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Margaret Crichton 1439–1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1439

Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1495

Death Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: Sir Crichton

Mother: Elizabeth Erskine

Spouse(s): Sir Herries

Children(s): Herbert Terregles

In 1439, Margaret Crichton entered the world in Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Sir Robert Crichton And Elizabeth Erskine. Margaret Crichton married Sir David Herries, and had children including Herbert Herries 1St Lord Herries Of Terregles. Margaret Crichton passed away in 1495 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1439, Margaret Crichton entered the world in Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Sir Robert Crichton And Elizabeth Erskine.
  • Margaret Crichton married Sir David Herries, and had children including Herbert Herries 1St Lord Herries Of Terregles.
  • Margaret Crichton passed away in 1495 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Margaret Crichton's Ancestors

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Margaret Crichton
1439–1495
Birth Place: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert Crichton
1409–1478
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Erskine
1413–1478
Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John\ William) Erskine
1395–1493
Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Margaret Maitland
1395–1421
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Crichton's Descendants

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Margaret Crichton (1439–1495) m. Sir (David) Herries (1433–26 Aug 1495)
  1. 1. Herbert (Herries, 1st Lord Herries of) Terregles 1460–1503
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hamilton 1445–1517 m. Sir (Iain McFarlane, of Ilk and Arrochar 8th Chief and 11th) Baron 1480–1513
      1. 1. William (Andrew MacFarlane, Baron, 9th) Chief 1500–1544 m. Lady (Margaret) Cunningham 1499–1534
        1. 1. Duncan, (XIII Baron of Arrochar, X Chief,) MacFarlane 1520–1547 m. Isobel Stewart 1525–1540 m. Catherine (Anne) Colquhoun 1515–1601 m. Catherine (Ann) Colquhoun 1515–1601

Margaret Crichton's Timeline

2 Records

1439
1439
Birth of Margaret Crichton in Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1495
1495
Age 56
Death of Margaret Crichton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1439
    Event Place: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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