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Sir Alexander Dunbar 1459 – 1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1459

Birth Location: Westfield, Linlithgowshire, Scotland

Death Date: 31 MAR 1493

Death Location: Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Dunbar

Mother: Isabella Sutherland

Spouse(s): Janet Sutherland

Children(s): James Dunbar, Patrick Dunbar, Lady Dunbar, David Dunbar, Alexander Dunbar

The story of Sir Alexander Dunbar began in 1459 in Westfield, Linlithgowshire, Scotland. Sir Alexander Dunbar married Janet Sutherland, and had children including James Dunbar, Patrick Dunbar, Lady Mariot Dunbar, David Dunbar, Alexander Dunbar. Sir Alexander Dunbar passed away in 1493 in Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Alexander Dunbar began in 1459 in Westfield, Linlithgowshire, Scotland.
  • Sir Alexander Dunbar married Janet Sutherland, and had children including James Dunbar, Patrick Dunbar, Lady Mariot Dunbar, David Dunbar, Alexander Dunbar.
  • Sir Alexander Dunbar passed away in 1493 in Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Dunbar
1422 – 1497
Birth Location: Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isabella Sutherland
1430 – 1505
Birth Location: Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Sutherland
1450 – 1500
Birth Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Dunbar
1481 – 1554
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Patrick Dunbar
1492 –
Birth Location: –
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Lady Dunbar
1494 – 1550
Birth Location: Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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David Dunbar
1495 –
Birth Location: Westfield, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Dunbar
1520 – 1580
Birth Location: Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Dunbar's Ancestors

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Sir Dunbar
1459 – 1493
Birth Place: Westfield, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Dunbar
1422 – 1497
Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isabella Sutherland
1430 – 1505
Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Sutherland
1403 – 1484
Duffus, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Dunbar's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander) Dunbar (1459 – 31 MAR 1493) m. Janet Sutherland (1450 – 1500)
  1. 1. James Dunbar (12 JUN 1481 – 10 MAR 1554) m. Isabel Brodie (ABT 1505 – ) m. Ellen Innes (1480 – ) m. Ellen Innes (1541 – 1602) m. Ellen Innes (ABT 1505 – ABT 1525)
  2. 2. Patrick Dunbar (1492 – )
  3. 3. Lady (Mariot) Dunbar (1494 – 1550) m. David (Falconer, Laird of) Halkerton (1495 – 8 OCT 1546)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Falconer (ABT 1513 – ) m. Alexander Lindsay (ABT 1511 – )
    2. 2. Katherine Falconer (ABT 1514 – 21 JUL 1591) m. Hugh Rose (ABT 1511 – 10 JUN 1597)
      1. 1. Agnes Rose (1535 – ) m. David Rose (ABT 1538 – AFT 1590) m. William Paterson (ABT 1530 – ) m. William Campbell (ABT 1550 – )
      2. 2. Janet Rose (1537 – ) m. David Dunbar (1525 – 1592)
      3. 3. William Rose (1544 – 8 APR 1611) m. Lilias Hay (1550 – 30 APR 1632)
        1. 1. Hugh Rose (1577 – 10 JUN 1643) m. Magdelen (Rose) Fraser (1585 – 26 DEC 1644)
        2. 2. Catherine Rose (1581 – 10 SEP 1658) m. James Grant (ABT 1569 – 1623)
        3. 3. Margaret Ross (1584 – 1627) m. Murdock ((2nd of Redcastle)) McKenzie (1580 – 1628)
        4. 4. Marie Rose (1584 – ) m. David Hay (ABT 1580 – 2 FEB 1672)
        5. 5. William (Theodore Rose of) Clava (1585 – )
        6. 6. Alexander Rose (1586 – 1622) m. Agnes Chisholm (1605 – 1619)
        7. 7. Anna Rose (1587 – )
        8. 8. David Rose (1592 – 30 MAY 1669) m. Christian Cuthbert (1605 – 1658) m. Christian Cuthbert m. Christian Cuthbert
        9. 9. John Rose (1596 – )
      4. 4. Helen Rose (1560 – ) m. John Rose (1555 – )
      5. 5. Elizabeth Rose (AFT 1562 – ) m. Walter Urquhart (ABT 1560 – )
    3. 3. Janet Falconer (ABT 1515 – )
    4. 4. John Rose (1518 – )
    5. 5. Isabel Falconer (1521 – AUG 1553) m. John Middleton (1500 – JUL 1588)
    6. 6. Sir (Alexander 5th of Halkerton) Falconer (1522 – 10 NOV 1587) m. Strachan Miss
    7. 7. Alexander Falconer (1522 – 11 OCT 1587) m. Elizabeth Douglas (1530 – 1 JUN 1587) m. Janet Arbuthnot (1475 – 1521) m. Isobel Gray (ABT 1552 – 20 OCT 1589) m. Ogilvy (of) Powerie (ABT 1445 – ) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas (1524 – 1 JUN 1587) m. Elizabeth Douglas (1530 – )
    8. 8. Janet Falconer (31 JAN 1523 – 27 JAN 1580)
    9. 9. Janet Falconer (1528 – )
    10. 10. Marjorie Falconer (1532 – ) m. Mr. Wishart
  4. 4. David Dunbar (ABT 1495 – )
  5. 5. Alexander Dunbar (1520 – 1580)

Sir Dunbar's Timeline

2 Records

1459
1459
Birth of Sir Alexander Dunbar in Westfield, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
Westfield, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
1493
31 MAR 1493
Age 34
Death of Sir Alexander Dunbar in Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1459
    Event Place: Westfield, Linlithgowshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 MAR 1493
    Event Place: Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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