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Sir David Lindsay, of Moonzie, 8th Earl of Crawford 1471 – 1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1471

Birth Location: Moonzie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Nov 1542

Death Location: Cairnie Castle, Moonzie, Fife, Scotland

Father: Alexander Crawford

Mother: Katherine Campbell

Spouse(s): Lady Lundy, Elizabeth Hay, Mariana Hay

Children(s): Alexander Lindsay, James Lindsay, David Lethnot, Eufemia Lindsay

In 1471, Sir David Lindsay, of Moonzie, 8th Earl of Crawford entered the world in Moonzie, Fife, Scotland, born to Alexander Lindsay, 7th Earl of Crawford and Katherine Countess Crawdford Campbell. Sir David Lindsay, of Moonzie, 8th Earl of Crawford married Lady Isobel Lundy, Elizabeth Hay, Mariana Hay, and had children including Alexander the "Wicked Master" Lindsay, James Lindsay, David Lindsay, Parson of Lethnot, Eufemia Lindsay. Sir David Lindsay, of Moonzie, 8th Earl of Crawford passed away in 1542 in Cairnie Castle, Moonzie, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1471, Sir David Lindsay, of Moonzie, 8th Earl of Crawford entered the world in Moonzie, Fife, Scotland, born to Alexander Lindsay, 7th Earl of Crawford and Katherine Countess Crawdford Campbell.
  • Sir David Lindsay, of Moonzie, 8th Earl of Crawford married Lady Isobel Lundy, Elizabeth Hay, Mariana Hay, and had children including Alexander the "Wicked Master" Lindsay, James Lindsay, David Lindsay, Parson of Lethnot, Eufemia Lindsay.
  • Sir David Lindsay, of Moonzie, 8th Earl of Crawford passed away in 1542 in Cairnie Castle, Moonzie, Fife, Scotland.

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Sir Crawford's Ancestors

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Sir Crawford
1471 – 1542
Birth Place: Moonzie, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Lindsay, 7th Earl of Crawford
1443 – 1558
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Katherine (Countess Crawdford) Campbell
1520 – 1578
Cawdor Castle, Nairn, Morayshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David Lindsay of Moonzie, 8th Earl of) Crawford
1471 – 1542
Moonzie, Fife, Scotland (or Nov 1500)
Elizabeth ("Mariana") Hay
1481 – 1511
Moonzie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Lindsay
1483 – 1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lindsay

Sir Crawford's Descendants

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Sir (David Lindsay, of Moonzie, 8th Earl of) Crawford (1471 – 27 Nov 1542) m. Lady (Isobel) Lundy (1495 – 2 Feb 1550) m. Elizabeth Hay m. Mariana Hay (1475 – 1511)
  1. 1. Alexander (the "Wicked Master") Lindsay (1508 – 1542)
  2. 2. James Lindsay (1504 – )
  3. 3. David (Lindsay, Parson of) Lethnot (1505 – )
  4. 4. Eufemia Lindsay (1511 – )

Sir Crawford's Timeline

2 Records

1471
1471
Birth of Sir David Lindsay, of Moonzie, 8th Earl of Crawford in Moonzie, Fife, Scotland
Moonzie, Fife, Scotland
1542
27 Nov 1542
Age 71
Death of Sir David Lindsay, of Moonzie, 8th Earl of Crawford in Cairnie Castle, Moonzie, Fife, Scotland
Cairnie Castle, Moonzie, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1471
    Event Place: Moonzie, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1542
    Event Place: Cairnie Castle, Moonzie, Fife, Scotland

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