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Alison (Elison) Elizabeth Anderson 1501–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Jan 1591

Death Location: Bruntoun Dynnenow Fife, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Edmund Anderson

Mother: Lady Smythe

Spouse(s): Alexander None, Stephen Croft

Children(s): Katherine Forbes, Willem Tolquhoun

In 1501, Alison (Elison) Elizabeth Anderson entered the world in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, born to Edmund Anderson And Lady Magdalen Margaret Smythe. Alison (Elison) Elizabeth Anderson married Alexander, Stephen Croft, and had children including Katherine Forbes, Willem Forbes Laird Van Tolquhoun. Alison (Elison) Elizabeth Anderson passed away in 1591 in Bruntoun Dynnenow Fife, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1501, Alison (Elison) Elizabeth Anderson entered the world in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, born to Edmund Anderson And Lady Magdalen Margaret Smythe.
  • Alison (Elison) Elizabeth Anderson married Alexander, Stephen Croft, and had children including Katherine Forbes, Willem Forbes Laird Van Tolquhoun.
  • Alison (Elison) Elizabeth Anderson passed away in 1591 in Bruntoun Dynnenow Fife, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Anderson
1480–1557
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Smythe
1480–1550
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Alexander None
1500–1547
Birth Location: Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
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Stephen Croft
–1733
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Katherine Forbes
1516–1570
Birth Location: Tonley, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Willem Tolquhoun
1528–1596
Birth Location: Tolquhon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Alison Anderson's Ancestors

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Alison Anderson
1501–1591
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Parents
Edmund Anderson
1480–1557
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Magdalen Margaret) Smythe
1480–1550
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alison Anderson's Descendants

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Alison ((Elison) Elizabeth) Anderson (1501–20 Jan 1591) m. Alexander (1500–10 September 1547) m. Stephen Croft (–1733)
  1. 1. Katherine Forbes 1516–1570 m. George (Gordon, III of) Lesmoir 1510–1593
    1. 1. Janet (Elizabeth) Gordon 1546–1629
      1. 1. Robert Gordon 1580–1656 m. Louisa Gordon 1597–1680
        1. 1. KATHERINE\Catherine ((Lady "The White Rose") Lowdon Gordon-Sutherland Barklay (Age) 43) 1621–1663 m. SIR (COLONEL DAVID BARCLAY) II 1610–1686
  2. 2. Willem (Forbes Laird van) Tolquhoun 1528–1596

Alison Anderson's Timeline

2 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Alison (Elison) Elizabeth Anderson in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
1591
20 Jan 1591
Age 90
Death of Alison (Elison) Elizabeth Anderson in Bruntoun Dynnenow Fife, West Lothian, Scotland
Bruntoun Dynnenow Fife, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1591
    Event Place: Bruntoun Dynnenow Fife, West Lothian, Scotland
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