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Alexander Guthrie, 4th Laird of Guthrie 1531 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: Oct 1587

Death Location: Inverpeffray, Scotland, assassinated

Father: George Burgess

Mother: Marion Scott)

Spouse(s): Jonet Henderson

Children(s): Marion Guthrie

The story of Alexander Guthrie, 4th Laird of Guthrie began in 1531 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Alexander Guthrie, 4th Laird of Guthrie married Jonet or Janet Henryson or Henderson, and had children including Marion Guthrie. Alexander Guthrie, 4th Laird of Guthrie passed away in 1587 in Inverpeffray, Scotland, assassinated.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Guthrie, 4th Laird of Guthrie began in 1531 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Alexander Guthrie, 4th Laird of Guthrie married Jonet or Janet Henryson or Henderson, and had children including Marion Guthrie.
  • Alexander Guthrie, 4th Laird of Guthrie passed away in 1587 in Inverpeffray, Scotland, assassinated.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Burgess
1480 – 1547
Birth Location: Fordell, Fife, Scotland
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Marion Scott)
1499 – 1556
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jonet Henderson
1541 – 1567
Birth Location: Fordel, Fifeshire, Scotland
JH

Children(s)

Marion Guthrie
1567 – 1589
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MG

Alexander Guthrie's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Guthrie
1531 – 1587
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
George Henderson, 2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess
1480 – 1547
Fordell, Fife, Scotland
Marion (of Balwearie (Lady in Waiting of Mary Queen of) Scott)
1499 – 1556
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Guthrie's Descendants

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Alexander (Guthrie, 4th Laird of) Guthrie (1531 – Oct 1587) m. Jonet (or Janet Henryson or) Henderson (1541 – 15 Apr 1567)
  1. 1. Marion Guthrie (1567 – 12 May 1589) m. John ("Lord Menmuir " Lindsay, of) Baalcarres (1544 – 3 Sep 1598)
    1. 1. Sir (Knight David, 1st Lord Lindsay, of) Balcarres (17 Mar 1587 – 31 Jan 1642) m. Sophia (Seton) Lindsay (1590 – Mar 1640)
      1. 1. Baron (Alexander "1st Earl of Balcarres") Lindsay (6 Jul 1618 – 30 Aug 1659) m. Lady (Anne, Countess of Balcarres,) Mackenzie (1627 – 2 May 1707)
        1. 1. Honorable (John Campbell of Mamore, MP for) Dunbartonshire (1655 – 07 Apr 1729) m. Grissel (Grace) Hay (1678 – 14 Feb 1741)

Alexander Guthrie's Timeline

2 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Alexander Guthrie, 4th Laird of Guthrie in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1587
Oct 1587
Age 56
Death of Alexander Guthrie, 4th Laird of Guthrie in Inverpeffray, Scotland, assassinated
Inverpeffray, Scotland, assassinated

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1587
    Event Place: Inverpeffray, Scotland, assassinated
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