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Elizabeth Strachan 1537–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 3 May 1575

Death Location: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Thomas Erskine

Mother: Jonet Abernethy

Spouse(s): Walter Seton, George Barclay

Children(s): Janet Seton, Thomas Barclay, Christian Barclay, George Barclay, Jean Barclay, David Barclay, Alexander Barclay, Patrick Forbes

The story of Elizabeth Strachan began in 1537 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland. Elizabeth Strachan married George Barclay, Walter Seton, William Forbes, and had children including Alexander Barclay, Christian Barclay, David Barclay, George Barclay, Janet Jean Seton, Jean Barclay, Patrick Forbes, Thomas Barclay. Elizabeth Strachan passed away in 1575 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Strachan began in 1537 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland.
  • Elizabeth Strachan married George Barclay, Walter Seton, William Forbes, and had children including Alexander Barclay, Christian Barclay, David Barclay, George Barclay, Janet Jean Seton, Jean Barclay, Patrick Forbes, Thomas Barclay.
  • Elizabeth Strachan passed away in 1575 in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Erskine
1490–1551
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jonet Abernethy
1517–1600
Birth Location: Brechin, Angussire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JA

Spouses(s)

Walter Seton
1529–1568
Birth Location: Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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George Barclay
1537–1607
Birth Location: St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
GB

Children(s)

Janet Seton
1544–1616
Birth Location: Touch Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS
Thomas Barclay
1558–1607
Birth Location: St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
TB
Christian Barclay
1557–1640
Birth Location: Lands of Mathers, St. Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
CB
George Barclay
1570–
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
GB
Jean Barclay
1576–
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
JB
David Barclay
1580–1660
Birth Location: –
DB
Alexander Barclay
1585–
Birth Location: –
AB
Patrick Forbes
1564–1635
Birth Location: Corse
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Elizabeth Strachan's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Strachan
1537–1575
Birth Place: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Erskine
1490–1551
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jonet Abernethy
1517–1600
Brechin, Angussire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Erskine
1485–1552
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine Monypenny
1463–1530
James (John) Abernathy
1495–
Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (Angus) Erskine
1500–1600
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Erskine
1425–1508
Margery Graham
1438–1504
Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Elizabeth Campbell
1464–1518
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Erskine
1403–1462
Janet Lichton
1404–1468

Elizabeth Strachan's Descendants

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Elizabeth Strachan (1537–3 May 1575) m. Walter Seton (1529–18 February 1568) m. George Barclay (1537–1607)
  1. 1. Janet ((Jean)) Seton 1544–1616
  2. 2. Thomas Barclay 1558–1607 m. Janet Straiton 1559–1605
    1. 1. David Barclay 1580–1657 m. Elizabeth Livingston 1582–1623
      1. 1. David ((1st Laird of Urie)) Barclay 1610–1686 m. Katherine ("The White Rose") Gordon 1621–1663
        1. 1. Robert (Barclay) I 1648–1690 m. Christina Mollison 1647–1723
        2. 2. David Barclay 1650–1685
        3. 3. Jean Barclay 1655–1786 m. Ewen Cameron 1629–1719
        4. 4. John Barclay 1659–1731
        5. 5. Katherine Barclay –1746
        6. 6. Lucy Barclay 1657–1686
        7. 7. Anne Cameron –1761
    2. 2. Robert Barclay 1582–1660
    3. 3. Mary (Margaret) Barclay 1584–1634 m. James Loch 1580–1653
      1. 1. James Loch 1612–1690
  3. 3. Christian Barclay 1557–1640 m. John Forbes 1568–1635
    1. 1. James Forbes 1612–1642
    2. 2. John Forbes 1610–1660
    3. 3. Kathleen Forbes 1619–1639
    4. 4. Margaret Forbes 1614–1675
    5. 5. Patrick Forbes 1610–1680
  4. 4. George Barclay 1570–
  5. 5. Jean Barclay 1576–
  6. 6. David Barclay 1580–1660
  7. 7. Alexander Barclay 1585–
  8. 8. Patrick Forbes 1564–1635

Elizabeth Strachan's Timeline

8 Records

1531
1531
Birth of Elizabeth Strachan in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1537
1537
Birth of Elizabeth Strachan in Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1537
1537
Birth of Elizabeth Strachan in Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
1556
1556
Age 19
Elizabeth Strachan was married in Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1575
3 May 1575
Age 38
Death of Elizabeth Strachan in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1575
1575
Age 38
Death of Elizabeth Strachan
None
1575
3 May 1575
Age 38
Death of Elizabeth Strachan in Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1578
1578
Age 41
Death of Elizabeth Strachan in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1575
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1575
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Corse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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