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Alexander Lindsay 1387 – 1453 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1387

Birth Location: Glenesk,Angusshire,,Scotland

Death Date: 1453-09

Death Location: Finhaven,Angusshire,,Scotland

Father: David Lindsay

Mother: Marjory Ogilvy

Spouse(s): Margaret Dunbar

Children(s): Elizabeth Lindsay

Alexander Lindsay was born in 1387 in Glenesk,Angusshire,,Scotland, the child of David Lindsay and Marjory Ogilvy. Alexander Lindsay married Margaret Dunbar, and had children including Elizabeth Lindsay. Alexander Lindsay passed away in 1453 in Finhaven,Angusshire,,Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Lindsay was born in 1387 in Glenesk,Angusshire,,Scotland, the child of David Lindsay and Marjory Ogilvy.
  • Alexander Lindsay married Margaret Dunbar, and had children including Elizabeth Lindsay.
  • Alexander Lindsay passed away in 1453 in Finhaven,Angusshire,,Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Lindsay
1405 – 1446
Birth Location: Crawford,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
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Marjory Ogilvy
1400 – 1476
Birth Location: Auchterhouse,Angusshire,,Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Dunbar
1425 – 1457
Birth Location: Cockburn,,Berwickshire,Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Lindsay
1445 – 1519
Birth Location: Crawford,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
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Alexander Lindsay's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Lindsay
1387 – 1453
Birth Place: Glenesk,Angusshire,,Scotland
Parents
David Lindsay
1405 – 1446
Crawford,,Lanarkshire,Scotland
Marjory Ogilvy
1400 – 1476
Auchterhouse,Angusshire,,Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Lindsay's Descendants

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Alexander Lindsay (1387 – 1453-09) m. Margaret Dunbar (1425 – 1457)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Lindsay (1445 – 1519) m. John Drummond (1438 – 1519)
    1. 1. William Drummond (1463 – 1503)
    2. 2. Margaret Drummond (1476 – 1502) m. James Stewart (1473-03-17 – 1513-09-09)
      1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Stewart (1497 – 1517-12-05) m. John Drummond (1489 – 1531-01-20)
    3. 3. John Drummond (1489 – 1531-01-20) m. Margaret (Jane) Stewart (1497 – 1517-12-05)
      1. 1. Isabell Drummond (1531 – 1568) m. Matthew Campbell (1531 – 1593-05-21)
        1. 1. Margaret Campbell (1550 – 1597-05-05) m. Thomas Boyd (1544 – 1611-06)

Alexander Lindsay's Timeline

2 Records

1387
1387
Birth of Alexander Lindsay in Glenesk,Angusshire,,Scotland
Glenesk,Angusshire,,Scotland
1453
1453-09
Age 66
Death of Alexander Lindsay in Finhaven,Angusshire,,Scotland
Finhaven,Angusshire,,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1387
    Event Place: Glenesk,Angusshire,,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1453-09
    Event Place: Finhaven,Angusshire,,Scotland
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