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Margaret Boswell 1540–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Balmuto, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 December 1612

Death Location: West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: David Boswell

Mother: Elizabeth Wemyss

Spouse(s): George1 Sir

Children(s): Sir Dundas

The story of Margaret Boswell began in 1540 in Balmuto, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. Margaret Boswell married George1 7Th Laird Dundas Of Dundas Sir, and had children including Sir Walter Dundas 18Th Laird Of Dundas. Margaret Boswell passed away in 1612 in West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Boswell began in 1540 in Balmuto, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Margaret Boswell married George1 7Th Laird Dundas Of Dundas Sir, and had children including Sir Walter Dundas 18Th Laird Of Dundas.
  • Margaret Boswell passed away in 1612 in West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Boswell
1520–1547
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Wemyss
1525–1568
Birth Location: Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

George1 Sir
1535–1598
Birth Location: Dundas Castle, South Queensferry, Scotland, UK
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Children(s)

Sir Dundas
1569–1636
Birth Location: Dundas Castle, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland
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Margaret Boswell's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Boswell
1540–1612
Birth Place: Balmuto, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David Boswell
1520–1547
Elizabeth Wemyss
1525–1568
Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
David Boswell
1498–1582
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Moncreiffe
1505–1568
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
David Wemyss
1490–1544
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine Sinclair
1493–1526
Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lady Stewart
1482–1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Boswell's Descendants

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Margaret Boswell (1540–12 December 1612) m. George1 (7th Laird Dundas of Dundas) Sir (1535–29 Aug 1598)
  1. 1. Sir (Walter Dundas, 18th Laird of) Dundas 1569–1636 m. Anne Monteith –1644
    1. 1. Isabel Dundas 1601–1670 m. John (Baron Torpichen) Sandilands 1593–1637
      1. 1. Baron (Walter Sandilands 6th Lord) Torphichen 1629–1696 m. Catherine Alexander 1630–1686
        1. 1. Walter Sandilands 1652–1694 m. Anne (Hamilton, Heiress of Belsyde and) Westport 1657–1733

Margaret Boswell's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Margaret Boswell in Balmuto, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Balmuto, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1612
12 December 1612
Age 72
Death of Margaret Boswell in West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Balmuto, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1612
    Event Place: West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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