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Sir William of Gifford Knox 1450–1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 09 Sep 1509

Death Location: Clackmannan Castle, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: Uchter Ardmanwell

Mother: Lady Lyle

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Sir William of Gifford Knox was born in 1450 in Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Uchter John Knox Ii Of Ranfurlie Lord Of Ardmanwell And Lady Agnes Lyle. Sir William of Gifford Knox passed away in 1509 in Clackmannan Castle, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir William of Gifford Knox was born in 1450 in Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Uchter John Knox Ii Of Ranfurlie Lord Of Ardmanwell And Lady Agnes Lyle.
  • Sir William of Gifford Knox passed away in 1509 in Clackmannan Castle, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Sir Knox's Ancestors

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Sir Knox
1450–1509
Birth Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Uchter (John) Knox , II, of Ranfurlie Lord of Ardmanwell
1440–1513
Craigends, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes) Lyle
1440–1507
Castle Duchalt, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John of Craigsanys, the Reformer, Knox) Boyd
1410–1463
Craid End, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Countess (Mariota Janet, Baroness of Kilmarnock, Maxwell) Knox
1419–1472
East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert ("Lord of Lyle") Lyle
1380–1452
Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret (Gray) Wallace
1419–1466
Castle Hill, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1395–1439
Lady Boyd
1395–1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of Sir William of Gifford Knox in Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrewshire, Scotland
1509
09 Sep 1509
Age 59
Death of Sir William of Gifford Knox in Clackmannan Castle, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Clackmannan Castle, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1509
    Event Place: Clackmannan Castle, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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