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Colin Lindsay Comte 3rd Earl van Balcarres 1652–1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 August 1652

Birth Location: Kilconquhar, Fifeshire, Schotland

Death Date: November 1722

Death Location: Balcarres House, Colinsburgh, Schotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Spouse(s): Margaret Countess

Children(s): James Cousin, Lady Lindsay

In 1652, Colin Lindsay Comte 3rd Earl van Balcarres entered the world in Kilconquhar, Fifeshire, Schotland, born to Alexander Lindsay And Anna Mackenzie. Colin Lindsay Comte 3rd Earl van Balcarres married Jean Carnegie, Margaret Countess Of Balcarres Campbell Countess, and had children including James Lindsay Clan Lindsay 5Th Earl Of Balcarres 22Nd Earl Lindsay Pass By Cousin, Lady Anne Lindsay. Colin Lindsay Comte 3rd Earl van Balcarres passed away in 1722 in Balcarres House, Colinsburgh, Schotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1652, Colin Lindsay Comte 3rd Earl van Balcarres entered the world in Kilconquhar, Fifeshire, Schotland, born to Alexander Lindsay And Anna Mackenzie.
  • Colin Lindsay Comte 3rd Earl van Balcarres married Jean Carnegie, Margaret Countess Of Balcarres Campbell Countess, and had children including James Lindsay Clan Lindsay 5Th Earl Of Balcarres 22Nd Earl Lindsay Pass By Cousin, Lady Anne Lindsay.
  • Colin Lindsay Comte 3rd Earl van Balcarres passed away in 1722 in Balcarres House, Colinsburgh, Schotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Margaret Countess
1665–1747
Birth Location: Loudoun, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

James Cousin
1691–1768
Birth Location: Balcarres, Kilconquhar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Lindsay
1674–1743
Birth Location: Edzall Castle
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Colin Balcarres's Ancestors

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Colin Balcarres
1652–1722
Birth Place: Kilconquhar, Fifeshire, Schotland
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Colin Balcarres's Descendants

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Colin (Lindsay Comte 3rd Earl van) Balcarres (23 August 1652–November 1722) m. Margaret (Countess of Balcarres Campbell) Countess (1665–May 1747)
  1. 1. James (Lindsay Clan Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres 22nd Earl Lindsay Pass by) Cousin 1691–1768 m. Anne Dalrymple 1727–1820
    1. 1. Alexander (Dalrymple General The Right Hoborable, Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres, 23rd) Ear 1752–1825 m. Elizabeth (Bradshaigh) Dalrymple 1759–1816
      1. 1. James (Lindsay, 24th Earl of) Crawford 1783–1869
      2. 2. Anne Lindsay 1787–1846
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Keith) Lindsay 1781–1825
      4. 4. Hon. (Charles Robert) Lindsay 1784–1835
      5. 5. Hon. (Edwin) Lindsay 1786–1821
      6. 6. The (Honourable Edison Richard) Lindsay 1786–
  2. 2. Lady (Anne) Lindsay 1674–1743

Colin Balcarres's Timeline

2 Records

1652
23 August 1652
Birth of Colin Lindsay Comte 3rd Earl van Balcarres in Kilconquhar, Fifeshire, Schotland
Kilconquhar, Fifeshire, Schotland
1722
November 1722
Age 70
Death of Colin Lindsay Comte 3rd Earl van Balcarres in Balcarres House, Colinsburgh, Schotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Balcarres House, Colinsburgh, Schotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 August 1652
    Event Place: Kilconquhar, Fifeshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1722
    Event Place: Balcarres House, Colinsburgh, Schotland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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