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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,Elginshire,,Scotland

Death Date: 28 November 1558

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

Father: Lord Cambusnethan

Mother: Elizabeth Carmichael

Spouse(s): Margaret Crichton

Children(s): Lady Leslie

Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie was born in 1500 in Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland, the child of Lord John Somerville van Cambusnethan and Elizabeth Carmichael. Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie married Margaret Crichton, and had children including Lady Dame Helena E Leslie. Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie 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 was born in 1500 in Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland, the child of Lord John Somerville van Cambusnethan and Elizabeth Carmichael.
  • Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie married Margaret Crichton, and had children including Lady Dame Helena E Leslie.
  • Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie passed away in 1558 in Dieppe,Seine Maritime,Haute Normandie,France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Cambusnethan
1463 – 1513
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Carmichael
1473 –
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Crichton
1500 – 1546
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Lady Leslie
1526 – 1596
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Ardersier, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Sir Leslie's Ancestors

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Sir Leslie
1500 – 1558
Birth Place: Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland
Parents
Lord John Somerville van Cambusnethan
1463 – 1513
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Carmichael
1473 –
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

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 Crichton (1500 – 1546)
  1. 1. Lady (Dame Helena E) Leslie (1526 – 18 Aug 1596) m. Mark (Commendator (Abbott) of Newbattle Ker) Kerr\Carr\Carroll (1520 – 18-29 August 1584/86)
    1. 1. Mark (Kerr, Lord) Newbattle, (20 Feb 1558 – 8 Apr 1609) m. Lady (Margaret) Maxwell (8 Jan 1548 – 8 January 1617)
      1. 1. Lady (Janet Alisoun Andrew) Kerr (1580 – 17 August 1632) m. Lord (William 8th Earl of Glencairn) Cunninghame (1585 – October 1630)
        1. 1. Alisone Cuningham (1600 – ) m. Edwarde (George (Knight)) Wilson (1590 – 11 Sep 1634)

Sir Leslie's Timeline

11 Records

1500
2 Aug 1500
Birth of Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie in Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland
Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland
1510
1510-31 May 1542
Age 10
Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie was married in Rothes, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rothes, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
1517
1 Apr 1517
Age 17
Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie was married in Bute Island, Bute, , Scotland
Bute Island, Bute, , Scotland
1520
29 Jan 1520
Age 20
Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie was married in Isle of Bute, Scotland
Isle of Bute, Scotland
1523
25 Feb 1523
Age 23
Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie was married in Glenbarvy Done Dun Glenbarvy Kemnay, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Glenbarvy Done Dun Glenbarvy Kemnay, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1526
Bef. Dec 1526
Age 26
Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie was married in Island of, Bute, Scotland
Island of, Bute, Scotland
1530
29 Jan 1530
Age 30
Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie was married in Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
1533
before 1533
Age 33
Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie was married
None
1543
10 Apr 1543
Age 43
Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie was married in Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
1558
28 November 1558
Age 58
Death of Sir George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife, Leslie 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 was married in Marylebone, London
Marylebone, London

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1500
    Event Place: Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1510-31 May 1542
    Event Place: Rothes, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1517
    Event Place: Bute Island, Bute, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1520
    Event Place: Isle of Bute, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1523
    Event Place: Glenbarvy Done Dun Glenbarvy Kemnay, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. Dec 1526
    Event Place: Island of, Bute, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1530
    Event Place: Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: before 1533

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1543
    Event Place: Bute Island, Bute, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1861
    Event Place: Marylebone, London

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1558
    Event Place: Dieppe,Seine Maritime,Haute Normandie,France
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