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Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell 1630 – 1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1630

Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 1671

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Caldwell

Mother: Lady Ross

Spouse(s): Sir Duncan

Children(s): Sir ll

The story of Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell , Lady Duncan began in 1630 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland. Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell , Lady Duncan married Sir Peter Duncan, and had children including Sir William Robert Duncan ll. Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell , Lady Duncan passed away in 1671 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell , Lady Duncan began in 1630 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell , Lady Duncan married Sir Peter Duncan, and had children including Sir William Robert Duncan ll.
  • Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell , Lady Duncan passed away in 1671 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Caldwell's Ancestors

Self
Lady Caldwell
1630 – 1671
Birth Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
William Cuthbert Caldwell
1597 – 1639
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Marjory Agnes) Ross
1602 – 1639
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Peter Ross
1575 – 1659
Scotland
Margaret (Patterson) Jack
1574 –
Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Ross
1530 – 1581
Sir Caithness
1547 – 1602
Lady Gordon
1552 – 1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Ross
1491 – 1556
Lady Stewart
1486 – 1564
Sir Caithness
1520 – 1550
Lady Reid
1532 – 1582
Lord Gordon
1525 – 1567
Janet Forbes
1522 – 1595

Lady Caldwell's Descendants

1.
LC
Lady (Elizabeth 'Bessie') Caldwell (26 July 1630 – 1671) m. Sir (Peter) Duncan (17 Jun 1624 – 9 September 1676)
  1. 1. Sir (William Robert Duncan) ll (18 January 1659 – abt 1719) m. Margaret McMurde (13 Sep 1661 – 23 Sep 1720)
    1. 1. Marshall (Robert 'The Elder') Duncan (1710 – 15 October 1781) m. Mary (Ann) Durron (1710 – May 1777)
      1. 1. Marshall (Robert) Duncan (12 Apr 1739 – August 1776) m. Catherine ('Betsy' Denston) Rogers (1739 – 08 Feb 1832)
        1. 1. William (R) Duncan (7 July 1755 – 20 October 1806) m. Levitia ("Hetty") Colbert (1790 – 1839)

Lady Caldwell's Timeline

6 Records

1628
26 july 1628
Birth of Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell , Lady Duncan in Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
1630
26 July 1630
Birth of Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell , Lady Duncan in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
1630
26 July 1630
Birth of Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell , Lady Duncan in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
1671
1671
Age 41
Death of Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell , Lady Duncan in Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
1671
1671
Age 41
Death of Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell , Lady Duncan in Westmoreland, Virginia
Westmoreland, Virginia
1671
1671
Age 41
Death of Lady Elizabeth 'Bessie' Caldwell , Lady Duncan in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1630
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 july 1628
    Event Place: Edinburgh Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1630
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Cople, Westmoreland, Virginia
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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