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Lord William 5th Lord Of Crichton 1525–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Eglinton Castle, Sanquhar, Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 June 1550

Death Location: Murdered in Edinburgh Scotland by Lord Semple III

Father: Sir Sanquhar

Mother: Elizabeth Cockpool

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In 1525, Lord William 5th Lord Of Crichton entered the world in Eglinton Castle, Sanquhar, Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Sir Robert Crichton 3Rd Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar And Elizabeth Murray Of Cockpool. Lord William 5th Lord Of Crichton passed away in 1550 in Murdered in Edinburgh Scotland by Lord Semple III.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Lord William 5th Lord Of Crichton entered the world in Eglinton Castle, Sanquhar, Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Sir Robert Crichton 3Rd Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar And Elizabeth Murray Of Cockpool.
  • Lord William 5th Lord Of Crichton passed away in 1550 in Murdered in Edinburgh Scotland by Lord Semple III.

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Lord Crichton's Ancestors

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Lord Crichton
1525–1550
Birth Place: Eglinton Castle, Sanquhar, Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert Crichton 3rd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar
1495–1527
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Murray of) Cockpool
1500–1527
Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Crichton 2nd Lord Crichton of) Sanquhar
1472–1513
Marion Maxwell
1472–1527
Sir (John) Murray
1465–1527
Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Joanna Murray
1472–1545
Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Kinnoull
1457–1491
Lady Stuart
1457–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Crichton's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Lord William 5th Lord Of Crichton in Eglinton Castle, Sanquhar, Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Eglinton Castle, Sanquhar, Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1550
11 June 1550
Age 25
Death of Lord William 5th Lord Of Crichton in Murdered in Edinburgh Scotland by Lord Semple III
Murdered in Edinburgh Scotland by Lord Semple III

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Eglinton Castle, Sanquhar, Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 June 1550
    Event Place: Murdered in Edinburgh Scotland by Lord Semple III

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