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Lord David Lindsay Bishop of Ross, Church of Scotland 1532–1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1532

Birth Location: Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Aug 1613

Death Location: Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Halton

Mother: Rachel Barclay

Spouse(s): Lady Ramsay

Children(s): Sir Arms

The story of Lord David Lindsay Bishop of Ross, Church of Scotland began in 1532 in Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Lord David Lindsay Bishop of Ross, Church of Scotland married Lady Joneta Of Clattie Fifeshire Ramsay, and had children including Sir Jerome Hierome Lindsay Lord Lyon King At Arms. Lord David Lindsay Bishop of Ross, Church of Scotland passed away in 1613 in Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord David Lindsay Bishop of Ross, Church of Scotland began in 1532 in Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Lord David Lindsay Bishop of Ross, Church of Scotland married Lady Joneta Of Clattie Fifeshire Ramsay, and had children including Sir Jerome Hierome Lindsay Lord Lyon King At Arms.
  • Lord David Lindsay Bishop of Ross, Church of Scotland passed away in 1613 in Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Scotland's Ancestors

Self
Lord Scotland
1532–1613
Birth Place: Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Lindsay of Halton
1505–1558
Edzell, Forfarshire, Scotland
Rachel Barclay
1517–1580
Mathers, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Walter (Thomas) Lindsay
1480–1513
Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Elizabeth Erskine
1475–1511
Scotland
George (Barclay 8th Laird of) Mathers
1493–1547
St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Marjory (Mariote) Auchterlony
1494–1580
Auchterlony, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
David Edzell
1455–1528
Katherine Fotheringham
1460–1488
Alexander Barclay
1472–1520
Marjorie Auchinleck
1473–1548
James Glenbervie
1440–
Lady Melville
1447–1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Edzell
1425–1513
Isabel Livingston
1427–1509

Lord Scotland's Descendants

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Lord (David Lindsay Bishop of Ross, Church of) Scotland (1 Jan 1532–14 Aug 1613) m. Lady (Joneta of Clattie, Fifeshire) Ramsay (1 Jan 1535–15 Apr 1569)
  1. 1. Sir (Jerome Hierome Lindsay Lord Lyon King at) Arms 1565–1642 m. Lady (Agnes (Lady Agnes Lindsay of the Mount) LINDSEY Belstane of Lanark and Mount Lindsay, Heiress of The Mount of the) Mount 1581–1622
    1. 1. James Lindsay 1640–1674 m. Mary Lindsay 1626–1665
      1. 1. Caleb (Charles) Lindsay 1664–1717 m. Claire DANIELL 1674–1724
        1. 1. James (William) Lindsey 1695–1768 m. Jane Chew 1700–1766

Lord Scotland's Timeline

3 Records

1532
1 Jan 1532
Birth of Lord David Lindsay Bishop of Ross, Church of Scotland in Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1581
1581
Age 49
Lord David Lindsay Bishop of Ross, Church of Scotland was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1613
14 Aug 1613
Age 81
Death of Lord David Lindsay Bishop of Ross, Church of Scotland in Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1532
    Event Place: Castle Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 778
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Perth, Scotland, Register of Deeds, 1566-1811

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1613
    Event Place: Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 778
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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