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Simon Preston 1514–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,

Father: Sir Preston

Mother: Isabella Hoppringall

Spouse(s): Lady Monteith, Isobella Hoppringill, Marion Semphill, Lady Monteith, Lady Beaton, Lady Monteith, Lady Preston, Lady Preston

Children(s): Sir Preston, Dr. PRESTON, Thomas Preston, Nicholas Preston, George Preston, William Major.

The story of Simon Preston began in 1514 in Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,. Simon Preston married Isobella Hoppringill, Lady Elizabeth Monteith, Lady Elizabeth Monteith Preston, Lady Elizabeth Monteith Baroness Preston, Lady Janet Betoun Beaton, Marion Semphill, and had children including Dr Thomas Preston, George Preston, Nicholas James Preston, Sir David Preston, Thomas I Dd Fr Cambridge Preston, William Henry Preston Major. Simon Preston passed away in 1575 in Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,.

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Biography

  • The story of Simon Preston began in 1514 in Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,.
  • Simon Preston married Isobella Hoppringill, Lady Elizabeth Monteith, Lady Elizabeth Monteith Preston, Lady Elizabeth Monteith Baroness Preston, Lady Janet Betoun Beaton, Marion Semphill, and had children including Dr Thomas Preston, George Preston, Nicholas James Preston, Sir David Preston, Thomas I Dd Fr Cambridge Preston, William Henry Preston Major.
  • Simon Preston passed away in 1575 in Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Preston
1488–1514
Birth Location: Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isabella Hoppringall
1492–1543
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
IH

Spouses(s)

Lady Monteith
1527–1550
Birth Location: Kerse, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LM
Isobella Hoppringill
1492–1543
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
IH
Marion Semphill
1507–1606
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MS
Lady Monteith
1509–1556
Birth Location: Kerse, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LM
Lady Beaton
1521–1567
Birth Location: Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
LB
Lady Monteith
1509–1556
Birth Location: Kerse, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LM
Lady Preston
1527–1579
Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland
LP
Lady Preston
1527–1579
Birth Location: Kerse, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LP

Children(s)

Sir Preston
1530–1593
Birth Location: Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland
SP
Dr. PRESTON
1554–1598
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
DP
Thomas Preston
1554–1598
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
TP
Nicholas Preston
1575–1623
Birth Location: Tixall Farm, Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
NP
George Preston
1554–
Birth Location: –
GP
William Major.
1525–1585
Birth Location: Giggleswick, North Yorkshire, England
WM

Simon Preston's Ancestors

Self
Simon Preston
1514–1575
Birth Place: Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,
Parents
Sir George Preston
1488–1514
Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabella Hoppringall
1492–1543
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Simon Preston) III
1465–1519
Edinburgh, Scotland
Elizabeth Crichton
–1527
Alexander Hoppringall
1470–1530
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1443–1474
Janet Boithuill
–1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Preston
1417–1453
Joan Marchante
1421–1501

Simon Preston's Descendants

1.
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Simon Preston (1514–1575) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Monteith (1527–1550) m. Isobella Hoppringill (1492–1543) m. Marion Semphill (1507–1606) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Monteith (1509–1556) m. Lady (Janet Betoun) Beaton (1521–Jan 1567/68) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Monteith (1509–1556) m. Lady (Elizabeth Monteith, Baroness) Preston (1527–1579) m. Lady (Elizabeth Monteith) Preston (1527–1579)
  1. 1. Sir (David) Preston 1530–1593 m. Elizabeth Lauder 1535–1590
    1. 1. Sir (George Preston Preston Of) Craigmilla 1581–1610 m. Anges Hay 1582–1630
      1. 1. Elizabeth Preston 1593–1670 m. Col (Sir George Buchanan (Bohannon), Laird van) Gartincaber 1595–1651
        1. 1. Duncan Buchanan 1637–1704 m. Cecily Collmore 1635–1678
  2. 2. Dr. (THOMAS) PRESTON 1554–1598
  3. 3. Thomas (I DD fr Cambridge) Preston 1554–1598
  4. 4. Nicholas (James) Preston 1575–1623
  5. 5. George Preston 1554–
  6. 6. William (Henry Preston) Major. 1525–1585

Simon Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1514
1514
Birth of Simon Preston in Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,
Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,
1575
1575
Age 61
Death of Simon Preston in Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,
Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: - Protocol Book of James Young, 1489-1492/3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Craigmillar, Midlothian, Scotland,
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