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Alexander Alastair Crottach 8th Chief of Clan Macleod MacLeod 1478–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1547

Death Location: Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: William VII

Mother: Margarrette McLean

Spouse(s): Margaret Cameron, Catherine MacLeod

Children(s): Anne MacLeod, Donald MacLeod, Norman MacLeod, Margaret Macleod, Sir MacLeod, William Macleod, William clan, TORMOD MacLeod, Margaret MacLeod, B MACLEOD, Norman MacLeod, B MACLEOD, William MacLeod, Margaret MACLEOD, MacLeod None, Isabella McLeod, Mary MacLeod, Donald Heir, Isabella McLeod, Margaret Macleod, Donald MACLEOD, Anne MacLeod, Lady MacLeod,, Margaret MacLeod, Margaret MacLeod, Dgtr MacLeod, Tormod Macleod, Mary MacLeod, MARGARET Macleod, William Macleod, Tormod MacLeod, Norman MacLeod, Donald MacLeod

The story of Alexander Alastair Crottach 8th Chief of Clan Macleod MacLeod began in 1478 in Scotland. Alexander Alastair Crottach 8th Chief of Clan Macleod MacLeod married Catherine Macleod, Margaret Macleod Cameron, and had children including Anne Macleod, B Macleod, Daughter Macleod, Dgtr Macleod, Donald Macleod, Donald Macleod, Donald Macleod Heir, Donald Thomas Macleod, Isabella Mcleod, Lady Mary Macleod, Macleod, Margaret Dunvegan Macleod, Margaret Macleod, Mary Macleod, Norman Tormod Harris Macleod, Norman Macleod, Sir William Dubh Macleod, Tormod Norman Macleod, Tormod Macleod, Tormod Xii Macleod, William 9Th Chief Clan Macleod Macleod, William Dubh Macleod, William Macleod 9Th Chief Of The Macleod Clan, William Macleod The 9Th Chief Of Clan Macleod. Alexander Alastair Crottach 8th Chief of Clan Macleod MacLeod passed away in 1547 in Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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  • The story of Alexander Alastair Crottach 8th Chief of Clan Macleod MacLeod began in 1478 in Scotland.
  • Alexander Alastair Crottach 8th Chief of Clan Macleod MacLeod married Catherine Macleod, Margaret Macleod Cameron, and had children including Anne Macleod, B Macleod, Daughter Macleod, Dgtr Macleod, Donald Macleod, Donald Macleod, Donald Macleod Heir, Donald Thomas Macleod, Isabella Mcleod, Lady Mary Macleod, Macleod, Margaret Dunvegan Macleod, Margaret Macleod, Mary Macleod, Norman Tormod Harris Macleod, Norman Macleod, Sir William Dubh Macleod, Tormod Norman Macleod, Tormod Macleod, Tormod Xii Macleod, William 9Th Chief Clan Macleod Macleod, William Dubh Macleod, William Macleod 9Th Chief Of The Macleod Clan, William Macleod The 9Th Chief Of Clan Macleod.
  • Alexander Alastair Crottach 8th Chief of Clan Macleod MacLeod passed away in 1547 in Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Alexander MacLeod's Ancestors

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Alexander MacLeod
1478–1547
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
William "Long Sword" MacLeod VII
1415–1480
Dunvegan Castle, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Margarrette McLean
1428–1460
Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
John ("The Turbulent" "The Fierce") MACLEOD
1392–1442
Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland: Dunvegan Castle
Margaret (DOUGLAS) Stewart
1392–1451
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander MacLeod's Descendants

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Alexander (Alastair Crottach 8th Chief of Clan Macleod) MacLeod (1478–1547) m. Margaret (MacLeod) Cameron (1475–1547) m. Catherine MacLeod (1878–)
  1. 1. Anne MacLeod 1504–1585 m. John (14th Dunollie Chief) MACDOUGALL 1500–1556
    1. 1. *Dougall (15th Dunollie Chief) MacDougal 1528–1586 m. Elspay Campbell 1532–1610
      1. 1. Duncan (16th Dunollie Chief) MacDougal 1556–1616 m. Margaret MacLane 1558–1609 m. Margaret Maclean 1562–1586
        1. 1. Isobel (Janet) Macdougal 1570–1635 m. Alexander Campbell 1560–1635 m. Alastair (n'an Cleas) MacDanald 1555–1635
        2. 2. Allan (Torsay) MacDougall 1588–1630
        3. 3. Finvola (Florentine) MacDougall 1590–1635
        4. 4. Duncan MacDougall 1592–1634
        5. 5. John (Iain Keir) MacDougall 1586–1634
        6. 6. Janet MacDougall 1584–1635
        7. 7. Margaret MacDougall 1582–1635
        8. 8. Susannah McDougle 1589–1630
        9. 9. Margaret MACDOUGALL 1594–1635
        10. 10. Isobel MacDougall 1580–1635
        11. 11. John MacDougall 1585–1634
        12. 12. Duncan MacDougall 1585–1634
        13. 13. John1* (Iain "Keir") MacDougall 1586–1669
        14. 14. Iain1* (John "Keir") MacDougall 1586–1669
        15. 15. Duncan McDougall 1882–1953
        16. 16. Allan McDougall 1894–
      2. 2. Iain MacDougal 1554–1572
      3. 3. Duncan ((16th of Dunollie) Chief) Macdougall 1570–1618
      4. 4. Janet MacDougall 1565–1635
      5. 5. Agnes MacDougall 1558–
      6. 6. Thomas McDougall 1550–1620
      7. 7. Duncan MacDougall 1570–1616
      8. 8. Duncan (Chief Dunollie) MacDougall 1502–1618
    2. 2. Moire MACDOUGALL 1532–
    3. 3. Duncan MACDOUGALL 1530–1560
    4. 4. Margaret MacDougal 1530–
    5. 5. Allan (Raray) Macdougal 1540–1598
    6. 6. JANET (JANE) MACDOUGALL 1542–
    7. 7. Alexander (MacDougall (14th Chief Alaisdar) Clan) 1452–1493
    8. 8. Lorna Macdougall 1460–
  2. 2. Donald MacLeod 1507–1557 m. Agnes Fraser 1528–1595
    1. 1. Margaret MacLeod 1540–1602
    2. 2. Mary Maid 1542–
    3. 3. Archibald Bane. 1572–1628
  3. 3. Norman ((Tormod) Harris) MacLeod 1533–1584
  4. 4. Margaret Macleod 1525–1580
  5. 5. Sir (William Dubh) MacLeod 1515–1551
  6. 6. William (MacLeod The 9th Chief of Clan) Macleod 1515–1540
  7. 7. William (MacLeod 9th Chief of the MacLeod) clan 1505–1551 m. Agnes Fraser 1528–1594
    1. 1. Mary Macleod 1552–1602
    2. 2. Mary MacLEOD 1543–1602
    3. 3. Margaret MacLeod 1540–
  8. 8. TORMOD ("Norman") MacLeod 1519–1585
  9. 9. Margaret MacLeod 1525–1780
  10. 10. B MACLEOD 1510–1582
  11. 11. Norman MacLeod 1509–1585
  12. 12. B MACLEOD 1512–
  13. 13. William (Dubh) MacLeod 1515–1580
  14. 14. Margaret (Dunvegan) MACLEOD 1510–1580
  15. 15. MacLeod 1510–1680 m. James (Dunyveg and The Glen) MacDonald 1490–1510
    1. 1. Fynewald MacDonald 1510–1645
  16. 16. Isabella McLeod 1758–1847
  17. 17. Mary MacLeod 1510–1582
  18. 18. Donald (Macleod) Heir 1517–1557
  19. 19. Isabella McLeod 1500– m. Alexander Ross 1608–
    1. 1. John, (I) Ross 1637–
  20. 20. Margaret Macleod 1853–1913
  21. 21. Donald (Thomas) MACLEOD 1507–1557
  22. 22. Anne MacLeod 1510–1580
  23. 23. Lady (Mary) MacLeod, 1504–1532
  24. 24. Margaret MacLeod 1510–1580
  25. 25. Margaret MacLeod 1507–1580
  26. 26. Dgtr MacLeod 1510–1580
  27. 27. Tormod Macleod 1584–
  28. 28. Mary MacLeod 1490–1582
  29. 29. MARGARET Macleod 1525–1780
  30. 30. William ((9Th Chief Clan Macleod)) Macleod 1505–1551
  31. 31. Tormod (XII) MacLeod 1519–1584
  32. 32. Norman MacLeod 1509–1585
  33. 33. Donald MacLeod 1517–1557

Alexander MacLeod's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Alexander Alastair Crottach 8th Chief of Clan Macleod MacLeod in Scotland
Scotland
1547
1547
Age 69
Death of Alexander Alastair Crottach 8th Chief of Clan Macleod MacLeod in Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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