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Alexander Boswell 1464–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1464

Birth Location: Balmuto, Fife, ENGLAND

Death Date: 1513

Death Location: Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, SCOTLAND

Father: David Boswell

Mother: Guizel Wemyss

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ramsey

Children(s): David Boswell

Alexander Boswell was born in 1464 in Balmuto, Fife, ENGLAND, the child of David Boswell And Guizel Wemyss. Alexander Boswell married Elizabeth Ramsey, and had children including David G Boswell. Alexander Boswell passed away in 1513 in Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, SCOTLAND.

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Biography

  • Alexander Boswell was born in 1464 in Balmuto, Fife, ENGLAND, the child of David Boswell And Guizel Wemyss.
  • Alexander Boswell married Elizabeth Ramsey, and had children including David G Boswell.
  • Alexander Boswell passed away in 1513 in Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, SCOTLAND.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Boswell
1437–
Birth Location: –
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Guizel Wemyss
1444–
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ramsey
1465–1513
Birth Location: Cockpen, Edinburghshire, SCOTLAND
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Children(s)

David Boswell
1505–1582
Birth Location: Balmuto, Fife, ENGLAND
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Alexander Boswell's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Boswell
1464–1513
Birth Place: Balmuto, Fife, ENGLAND
Parents
David Boswell
1437–
Guizel Wemyss
1444–
Wemyss, Fife, SCOTLAND
Grandparents
David Boswell
1411–1490
Balmullo, Fife, SCOTLAND
Elizabeth Melville
1413–1507
Raith, Fife, SCOTLAND
John Wemyss
1420–
Margaret Livingston
1424–
Great-Grandparents
John Boswell
1372–1429
Mariota Jardyne
1380–1426
John Melville
1384–1421
Marjory Scott
1389–
John Wemyss
1340–1428
Isabel Erskine
1372–1427
Robert Livingston
1380–1449
Margaret Somerville
1388–1430
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Boswell
1347–1395
Mariott Glen
1347–1365
Alexander Jardyne
1353–
Margaret Abernethy
1354–
Thomas Melville
1360–1429
Margaret Ayre
1365–
William Scott
1355–1406
David Wemyss
1320–1372
Margery Ramsey
1302–1403
Alan Erskine
1320–1400
Isabel Inchmartine
1348–1399
John Livingston
1350–1402
Hannah Menteith
1355–
Thomas Somerville
1370–1444
Janet Stewart
1372–1407

Alexander Boswell's Descendants

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Alexander Boswell (1464–1513) m. Elizabeth Ramsey (1465–9 SEP 1513)
  1. 1. David (G.) Boswell 1505–1582 m. Elizabeth Moncrieff 1505–1600
    1. 1. Janet Boswell 1531– m. David Wallace 1530–
      1. 1. Catherine Wallace 1548– m. John Boyle 1544–
        1. 1. Sophia Boyle 1606–1650 m. Thomas (Mackhoe) Cone 1610–1629
    2. 2. George Boswell 1534–1635 m. Jonatt Macgregor 1534–1634
      1. 1. Christopher Boswell 1552–1650 m. Margery Lambert 1562–1662
        1. 1. Richard Boswell 1575–1685 m. Ann Thompson 1575–1675

Alexander Boswell's Timeline

2 Records

1464
1464
Birth of Alexander Boswell in Balmuto, Fife, ENGLAND
Balmuto, Fife, ENGLAND
1513
1513
Age 49
Death of Alexander Boswell in Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, SCOTLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1464
    Event Place: Balmuto, Fife, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Kirknewton and East Calder, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
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