Adam Laird's Descendants

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Adam (II Nisbet) Laird (1505–1567) m. Elizabeth (Jane Medlen) Pollard (1506–26 Mar 1576)
  1. 1. Henry (Nisbet Lord Provost of Edinburgh) 1597 1535–1608
    1. 1. James Nisbet 1560–1639 m. Marioun (Craig) Arnot 1565–
      1. 1. Henry (of Restalrig) Nisbet 1584–1667 m. Issobell Nicolsone 1598–1642
        1. 1. Margaret Nesbit 1622– m. Patrick Yeaman 1627–

Adam Laird's Timeline

4 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Adam II Nisbet Laird in Nisbet, Berwickshire, Scotland
Nisbet, Berwickshire, Scotland
1524
Nov 1524
Age 19
Adam II Nisbet Laird was married in Peeblesshire, Scotland
Peeblesshire, Scotland
1534
Abt. 1534
Age 29
Adam II Nisbet Laird was married in Scotland
Scotland
1567
1567
Age 62
Death of Adam II Nisbet Laird in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Nisbet, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Nov 1524
    Event Place: Peeblesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1534
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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