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Margaret Crichton 1480 – 1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 1546

Death Location: Kersie Mains, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: William Crichton,

Mother: Margaret Stewart,

Spouse(s): Alexander Stewart,, George Leslie,

Children(s): Margaret Stewart, Norman Leslie,, Helen Leslie, James Leslie,, Lady Leslie,

In 1480, Margaret Crichton entered the world in Rothes, Moray, Scotland, born to William Crichton, and Margaret Stewart,. Margaret Crichton married Alexander Stewart,, George Leslie,, and had children including Margaret Catherine Stewart, Norman Leslie,, Helen Leslie, James Leslie,, Lady Agnes Leslie,. Margaret Crichton passed away in 1546 in Kersie Mains, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1480, Margaret Crichton entered the world in Rothes, Moray, Scotland, born to William Crichton, and Margaret Stewart,.
  • Margaret Crichton married Alexander Stewart,, George Leslie,, and had children including Margaret Catherine Stewart, Norman Leslie,, Helen Leslie, James Leslie,, Lady Agnes Leslie,.
  • Margaret Crichton passed away in 1546 in Kersie Mains, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Crichton,
1455 – 1493
Birth Location: Crichton (Mid-Lothian) Scotland
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Margaret Stewart,
1450 – 1499
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Stewart,
1474 – 1537
Birth Location: Edinburgh, MidLothian, Scotland
AS
George Leslie,
1484 – 1558
Birth Location: Rothesay, Elgin, Bute Island, Scotland
GL

Children(s)

Margaret Stewart
1520 – 1543
Birth Location: Morayshire, Scotland
MS
Norman Leslie,
1517 – 1554
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
NL
Helen Leslie
1520 – 1594
Birth Location: Rothes, Elginshire, Scotland
HL
James Leslie,
1538 – 1607
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
JL
Lady Leslie,
1539 – 1594
Birth Location: Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
LL

Margaret Crichton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Crichton
1480 – 1546
Birth Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Parents
William Crichton,
1455 – 1493
Crichton (Mid-Lothian) Scotland
Margaret Stewart,
1450 – 1499
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Grandparents
James (II) Stewart,
1430 – 1460
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary Guelders,
1433 – 1463
Grave, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
James Stewart,
1394 – 1437
Joan Beaufort,
1406 – 1445
Arnold Egmond,
1410 – 1473
Princess Kleve,
1417 – 1479
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Stewart,
1337 – 1421
Annabella Drummond,
1350 – 1401
John Beaufort,
1371 – 1410
Margaret Holand,
1385 – 1440

Margaret Crichton's Descendants

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Margaret Crichton (1480 – 1546) m. Alexander Stewart, (1474 – 9 Dec 1537) m. George Leslie, (2 Aug 1484 – 24 Nov 1558)
  1. 1. Margaret (Catherine) Stewart (Aug 1520 – Dec 1543) m. Patrick (Graeme) (Graham), (1506 – 1536) m. Sir (Colin “The Grey Laird”) Campbell, (1499 – 11 Apr 1583)
    1. 1. Janet (Graham of) Inchbrackie (1530 – Aug 1575)
    2. 2. Archibald Campbell (1545 – )
    3. 3. Duncan Campbell (7 August 1550 – 23 Jun 1631)
    4. 4. Margaret Campbell (1552 – 1 June 1610)
    5. 5. Patrick Campbell (1556 – 20 Aug 1622)
  2. 2. Norman Leslie, (1517 – 14 Aug 1554) m. Isobel Lindsay (1532 – 20 Nov 1599)
  3. 3. Helen Leslie (Abt. 1520 – 26 October 1594)
  4. 4. James Leslie, (11 Jan 1538 – Feb 1607) m. Jane (Jean) Hamilton (1560 – 1660)
    1. 1. Most (Reverend Henry) Leslie, (1580 – 9 April 1661) m. Jane Swinton (1590 – 27 Jan 1672)
      1. 1. Rt. (Rev. Robert) Leslie, (Abt. 1622 – 10 August 1672)
      2. 2. James Leslie (24 Nov 1624 – 29 Dec 1704) m. Jane Echlin (21 Nov 1624 – Abt. 1700) m. Mary Echlin (Abt 1630 – 31 Jul 1701)
        1. 1. Ven. (Henry) Leslie, (4 Nov 1651 – 03 Sep 1733) m. Margaret Beachan (1653 – 11 APR 1717)
        2. 2. John Leslie (2 Dec 1653 – 29 Nov 1660)
        3. 3. Mary Leslie (22 Aug 1655 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Leslie (23 Oct 1656 – 23 Jun 1657)
        5. 5. Robert Leslie (27 Jul 1661 – 9 Apr 1662)
        6. 6. William Leslie (30 Dec 1663 – 1690)
  5. 5. Lady (Agnes) Leslie, (1539 – Feb 1594) m. Sir (William) Douglas, (1540 – 27 Sep 1606)
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (1558 – 1624)
    2. 2. Robert Douglas, (1562 – 30 Nov 1584) m. Mary Fleming
      1. 1. William Douglas, (1582 – 8 Mar 1650) m. Agnes (Anne) Keith, (1586 – 30 May 1650)
        1. 1. Robert Douglas, (1605 – 12 Nov 1649) m. Anna (of) Villiers (1615 – 15 December 1654)
        2. 2. Isabel Douglas
    3. 3. Lord (James) Douglas, (1563 – 15 Oct 1620)
    4. 4. Lady (Anne Agnes) Douglas, (1574 – 3 May 1607) m. Archibald ("Gillesbuig Grumach") Campbell, (1576 – Oct 1638)
      1. 1. Anne Campbell (1593 – 14 Jun 1638) m. George Gordon, (1591 – 30 March 1649)
        1. 1. James Gordon ( – 1649)
        2. 2. Charles (Earl of Aboyne) Gordon
      2. 2. Archibald (Duncan) Campbell, (1598 – 27 May 1661) m. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (1610 – 11 May 1677)
        1. 1. Archibald Campbell, (26 Feb 1629 – 30 Jun 1685) m. Lady (Mary Ann) Stewart, (21 July 1629 – 15 May 1668) m. Anna ("Anne" MacKenzie) , (1627 – 2 May 1707)
        2. 2. Neil Campbell (1630 – Apr 1692)

Margaret Crichton's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Margaret Crichton in Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
1546
1546
Age 66
Death of Margaret Crichton in Kersie Mains, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Kersie Mains, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Kersie Mains, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014
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