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Alexander Lindsay, Bishop of Dunkeld 1561–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Evelick, Sutherlandshire, Scotland

Death Date: Oct 1639

Death Location: Perthshire, Scotland

Father: John Lindsay

Mother: Marjory Pitcairn

Spouse(s): Barbara Bruce

Children(s): Alexander Lindsay

Alexander Lindsay, Bishop of Dunkeld was born in 1561 in Evelick, Sutherlandshire, Scotland, the child of John Lindsay And Marjory Pitcairn. Alexander Lindsay, Bishop of Dunkeld married Barbara Bruce, Nichole Dundas, and had children including Alexander 1586 Lindsay. Alexander Lindsay, Bishop of Dunkeld passed away in 1639 in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Lindsay, Bishop of Dunkeld was born in 1561 in Evelick, Sutherlandshire, Scotland, the child of John Lindsay And Marjory Pitcairn.
  • Alexander Lindsay, Bishop of Dunkeld married Barbara Bruce, Nichole Dundas, and had children including Alexander 1586 Lindsay.
  • Alexander Lindsay, Bishop of Dunkeld passed away in 1639 in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Dunkeld's Ancestors

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Alexander Dunkeld
1561–1639
Birth Place: Evelick, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Parents
John Lindsay
1537–1599
Of Kirk Forthar Kirkcaldy Fifeshire
Marjory Pitcairn
1540–1605
Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland
Grandparents
David Pitcairn
1496–1592
Kirkcaldy, Fife, , Scotland
Christian Seton
1513–1559
Cunninghame, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Dunkeld's Descendants

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Alexander (Lindsay, Bishop of) Dunkeld (1561–Oct 1639) m. Barbara Bruce (1565–29 JAN 1628)
  1. 1. Alexander (1586) Lindsay 1586–1663 m. Margaret Sparrow 1585–1639
    1. 1. Elizabeth Lindsay 1593– m. Robert (E) Coleman 1582–1650
      1. 1. Robert (E.) Coleman 1619–1689 m. Elizabeth Grizzell 1632–1700
        1. 1. Elizabeth Coleman 1640–1701 m. Andrew (Alexander) Reade 1637–1697

Alexander Dunkeld's Timeline

2 Records

1561
1561
Birth of Alexander Lindsay, Bishop of Dunkeld in Evelick, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Evelick, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
1639
Oct 1639
Age 78
Death of Alexander Lindsay, Bishop of Dunkeld in Perthshire, Scotland
Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Evelick, Sutherlandshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1639
    Event Place: Perthshire, Scotland

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