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Sir William "The Martyr" Gibson 1548–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Goldingstones, Fifeshire,Scotland

Death Date: 29 Nov 1596

Death Location: hanged, drawn and quartered at York, England

Father: George Gibson

Mother: Mary Cranston

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Sir William "The Martyr" Gibson was born in 1548 in Goldingstones, Fifeshire,Scotland, the child of George Gibson And Mary Cranston. Sir William "The Martyr" Gibson passed away in 1596 in hanged, drawn and quartered at York, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William "The Martyr" Gibson was born in 1548 in Goldingstones, Fifeshire,Scotland, the child of George Gibson And Mary Cranston.
  • Sir William "The Martyr" Gibson passed away in 1596 in hanged, drawn and quartered at York, England.

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Sir Gibson's Ancestors

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Sir Gibson
1548–1596
Birth Place: Goldingstones, Fifeshire,Scotland
Parents
George Gibson
1517–1590
Goldingstones, Fifeshire, Scotland
Mary Cranston
1520–1588
Goldingstones, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (George Gibson) I
1491–1538
Goldingstones, Fifeshire, Scotland
Elizabeth MacAlpin
1495–1564
Goldingstones Fife, Scotland
William Cranstoun
1502–1569
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Johnston
1510–1567
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Cranstoun
1441–1552
janet Scott
1481–1531
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Gibson's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Sir William "The Martyr" Gibson in Goldingstones, Fifeshire,Scotland
Goldingstones, Fifeshire,Scotland
1596
29 Nov 1596
Age 48
Death of Sir William "The Martyr" Gibson in hanged, drawn and quartered at York, England
hanged, drawn and quartered at York, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Goldingstones, Fifeshire,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1596
    Event Place: hanged, drawn and quartered at York, England

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