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Alexander Strachan 9th Laird of Thornton 1518–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Thornton, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: May 1601

Death Location: Aberdeen, Scotland

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Lady Livingstone

Spouse(s): Lady Bethune

Children(s): Lady Strachan

Alexander Strachan 9th Laird of Thornton was born in 1518 in Thornton, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Strachan Mp Of The Scottish Parliament 11Th Laird Of Thornton And Lady Margaret Isobell Livingstone. Alexander Strachan 9th Laird of Thornton married Lady Margaret Bethune, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Strachan. Alexander Strachan 9th Laird of Thornton passed away in 1601 in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Strachan 9th Laird of Thornton was born in 1518 in Thornton, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Strachan Mp Of The Scottish Parliament 11Th Laird Of Thornton And Lady Margaret Isobell Livingstone.
  • Alexander Strachan 9th Laird of Thornton married Lady Margaret Bethune, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Strachan.
  • Alexander Strachan 9th Laird of Thornton passed away in 1601 in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thornton
1501–1587
Birth Location: Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Lady Livingstone
1502–1550
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Bethune
1506–1543
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
LB

Children(s)

Lady Strachan
1544–1599
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LS

Alexander Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Thornton
1518–1601
Birth Place: Thornton, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Strachan MP of the Scottish Parliament, 11th Laird of Thornton
1501–1587
Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Isobell) Livingstone
1502–1550
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Livingston of) Terintiran
1480–1560
Callendar Park, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Hepburn of) Craggis
1483–1548
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Thornton's Descendants

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Alexander (Strachan 9th Laird of) Thornton (1518–May 1601) m. Lady (Margaret) Bethune (Abt. 1506–Aft. 1543)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Strachan 1544–1599 m. Sir (William Forbes 4th Laird of) Corse 1530–1614
    1. 1. Rev. (John Forbes Lord Forbes) (Jacobite) 1568–1635 m. Lady (Christian Barclay of) Mathers 1582–1640
      1. 1. John (Fobes or) Forbes 1608–1661 m. Constance Mitchell 1614–1662
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Hayward) Forbes 1657–1737 m. Joseph (Russell) Sr. 1650–1739
    2. 2. Sir (William "Willie" Forbes of Menie and) Craigevar –1627
    3. 3. Rev. (Patrick Forbes Lord Bishop of) Aberdeen 1564–1635

Alexander Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Alexander Strachan 9th Laird of Thornton in Thornton, Fife, Scotland
Thornton, Fife, Scotland
1601
May 1601
Age 83
Death of Alexander Strachan 9th Laird of Thornton in Aberdeen, Scotland
Aberdeen, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Thornton, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1601
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Scotland
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