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Sir William Dunbar 1187–1253 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1187

Birth Location: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1253

Death Location: Dunbar, Haddington, Lincolnshire, Scotland

Father: Patrick Dunbar

Mother: Ada Fitzwilliam

Spouse(s): Christina Corbet

Children(s): Sir Corbet, Nicholas Corbet, Patrick Corbet, Patricius Corbet, Ada Corbet, Walter Dunbar

Sir William Dunbar was born in 1187 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Patrick I Dunbar 5Th Earl Of Dunbar And Ada Fitzwilliam. Sir William Dunbar married Christina Corbet, and had children including Ada Corbet, Nicholas Corbet, Nicholas Dunbar, Patricius De Corbet, Patrick Corbet, Sir Walter Corbet, Walter Dunbar. Sir William Dunbar passed away in 1253 in Dunbar, Haddington, Lincolnshire, Scotland.

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  • Sir William Dunbar was born in 1187 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Patrick I Dunbar 5Th Earl Of Dunbar And Ada Fitzwilliam.
  • Sir William Dunbar married Christina Corbet, and had children including Ada Corbet, Nicholas Corbet, Nicholas Dunbar, Patricius De Corbet, Patrick Corbet, Sir Walter Corbet, Walter Dunbar.
  • Sir William Dunbar passed away in 1253 in Dunbar, Haddington, Lincolnshire, Scotland.

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Sir Dunbar's Ancestors

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Sir Dunbar
1187–1253
Birth Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Patrick I Dunbar 5th Earl of Dunbar
1152–1233
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Ada Fitzwilliam
1164–1204
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Grandparents
William (I "The Lion" , "The Rough") Dunkled
1143–1214
Huntingdonshire, England
Isabel ((Sybil)) d'Avenel
1143–1235
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Scotland
1114–1152
Ada
1120–1178
Richard AVENAL
1117–1185
Sybil Saluzzo
1120–1170
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Dunbar's Descendants

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Sir (William) Dunbar (Abt 1187–1253) m. Christina Corbet (Abt 1195–1241)
  1. 1. Sir (Walter) Corbet 1235–1293 m. Joan (del) Strother 1235–1293
    1. 1. Joan Corbet 1268–1334 m. William (del) Strother 1265–1330
      1. 1. Joan (dei) Strother 1306– m. John (de) Copeland 1298–1357
        1. 1. Mariot (de) Copeland 1334–1434 m. John (Kerr of the Forest of) Selkirk 1327–1358
        2. 2. John (de) Copeland 1325–1360 m. Joan (del) Croke 1325–1370
      2. 2. Henry (del) Strother 1291–1379
      3. 3. Alan (del) Strother 1295–1381 m. Constance (de) Lyham 1299–
      4. 4. Margaret Strother 1303–1382 m. Thomas Blankenship 1300–1388
      5. 5. William Strother 1304–1364 m. Matilda (or Maud) Graper 1308–
      6. 6. janet (dei) strother 1306–
    2. 2. William Corbet 1260–1290 m. Lorette 1264–
    3. 3. Roger Corbet 1267–1314 m. Roger Corbet 1271–
    4. 4. Margery Corbet 1269– m. Ralph Fenwick 1265–
    5. 5. Corbet 1270–
    6. 6. Corbet 1272–
    7. 7. Corbet 1274–
    8. 8. Corbet 1275–
    9. 9. Corbet 1276–
    10. 10. Corbet 1278–
    11. 11. Thomas Corbet 1280–1353 m. Thomas Corbet 1302–
  2. 2. Nicholas Corbet 1221–1280 m. Margery (de) Bolebec 1241–1303
  3. 3. Patrick Corbet 1229–1280
  4. 4. Patricius (de) Corbet 1232–
  5. 5. Ada Corbet 1233–
  6. 6. Walter Dunbar 1250–1379

Sir Dunbar's Timeline

2 Records

1187
Abt 1187
Birth of Sir William Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
1253
1253
Age 66
Death of Sir William Dunbar in Dunbar, Haddington, Lincolnshire, Scotland
Dunbar, Haddington, Lincolnshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1187
    Event Place: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Sir William Dunbar, person ID LB57-G3T.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1253
    Event Place: Dunbar, Haddington, Lincolnshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Sir William Dunbar, person ID LB57-G3T.

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