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Margaret Findlay 1539 – 1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1589

Death Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: John Findlay

Mother: Margaret Smith

Spouse(s): Sir Muir

Children(s): John Rowallan

Margaret Findlay was born in 1539 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Findlay and Margaret Smith. Margaret Findlay married Sir Thomas Muir, and had children including John Mure of Rowallan. Margaret Findlay passed away in 1589 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Findlay was born in 1539 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Findlay and Margaret Smith.
  • Margaret Findlay married Sir Thomas Muir, and had children including John Mure of Rowallan.
  • Margaret Findlay passed away in 1589 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Margaret Findlay's Ancestors

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Margaret Findlay
1539 – 1589
Birth Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Findlay
1510 – 1565
Craigskean Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Smith
1515 – 1574
Ayrshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Findlay's Descendants

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Margaret Findlay (1539 – 1589) m. Sir (Thomas) Muir (1535 – 1585)
  1. 1. John (Mure of) Rowallan (1559 – 29 Jul 1602) m. Lady (Marion) Cunningham (1556 – 7 September 1614)
    1. 1. Andrew Muir (1577 – 1627) m. Agnes Will (Abt. 1580 – Abt. 1630)
      1. 1. John (William) Muir (27 Aug 1609 – 17 Sep 1669) m. Jean Mayne (23 Dec 1623 – 30 Apr 1647)
        1. 1. Robert (Sennee) Muir (4 Feb 1640 – Abt 1725) m. Janet Howie\Hovie (1640 – 1688) m. Elizabeth Irvine
      2. 2. James Muir (1611 – )
    2. 2. Sir (William) Muir (1594 – 1657)
    3. 3. John Muir (1594 – 02 Jan 1640)

Margaret Findlay's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Margaret Findlay in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1589
1589
Age 50
Death of Margaret Findlay in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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