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Alexander Lindsay 1423 – 1453 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1423

Birth Location: Glenesk, Forfarshire, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 1453

Death Location: Finhaven Castle, Finhaven, Forfarshire, Scotland

Father: Earl Lindsay

Mother: Marjory Ogilvie

Spouse(s): Margaret Dunbar

Children(s): David Lindsay, David Lindsay, Alexander Lindsay, Elizabeth Lindsay

According to available records, Alexander Lindsay was born in 1423 in Glenesk, Forfarshire, Scotland, the child of Earl Of Lindsay David Lindsay and Marjory Ogilvie. Following those early years, Alexander Lindsay married Margaret Dunbar, and their family grew to include David Lindsay, David Lindsay, Alexander Lindsay and Elizabeth Lindsay. In the later years of life, Alexander Lindsay died in 1453 in Finhaven Castle, Finhaven, Forfarshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Earl Lindsay
1405 – 1446
Birth Location: Crawford, Scotland
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Marjory Ogilvie
1405 – 1476
Birth Location: Auchterhouse, Angusshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Dunbar
1425 – 1503
Birth Location: Cockburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

David Lindsay
1440 – 1495
Birth Location: –
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David Lindsay
1441 – 1495
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Alexander Lindsay
1443 – 1517
Birth Location: Auchtermonzie Fife , Scotland
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Elizabeth Lindsay
1445 – 1519
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1423
    Event Place: Glenesk, Forfarshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Sep 1453
    Event Place: Finhaven Castle, Finhaven, Forfarshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 13 Sep 1453
    Event Place: Grey Friar's Church, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland
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