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Alexander Seton 1555 – 1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 16 September 1622

Death Location: Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir P

Mother: Lady Orbitson

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Alexander Seton was born in 1555 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir George V Seton, 5th Lord Seton, Provost of Edinburgh, Master of the Royal Household, Privy Councillor, commissioner sent to France by P and Lady Isabel Elizabeth Rebecca Hamilton av Orbitson. Alexander Seton passed away in 1622 in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Seton was born in 1555 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Sir George V Seton, 5th Lord Seton, Provost of Edinburgh, Master of the Royal Household, Privy Councillor, commissioner sent to France by P and Lady Isabel Elizabeth Rebecca Hamilton av Orbitson.
  • Alexander Seton passed away in 1622 in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Alexander Seton's Ancestors

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Alexander Seton
1555 – 1622
Birth Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir George V Seton, 5th Lord Seton, Provost of Edinburgh, Master of the Royal Household, Privy Councillor, commissioner sent to France by P
1528 – 1585
Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Isabel Elizabeth Rebecca Hamilton av) Orbitson
1518 – 1604
Scotland
Grandparents
George Seton
1508 – 1549
Cunninghame, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Seton, Hay of Culross, Baroness) Winton
1510 – 1538
Culross Castle, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
William Herries
1501 – 1543
Terreglestown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine Hamilton
1510 – 1593
Maybole, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Seton
1481 – 1513
Jane Seton
1485 – 1558
Lord Yester
1485 – 1543
Elisabeth Douglas
1489 – 1583
Lord Terregales
1475 – 1513
Lady Home
1485 – 1537
Gilbert Cassillis
1485 – 1527
Isabelle Campbell
1483 – 1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Hepburn
1468 – 1508
Janet Douglas
1460 – 1489
Scot earl
1462 – 1513

Alexander Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Alexander Seton in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
1622
16 September 1622
Age 67
Death of Alexander Seton in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1622
    Event Place: Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland

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