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Lord Lieutenant William John Anderson 1593–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1593 or 1594

Birth Location: Of Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Aug 1667

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Hunterston

Mother: Lady Reid

Spouse(s):

Children(s): David Anderson

Lord Lieutenant William John Anderson was born in 1593 in Of Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert Nicholas Huntar Xviii Laird Of Hunterston And Lady Elizabeth Anderson Reid. Lord Lieutenant William John Anderson had children including David Anderson. Lord Lieutenant William John Anderson passed away in 1667 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord Lieutenant William John Anderson was born in 1593 in Of Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland, the child of Sir Robert Nicholas Huntar Xviii Laird Of Hunterston And Lady Elizabeth Anderson Reid.
  • Lord Lieutenant William John Anderson had children including David Anderson.
  • Lord Lieutenant William John Anderson passed away in 1667 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Hunterston
1564–1622
Birth Location: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
SH
Lady Reid
1557–1615
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LR

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Anderson
1628–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
DA

Lord Anderson's Ancestors

Self
Lord Anderson
1593–1667
Birth Place: Of Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert Nicholas Huntar, XVIII Laird of Hunterston
1564–1622
Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Anderson) Reid
1557–1615
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert, 17th Laird of Hunterston,) Hunter
1535–1581
Hunterston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Christian Robertsone
1540–1613
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
William (Reid Andro "Andre" "Andrew" "Andrews" "Andrewe" Sir, Lord) Sinclair
1505–1564
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland
Mary (Isabel Maria Isabella Willion Willon Andro Andrew Andrews) LADY
1509–1564
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Kentigren 12thgg
1515–1547
Gilbert Robinson
1512–1570
SIR Largo
1455–1564
SIR WILLION
1480–1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Anderson's Descendants

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Lord (Lieutenant William John) Anderson (1593 or 1594–29 Aug 1667)
  1. 1. David Anderson 1628– m. Jonnet Bowie 1621–
    1. 1. Janet (Jonet) Anderson 1655–1686 m. William Bell 1653–
      1. 1. Isobel Bell 1684–1751 m. James Shanks 1700–
        1. 1. David Shanks 1718–1763 m. Isabel Witherspoon 1716–1780

Lord Anderson's Timeline

2 Records

1593
1593 or 1594
Birth of Lord Lieutenant William John Anderson in Of Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
Of Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
1667
29 Aug 1667
Age 74
Death of Lord Lieutenant William John Anderson in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1593 or 1594
    Event Place: Of Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1667
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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