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Margaret Crichton 1480–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 8 FEB 1545

Death Location: Burton, Yorkshire, England

Father: William Crichton

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): George Rothes

Children(s): Lady Seton, William Leslie, Robert Leslie, Euphemia Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Agnes Leslie

The story of Margaret Crichton began in 1480 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Margaret Crichton married George Leslie 4Th Earl Of Rothes, and had children including Agnes Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Euphemia Leslie, Lady Helen Leslie Seton, Margaret Leslie, Norman Leslie, Robert Leslie, William Leslie. Margaret Crichton passed away in 1545 in Burton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Crichton began in 1480 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Margaret Crichton married George Leslie 4Th Earl Of Rothes, and had children including Agnes Leslie, Beatrix Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, Euphemia Leslie, Lady Helen Leslie Seton, Margaret Leslie, Norman Leslie, Robert Leslie, William Leslie.
  • Margaret Crichton passed away in 1545 in Burton, Yorkshire, England.

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Margaret Crichton's Ancestors

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Margaret Crichton
1480–1545
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Crichton
1453–1493
Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Stewart
1450–1512
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Crichton
1415–1455
Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Dunbar
1416–1506
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Crichton's Descendants

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Margaret Crichton (1480–8 FEB 1545) m. George (Leslie, 4th Earl of) Rothes (2 AUG 1484–28 NOV 1558)
  1. 1. Lady (Helen Leslie) Seton 1525–1594 m. Mark (Abbott of Newbattle Kerr of) Cessford 1516–1584
    1. 1. Mark ((1st Earl of Lothian)) Kerr 1558–1609 m. Margaret Maxwell 1558–1617
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Kerr 1569–1644
      2. 2. Jean (Joanna) Kerr 1577–1633
      3. 3. Lady (Janet Alisoun) Kerr 1580–1632
      4. 4. James Kerr 1584–1625
      5. 5. Mark Kerr 1584–1652
    2. 2. Catherine Kerr 1555–1600
    3. 3. Andrew Kerr 1559–1623
    4. 4. David (Seton of) Parbroath 1543–1601
  2. 2. William Leslie 1518–1572
  3. 3. Robert Leslie 1519–1588
  4. 4. Euphemia Leslie 1535–1588
  5. 5. Elizabeth Leslie 1520–
  6. 6. Agnes Leslie 1539–1594

Margaret Crichton's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Margaret Crichton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1545
8 FEB 1545
Age 65
Death of Margaret Crichton in Burton, Yorkshire, England
Burton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 FEB 1545
    Event Place: Burton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 APR 1517
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1520

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

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