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Rachel Ross Lindsay 1563–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1563

Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 December 1639

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: David Ross

Mother: Lady Ramsay

Spouse(s): John Scotland"

Children(s): Robert Spottiswoode, Janet Spotiswood, John Spottiswoode, Anna Spottiswoode

Rachel Ross Lindsay was born in 1563 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of David Lindsay Bishop Of Ross And Lady Joneta Of Clattie Fifeshire Ramsay. Rachel Ross Lindsay married John Spottiswoode Archbishop Of Glasgow Chancellor Of Scotland, and had children including Anna Spottiswoode, Janet Spotiswood, John Spottiswoode, Robert Spottiswoode. Rachel Ross Lindsay passed away in 1639 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Rachel Ross Lindsay was born in 1563 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of David Lindsay Bishop Of Ross And Lady Joneta Of Clattie Fifeshire Ramsay.
  • Rachel Ross Lindsay married John Spottiswoode Archbishop Of Glasgow Chancellor Of Scotland, and had children including Anna Spottiswoode, Janet Spotiswood, John Spottiswoode, Robert Spottiswoode.
  • Rachel Ross Lindsay passed away in 1639 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Ross
1532–1614
Birth Location: Haltoun, Puttorlie, Scotland or Ross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Ramsay
1535–1569
Birth Location: Clattie Orclatto, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

John Scotland"
1567–1639
Birth Location: Dairsey, Scottland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Robert Spottiswoode
1596–1646
Birth Location: Dunipage, Sterlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Spotiswood
1590–
Birth Location: –
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John Spottiswoode
1591–1677
Birth Location: Mid Calder, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Anna Spottiswoode
1590–
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Rachel Lindsay's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Lindsay
1563–1639
Birth Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David Lindsay, Bishop of Ross
1532–1614
Haltoun, Puttorlie, Scotland or Ross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Joneta of Clattie, Fifeshire) Ramsay
1535–1569
Clattie Orclatto, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Walter (Lord Lindsay van) Edzell
–1513
Elisabeth Erskine
1475–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Lindsay's Descendants

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Rachel (Ross) Lindsay (1563–2 December 1639) m. John (Spottiswoode "Archbishop of Glasgow" "Chancellor of) Scotland" (7 September 1567–26 Nov 1639)
  1. 1. Robert Spottiswoode 1596–1646 m. Bethia Morrison 1609–1639
    1. 1. Dr. (Robert Spotswood, Surgeon to the Tangier) Garrison 1637–1688 m. Catherine Mercer 1638–1695
      1. 1. Alexander Spotiswood 1676–1740 m. Ann (Butler) Brayne 1698–1758
        1. 1. Anne (Katherine) Moore 1725–1802 m. Bernard Moore 1718–1775
  2. 2. Janet Spotiswood 1590–
  3. 3. John Spottiswoode 1591–1677
  4. 4. Anna Spottiswoode 1590–

Rachel Lindsay's Timeline

9 Records

1563
1563
Birth of Rachel Ross Lindsay in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1589
12 Oct 1589
Age 26
Rachel Ross Lindsay was married in Oct South Leith, East Lothian, , Scotland
Oct South Leith, East Lothian, , Scotland
1589
12 Oct 1589
Age 26
Rachel Ross Lindsay was married in Oct South Leith, East Lothian, Scotland
Oct South Leith, East Lothian, Scotland
1595
Abt. 1595
Age 32
Rachel Ross Lindsay was married in British Isles, England, Middlesex, London, of
British Isles, England, Middlesex, London, of
1599
1599
Age 36
Rachel Ross Lindsay was married in Oct South Leith, East Lothian, Scotland
Oct South Leith, East Lothian, Scotland
1615
1615
Age 52
Rachel Ross Lindsay was married In St. Andrews, Scotland
St. Andrews, Scotland
1639
1639
Age 76
Rachel Ross Lindsay was married in , London, , England
, London, , England
1639
1639
Age 76
Rachel Ross Lindsay was married in Oct South Leith, East Lothian, , Scotland,
Oct South Leith, East Lothian, , Scotland,
1639
2 December 1639
Age 76
Death of Rachel Ross Lindsay in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1589
    Event Place: Oct South Leith, East Lothian, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1589
    Event Place: Oct South Leith, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1595
    Event Place: British Isles, England, Middlesex, London, of

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Oct South Leith, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: St. Andrews, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: , London, , England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Oct South Leith, East Lothian, , Scotland,

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Lindsays of America

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 December 1639
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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