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Edward Ferguson 1545 – 1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Chapel Mark, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1576

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Sir Ferguson,

Mother: Janet Cunyngham

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Children(s):

Edward Ferguson was born in 1545 in Chapel Mark, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert Ferguson, and Janet Cunyngham. Edward Ferguson passed away in 1576 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Edward Ferguson was born in 1545 in Chapel Mark, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert Ferguson, and Janet Cunyngham.
  • Edward Ferguson passed away in 1576 in Scotland.

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Edward Ferguson's Ancestors

Self
Edward Ferguson
1545 – 1576
Birth Place: Chapel Mark, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert Ferguson,
1510 – 1588
Craigdarroch, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Janet Cunyngham
1514 – 1574
Glencarin, Dumfriesshire, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Ferguson,
1490 – 1534
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Mary (Margaret Crichton \) Crighton
1501 – 1535
Sanquhar Castle, Kirkpatrick, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Sir (William "The Notorious") Cunningham,
1493 – 1548
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Catherine (Katherine) Borthwick
1483 – 1528
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Fergusson,
1459 – 1514
Elizabeth Douglas
1463 – 1490
Robert Crichton,
1472 – 1513
Marion Maxwell
1472 – 1527
Sir Cunningham,
1476 – 1541
Lady Douglas,
1470 – 1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Vargason,
1440 – 1483
Ann Hughes
1438 –
James Douglas,
1431 – 1493
Joan Stuart,
1428 – 1486
Sir Kinnoull,
1442 – 1492
Lady Stewart
1457 – 1488
John Maxwell,
1436 – 1513
Lady ,
1440 – 1557
Robert Cunningham,
1451 – 1490
Elizabeth Lindsay
Sir Douglas,
1445 – 1513
Elizabeth Boyd,
1450 – 1498

Edward Ferguson's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Edward Ferguson in Chapel Mark, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Chapel Mark, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1576
1576
Age 31
Death of Edward Ferguson in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Chapel Mark, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Scotland

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