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Sir William Kirkpatrick Laird 1545–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1587

Death Location: Kirkmichael, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Kirkpatrick

Mother: Lady Chataris

Spouse(s): Lady Cairnes

Children(s): Sir Conheath, William knight), Agnes Kirkpatrick, Margaret Carlyle, Thomas Kirkpatrick, William Kirkpatrick, Sir Kirkpatrick

Sir William Kirkpatrick Laird was born in 1545 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Alexander Laird Kirkpatrick And Lady Margaret Kirkpatrick Chataris. Sir William Kirkpatrick Laird married Lady Margaret Cairnes, and had children including Agnes Kirkpatrick, Barbra Kirkpatrick, Janet Kirkpatrick, Margaret Kirkpatrick, Margaret Kirkpatrick Lady Carlyle, Sir Alexander Kirkpatrick, Sir Alexander Kirkpatrick Lord Of Kirkmichael Conheath, Thomas Kirkpatrick, William Kirkpatrick, William Kirkpatrick Of Kirkmichael Sir Knight. Sir William Kirkpatrick Laird passed away in 1587 in Kirkmichael, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • Sir William Kirkpatrick Laird was born in 1545 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Alexander Laird Kirkpatrick And Lady Margaret Kirkpatrick Chataris.
  • Sir William Kirkpatrick Laird married Lady Margaret Cairnes, and had children including Agnes Kirkpatrick, Barbra Kirkpatrick, Janet Kirkpatrick, Margaret Kirkpatrick, Margaret Kirkpatrick Lady Carlyle, Sir Alexander Kirkpatrick, Sir Alexander Kirkpatrick Lord Of Kirkmichael Conheath, Thomas Kirkpatrick, William Kirkpatrick, William Kirkpatrick Of Kirkmichael Sir Knight.
  • Sir William Kirkpatrick Laird passed away in 1587 in Kirkmichael, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Laird's Ancestors

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Sir Laird
1545–1587
Birth Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Alexander Laird Kirkpatrick
1510–1572
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Kirkpatrick) Chataris
1511–1546
Cranwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Roger) Kirkpatrick
1480–1584
Closeburn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) DESOMERVILLE
1485–1529
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Laird's Descendants

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Sir (William Kirkpatrick) Laird (1545–1587) m. Lady (Margaret) Cairnes (1561–30 Mar 1636)
  1. 1. Sir (Alexander Kirkpatrick, Lord of Kirkmichael) Conheath 1585–1622 m. Lady (Margaret Hamilton Chatatis of) Amisfield 1590–1688
    1. 1. Lord (Sir William Thomas Kirkpatrick, of Conheath, Last Lord of Kirkmichael) III 1620–1686 m. Margaret Cairnes 1632–1686
      1. 1. Alexander KIRKPATRICK 1670–1758 m. Elizabeth (Courson) Henderson 1670–1786
        1. 1. *Alexander (Hugh) Kirkpatrick 1697–1758 m. Margret Gregg 1697–1770
        2. 2. James KIRKPATRICK 1715–1786
        3. 3. Andrew Kirkpatrick 1722–1790
        4. 4. Thomas KIRKPATRICK 1700–1786
        5. 5. Sarah Kirkpatrick 1720–1723
        6. 6. Jacob Kirkpatrick 1718–1719
        7. 7. Isabella Kirkpatrick 1698–1721
        8. 8. John Kirkpatrick 1714–1753
        9. 9. Hugh Kirkpatrick 1716–1717
        10. 10. Andrew Kirkpatrick 1712–1758
        11. 11. Sarah Kirkpatrick 1678–
        12. 12. John Kirkpatrick 1703–1757
        13. 13. Andrew Kirkpatrick 1706–1725
        14. 14. Jannet Kirkpatrick 1698–1777
        15. 15. Alexander Kirkpatrick 1714–1791
        16. 16. Mae Kirkpatrick 1705–1780
      2. 2. William Kirkpatrick 1640–1686
      3. 3. George Kirkpatrick 1650–1686 m. Chole Coward 1665–1712
        1. 1. Alexander KIRKPATRICK 1685–1758
    2. 2. Alexander Kirkpatrick 1619–
  2. 2. William (Kirkpatrick of Kirkmichael (Sir,) knight) 1579–1688
  3. 3. Agnes Kirkpatrick 1580–1630
  4. 4. Margaret (Kirkpatrick, Lady) Carlyle 1580–1649
  5. 5. Thomas Kirkpatrick 1584–1686
  6. 6. William Kirkpatrick 1582–1688
  7. 7. Sir (Alexander) Kirkpatrick 1551–1622

Sir Laird's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Sir William Kirkpatrick Laird in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1587
1587
Age 42
Death of Sir William Kirkpatrick Laird in Kirkmichael, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirkmichael, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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