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Alexander Lindsay 1387 – 1446 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1387

Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Jan 1446

Death Location: Arbroath, Angusshire, Scotland

Father: David Lindsey

Mother: Elizabeth Stewart

Spouse(s): Marjorie Dunbar

Children(s): David Crawford, Earl Lindsay, ELIZABETH LINDSEY, Christian Lindsay

Alexander Lindsay was born in 1387 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of David Lindsey and Elizabeth Catherine Stewart. Alexander Lindsay married Marjorie Dunbar, and had children including David Lindsay 3rd of Crawford, Earl Of Lindsay David Lindsay, ELIZABETH LINDSEY, Christian Lindsay. Alexander Lindsay passed away in 1446 in Arbroath, Angusshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Lindsay was born in 1387 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of David Lindsey and Elizabeth Catherine Stewart.
  • Alexander Lindsay married Marjorie Dunbar, and had children including David Lindsay 3rd of Crawford, Earl Of Lindsay David Lindsay, ELIZABETH LINDSEY, Christian Lindsay.
  • Alexander Lindsay passed away in 1446 in Arbroath, Angusshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Lindsey
1359 – 1407
Birth Location: Glenesk, Angusshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Stewart
1362 – 1446
Birth Location: Dundonald Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Marjorie Dunbar
1386 – 1429
Birth Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

David Crawford
1405 – 1446
Birth Location: Crawford Castle, Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
DC
Earl Lindsay
1405 – 1446
Birth Location: Crawford, Scotland
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ELIZABETH LINDSEY
1410 – 1477
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Christian Lindsay
1420 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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Alexander Lindsay's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Lindsay
1387 – 1446
Birth Place: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
David Lindsey
1359 – 1407
Glenesk, Angusshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Catherine) Stewart
1362 – 1446
Dundonald Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Lindsay of) Glenesk
1329 – 1381
Crawford, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Katherine Stirling
1338 – 1378
Glenesk, Angusshire, Scotland
Robert II
1316 – 1390
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Euphemia (de) Ross
1320 – 1386
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Lindsay
1296 – 1357
Mary Abernethy
1298 – 1355
John Alva
1300 – 1357
Barbara Swinburne
1304 – 1365
Walter Stewart
1293 – 1326
Marjorie Bruce
1296 – 1316
Hugh-Aodh Ross
1275 – 1333
Margaret Graham
1296 – 1372
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Lindsay
1267 – 1314
Beatrix Stewart
1260 – 1337
Alexander Abernethy
1279 – 1317
Margaret Menteith
1285 – 1324
Sir Strivelyn
1260 – 1313
Mair MacDougall
1264 – 1323
Adam Swinburne
1240 – 1318
Idonea Graham
1275 – 1326
James Stewart
1243 – 1309
Edgida Burgh
1262 – 1327
Robert Bruce
1274 – 1329
Isabella Domhnail
1277 – 1296
William Ross
1249 – 1323
Euphimia Barclay
1249 – 1269
John Graham

Alexander Lindsay's Descendants

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Alexander Lindsay (1387 – 27 Jan 1446) m. Marjorie Dunbar (1386 – 23 Apr 1429)
  1. 1. David (Lindsay 3rd of) Crawford (1405 – 17 Jan 1446) m. Marjory Ogilvie (1405 – 1476)
  2. 2. Earl (Of Lindsay David) Lindsay (Abt 1405 – 27 Jan 1446) m. Marjory Ogilvie (1405 – 1476)
    1. 1. Alexander Lindsay (1423 – Sep 1453) m. Margaret Dunbar (1425 – 28 Feb 1503)
      1. 1. David Lindsay (1440 – 25 Dec 1495) m. Elizabeth Hamilton (Abt 1442 – Aft Mar 1517)
        1. 1. Alexander Lindsay (1425 – Sep 1453)
        2. 2. John Lindsay (1460 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Maukyne Deuchar (Abt 1475 – Aft 1563) m. Mariota Home (Abt 1484 – )
        3. 3. Alexander Lindsay (Abt 1460 – 16 Sep 1489) m. Janet Gordon (Abt 1474 – Abt Feb 1559)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Lindsay (1474 – ) m. Sir (John) Gordon (1449 – 9 Sep 1513) m. John Gordon (1455 – 1517)
      2. 2. David Lindsay (1441 – Dec 1495)
      3. 3. Alexander Lindsay (1443 – May 1517) m. Isobel ((Magaret)) Campbell (1448 – 1516)
        1. 1. David Lindsay (1471 – 27 Nov 1542) m. Isobel Lundie m. Elizabeth ((Marianna)) Hay
        2. 2. Alexander Lindsay (1473 – )
        3. 3. Isobel Lindsay (1477 – Aft 1517) m. James Ogilvy (Aft 1473 – Bef 29 Nov 1524)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Lindsay (1445 – 22 Sep 1519) m. John Drummond (1438 – 22 Sep 1519)
        1. 1. William Drummond (Jan 1463 – Jul 1503) m. Isabel Campbell (5 Dec 1458 – 14 Jun 1493) m. Mariot (Marjorie) Forrester (1480 – Mar 1562) m. Isabel Campbell (Abt 1460 – )
        2. 2. David Drummond (1464 – Oct 1490)
        3. 3. Catherine Drummond (1465 – 1530)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Drummond (Abt 1465 – Aft 1514) m. George Douglas (8 Mar 1469 – 9 Sep 1513)
        5. 5. Euphemia (Katharine) Drumond (25 May 1467 – 3 May 1502) m. John Fleming (12 Jan 1465 – 1 Nov 1524)
        6. 6. Annabelle (Elizabeth) Drummond (1469 – 1492) m. William Graham (1464 – 9 Sep 1513)
        7. 7. Sybilla Drummond (1470 – Apr 1501)
        8. 8. Janet Drummond (1470 – 1512)
        9. 9. Elizabeth Drummond (Abt 1472 – 21 Aug 1514) m. George Douglas (8 Mar 1469 – 9 Sep 1513) m. George Douglas (1455 – 1513)
        10. 10. Malcolm Drummond (1473 – )
        11. 11. John Drummond (Abt 1474 – ) m. Isabel (Elizabeth) Douglas (1458 – ) m. Drummond (Abt 1474 – )
        12. 12. Margaret Drummond (1475 – Apr 1501) m. James IV (17 Mar 1473 – 9 Sep 1513)
        13. 13. Beatrix Drummond (1476 – 1507) m. Andrew Stewart (1480 – 1548)
        14. 14. Margaret Drummond (Abt 1476 – 1501)
        15. 15. George Drummond (1480 – Deceased)
        16. 16. John Drummond (Abt 1480 – Deceased)
        17. 17. Henry Drummond (Abt 1482 – Deceased)
        18. 18. John (1st Lord Drummond of Innerpeffray) Drummond (1489 – 20 Jan 1531) m. Margaret Stewart (15 Jul 1497 – 1537)
  3. 3. ELIZABETH LINDSEY (1410 – 1477) m. SIMON GLENDONWYNE (1403 – 1476)
  4. 4. Christian Lindsay (Abt 1420 – ) m. John Auchinleck (Abt 1415 – Aft 1499)

Alexander Lindsay's Timeline

2 Records

1387
1387
Birth of Alexander Lindsay in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1446
27 Jan 1446
Age 59
Death of Alexander Lindsay in Arbroath, Angusshire, Scotland
Arbroath, Angusshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1387
    Event Place: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1446
    Event Place: Arbroath, Angusshire, Scotland
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