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Alexander King 1540–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1540

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: Bef. 1582

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: James KING

Mother: Isabel GRAY

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In 1540, Alexander King entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to James King And Isabel Gray. Alexander King passed away in 1582 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Alexander King entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to James King And Isabel Gray.
  • Alexander King passed away in 1582 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Alexander King's Ancestors

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Alexander King
1540–1582
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James KING
1525–1576
Isle, Bute, Scotland
Isabel GRAY
1520–1570
Craighall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William (King Coachmaker) Elgin
1506–1576
Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
***Thome (Gray (Scottish)) 14GGF
1500–1550
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Towrie
1508–1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John TORRIE
1473–1552
Elizabeth Beaton
1480–1541

Alexander King's Timeline

2 Records

1540
Abt. 1540
Birth of Alexander King in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1582
Bef. 1582
Age 42
Death of Alexander King in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1540
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1582
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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