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Sir William, 1st Earl of Buchan Comyn 1163–1233 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1163

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1233

Death Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Richard, Comyn

Mother: Hextilda Uchtred

Spouse(s): Marjory Buchan

Children(s): Idonea Comyn

Sir William, 1st Earl of Buchan Comyn was born in 1163 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Richard Lord Of Tynedale De Comyn And Hextilda Histilla Fitz Uchtred. Sir William, 1st Earl of Buchan Comyn married Marjory Buchan, and had children including Idonea Idoine Comyn. Sir William, 1st Earl of Buchan Comyn passed away in 1233 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir William, 1st Earl of Buchan Comyn was born in 1163 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Richard Lord Of Tynedale De Comyn And Hextilda Histilla Fitz Uchtred.
  • Sir William, 1st Earl of Buchan Comyn married Marjory Buchan, and had children including Idonea Idoine Comyn.
  • Sir William, 1st Earl of Buchan Comyn passed away in 1233 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard, Comyn
1115–1177
Birth Location: Altyre, Scotland
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Hextilda Uchtred
1122–1182
Birth Location: Tynedale, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Marjory Buchan
1184–1244
Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MB

Children(s)

Idonea Comyn
1221–1250
Birth Location: Buchan Scotland
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Sir Comyn's Ancestors

Self
Sir Comyn
1163–1233
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Richard, Lord of Tynedale de Comyn
1115–1177
Altyre, Scotland
Hextilda ((Histilla) Fitz) Uchtred
1122–1182
Tynedale, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William de) Comyn
1084–1140
Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Maud (Basset (de) Banastre)
1088–1180
Basset, Lancashire, England
Uctred ((Huctred) of Tynedale) FitzWaltheof
1070–1152
Tynedale, Scotland
Bethoc Dunkeld
1098–1160
Tynedale, Moray, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John, Comyn
1043–1100
Sybil Giffard
1057–1084
Thurston, Basset
1050–1128
Donald Dunkeld
1034–1097
Hextilda FitzAndlaw
1029–1093
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert, Comyn
1022–1069
Osborne Giffard
1002–1063
Weva Crefon
1028–

Sir Comyn's Descendants

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Sir (William, 1st Earl of Buchan) Comyn (Abt. 1163–1233) m. Marjory Buchan (Abt. 1184–Apr 1244)
  1. 1. Idonea ((Idoine)) Comyn 1221–1250 m. Sir (Gilbert, 3rd Laird of Erroll de) Haya 1212–1263
    1. 1. Nicholas, (4th Laird of Erroll de) Haya 1241–1306 m. Joanna (Joan) 1245–
      1. 1. Gilbert, (5th Laird of Erroll and Constable of Scotland de la) Haye 1275–1333 m. Margaret, (Lady of Neidpath) Fraser 1283–
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas of Locherworth de la) Haye 1300–1335 m. Lora Coningesburgh 1310–

Sir Comyn's Timeline

2 Records

1163
Abt. 1163
Birth of Sir William, 1st Earl of Buchan Comyn in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1233
1233
Age 70
Death of Sir William, 1st Earl of Buchan Comyn in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1163
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1233
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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