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Lady Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret Wilson 1515 – 1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1565

Death Location: Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Rev Wilson

Mother: Lady Gilmore

Spouse(s): Alexander Pentland\Penland

Children(s): (Sir) Pentland

In 1515, Lady Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret Wilson entered the world in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Rev Sir Knight William Cumberworth Wilson and Lady Helen Isabel Gilmore. Lady Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret Wilson married Alexander Pentland\Penland, and had children including (Sir) Dionis Pentland. Lady Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret Wilson passed away in 1565 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Lady Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret Wilson entered the world in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Rev Sir Knight William Cumberworth Wilson and Lady Helen Isabel Gilmore.
  • Lady Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret Wilson married Alexander Pentland\Penland, and had children including (Sir) Dionis Pentland.
  • Lady Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret Wilson passed away in 1565 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Wilson
1492 – 1587
Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England
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Lady Gilmore
1496 – 1545
Birth Location: Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Pentland\Penland
1513 – 1565
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

(Sir) Pentland
1550 – 1589
Birth Location: Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Wilson's Ancestors

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Lady Wilson
1515 – 1565
Birth Place: Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Rev Sir Knight William Cumberworth Wilson
1492 – 1587
Penrith, Cumberland, England
Lady (Helen Isabel) Gilmore
1496 – 1545
Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
SIR (THOMAS (OF WELLBOURNE)) Willson
1470 – 1532
Strubby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
LADY (ANNE (OF LINCOLNSHIRE) DE) CUMBERWORTH
1497 – 1570
Cumberworth, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Sir (Stephen Hamerton, of) Yorkshire
1480 – 1537
Hamerton, Yorkshire, , England
Elizabeth Bigod
1490 – 1538
Setterington, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
SIR *KNIGHTED*
1470 – 1570
Lady Wylson)
1472 – 1570
Sir Wilson
1475 – 1515
Margaret Braytoft
1480 – 1580
John Hamerton
1470 –
Elizabeth Middleton
1470 –
Sir Settrington;
1475 – 1513
Joan Strangeways
1479 – 1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wilson
1475 – 1515
Margaret Braytoft
1480 – 1580

Lady Wilson's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret) Wilson (1515 – 1565) m. Alexander Pentland\Penland (1513 – 1565)
  1. 1. (Sir) (Dionis) Pentland (1550 – 7 Jan 1589) m. Elizabeth Ramsay (14 May 1555 – 08 Oct 1620)
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Pentland (14 Apr 1570 – 08 Oct 1630) m. Sir (Gideon) Murray (1 Jan 1559 – 28 Jun 1621)
      1. 1. Agnes ("Muckle mou’d Meg" Murray of) Elibank (1590 – 1630) m. Sir (Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of) Harden (1590 – 22 Apr 1657)
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Scott (16 Jan 1628 – 10 May 1675) m. Ralph (Hawkins) Sr (1616 – 19 Sep 1669)

Lady Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Lady Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret Wilson in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland
Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland
1565
1565
Age 50
Death of Lady Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret Wilson in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland
Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland
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