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Lord Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton 1555 – 1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1555

Birth Location: Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 Sep 1622

Death Location: Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Seton

Mother: Lady Hamilton

Spouse(s): Dame Drummond

Children(s): Margaret Seton

In 1555, Lord Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton IV , 1st Earl of Dunfermline entered the world in Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir George Seton and Lady Elizabeth Isabel Hamilton. Lord Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton IV , 1st Earl of Dunfermline married Dame Lilias Drummond, and had children including Margaret Seton. Lord Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton IV , 1st Earl of Dunfermline passed away in 1622 in Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1555, Lord Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton IV , 1st Earl of Dunfermline entered the world in Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir George Seton and Lady Elizabeth Isabel Hamilton.
  • Lord Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton IV , 1st Earl of Dunfermline married Dame Lilias Drummond, and had children including Margaret Seton.
  • Lord Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton IV , 1st Earl of Dunfermline passed away in 1622 in Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Lord Seton's Ancestors

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Lord Seton
1555 – 1622
Birth Place: Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir George Seton
1530 – 1586
Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Isabel) Hamilton
1530 – 1604
East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (George IV de) Seton
1501 – 1549
Seton, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Hay
1442 – 1575
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sir (Alexander) Hamilton
1500 – 1618
Sanquhar, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Lady (Helena) Walace
1500 – 1593
Cairnhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Winton
1481 – 1513
Lady Hepburn
1485 – 1558
John Hay
1475 – 1513
Elisabeth Douglas
1480 – 1529
Liard Hamilton
1475 – 1513
Lady Cunnungham
1488 – 1564
Hugh Wallace
1470 – 1513
Helen
1480 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Seton
– 1508
Margaret Campbell

Lord Seton's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Alexander Alasdair) Seton (Jan 1555 – 16 Sep 1622) m. Dame (Lilias) Drummond (1574 or 1580 – 8 May 1601)
  1. 1. Margaret Seton (8 Aug 1599 – 21 Jan 1672) m. Sir (Colin ''the Red'') MacKenzie (1586 – 15 Apr 1633)

Lord Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1555
Jan 1555
Birth of Lord Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton IV , 1st Earl of Dunfermline in Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1622
16 Sep 1622
Age 67
Death of Lord Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton IV , 1st Earl of Dunfermline in Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, East Lothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1555
    Event Place: Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1622
    Event Place: Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, East Lothian, Scotland

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