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Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl of Buchan 1216–1290 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1216

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Apr 1290

Death Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Buchan

Mother: Marjory Buchan

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Quincy

Children(s): Marjory Comyn

The story of Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl of Buchan began in 1216 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl of Buchan married Elizabeth Quincy, and had children including Marjory Comyn. Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl of Buchan passed away in 1290 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl of Buchan began in 1216 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl of Buchan married Elizabeth Quincy, and had children including Marjory Comyn.
  • Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl of Buchan passed away in 1290 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Buchan's Ancestors

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Alexander Buchan
1216–1290
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Comyn Earl of Buchan
1163–1233
Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Marjory (Colban Heiress of) Buchan
1184–1244
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Richard (Comyn Lord of) Tyndale
1115–1179
Northalteron, Morayshire, Scotland
Hextilda Tynedale
1122–1182
Tynedale, East Lothian, Scotland
Fergus (Colban 4th Earl of) Buchan
1160–1214
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Comyn
1084–1160
Maude Basset
1088–1180
Uchtred Tynedale
1074–1152
Bethóc Bane
1080–1160
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Scotland
1043–1100
Sybil Giffard
1057–1084
Thurston Basset
1050–1128
Donald Scots
1032–1099

Alexander Buchan's Descendants

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Alexander (Comyn 2nd Earl of) Buchan (1216–6 Apr 1290) m. Elizabeth Quincy (1220–12 Apr 1282)
  1. 1. Marjory Comyn 1256–1305 m. Patrick Dunbar 1242–1308
    1. 1. Margaret Dunbar 1305–1393
      1. 1. Walter (de) Lundin 1295–1325
        1. 1. William (de) Lundin 1320–1388

Alexander Buchan's Timeline

2 Records

1216
1216
Birth of Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl of Buchan in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1290
6 Apr 1290
Age 74
Death of Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl of Buchan in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1216
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1290
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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