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Archibald Preston 1524–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jan 1594

Death Location: Culross, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Morison

Mother: Lady Preston

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The story of Archibald Preston began in 1524 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Archibald Preston passed away in 1594 in Culross, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Archibald Preston began in 1524 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Archibald Preston passed away in 1594 in Culross, Fife, Scotland.

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Archibald Preston's Ancestors

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Archibald Preston
1524–1594
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir John I MCGILLES, GAELIC FOR Morison
1500–1568
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine Margaret Glanfield) Preston
1500–1595
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Ewen ("Piper in Lewis" MACGILLES-GAELIC FOR) Morrison
1474–1521
Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Peggy McInnes
1478–1500
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Archibald Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Archibald Preston in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1594
22 Jan 1594
Age 70
Death of Archibald Preston in Culross, Fife, Scotland
Culross, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1594
    Event Place: Culross, Fife, Scotland

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