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ARCHIBALD Preston 1522–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: Valleyfield, Culross, Fife, Scotland

Father: THOMAS Preston

Mother: CHRISTIAN Seton

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In 1522, ARCHIBALD Preston entered the world in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, born to Thomas Preston And Christian Seton. ARCHIBALD Preston passed away in 1594 in Valleyfield, Culross, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1522, ARCHIBALD Preston entered the world in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, born to Thomas Preston And Christian Seton.
  • ARCHIBALD Preston passed away in 1594 in Valleyfield, Culross, Fife, Scotland.

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ARCHIBALD Preston's Ancestors

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ARCHIBALD Preston
1522–1594
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Parents
THOMAS Preston
1485–1523
Levens, Westmoreland, England
CHRISTIAN Seton
1395–
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald Preston
1457–1511
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
John (2nd Lord) Seton
1370–1434
1684806, East Lothian, Scotland
Katherine Clair
1375–1450
East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Sir
1355–1424
Janet Fleming
1351–1430
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Seton
1291–1347
Margaret Seton
1317–1347
Sir Wigtown
1333–1406
Lady Fleming
1330–1382

ARCHIBALD Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1522
1522
Birth of ARCHIBALD Preston in Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
1594
1594
Age 72
Death of ARCHIBALD Preston in Valleyfield, Culross, Fife, Scotland
Valleyfield, Culross, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Valleyfield, Culross, Fife, Scotland

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