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Alexander Johnstone 1601–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1653

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Sir Sr

Mother: Lady Montgomery

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Alexander Johnstone was born in 1601 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Knight James Laird Of Johnstone Sr Sr And Lady Sarah Of Terregles Herries Maxwell Johnstone Fleming Montgomery. Alexander Johnstone passed away in 1653 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Johnstone was born in 1601 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Knight James Laird Of Johnstone Sr Sr And Lady Sarah Of Terregles Herries Maxwell Johnstone Fleming Montgomery.
  • Alexander Johnstone passed away in 1653 in Scotland.

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Alexander Johnstone's Ancestors

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Alexander Johnstone
1601–1653
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Knight James Laird of Johnstone Sr. Sr
1567–1608
Johnstone, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Sarah 'of Terregles ' (Herries) Maxwell - Johnstone - Fleming -) Montgomery
1570–1636
Annandale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Johnstone, of Annadale of that) Ilk
1544–1587
Dunnkellie, Dumbfrieshire, Scotland
Margaret Scott
1549–1613
Buccleuch, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
John (Master of Maxwell, 4th Lord of) Herries
1512–1583
Terregles, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Baroness (Agnes 'of Terregles' (Kennedy) de) Herries
1534–1594
Terregles, Kirkcudbrightshr, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ii
1528–1567
Margaret Johnstone
1525–1579
William Kirkurd
1522–1552
Gisela BEATON
1521–1579
William Herries
1501–1543
Catherine Herries
1510–1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Terregales
1475–1513
Lady Terregales
1485–1537
Sir Cassillis
1485–1527
Margaret Cospatvc
1489–1597

Alexander Johnstone's Timeline

2 Records

1601
1601
Birth of Alexander Johnstone in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
1653
1653
Age 52
Death of Alexander Johnstone in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Scotland

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