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Sir William Bruce Alexander CALDWELL 1577 – 1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Drakemyre, North Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1664

Death Location: Cavan, County Donegal, Ireland

Father: Thomas Firth

Mother: Annie McCutcheon(Caldwell)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Caldwell

Children(s): Sir GGF

In 1577, Sir William Bruce Alexander CALDWELL "Sir William of Ely" entered the world in Drakemyre, North Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Alexander Caldwell of Solway Firth and Annie McCutcheon(Caldwell). Sir William Bruce Alexander CALDWELL "Sir William of Ely" married Elizabeth Wallace Caldwell, and had children including Sir John Wallace Caldwell\11th GGF. Sir William Bruce Alexander CALDWELL "Sir William of Ely" passed away in 1664 in Cavan, County Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1577, Sir William Bruce Alexander CALDWELL "Sir William of Ely" entered the world in Drakemyre, North Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Thomas Alexander Caldwell of Solway Firth and Annie McCutcheon(Caldwell).
  • Sir William Bruce Alexander CALDWELL "Sir William of Ely" married Elizabeth Wallace Caldwell, and had children including Sir John Wallace Caldwell\11th GGF.
  • Sir William Bruce Alexander CALDWELL "Sir William of Ely" passed away in 1664 in Cavan, County Donegal, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Firth
1527 – 1603
Birth Location: Toulon, Allier, Auvergne, France
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Annie McCutcheon(Caldwell)
1535 – 1577
Birth Location: Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Caldwell
1580 – 1608
Birth Location: Helington, Elderslie, Renrewshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir GGF
1603 – 1639
Birth Location: County Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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Sir CALDWELL's Ancestors

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Sir CALDWELL
1577 – 1664
Birth Place: Drakemyre, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Alexander Caldwell of Solway Firth
1527 – 1603
Toulon, Allier, Auvergne, France
Annie McCutcheon(Caldwell)
1535 – 1577
Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Jean Caldwell (Caulwel) of) France\Scotland
1495 – 1560
Cambrai, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Celestine (Daniel) (Caulwel\Caldwell)
1495 – 1555
Monthermé, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
William McCutcheon
1500 – 1580
Firth, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sarah ("McCutcheon") Peacock
1516 – 1590
Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William McCutcheon
1480 – 1580
Lillias Lang
1480 –
Robert Peacock
1496 –
Jane Peacock
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir CALDWELL's Descendants

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Sir (William Bruce Alexander) CALDWELL (1577 – 1664) m. Elizabeth (Wallace) Caldwell (1580 – 1608)
  1. 1. Sir (John Wallace Caldwell\11th) GGF (6 Jun 1603 – 19 February 1639)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Huston (9 Jan 1631 – Jan 1692) m. William Caldwell (10 May 1628 – 1 Apr 1698)
      1. 1. John (Joseph) Caldwell (19 Aug 1653 – 12 Feb 1716)
        1. 1. Andrew Caldwell (abt 1675 – 1 Mar 1750) m. Margaret Traine (18 Aug 1680 – 28 May 1735)

Sir CALDWELL's Timeline

2 Records

1577
1577
Birth of Sir William Bruce Alexander CALDWELL "Sir William of Ely" in Drakemyre, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Drakemyre, North Ayrshire, Scotland
1664
1664
Age 87
Death of Sir William Bruce Alexander CALDWELL "Sir William of Ely" in Cavan, County Donegal, Ireland
Cavan, County Donegal, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Drakemyre, North Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Cavan, County Donegal, Ireland
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