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Alexander Seton 1538 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: ABT 1580

Death Location: Ireland

Father: George Montgomerie

Mother: Elizabeth Hay

Spouse(s): Lilias Montgomery

Children(s):

In 1538, Alexander Seton entered the world in Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to George Seton Montgomerie and Elizabeth Hay. Alexander Seton married Lilias of Skelmorley Montgomery. Alexander Seton passed away in 1580 in Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Alexander Seton entered the world in Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to George Seton Montgomerie and Elizabeth Hay.
  • Alexander Seton married Lilias of Skelmorley Montgomery.
  • Alexander Seton passed away in 1580 in Ireland.

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Alexander Seton's Ancestors

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Alexander Seton
1538 – 1580
Birth Place: Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
George Seton Montgomerie
1500 – 1549
Port Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hay
1510 – 1562
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George Seton
1481 – 1513
Thistlestone Berwickshire, Scotland
Janet Hepburn
1485 – 1558
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
John (de la) Haye
1426 – 1508
Wester Hoprew, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Cunningham
1439 – 1529
Belton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Seton
1449 – 1508
Margaret Campbell
1467 –
Patrick Hepburn
1459 – 1508
Janet Douglas
1455 – 1490
William Haya
1400 – 1478
Elizabeth Douglas
1397 – 1460
Robert Kilmaurs
1400 – 1448
Anne Montgomery
1398 – 1450
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colin Campbell
1431 – 1475
Adam Hepburn
1432 – 1479
Ellen Wallace
1432 – 1513
William Hay
1366 – 1421
Alicia Hay
1372 – 1447
George Douglas
1376 – 1402
Lady Edmonston
1380 – 1457
William Cunningham
1350 – 1415
Margaret Danielston
1379 – 1409
John Montgomery,
1362 – 1429

Alexander Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Alexander Seton in Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1580
ABT 1580
Age 42
Death of Alexander Seton in Ireland
Ireland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1580
    Event Place: Ireland

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