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Alexander Ferguson 1492 – 1530 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Glencarin, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1530

Death Location: , , , Scotland

Father: John Craigdarroch

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

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Alexander Ferguson was born in 1492 in Glencarin, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland, the child of John Fergusson, 5th Laird of Craigdarroch and Elizabeth Douglas. Alexander Ferguson passed away in 1530 in , , , Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Ferguson was born in 1492 in Glencarin, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland, the child of John Fergusson, 5th Laird of Craigdarroch and Elizabeth Douglas.
  • Alexander Ferguson passed away in 1530 in , , , Scotland.

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Alexander Ferguson's Ancestors

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Alexander Ferguson
1492 – 1530
Birth Place: Glencarin, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Parents
John Fergusson, 5th Laird of Craigdarroch
1459 – 1514
Craigdarroch, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1461 – 1492
Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Matthew (IVth Laird of Craigdarroch Ferguson or) Vargason
1440 – 1483
Craigdarroch, Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Anne Hughes
1438 –
Isle of Man, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Sir (Lord James IV Douglas,1st Earl of) Morton
1426 – 1493
Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Joan ("the mute lady of Dalkeith", Countess of Morton,(Joanna) Stewart, Princess of) Scotland
1428 – 1493
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Craigdarroch
1410 – 1461
Elizabeth Menzies
1414 – 1482
King Stewart
Joan Beaufort
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonkine Vargason
1360 – 1420
Jonkine Ferguson
1363 – 1420

Alexander Ferguson's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Alexander Ferguson in Glencarin, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Glencarin, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
1530
1530
Age 38
Death of Alexander Ferguson in , , , Scotland
, , , Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Glencarin, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: , , , Scotland

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