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Robert Young 1540 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1540

Birth Location: Dunferline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Jul 1590

Death Location: Bonytoun Ratho, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Young

Mother: Margaret Scrymgeour

Spouse(s): Margaret Simpson

Children(s): Sir Young

The story of Robert Young began in 1540 in Dunferline, Fife, Scotland. Robert Young married Margaret Simpson, and had children including Sir Andrew J Young. Robert Young passed away in 1590 in Bonytoun Ratho, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Young began in 1540 in Dunferline, Fife, Scotland.
  • Robert Young married Margaret Simpson, and had children including Sir Andrew J Young.
  • Robert Young passed away in 1590 in Bonytoun Ratho, West Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Young
1497 – 1583
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
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Margaret Scrymgeour
1510 – 1578
Birth Location: Glassel, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Simpson
1545 – 1595
Birth Location: Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Young
1558 – 1615
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Robert Young's Ancestors

Self
Robert Young
1540 – 1590
Birth Place: Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Archibald Young
1497 – 1583
Aberdeen, Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Scrymgeour
1510 – 1578
Glassel, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter (Scrymgeour of Glaswell, Provost of) Dundee
1485 – 1529
Dudhope, Angushire, Scotland
Lady (Katherine) Murray
1490 – 1569
Albany, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Dundee
1465 – 1513
Janet Ogilvie
1455 – 1505
David Outlaw”
1460 – 1506
Margaret Pitcairn
1461 – 1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Murray
1439 – 1518
Janet Keith
1439 –

Robert Young's Descendants

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Robert Young (ABT 1540 – 16 Jul 1590) m. Margaret Simpson (Abt. 1545 – Abt 1595)
  1. 1. Sir (Andrew J) Young (1558 – 1615) m. Lady (Margaret) Fenton (1 Jan 1560 – 1 Jan 1620)
    1. 1. William (Fuird Yowng) Young (12 Feb 1584 – 30 Oct 1626) m. Alison Whytt (abt 1586 – )
      1. 1. William (Whytt) Young (19 October 1622 – ) m. Margaret Peirson (20 Feb 1620 – Unknown)
        1. 1. James (F) Young (05 Sep 1640 – 1710) m. Janet ((Jonat) K.) Lindsay (1640 – 1710)

Robert Young's Timeline

2 Records

1540
ABT 1540
Birth of Robert Young in Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
1590
16 Jul 1590
Age 50
Death of Robert Young in Bonytoun Ratho, West Lothian, Scotland
Bonytoun Ratho, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1540
    Event Place: Dunferline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1590
    Event Place: Bonytoun Ratho, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
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