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Sir John Lindsay♥, 5th Lord of Byres, Baron of East Lothian 14th GGF 1504–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Dec 1563

Death Location: Struthers, Ceres, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: John Lindsay

Mother: Elizabeth Lundie

Spouse(s): Helen Stewart

Children(s): Mary, Lindsay, Lady Dowhill, Lady Fleming, Lady Fleming, Henry Fleming, Lady Lindsay, Elisabeth Lindsay, John Sir, Sir Byres, Lady Lindsay, Lady Lindsay, James Stewart, Margaret STEWART, Lady Myrton, Patrick Lindsay, Lady Lindsay, Jean Hay, Lady Lindsay, John Sir, James Doune, Lady Lindsay, Hon. Albany, Henrietta Lindsay, Lady Lindsay, Elizabeth Lindsay, Lady Byres, Marie Crawford, Sir LINDSAY, David LINDSAY, James Doune, Norman LINDSAY, Lady Innes, Lady Lindsay, Lady Lindsay, Archibald Stewart, James Stewart, Lord Byres, Lady Atholl

The story of Sir John Lindsay♥, 5th Lord of Byres, Baron of East Lothian 14th GGF began in 1504 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Sir John Lindsay♥, 5th Lord of Byres, Baron of East Lothian 14th GGF married Helen Stewart, and had children including Archibald Stewart, David Lindsay, Elisabeth Isabel Lindsay, Elizabeth Lindsay, Henrietta Thomas Lindsay, Henry Fleming, Hon Lady Margaret The Honorable Fleming Baroness Of Montrose Countess Of Albany 6Th Countess Of Atholl Duchess Of Albany, Isabel Lindsay, James Doune Stewart, James Murray Doune, Jean Lady Of Erroll Hay, John Lord Menmuir Lindsay Of Baalcarres Sir, John Lindsay Of Drem, Lady Catherine Halket Lindsay, Lady Catherine Halket Lindsay Myrton, Lady Helen Lindsay, Lady Isabell Lindsay, Lady Isabella Renfrew Fleming, Lady Isobel Lindsay Christisson Innes, Lady Janet Jonet Lindsay Of Dowhill, Lady Janet Lindsay, Lady Janet Lindsay Of The Byres, Lady Jean Lindsay, Lady Joanna Fleming, Lady Margaret Fleming Duchess Of Albany Countess Of Atholl, Lord Patrick Lindsay 6Th Lord Lindsay Of The Byres, Margaret Of Bigger Lanarkshire Scotland Stewart, Marie Lindsay Countess Of Crawford, Mary Of Dunrod Lindsay, Norman De Lindsay, Patrick 6Th Lord Of Lindsay Of The Byres Lindsay, Sir John Mwnmuir Baron De Lindsay, Sir Patrick Lindsay 5Th Baron Lindsay Of Byres. Sir John Lindsay♥, 5th Lord of Byres, Baron of East Lothian 14th GGF passed away in 1563 in Struthers, Ceres, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Lindsay♥, 5th Lord of Byres, Baron of East Lothian 14th GGF began in 1504 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Sir John Lindsay♥, 5th Lord of Byres, Baron of East Lothian 14th GGF married Helen Stewart, and had children including Archibald Stewart, David Lindsay, Elisabeth Isabel Lindsay, Elizabeth Lindsay, Henrietta Thomas Lindsay, Henry Fleming, Hon Lady Margaret The Honorable Fleming Baroness Of Montrose Countess Of Albany 6Th Countess Of Atholl Duchess Of Albany, Isabel Lindsay, James Doune Stewart, James Murray Doune, Jean Lady Of Erroll Hay, John Lord Menmuir Lindsay Of Baalcarres Sir, John Lindsay Of Drem, Lady Catherine Halket Lindsay, Lady Catherine Halket Lindsay Myrton, Lady Helen Lindsay, Lady Isabell Lindsay, Lady Isabella Renfrew Fleming, Lady Isobel Lindsay Christisson Innes, Lady Janet Jonet Lindsay Of Dowhill, Lady Janet Lindsay, Lady Janet Lindsay Of The Byres, Lady Jean Lindsay, Lady Joanna Fleming, Lady Margaret Fleming Duchess Of Albany Countess Of Atholl, Lord Patrick Lindsay 6Th Lord Lindsay Of The Byres, Margaret Of Bigger Lanarkshire Scotland Stewart, Marie Lindsay Countess Of Crawford, Mary Of Dunrod Lindsay, Norman De Lindsay, Patrick 6Th Lord Of Lindsay Of The Byres Lindsay, Sir John Mwnmuir Baron De Lindsay, Sir Patrick Lindsay 5Th Baron Lindsay Of Byres.
  • Sir John Lindsay♥, 5th Lord of Byres, Baron of East Lothian 14th GGF passed away in 1563 in Struthers, Ceres, Fifeshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lindsay
1472–1525
Birth Location: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JL
Elizabeth Lundie
1480–
Birth Location: Markinch, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EL

Spouses(s)

Helen Stewart
1504–1577
Birth Location: Castle Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
HS

Children(s)

Mary, Lindsay
1530–1575
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
ML
Lady Dowhill
1528–1569
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
LD
Lady Fleming
1525–1560
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LF
Lady Fleming
1514–1585
Birth Location: Campsie, Sterling, Scotland
LF
Henry Fleming
1507–1558
Birth Location: Cumbernauld Castle, Biggar, Lancashire, Scotland
HF
Lady Lindsay
1534–1599
Birth Location: Haltoun, Scotland
LL
Elisabeth Lindsay
1518–1600
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
EL
John Sir
1522–1598
Birth Location: Balcarres, Fife, Scotland
JS
Sir Byres
1521–1589
Birth Location: Castle Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
SB
Lady Lindsay
1540–1602
Birth Location: Haddington, Fife, Scotland
LL
Lady Lindsay
1534–1599
Birth Location: Castle Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
LL
James Stewart
1529–1590
Birth Location: Beath, Fife, Scotland
JS
Margaret STEWART
1536–1586
Birth Location: Bigger, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MS
Lady Myrton
1520–1598
Birth Location: Castle Byres, Haddington, Fifeshire, Scotland
LM
Patrick Lindsay
1536–1589
Birth Location: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
PL
Lady Lindsay
1525–1578
Birth Location: Castle Byres, Haddington, Fifeshire, Scotland
LL
Jean Hay
1540–1570
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
JH
Lady Lindsay
1515–1569
Birth Location: Castle Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
LL
John Sir
1553–1598
Birth Location: Edzell, Angusshire, Scotland
JS
James Doune
1515–
Birth Location: , , , Scotland
JD
Lady Lindsay
1515–1569
Birth Location: Castle Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
LL
Hon. Albany
1530–1585
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Schotland
HA
Henrietta Lindsay
1516–1598
Birth Location: Byres, Haddington, Fifeshire, Scotland
HL
Lady Lindsay
1540–1569
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
LL
Elizabeth Lindsay
1534–1555
Birth Location: Byres, Haddington East Lothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
EL
Lady Byres
1528–1565
Birth Location: Bryes, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LB
Marie Crawford
1532–1610
Birth Location: Byres, Haddington East Lothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MC
Sir LINDSAY
1522–1598
Birth Location: Byres, Haddington East Lothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
SL
David LINDSAY
1525–1592
Birth Location: –
DL
James Doune
1515–1590
Birth Location: , , , Scotland
JD
Norman LINDSAY
1524–1589
Birth Location: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
NL
Lady Innes
1518–1600
Birth Location: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
LI
Lady Lindsay
1534–1599
Birth Location: Castle Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
LL
Lady Lindsay
1515–1569
Birth Location: Castle Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
LL
Archibald Stewart
1530–
Birth Location: –
AS
James Stewart
1529–1590
Birth Location: Beath, Fife, Scotland
JS
Lord Byres
1521–1589
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland., Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LB
Lady Atholl
1523–1586
Birth Location: Castle Rankine Castle, Biggar / Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
LA

Sir GGF's Ancestors

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Sir GGF
1504–1563
Birth Place: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John Lindsay Master of Lindsay
1472–1525
Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Lundie
1480–
Markinch, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir GGF's Descendants

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Sir (John Lindsay♥, 5th Lord of Byres, Baron of East Lothian 14th) GGF (1504–17 Dec 1563) m. Helen Stewart (1504–26 June 1577)
  1. 1. Mary, (of Dunrod) Lindsay 1530–1575 m. John, (Earl of Paisley Cochran Of That) Ilk 1529–1613
    1. 1. Sir (William (Willem)) Cochran 1548–1604 m. Elizabeth (Margaret) Montgomery 1557–1595
      1. 1. Lady (Elisabeth Cochrane (her husband took on her) name) 1580–1641 m. Lord (Alexander Blair\Cochrane (took his wifes) surname) 1585–1641
        1. 1. Willem (I Cochrane, Earl Of) Dundonald 1610–1687 m. Eupheme (Scott Scot) Lady 1610–1687 m. Janet Dickesone 1650– m. Joan Savage 1603–1687
    2. 2. John Cochran 1545–1613
    3. 3. Hugh Cochran 1553–1645
    4. 4. James Cochran 1555–1620
  2. 2. Lady (Janet (Jonet) Lindsay of) Dowhill 1528–1569
  3. 3. Lady (Joanna) Fleming 1525–1560
  4. 4. Lady (Isabella Renfrew) Fleming 1514–1585
  5. 5. Henry Fleming 1507–1558
  6. 6. Lady (Helen) Lindsay 1534–1599
  7. 7. Elisabeth (Isabel) Lindsay 1518–1600
  8. 8. John ("Lord Menmuir " Lindsay, of Baalcarres) Sir 1522–1598
  9. 9. Sir (Patrick Lindsay, 5th Baron Lindsay of) Byres 1521–1589
  10. 10. Lady (Catherine (Halket)) Lindsay 1540–1602
  11. 11. Lady (Isabell) Lindsay 1534–1599
  12. 12. James (Doune) Stewart 1529–1590
  13. 13. Margaret (of Bigger, Lanarkshire, Scotland) STEWART 1536–1586
  14. 14. Lady (Catherine (Halket) Lindsay) Myrton 1520–1598 m. Norman (Leslie, Master of) Rothes 1518–1554 m. John (Lord Menmuir) Lindsay 1522–1602 m. Sir (Thomas) Myrton 1510–1598 m. Thomas Myrton 1510–1598
    1. 1. Helen Myrton –1608
    2. 2. David Myrton 1564–1621
    3. 3. Grizzell Myrton 1545–1608
    4. 4. Thomas MYRTON 1553–
    5. 5. David (Myrton of) Randerston 1540–1621
    6. 6. HRH (Helen) Myrton 1536–1608
    7. 7. Euphame Myrton 1583–1609
    8. 8. William Myrton 1564–1621
    9. 9. John Myrton 1564–1624
    10. 10. Elizabeth MYRTOUN 1561–
  15. 15. Patrick (6th Lord of Lindsay of the Byres) Lindsay 1536–1589
  16. 16. Lady (Catherine (Halket)) Lindsay 1525–1578
  17. 17. Jean (Lady of Erroll) Hay 1540–1570
  18. 18. Lady (Janet) Lindsay 1515–1569
  19. 19. John ("Lord Menmuir " Lindsay, of Baalcarres) Sir 1553–1598
  20. 20. James (Murray) Doune 1515–
  21. 21. Lady (Janet) Lindsay 1515–1569
  22. 22. Hon. (Lady Margaret "The Honorable" Fleming Baroness of Montrose, Countess of Albany, 6th Countess of Atholl, Duchess of) Albany 1530–1585
  23. 23. Henrietta (Thomas) Lindsay 1516–1598
  24. 24. Lady (Jean) Lindsay 1540–1569
  25. 25. Elizabeth Lindsay 1534–1555
  26. 26. Lady (Janet Lindsay of The) Byres 1528–1565
  27. 27. Marie (Lindsay, Countess of) Crawford 1532–1610
  28. 28. Sir (John Mwnmuir Baron de) LINDSAY 1522–1598
  29. 29. David LINDSAY 1525–1592
  30. 30. James (Murray) Doune 1515–1590
  31. 31. Norman (de) LINDSAY 1524–1589
  32. 32. Lady (Isobel Lindsay Christisson,) Innes 1518–1600
  33. 33. Lady (Helen) Lindsay 1534–1599
  34. 34. Lady (Janet) Lindsay 1515–1569
  35. 35. Archibald Stewart 1530–
  36. 36. James (Doune) Stewart 1529–1590
  37. 37. Lord (Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay of The) Byres 1521–1589
  38. 38. Lady (Margaret Fleming, Duchess of Albany, Countess of) Atholl 1523–1586 m. Lord (Archibald "Ronald" of Poltalloch O'Challum 1st Chief and Laird of) Poltalloch 1530–1562
    1. 1. Donald (McGillespie I Vich O'Challum & Laird van Poltalloch,) McCollum 1550–1609 m. Grezell (Stirling) McCallum 1548–1620
      1. 1. Rev. (John Malcolm MacCallum Rector of) Knapdale 1580–1621 m. Janet (nee MacLachlan) MacCallum 1579–1685
        1. 1. Rev. (Archibald "4th Laird of Poltalloch (1642)" MacCallum of Poltalloch 11GG-M,) 12GG-Si-G 1595–1685 m. Janet (Marion) Boyd 1598–1685
        2. 2. REV (Archibald IV. of Dunoronsay) MacCALLUM\McCOLLUM 1595–1685
        3. 3. Donald MacCallum 1618–
      2. 2. Duncan McCallum 1591–1630
      3. 3. Donald (McGillespie i Vich) Ochallum 1562–1609
      4. 4. Archibald (Roy Makdowill) OChallum 1575–1621
      5. 5. Duncan (McDonaldell Gillespie Vich O'Challum) (McCallum) 1570–1630
    2. 2. Donald (McGillespie I Vich O'Challum) (McCallum) 1562–1609

Sir GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir John Lindsay♥, 5th Lord of Byres, Baron of East Lothian 14th GGF in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1563
17 Dec 1563
Age 59
Death of Sir John Lindsay♥, 5th Lord of Byres, Baron of East Lothian 14th GGF in Struthers, Ceres, Fifeshire, Scotland
Struthers, Ceres, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1563
    Event Place: Struthers, Ceres, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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