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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 married Lady Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Monteith, and had children including Major William Henry Preston. Lord Sir George Preston 1st Baronet, of Valleyfield Preston passed away in 1579 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • 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 married Lady Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Monteith, and had children including Major William Henry Preston.
  • Lord Sir George Preston 1st Baronet, of Valleyfield Preston passed away in 1579 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Lord Preston's Ancestors

Self
Lord Preston
1504 – 1579
Birth Place: Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Lord Sir Simon Preston
1465 – 1519
Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Corelle Critel
1465 – 1515
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
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Lord Preston's Descendants

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Lord (Sir George) Preston (1504 – 26 Nov 1579) m. Lady (Elizabeth "Elizabeth") Monteith (abt 1492 – 5 Jun 1543)
  1. 1. Major (William Henry) Preston (23 Apr 1525 – 6 April 1591) m. Ana (Marie) Sender (1530 – 9 Feb 1588) m. Anne Whiple
    1. 1. Adam (John) Preston (1558 OR 1564 – 8 Nov 1593) m. Isabel ("Isabella") Braithwaite (20 May 1562 – abt 1622)
      1. 1. William Preston (About 1589 – 4 Jan 1649) m. Elizabeth Sale (8 June 1590 – ca 22 Feb 1633)
        1. 1. Mary Preston (13 Dec 1629 – 16 December 1690) m. Peter (I) Mallory (Apr 1627 – 30 August 1698)
    2. 2. Lady (Catherine Cicely) Preston (1548 – 1600) m. Sir (John Moyse Spicer) Tilney (1549 – 1582)
      1. 1. Lady (Bridget De) Tilney (1573 – Bef. 1673) m. Thomas Duncan (1569 – before 1640)
        1. 1. Peter Duncan (17 May 1597 – 25 November 1685) m. Lady (Sarah Elizabeth) Stone (17 Apr 1597 – 1657)

Lord Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Lord Sir George Preston 1st Baronet, of Valleyfield Preston in Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1579
26 Nov 1579
Age 75
Death of Lord Sir George Preston 1st Baronet, of Valleyfield Preston in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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

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