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Catherine Countess of Dyart Preston 1608–1710 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1710

Death Location: Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: John Preston

Mother: Grizel Colville

Spouse(s): Robert Bruce

Children(s): Margaret Bruce, Alexander Bruce

The story of Catherine Countess of Dyart Preston began in 1608 in Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland. Catherine Countess of Dyart Preston married Robert Of Blairhall De Bruce, and had children including Alexander Bruce, Margaret Bruce. Catherine Countess of Dyart Preston passed away in 1710 in Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Countess of Dyart Preston began in 1608 in Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland.
  • Catherine Countess of Dyart Preston married Robert Of Blairhall De Bruce, and had children including Alexander Bruce, Margaret Bruce.
  • Catherine Countess of Dyart Preston passed away in 1710 in Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Preston
1574–1612
Birth Location: Culross, Fife, Scotland
JP
Grizel Colville
1578–1629
Birth Location: Culross, Fife, Scotland
GC

Spouses(s)

Robert Bruce
1595–1639
Birth Location: Blairhall, Perthshire, Scotland
RB

Children(s)

Margaret Bruce
1621–1681
Birth Location: Ireland
MB
Alexander Bruce
1629–1701
Birth Location: –
AB

Catherine Preston's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Preston
1608–1710
Birth Place: Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
John Preston
1574–1612
Culross, Fife, Scotland
Grizel Colville
1578–1629
Culross, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James Preston
1549–1583
Culross, Fife, Scotland
Jean Erskine
1550–1591
Little, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Alexander Colville
1525–1597
East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Nicholas Dundas
1556–1582
Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Preston
1522–1594
Giles Semple
1529–1609
James Erskine
1500–1596
Christian Stirling
1510–1582
James Ochiltree
1510–1540
Alison Bruce
1512–1536
Alexander Dundas
1536–1556
Elizabeth Bruce
1527–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Elizabeth Campbell
1462–1516
William Stirling
1473–1516
Margaret Crichton
1474–1524
Sir Chancery
1448–1513
Lady Arnot
1450–1527
David Clackmannan
1470–1550
Jeanette Blackadder
1472–1572
Alexander Fingask
1498–1547
Elizabeth Bruce
1500–1536
David Bruce
1470–1550
Jeanette Blackadder
1472–1572

Catherine Preston's Descendants

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Catherine (Countess of Dyart) Preston (1608–1710) m. Robert (of Blairhall De) Bruce (1595–1639)
  1. 1. Margaret Bruce 1621–1681 m. ROBERT BARCLAY 1620–1681
    1. 1. Isabella (Maxwell) Barclay 1644–1705 m. Gov (George) Walker 1645–1690
      1. 1. John (Alexander) Walker 1650–1734 m. Jane McKnight 1650–1744 m. Mary Frost 1676–1717 m. Katherine (Jane) Rutherford 1682–1730 m. Jane McKnight 1656–1730
        1. 1. John Walker 1680–1734 m. Katherine Rutherford 1682–1738 m. Mary Frost 1676–1717 m. Katherine (Jane) Rutherford 1706–1738 m. Katherine Rutherford 1706–1730 m. Anne Houston 1705–1747
  2. 2. Alexander Bruce 1629–1701

Catherine Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Catherine Countess of Dyart Preston in Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland
Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland
1710
1710
Age 102
Death of Catherine Countess of Dyart Preston in Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland
Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Valleyfield, Perthshire, Scotland
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