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Lord William Crichton 1450–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1450

Birth Location: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Jun 1550

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Robert Sanquhar

Mother: Lady Shaw

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In 1450, Lord William Crichton entered the world in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to Robert Crichton Lord Van Sanquhar And Lady Ellen Baroness Faircastle Shaw. Lord William Crichton passed away in 1550 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1450, Lord William Crichton entered the world in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to Robert Crichton Lord Van Sanquhar And Lady Ellen Baroness Faircastle Shaw.
  • Lord William Crichton passed away in 1550 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Lord Crichton's Ancestors

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Lord Crichton
1450–1550
Birth Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Crichton, Lord Van Sanquhar
1450–1504
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Ellen Baroness Faircastle) Shaw
1458–1541
Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Home
1436–1506
of Newcastle, Northumberland England
Elizabeth Carmichael
1350–1495
Scotland
Thomas (Lord Kerr van) Ferniehurst
1430–1499
Auldtournburn, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Catharina (de) Colville
1440–1494
Ochiltree Castle, Uphall, West-Lothian, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Cessford
1390–1445
Ralph Ker
1392–1444
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Crichton's Timeline

2 Records

1450
Abt. 1450
Birth of Lord William Crichton in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
1550
11 Jun 1550
Age 100
Death of Lord William Crichton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1450
    Event Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1550
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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