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John Lindsay 1516–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: abt 2 Sept 1580

Death Location: Wolmerston, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: William Lindsay

Mother: Lady Logan

Spouse(s): Robert Lindsay, Janet Williamson

Children(s): Patrick, (McLarenTr), Alison (McLarenTr), Janet Lindsay

John Lindsay was born in 1516 in Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of William Lindsay And Lady Isabella De Logan. John Lindsay married Janet Williamson, Robert Lindsay, and had children including Alison Lindsay Mclarentr, Janet Williamson Lindsay, Patrick 1St Laird Of Wormiston Lindsay Mclarentr. John Lindsay passed away in 1580 in Wolmerston, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Lindsay was born in 1516 in Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of William Lindsay And Lady Isabella De Logan.
  • John Lindsay married Janet Williamson, Robert Lindsay, and had children including Alison Lindsay Mclarentr, Janet Williamson Lindsay, Patrick 1St Laird Of Wormiston Lindsay Mclarentr.
  • John Lindsay passed away in 1580 in Wolmerston, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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John Lindsay's Ancestors

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John Lindsay
1516–1580
Birth Place: Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
William Lindsay
1482–1547
Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Isabella de) Logan
1490–1562
Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Lindsay's Descendants

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John Lindsay (1516–abt 2 Sept 1580) m. Robert Lindsay (1460–) m. Janet Williamson (1530–27 May 1604)
  1. 1. Patrick, (1st Laird of Wormiston Lindsay) (McLarenTr) 1571–1651 m. Margaret (Lady Wormiston Lundie) (Lindsay) 1580–1630
    1. 1. John Lindsay 1595–1666
      1. 1. Patrick (2nd Lord of Wolmerstone) Lindsay* 1632–1689 m. Lady (Catherine Bethune \) Beaton 1633–1730
        1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Lindsey 1667–1687 m. Captain (William C. Craig) Sr. 1667–1744
  2. 2. Alison (Lindsay) (McLarenTr) 1573–1625 m. David (Lindsay) (McLarenTr) 1554–1616 m. Arthur Gordon –1640
    1. 1. John (Lindsay) (McLarenTr) 1593–1666
  3. 3. Janet (Williamson) Lindsay 1574–

John Lindsay's Timeline

3 Records

1516
1516
Birth of John Lindsay in Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland
1580
abt 2 Sept 1580
Age 64
Death of John Lindsay in Coupar, West Lothian, Scotland
Coupar, West Lothian, Scotland
1580
abt 2 Sept 1580
Age 64
Death of John Lindsay in Wolmerston, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland
Wolmerston, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 2 Sept 1580
    Event Place: Coupar, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 2 Sept 1580
    Event Place: Wolmerston, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland

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