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Marcus Alexander Knox 1559–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: aft 11 Aug 1642

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Reverend Cockburn

Mother: Margaret Maxwell

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In 1559, Marcus Alexander Knox entered the world in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Reverend William Knox Minister Of Cockburn And Margaret Maxwell. Marcus Alexander Knox passed away in 1642 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1559, Marcus Alexander Knox entered the world in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Reverend William Knox Minister Of Cockburn And Margaret Maxwell.
  • Marcus Alexander Knox passed away in 1642 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Marcus Knox's Ancestors

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Marcus Knox
1559–1642
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Reverend William Knox, Minister of Cockburn
1539–1592
Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Maxwell
1539–1622
Newark, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Knox
1510–1538
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Fleming, Heiress of) Silvieland
1517–1550
Barrochan, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
George Maxwell
1510–1583
Newark, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Marion Cunninghame
1511–1571
Craigends, Renfrewshire or Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Uchtred -11
1468–1553
Jannet Semple
1481–1579
Patrick Dunfermline
1490–1570
Patrich Flemming
1500–1542
Patrick Maxwell
1436–1513
Marion Crawford
1474–1527
Robert Cunningham
1476–1541
Lady Douglas
1469–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Uchtred Knox
1440–1509
Lady Lyle
1450–1507
John Sempill
1465–1513
Sir Boghall
1474–1524
Lady Brisbane
1478–1557
John Mure
1471–1513
Margaret Boyd
1477–1559
Robert Cunningham
1451–1490
Christian Lindsay
1450–1492

Marcus Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of Marcus Alexander Knox in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1642
aft 11 Aug 1642
Age 83
Death of Marcus Alexander Knox in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 11 Aug 1642
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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