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James Stewart Master Lindsay 1500–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1500

Birth Location: Edzell, Angushire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 September 1558

Death Location: Edzell, Angus, Scotland

Father: Walter Edzell

Mother: Elisabeth Erskine

Spouse(s): Catherine (12thgg), Jean Sinclair, Jean Sinclair

Children(s): John Balcarres, Sir Edzell, Eleanor Lindsay, LINDSAY None, David Jr, Isabell Lindsay, Margaret Lindsay, Sir Byres, Rt. Ross, James Arlie, Lord Lindsay, Walter Lindsay, Elisabeth Lindsay, Andro Lindsey), Maria Lindsey

James Stewart Master Lindsay was born in 1500 in Edzell, Angushire, Scotland, the child of Walter Lord Lindsay Van Edzell And Elisabeth Erskine. James Stewart Master Lindsay married Catherine Lindsey 12Thgg, Ellen, Jean Janet Sinclair, Jean Jeanette Sinclair, Margaret Mowat, and had children including Andro Andrew Crawfurd Crafurt Craufurd Or Lindsey, David Lindsay Jr, Edward, Eleanor Lindsay, Elisabeth Lindsay, Isabell Lindsay, James Dunkeld 5Th Lord Ogilvy Of Arlie, John Stewart 1St Of Balcarres, Lindsay, Lord Robert Lindsay, Margaret Lindsay, Maria Caroline Lindsey, Rt Rev David Alexander Lindsay Bishop Of Ross, Sir David Lindsay Laird Of Edzell, Sir James Lindsay 7Th Baron Of Byres, Walter De Lindsay. James Stewart Master Lindsay passed away in 1558 in Edzell, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Stewart Master Lindsay was born in 1500 in Edzell, Angushire, Scotland, the child of Walter Lord Lindsay Van Edzell And Elisabeth Erskine.
  • James Stewart Master Lindsay married Catherine Lindsey 12Thgg, Ellen, Jean Janet Sinclair, Jean Jeanette Sinclair, Margaret Mowat, and had children including Andro Andrew Crawfurd Crafurt Craufurd Or Lindsey, David Lindsay Jr, Edward, Eleanor Lindsay, Elisabeth Lindsay, Isabell Lindsay, James Dunkeld 5Th Lord Ogilvy Of Arlie, John Stewart 1St Of Balcarres, Lindsay, Lord Robert Lindsay, Margaret Lindsay, Maria Caroline Lindsey, Rt Rev David Alexander Lindsay Bishop Of Ross, Sir David Lindsay Laird Of Edzell, Sir James Lindsay 7Th Baron Of Byres, Walter De Lindsay.
  • James Stewart Master Lindsay passed away in 1558 in Edzell, Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Edzell
1471–1542
Birth Location: Moonzie, Fife, Scotland (or Nov 1500)
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Elisabeth Erskine
1475–1511
Birth Location: Moonzie, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine (12thgg)
1520–1578
Birth Location: Cawdor, Nairnshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jean Sinclair
1495–1559
Birth Location: Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Jean Sinclair
1505–1559
Birth Location: Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS

Children(s)

John Balcarres
1552–1598
Birth Location: Scotland
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Sir Edzell
1549–1610
Birth Location: Edzell, Angus, Scotland or Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Eleanor Lindsay
1558–1597
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
EL
LINDSAY None
1523–1552
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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David Jr
1551–1605
Birth Location: Edzell, Forfarshire, Scotland
DJ
Isabell Lindsay
1534–
Birth Location: Haltoun, Scotland
IL
Margaret Lindsay
1550–1589
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ML
Sir Byres
1546–1580
Birth Location: Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SB
Rt. Ross
1527–1613
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland or Haltoun, Puttorlie, Scotland
RR
James Arlie
1540–1606
Birth Location: Airlie, Angus, Scotland
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Lord Lindsay
1558–1596
Birth Location: Edzell, Angus, Scotland
LL
Walter Lindsay
1551–1605
Birth Location: Edzell, Angus, Scotland
WL
Elisabeth Lindsay
1552–1585
Birth Location: Edzell Castle, Angusshire, Scotland
EL
Andro Lindsey)
1555–1610
Birth Location: Currie, Linlithgrow, Scotland or Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
AL
Maria Lindsey
1808–
Birth Location: –
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James Lindsay's Ancestors

Self
James Lindsay
1500–1558
Birth Place: Edzell, Angushire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Lord Lindsay van Edzell
1471–1542
Moonzie, Fife, Scotland (or Nov 1500)
Elisabeth Erskine
1475–1511
Moonzie, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Lindsay's Descendants

1.
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James (Stewart Master) Lindsay (1 Jan 1500–20 September 1558) m. Catherine (Lindsey) (12thgg) (1520–1 October 1578) m. Jean ("Janet") Sinclair (Apr 1495–Feb 1559) m. Jean (Jeanette) Sinclair (1505–February 1559)
  1. 1. John (Stewart 1st of) Balcarres 1552–1598 m. Agnes Lindsay 1555–1598 m. Marion (Simpson 21) GGM 1555–1598 m. Jane (Lindsay **2nd Wife of John Lindsay of) Baalcarres 1555–1592 m. Isabel Fullerton 1559–1598 m. Catherine Strachan 1552–
    1. 1. Johne (S Lindsay) II 1582–1635 m. Agnes Ribbens 1597–1656
      1. 1. Jeane Lindsay 1632–1710 m. Andrew Wylie 1628–1700 m. Andrew\Androw Wylie 1628–1700 m. John Hay 1620– m. Johne Hay 1620–
        1. 1. Margaret Wylie 1660–1730 m. Alexander (of Crimond Irvine 16th Laird of) Drum 1675–1744
        2. 2. Issobel Wylie 1668–
        3. 3. Johne Wylie 1661–1663
        4. 4. Margaret Wylie 1670–1674
        5. 5. Johne Wylie 1659–1729
        6. 6. Jane McDOWEL 1658–1706
        7. 7. Sarah (Wyly) wiley 1661–1706
        8. 8. Adam Wylie 1690–1754
        9. 9. Elizabeth (Marguaretta) Wylie 1660–1745
        10. 10. Dorothy (Wylie) Harris 1673–1715
        11. 11. Margaret Wylie 1691–1774
        12. 12. Dorothy (Wylie) Harris 1673–1715
        13. 13. Ann Wylie 1664–1751
        14. 14. Alexander Wyllie 1667–1729
        15. 15. Dorothy Wylie 1660–1715
        16. 16. William Wyllie 1674–1729
        17. 17. Elizabeth Wylie 1656–1700
        18. 18. M WYLIE 1652–1691
        19. 19. Elizabeth (Margaretta "Margaret" (Irwin)) Wylie 1660–1728
        20. 20. Mary Wylie 1664–1751
      2. 2. Hew Lyndsay 1618–
      3. 3. John Lindsay 1620–1679
      4. 4. Elspet Lindsey 1625–1690
    2. 2. Robert Lindsay 1591–1639
    3. 3. David Lindsay 1587–1642
    4. 4. David Lindsay 1587–1642
    5. 5. Janet Lindsay 1589–1647
    6. 6. Katherine Lindsay 1587–1642
    7. 7. Margaret Lindsay 1714–1614
    8. 8. David Lindsay 1587–1642
    9. 9. Alexander Lindsay 1590–1655
    10. 10. Margaret (Thomson) Lindsay 1590–1650
    11. 11. John Lindsay 1582–1601
    12. 12. Bethia Lindsay 1592–
    13. 13. Katherine Lindsay 1585–1605
  2. 2. Sir (David Lindsay, Laird of) Edzell 1549–1610
  3. 3. Eleanor Lindsay 1558–1597
  4. 4. LINDSAY 1523–1552
  5. 5. David (Lindsay) Jr 1551–1605
  6. 6. Isabell Lindsay 1534–
  7. 7. Margaret Lindsay 1550–1589
  8. 8. Sir (James Lindsay, 7th Baron of) Byres 1546–1580
  9. 9. Rt. (Rev. David Alexander Lindsay, Bishop of) Ross 1527–1613
  10. 10. James (Dunkeld, 5th Lord Ogilvy of) Arlie 1540–1606
  11. 11. Lord (Robert) Lindsay 1558–1596
  12. 12. Walter (de) Lindsay 1551–1605
  13. 13. Elisabeth Lindsay 1552–1585
  14. 14. Andro ((Andrew) Crawfurd (Crafurt, Craufurd) (or) Lindsey) 1555–1610
  15. 15. Maria (Caroline) Lindsey 1808–

James Lindsay's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1 Jan 1500
Birth of James Stewart Master Lindsay in Edzell, Angushire, Scotland
Edzell, Angushire, Scotland
1520
1520
Age 20
James Stewart Master Lindsay was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1558
20 September 1558
Age 58
Death of James Stewart Master Lindsay in Brechin, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Brechin, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1500
    Event Place: Edzell, Angushire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Carestoun, Kinross-shire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Mathers, St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Guildry Book, 1452-1601
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manhattan Lindsay
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Newsday (Nassau Edition); Publication Date: 27 Dec 1977; Publication Place: Hempstead, New York, USA; ,0.034674037,0.95176053,0.2480559&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1558
    Event Place: Brechin, Forfarshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edzell, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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