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Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie 1500 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1500

Birth Location: Rothes/Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 November 1558

Death Location: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Father: George Leslie

Mother: Lady Balfour-Leslie

Spouse(s): Margaret Crichton, Agnes Berry, Margaret Crichton, Lady Rothes,, Lady Rothes,, Margaret Crichton

Children(s): Lady Leslie

Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie Earl of Rothes was born in 1500 in Rothes/Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of George William Evelyn Earl Rothes Leslie and Lady Margaret Balfour-Leslie. Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie Earl of Rothes married Margaret Wood ,Countess of Rothes, Crichton, Agnes Berry, Margaret Wood (Countess of Rothes) Crichton, Lady Christian Balcaskie-Wood-Leslie-van Rothes,, Lady Christian Balcaskie-Wood-Leslie-van Rothes,, Margaret Crichton, and had children including Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie. Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie Earl of Rothes passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

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Biography

  • Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie Earl of Rothes was born in 1500 in Rothes/Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of George William Evelyn Earl Rothes Leslie and Lady Margaret Balfour-Leslie.
  • Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie Earl of Rothes married Margaret Wood ,Countess of Rothes, Crichton, Agnes Berry, Margaret Wood (Countess of Rothes) Crichton, Lady Christian Balcaskie-Wood-Leslie-van Rothes,, Lady Christian Balcaskie-Wood-Leslie-van Rothes,, Margaret Crichton, and had children including Lady Dame Helena Elizabeth Leslie.
  • Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie Earl of Rothes passed away in 1558 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

Immediate Family

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Sir Leslie's Ancestors

Self
Sir Leslie
1500 – 1558
Birth Place: Rothes/Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
George William Evelyn Earl Rothes Leslie
1460 – 1513
Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
Lady (Margaret) Balfour-Leslie
1465 – 1987
Montquanie, Fifeshire, Schotland
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Sir Leslie's Descendants

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Sir (George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife,) Leslie (2 Aug 1500 – 28 November 1558) m. Margaret (Wood ,Countess of Rothes,) Crichton (1480 – 8 February 1546) m. Agnes Berry (1500 – 10 April 1543) m. Margaret (Wood (Countess of Rothes)) Crichton (1500 – 1546) m. Lady (Christian Balcaskie-Wood-Leslie-van) Rothes, (1500 – 13 Feb 1575) m. Lady (Christian Balcaskie-Wood-Leslie-van) Rothes, (1500 – 13 Feb 1575) m. Margaret Crichton (1498 – 8 February 1546)
  1. 1. Lady (Dame Helena Elizabeth) Leslie (1526 – 18 Aug 1596) m. Mark (Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker) Kerr\Carr\Carroll (29 Aug 1516 – 29 Aug 1584)
    1. 1. Mark (1st Earl of Lothian) Kerr (20 February 1558 – 8 April 1609) m. Lady (Margaretha "Margaret" Fergusson - Maxwell -) Kerr (8 Jan 1548 – 8 Jan 1617)
      1. 1. Lady (Isabel Kerr -) Douglas (1585 – 30 May 1628) m. Sir (Willem (William) Douglas (9th Lord of Drumlanrig & Knight of The Garter & 1st Earl of Queensburry & Earl of Morton & Earl of) Doug (1585 – 8 Mar 1640)
        1. 1. Col (Hon Sir William Douglas of) Kelhead (1618 – 13 Dec 1673) m. Agnes Home (1618 – 29 Jan 1652) m. Lady (Jean Stuart of) Schelinlaw (16 Jan 1620 – Dec 1662)

Sir Leslie's Timeline

4 Records

1500
2 Aug 1500
Birth of Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie Earl of Rothes in Rothes/Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothes/Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1525
2 Feb 1525
Age 25
Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie Earl of Rothes was married in Rothes, Moray, , Scotland
Rothes, Moray, , Scotland
1558
28 November 1558
Age 58
Death of Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie Earl of Rothes in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
1861
January 1861
Age 361
Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie Earl of Rothes was married in Marylebone, London
Marylebone, London

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1500
    Event Place: Rothes/Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1525
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1861
    Event Place: Marylebone, London

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

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