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David Crichton 1435–1465 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1435

Birth Location: Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1465

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Robert Sanquhar,

Mother: Elizabeth -

Spouse(s): Deborah Erskine, Margaret Shaw

Children(s): Janet Crichton, Agnes Crithton, Peter Crichton, David Crichton, Elizabeth Crichton, Robert Crichton

David Crichton was born in 1435 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Robert Crichton Of Sanquhar And Elizabeth Ann Erskine. David Crichton married Deborah Erskine, Margaret Shaw, and had children including Agnes Crithton, David Crichton, Elizabeth Crichton, Janet Crichton, Peter Crichton, Robert Crichton. David Crichton passed away in 1465 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David Crichton was born in 1435 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Robert Crichton Of Sanquhar And Elizabeth Ann Erskine.
  • David Crichton married Deborah Erskine, Margaret Shaw, and had children including Agnes Crithton, David Crichton, Elizabeth Crichton, Janet Crichton, Peter Crichton, Robert Crichton.
  • David Crichton passed away in 1465 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Sanquhar,
1409–1478
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth -
1413–1479
Birth Location: Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Deborah Erskine
1440–1478
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Margaret Shaw
1444–
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Crichton
1461–1516
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Agnes Crithton
1461–
Birth Location: Maryton, Angus, Scotland
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Peter Crichton
1463–1517
Birth Location: Scotland
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David Crichton
1465–
Birth Location: Cranstoun-Riddle, Midlothian, Scotland
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Elizabeth Crichton
1463–1539
Birth Location: Of, Cranstounriddell, Scotland
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Robert Crichton
–1495
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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David Crichton's Ancestors

Self
David Crichton
1435–1465
Birth Place: Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert Crichton of Sanquhar,
1409–1478
Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Ann Erskine) -
1413–1479
Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Edward (Robert I Crichton of Sanquhar, 3rd Laird of) Sanquhar
1348–1478
Castle Sanquhar, Dumfries, Scotland
Christina (Erskine, Baroness of) Crichton
1348–1387
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
William (John de) Erskine
1395–1454
Kinnoul, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret (Agnes) Maitland
1385–1421
Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Edward Crichton
1325–1412
Christian Kerr
1330–1424
Robert Erskine
1310–1385
Christian Monteith
1325–1397
Robert Maitland
1360–1420
Marian Abernethy
1380–1466
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Crichton
1304–1377
Isabel Ros
1295–1334
Robert Erskine
1305–
Robert Erskine
1308–
John Monteith
1296–1344
John Monteith
1296–1344
John Lethington
1340–1395
Agnes Dunbar
1344–1378
William Abernethy
1360–1420
Mary Stewart
1368–1420

David Crichton's Descendants

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David Crichton (1435–1465) m. Deborah Erskine (1440–1478) m. Margaret Shaw (22 AUG 1444–)
  1. 1. Janet Crichton 1461–1516 m. John Douglas 1459–1513
    1. 1. James Douglas 1487–1548 m. Catherine Stewart 1489–1554
      1. 1. Beatrix Douglas 1500–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Douglas 1513–1571 m. James Douglas 1516–1581
      3. 3. Margaret Douglas 1511–1579 m. James Hamilton 1515–1575
      4. 4. Beatrice Douglas 1514–1583 m. Lord (Robert Maxwell of) Carlaverock 1510–1552 m. Robert Maxwell 1510–1573
        1. 1. Robert Maxwell 1551–1555
        2. 2. John Maxwell 1553–1593 m. Elizabeth Douglas 1555–1637
    2. 2. Richard Douglas 1491–1564 m. Richard Douglas 1491–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Beatrice) Douglas 1488–1527 m. Robert Keith 1483–1525
    4. 4. Agnes Douglas 1500–1599 m. Alexander Livingston 1500–1551
  2. 2. Agnes Crithton 1461–
  3. 3. Peter Crichton 1463–1517 m. Janet Hay 1460–
  4. 4. David Crichton 1465–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Crichton 1463–1539
  6. 6. Robert Crichton –1495

David Crichton's Timeline

2 Records

1435
1435
Birth of David Crichton in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
1465
1465
Age 30
Death of David Crichton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1435
    Event Place: Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1465
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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