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Alexander Strachan 7th of Thornton 1395–1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1395

Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1460

Death Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Thornton

Mother: Margarey Enzie

Spouse(s): Margaret Kilravock

Children(s): John Thornton

In 1395, Alexander Strachan 7th of Thornton entered the world in Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Strachan 6Th Of Thornton And Margarey Margaret Hay Of Tullibothy And Enzie. Alexander Strachan 7th of Thornton married Margaret Rose Of Kilravock, and had children including John Strachan 8Th Of Thornton. Alexander Strachan 7th of Thornton passed away in 1460 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1395, Alexander Strachan 7th of Thornton entered the world in Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Strachan 6Th Of Thornton And Margarey Margaret Hay Of Tullibothy And Enzie.
  • Alexander Strachan 7th of Thornton married Margaret Rose Of Kilravock, and had children including John Strachan 8Th Of Thornton.
  • Alexander Strachan 7th of Thornton passed away in 1460 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Thornton
1365–1429
Birth Location: Scotland
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Margarey Enzie
1369–
Birth Location: Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Kilravock
–1474
Birth Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Thornton
1429–1487
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Alexander Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Thornton
1395–1460
Birth Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Strachan 6th of Thornton
1365–1429
Scotland
Margarey (Margaret Hay of Tullibothy and) Enzie
1369–
Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (De Strathecan of Thornton and Monboddo - 5th of) Thornton
1325–1390
Monycabock, Aberdeen, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Strathecan
1290–
Agatha Thornton
1300–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Strathecan
1255–
John Strathecan
1259–
Valantine Thornton
1270–1309

Alexander Thornton's Descendants

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Alexander (Strachan 7th of) Thornton (1395–1460) m. Margaret (Rose of) Kilravock (–1474)
  1. 1. John (Strachan 8th of) Thornton 1429–1487 m. Margaret (Straiton of) Laurieston 1430–1460
    1. 1. John (Strachan of Thornton, the) 9th 1455–1487 m. Margaret Durham 1458–1493
      1. 1. Alexander (Strachan) Knt. 1480–1540 m. Isabel (Falconer of) Halkerton 1480–1536
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Strachan of) Thornton 1501–1542 m. Andrew Arbuthnot 1497–1570

Alexander Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1395
1395
Birth of Alexander Strachan 7th of Thornton in Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kincardineshire, Scotland
1460
1460
Age 65
Death of Alexander Strachan 7th of Thornton in Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1395
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland
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