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Lord Sir, George Preston 1504 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Nov 1579

Death Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Lord Preston

Mother: Corelle Critel

Spouse(s): Lady Monteith

Children(s): Major Preston

Lord Sir George Preston 1st Baronet, of Valleyfield Preston was born in 1504 in Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Lord Sir Simon Preston and Corelle Critel. Lord Sir George Preston 1st Baronet, of Valleyfield Preston later married Lady Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Monteith, and together they raised children including Major William Henry Preston. In 1579, Lord Sir George Preston 1st Baronet, of Valleyfield Preston passed away in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Lord Preston
1465 – 1519
Birth Location: Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Corelle Critel
1465 – 1515
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Monteith
1492 – 1543
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Major Preston
1525 – 1591
Birth Location: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1504
    Event Place: Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Nov 1579
    Event Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
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