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George Leslie 1485 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1485

Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Nov 1558

Death Location: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France

Father: William Leslie

Mother: Margaret Balfour

Spouse(s): Margaret Crichton, Elizabeth Gray, Agnes Somerville, Isobel Lundy, Helen Forsythe, Unknown None, Christian Wood

Children(s): Norman Leslie, William Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Robert Leslie, Helena Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Euphemia Leslie, James Leslie, Agnes Leslie

George Leslie was born in 1485 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, the child of William Leslie and Margaret Balfour. George Leslie married Margaret Crichton, Elizabeth Gray, Agnes Somerville, Isobel Lundy, Helen Forsythe, Unknown, Christian "Christina" Wood, and had children including Norman Leslie, William Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Robert Leslie, Helena E Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Euphemia Leslie, James Leslie, Agnes Leslie. George Leslie passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France.

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Biography

  • George Leslie was born in 1485 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, the child of William Leslie and Margaret Balfour.
  • George Leslie married Margaret Crichton, Elizabeth Gray, Agnes Somerville, Isobel Lundy, Helen Forsythe, Unknown, Christian "Christina" Wood, and had children including Norman Leslie, William Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Robert Leslie, Helena E Leslie, Margaret Leslie, Euphemia Leslie, James Leslie, Agnes Leslie.
  • George Leslie passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Leslie
1466 – 1513
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
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Margaret Balfour
1465 – 1518
Birth Location: Montquanie, Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland
MB

Spouses(s)

Margaret Crichton
1480 – 1545
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MC
Elizabeth Gray
1456 – 1529
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Agnes Somerville
1500 – 1543
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Isobel Lundy
1486 – 1550
Birth Location: Scotland
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Helen Forsythe
1483 – 1546
Birth Location: Penrith, Edenhall, Cumberland, England
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Unknown None
Birth Location: –
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Christian Wood
1525 – 1575
Birth Location: Rothe, Morayshire, Scotland
CW

Children(s)

Norman Leslie
1517 – 1554
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
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William Leslie
1518 – 1573
Birth Location: Cairneyincarse, Gowrie, Scotland
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Elizabeth Leslie
1518 –
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
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Robert Leslie
1519 – 1588
Birth Location: Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
RL
Helena Leslie
1520 – 1594
Birth Location: Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
HL
Margaret Leslie
1525 –
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
ML
Euphemia Leslie
1528 – 1588
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
EL
James Leslie
1530 – 1614
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JL
Agnes Leslie
1539 – 1594
Birth Location: Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
AL

George Leslie's Ancestors

Self
George Leslie
1485 – 1558
Birth Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Parents
William Leslie
1466 – 1513
Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Margaret Balfour
1465 – 1518
Montquanie, Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew Leslie
1430 – 1485
Majorie ((Elizabeth)) Sinclair
Michael Balfour
1440 – 1513
Montquanie, Kilmany, Fife, Scotland
Marjory Durie
Great-Grandparents
George Leslie
1416 – 1490
Christina Haliburton
1420 – 1508
William Sinclair
1404 – 1487
Marjory Sutherland
1435 – 1480
Michael Balfour
Janet [Ogilvie]
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Norman Leslie
1380 – 1439
Christian Seton
Walter Haliburton
1360 – 1447
Marjorie Douglas
1377 – 1421
Alexander Sutherland
1395 – 1455
Muriel Chisholm
1407 – 1474
John Balfour
– 1490
Andrew Ogilvy
1396 – 1461
Marjorie Glen
1399 – 1450

George Leslie's Descendants

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George Leslie (2 Aug 1485 – 28 Nov 1558) m. Margaret Crichton (1480 – 8 Feb 1545) m. Elizabeth Gray (1456 – 19 Jan 1529) m. Agnes Somerville (Apr 1500 – 10 Apr 1543) m. Isobel Lundy (1486 – 2 Feb 1550) m. Helen Forsythe (1483 – 1546) m. Unknown m. Christian ("Christina") Wood (26 Jan 1525 – 1575)
  1. 1. Norman Leslie (Abt 1517 – 29 Aug 1554) m. Isobel Lindsay (Abt 1523 – )
  2. 2. William Leslie (1518 – Abt 1573)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Leslie (1518 – ) m. Patrick Crichton
  4. 4. Robert Leslie (1519 – 22 Sep 1588) m. Janet Elphinstone (16 Mar 1534 – 13 Mar 1589)
  5. 5. Helena (E) Leslie (1520 – 26 Oct 1594) m. Mark Kerr (1516 – 29 Aug 1584) m. Gilbert Seton (Abt 1516 – 1547)
  6. 6. Margaret Leslie (Abt 1525 – ) m. Archibald Douglas (1554 – 4 Aug 1588)
  7. 7. Euphemia Leslie (Abt 1528 – Apr 1588) m. George Learmonth (1524 – Abt Jun 1585) m. John (Cunyngham) [Cunningham] (Abt 1530 – )
  8. 8. James Leslie (Bet 11 Jan 1530 and 10 Jan 1531 – Abt 1614) m. Marjory Annand (1549 – )
  9. 9. Agnes Leslie (1539 – Feb 1594) m. William Douglas (2 Jul 1539 – 24 Sep 1606)

George Leslie's Timeline

3 Records

1485
2 Aug 1485
Birth of George Leslie in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
1558
28 Nov 1558
Age 73
Death of George Leslie in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France
1558
Nov 1558
Age 73
Burial of George Leslie in Dileppe, Normandie, France, Europe
Dileppe, Normandie, France, Europe

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Nov 1558
    Event Place: Dileppe, Normandie, France, Europe
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