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Lady Katherine Margaret Preston 1556–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 Jul 1595

Death Location: Wigan, All Saints, Lancashire, England

Father: Lord Burgess

Mother: Lady Nicolls

Spouse(s): Sir 13GGF

Children(s): Sir Morrison, Scot Gaelic)

Lady Katherine Margaret Preston was born in 1556 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord John Preston Burgess And Lady Mariota Nicolls. Lady Katherine Margaret Preston married Sir John Iii Morrison 13Ggf, and had children including Scot John Ii Bailie And Burgess Of Edinburgh Glasgow Morison Macgilles In Gaelic, Sir Alexander Morrison. Lady Katherine Margaret Preston passed away in 1595 in Wigan, All Saints, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Katherine Margaret Preston was born in 1556 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord John Preston Burgess And Lady Mariota Nicolls.
  • Lady Katherine Margaret Preston married Sir John Iii Morrison 13Ggf, and had children including Scot John Ii Bailie And Burgess Of Edinburgh Glasgow Morison Macgilles In Gaelic, Sir Alexander Morrison.
  • Lady Katherine Margaret Preston passed away in 1595 in Wigan, All Saints, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Preston's Ancestors

Self
Lady Preston
1556–1595
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord John Preston Burgess
1535–1569
Lady (Mariota) Nicolls
1520–1590
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
George Nicolls
1500–1550
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (Katherine Caye) (Nicolls)
1500–1589
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lady Samuelston
1473–1519
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Preston's Descendants

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Lady (Katherine Margaret) Preston (1556–17 Jul 1595) m. Sir (John III Morrison) 13GGF (1554–17 July 1615)
  1. 1. Sir (Alexander) Morrison 1579–1631 m. Eleanor (Maule) (Guthrie) 1585–1664
    1. 1. Catherine Morrison 1613–1695 m. Sir (George William Hume, 8th Baron of) Wedderburn 1615–1650
      1. 1. Cathrine Hume 1632–1695 m. James (Caldwell) II 1672–1692
        1. 1. James (Caldwell) IV 1692–1716 m. Marion 1682–
  2. 2. Scot (John II, BAILIE AND BURGESS OF EDINBURGH\GLASGOW, Morison (MacGilles in) Gaelic) 1520–1568
    1. 1. Sir (John III Morrison) 13GGF 1554–1615 m. Lady (Katherine Margaret) Preston 1556–1595

Lady Preston's Timeline

4 Records

1556
1556
Birth of Lady Katherine Margaret Preston in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1557
1557
Age 1
Birth of Lady Katherine Margaret Preston in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1595
1595
Age 39
Death of Lady Katherine Margaret Preston in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1595
17 Jul 1595
Age 39
Burial of Lady Katherine Margaret Preston in Wigan, All Saints, Lancashire, England
Wigan, All Saints, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Wigan Archives Services; Wigan, England; Film Number: 1; Reference Numbers: DP2411
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1595
    Event Place: Wigan, All Saints, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Wigan Archives Services; Wigan, England; Film Number: 1; Reference Numbers: DP2411

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