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Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton 1st Earl of Dunfermline The Ghosts Of Fyvie Castle 1555–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1555

Birth Location: Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 Sep 1622

Death Location: Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland

Father: George Seton

Mother: Isabelle Hamilton

Spouse(s): Lady Castle, Margaret Hay

Children(s): Lady Seaton, Charles Seton, Jean Seton, Sophia Seton

Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton 1st Earl of Dunfermline The Ghosts Of Fyvie Castle was born in 1555 in Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of George Seton 5Th Lord Seton And Isabelle Elizabeth Hamilton. Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton 1st Earl of Dunfermline The Ghosts Of Fyvie Castle married Lady Dame Kintale Isabel Lila Lilias Ogilvy Drummond The Green Lady Ghosts Of Fyvie Castle, Margaret Hay, and had children including Charles Seton, Jean Seton, Lady Margaret Longford Seton Seaton, Sophia Seton. Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton 1st Earl of Dunfermline The Ghosts Of Fyvie Castle passed away in 1622 in Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland.

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  • Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton 1st Earl of Dunfermline The Ghosts Of Fyvie Castle was born in 1555 in Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of George Seton 5Th Lord Seton And Isabelle Elizabeth Hamilton.
  • Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton 1st Earl of Dunfermline The Ghosts Of Fyvie Castle married Lady Dame Kintale Isabel Lila Lilias Ogilvy Drummond The Green Lady Ghosts Of Fyvie Castle, Margaret Hay, and had children including Charles Seton, Jean Seton, Lady Margaret Longford Seton Seaton, Sophia Seton.
  • Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton 1st Earl of Dunfermline The Ghosts Of Fyvie Castle passed away in 1622 in Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland.

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Sir Castle's Ancestors

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Sir Castle
1555–1622
Birth Place: Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
George Seton, 5th Lord Seton
1531–1586
Winton, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland or Probably Seton Ho, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabelle (Elizabeth) Hamilton
1518–1604
Sanquhar Castle, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Willem (Hamilton Liard van MacKneirstom en) Sanquhar
1500–
Sanquhar, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Catharina Kennedy
1500–1593
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Cassillis
1463–1513
Agnes Borthwick
1465–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Castle's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander Alasdair Seton 1st Earl of Dunfermline The Ghosts Of Fyvie) Castle (1 Jan 1555–16 Sep 1622) m. Lady (Dame Kintale Isabel Lila Lilias Ogilvy Drummond The Green Lady Ghosts Of Fyvie) Castle (1584–Nov 1619) m. Margaret Hay (1536–9 February 1594)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Longford Seton) Seaton 1598–1662 m. Sir (James William) Sutherland 1586–1671
    1. 1. Margaret Sutherland 1650–1702 m. James (Irvine 2nd Laird of) Artamford 1643–1703
      1. 1. Alexander (of Crimond Irvine 16th Laird of) Drum 1675–1744 m. Isabell Thompson 1678–1744
        1. 1. James (Nathaniel Erwin Ewing Sr) 8GGF 1709–1770 m. Agness Patterson 1716–1800
        2. 2. Alexander Irvine 1711–1761
        3. 3. Elizabeth Irvine 1715–1779
        4. 4. Isabell Irvine 1703–
        5. 5. Janet Irvine 1705–1782
        6. 6. Mary Irvine 1721–1779
        7. 7. Thomas Irvine 1699–1701
        8. 8. Margaret Irwin 1701–1779
    2. 2. Jane SUTHERLAND 1630–
    3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Sutherland 1627–
  2. 2. Charles Seton 1615–1672
  3. 3. Jean Seton 1604–1625
  4. 4. Sophia Seton 1590–1640

Sir Castle's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1 Jan 1555
Birth of Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton 1st Earl of Dunfermline The Ghosts Of Fyvie Castle in Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1622
16 Sep 1622
Age 67
Death of Sir Alexander Alasdair Seton 1st Earl of Dunfermline The Ghosts Of Fyvie Castle in Pinkie House, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland or Dunfermlin, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pinkie House, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland or Dunfermlin, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1555
    Event Place: Seton Palace, East Lothian, Scotland or Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1622
    Event Place: Pinkie House, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland or Dunfermlin, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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