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John (Laird of Cairnburrow) Gordon Laird 1535–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Cairnborrow, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 August 1604

Death Location: Lochinvar Castle, Dalry, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Laird

Mother: Margaretha Crichton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lady

Children(s): Margaret Gordon, Gisela Gordon

In 1535, John (Laird of Cairnburrow) Gordon Laird entered the world in Cairnborrow, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Laird Van Lochinvar Gordon Laird And Margaretha Crichton. John (Laird of Cairnburrow) Gordon Laird married Elizabeth Countess Of Atholl Craig Lady, and had children including Gisela Gordon, John Gordon, Margaret Norris Gordon, Thomas Laird De Artloch Gordon Laird. John (Laird of Cairnburrow) Gordon Laird passed away in 1604 in Lochinvar Castle, Dalry, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1535, John (Laird of Cairnburrow) Gordon Laird entered the world in Cairnborrow, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Laird Van Lochinvar Gordon Laird And Margaretha Crichton.
  • John (Laird of Cairnburrow) Gordon Laird married Elizabeth Countess Of Atholl Craig Lady, and had children including Gisela Gordon, John Gordon, Margaret Norris Gordon, Thomas Laird De Artloch Gordon Laird.
  • John (Laird of Cairnburrow) Gordon Laird passed away in 1604 in Lochinvar Castle, Dalry, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Laird's Ancestors

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John Laird
1535–1604
Birth Place: Cairnborrow, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James (Laird van Lochinvar) Gordon Laird
1510–1547
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Margaretha Crichton
1515–1558
Kirkpatrick, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Gordon
1475–1520
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Margt Madderel
1480–1538
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
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John Laird's Descendants

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John ((Laird of Cairnburrow) Gordon) Laird (1535–23 August 1604) m. Elizabeth ((Countess of Atholl) Craig) Lady (1543–1601)
  1. 1. Margaret (Norris) Gordon 1564–1638
    1. 1. Robert (Smith Todd, (1610-1638) Laird of Dunbar) (Scotl 1610–1638 m. Elizabeth Humphreys 1609–1639
      1. 1. James Todd 1630–1678 m. Isabella Parker 1644–1720
        1. 1. John (("The Fox" Laird of Dunbar)) Todd 1657–1716 m. Isabella (Bodley) Hamilton 1672–1701
  2. 2. Gisela Gordon 1585–

John Laird's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of John (Laird of Cairnburrow) Gordon Laird in Cairnborrow, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cairnborrow, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1604
23 August 1604
Age 69
Death of John (Laird of Cairnburrow) Gordon Laird in Lochinvar Castle, Dalry, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochinvar Castle, Dalry, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Cairnborrow, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 August 1604
    Event Place: Lochinvar Castle, Dalry, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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