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Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie 1510–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1600

Death Location: Pinkie, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Leslie

Mother: Lady Leslie

Spouse(s): Thomas Priestfield, Sir Hamilton

Children(s): Sir Priestfield, Lady Riccarton, Alexander Craigfintry, Sir Priestfield, James Arran, Barbara Hamilton, John, Hamilton

Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie was born in 1510 in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir George Leslie And Lady Margaret Wood Crichton Leslie. Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie married James Hamilton, John Gillon, Sir Thomas Of Priestfield Hamilton, Thomas Ii Hamilton Liard Van Priestfield, and had children including Alexander Craig Of Craigfintry, Barbara Lady Baroness Gordon Hamilton, James Hamilton 3Rd Earl Of Arran, John 1St Marquess Of Hamilton Hamilton, Lady Margaret Craig Of Riccarton, Sir Thomas Hamilton 3Rd Laird Of Priestfield, Sir Thomas Hamilton Lord Of Priestfield. Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie passed away in 1600 in Pinkie, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie was born in 1510 in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir George Leslie And Lady Margaret Wood Crichton Leslie.
  • Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie married James Hamilton, John Gillon, Sir Thomas Of Priestfield Hamilton, Thomas Ii Hamilton Liard Van Priestfield, and had children including Alexander Craig Of Craigfintry, Barbara Lady Baroness Gordon Hamilton, James Hamilton 3Rd Earl Of Arran, John 1St Marquess Of Hamilton Hamilton, Lady Margaret Craig Of Riccarton, Sir Thomas Hamilton 3Rd Laird Of Priestfield, Sir Thomas Hamilton Lord Of Priestfield.
  • Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie passed away in 1600 in Pinkie, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Leslie's Ancestors

Self
Lady Leslie
1510–1600
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir George Leslie
1476–1558
Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Wood Crichton) Leslie
1490–1543
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
George (William Evelyn Earl Rothes) Leslie
1460–1513
Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
Lady (Margaret) Balfour-Leslie
1465–1987
Montquanie, Fifeshire, Schotland
William (Crichton\ 3rd Lord) Crichton
1455–1493
Crichton (Mid-Lothian) Scotland
Margaret (Stewart) Crichton
1450–1512
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Leslie's Descendants

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Lady (Dame Helena Elizabeth) Leslie (1510–1600) m. Thomas (II Hamilton Liard van) Priestfield (1490–10 Sep 1547) m. Sir (Thomas of Priestfield) Hamilton (1514–10 Sep 1547)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Laird of) Priestfield 1543–1571 m. Elizabeth (Marjory Scott Wallet) Murray 1543–1612 m. Helen (Rae Heriot of) Trabroun 1540–1620
    1. 1. Thomas (Hamilton, Earl of) Haddington 1563–1637 m. Isabelle Kerr 1585–1628 m. Margaret Foulis 1580–1609
      1. 1. William, (duke of kelhead,) Douglas 1618–1673 m. Adrian Richie 1620– m. Jean (Stuart of) Schelinlaw 1622–
        1. 1. Jean Douglas 1645– m. William Stark\Starke 1640–1700
    2. 2. Lewis (Craig Lord of) Wrightslands 1569–1622
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret Craig of) Riccarton 1532–1616
  3. 3. Alexander (Craig of) Craigfintry 1525–1550
  4. 4. Sir (Thomas Hamilton Lord of) Priestfield 1536–1612
  5. 5. James (Hamilton, 3rd Earl of) Arran 1533–1609
  6. 6. Barbara (Lady, Baroness Gordon) Hamilton 1535–1558
  7. 7. John, (1st Marquess of Hamilton) Hamilton 1532–1604

Lady Leslie's Timeline

7 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1532
23 Sep 1532
Age 22
Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie was married in Arran Island,Firth Clyde,Bute,Scotland
Arran Island,Firth Clyde,Bute,Scotland
1535
1535
Age 25
Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie was married in Priestfield, Scotland
Priestfield, Scotland
1541
Feb 08, 1541
Age 31
Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie was married in Midlothian, Scotland
Midlothian, Scotland
1544
Abt. 1544
Age 34
Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie was married in England
England
1552
Feb 08, 1552
Age 42
Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie was married in Falahill, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Falahill, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
1600
1600
Age 90
Death of Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie in Pinkie, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pinkie, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1532
    Event Place: Arran Island,Firth Clyde,Bute,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Priestfield, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Feb 08, 1541
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1544
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Feb 08, 1552
    Event Place: Falahill, Mid, Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Pinkie, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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