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David Lindsay of Edzell, Lord Edzell Sir 1551–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1551

Birth Location: Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Dec 1610

Death Location: Edzell, Angus, Scotland

Father: Sir Crawford

Mother: Catherine Campbell

Spouse(s): Helen Lady

Children(s): Margaret Lindsay, Sir Edzell, John Lindsay, Alexander Canterland

David Lindsay of Edzell, Lord Edzell Sir was born in 1551 in Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir David Lindsay 9Th Earl Of Crawford And Catherine Campbell. David Lindsay of Edzell, Lord Edzell Sir married Helen Lindsay Lady, and had children including Alexander Lindsay Of Canterland, John Lindsay, Margaret Lindsay, Sir David Lindsay Of Edzell. David Lindsay of Edzell, Lord Edzell Sir passed away in 1610 in Edzell, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David Lindsay of Edzell, Lord Edzell Sir was born in 1551 in Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir David Lindsay 9Th Earl Of Crawford And Catherine Campbell.
  • David Lindsay of Edzell, Lord Edzell Sir married Helen Lindsay Lady, and had children including Alexander Lindsay Of Canterland, John Lindsay, Margaret Lindsay, Sir David Lindsay Of Edzell.
  • David Lindsay of Edzell, Lord Edzell Sir passed away in 1610 in Edzell, Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Crawford
1503–1558
Birth Location: Edzell Castle, Edzell, Angus-shire, Scotland
SC
Catherine Campbell
1520–1578
Birth Location: Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
CC

Spouses(s)

Helen Lady
1558–1597
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HL

Children(s)

Margaret Lindsay
1578–1614
Birth Location: Edzell, Angus, Scotland
ML
Sir Edzell
1572–1646
Birth Location: Edzell castle, Angus, Scotland
SE
John Lindsay
1574–1646
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
JL
Alexander Canterland
1576–1639
Birth Location: Edzell, Angus, Scotland
AC

David Sir's Ancestors

Self
David Sir
1551–1610
Birth Place: Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford
1503–1558
Edzell Castle, Edzell, Angus-shire, Scotland
Catherine Campbell
1520–1578
Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Walter Thomas Lindsay, 8th Earl of Crawford, Lord of) Edzell
1470–1513
Edzell Castle, Angus, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Motte Erskine, Lady of Dun,Angus,) Scotland
1475–1540
Dun, Angus, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Crawford
1449–1527
Lady Edzell
1460–1488
John, Erskine
1420–1508
Lady Graham
1443–1508
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Powrie
1430–1490
Egidia Fotheringham
1435–1496
Alexander Dun
1405–1445
Janet Refrewshire
1400–1468
Robert Graham
1414–1493
Lady Lovel
1416–1480

David Sir's Descendants

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David (Lindsay of Edzell, Lord Edzell) Sir (1551–15 Dec 1610) m. Helen (Lindsay) Lady (1558–Dec 1597)
  1. 1. Margaret Lindsay 1578–1614 m. David (Earl of) Carnegie 1575–1658
    1. 1. Magdalen Carnegie 1612–1675 m. James (Graham, Capt, 6th Earl) Graham 1612–1650
      1. 1. Sir (John Graham, Capt, 6th Earl Graham 2nd Marquis of) Montrose 1630–1668 m. Lady (Mary Margaret) Johnstone 1627–1680
        1. 1. Sir (William Johnstone Graham, Major) General 1648–1751 m. Blanch (Grewell Irvin) (Ervin) 1650–1703
        2. 2. Richard Graham 1648–1695
        3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Graham 1656–1704
        4. 4. John (Bonnie Dundee) Graham 1648–1689
        5. 5. Henry Graham 1640–1684
        6. 6. Reginald Graham 1656–
        7. 7. Andrew Graham 1658–1698
        8. 8. Rainald Graham 1656–
        9. 9. James Graham 1657–1684
        10. 10. Grizel (Graham) Cochrane 1661–1726
      2. 2. Barthalmy Montarras 1640–1674
      3. 3. Magdalene Grahame 1646–
      4. 4. David Graham 1636–1641
      5. 5. Robert Graham 1637–1666
      6. 6. Ann (Margaret) Grahame 1646–
      7. 7. David Graham 1647–1700
      8. 8. William Graham 1648–
    2. 2. David (Carnegie, Earl of Northesk) Sir 1596–1633
    3. 3. James (Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Southesk) Sir 1598–1687
    4. 4. Margaret (Carnegie "Ramsay" Countess of Dalhousie) Lady 1599–1661
    5. 5. Agnes Carnegie 1596–1637
    6. 6. Alexander (Carnegie of Pittarrow) Sir 1602–1683
    7. 7. Marjory (Carnegie) "Arbuthnott" 1608–1651
    8. 8. Sir (John) Carnegie 1600–1654
    9. 9. Catherine Carnegie 1600–1655
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Carnegie "Murray") Lady 1605–1651
  2. 2. Sir (David Lindsay of) Edzell 1572–1646
  3. 3. John Lindsay 1574–1646
  4. 4. Alexander (Lindsay of) Canterland 1576–1639

David Sir's Timeline

2 Records

1551
1551
Birth of David Lindsay of Edzell, Lord Edzell Sir in Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1610
15 Dec 1610
Age 59
Death of David Lindsay of Edzell, Lord Edzell Sir in Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Edzell, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 1176
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2763406

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Perth, Scotland, Register of Deeds, 1566-1811

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1610
    Event Place: Edzell, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 1176
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2763406
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