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Sir Willem '9th Baron Balquhain' Leslie 1522 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Dec 1570

Death Location: Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Laird Balquhain

Mother: Elizabeth Ardoyne

Spouse(s): Jean Forbes

Children(s): Jean Leslie

The story of Sir Willem '9th Baron Balquhain' Leslie Sheriff of Aberdeenshire began in 1522 in Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sir Willem '9th Baron Balquhain' Leslie Sheriff of Aberdeenshire married Jean (Janet) Forbes, and had children including Jean (Jane) of Balquhain Leslie. Sir Willem '9th Baron Balquhain' Leslie Sheriff of Aberdeenshire passed away in 1570 in Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Willem '9th Baron Balquhain' Leslie Sheriff of Aberdeenshire began in 1522 in Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Sir Willem '9th Baron Balquhain' Leslie Sheriff of Aberdeenshire married Jean (Janet) Forbes, and had children including Jean (Jane) of Balquhain Leslie.
  • Sir Willem '9th Baron Balquhain' Leslie Sheriff of Aberdeenshire passed away in 1570 in Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Laird Balquhain
1500 – 1558
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Ardoyne
1503 – 1543
Birth Location: New Leslie,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jean Forbes
1516 – 1554
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JF

Children(s)

Jean Leslie
1551 – 1622
Birth Location: Balquhain Aberdeenshire
JL

Sir Leslie's Ancestors

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Sir Leslie
1522 – 1570
Birth Place: Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Laird John Leslie, 8th Baron of Balquhain
1500 – 1558
Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Leslie of) Ardoyne
1503 – 1543
New Leslie,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
Grandparents
Elizabeth Ogilvy
1476 – 1518
Balquhain, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Ogilvy
1475 – 1518
Balquhain, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Leslie's Descendants

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Sir (Willem '9th Baron Balquhain') Leslie (1522 – 6 Dec 1570) m. Jean ((Janet)) Forbes (1516 – 20 Nov 1554)
  1. 1. Jean ((Jane) of Balquhain) Leslie (1551 – 1622) m. Thomas (Dempster, Baron of Muiresk, Auchterless, & Killesmont; Sheriff of Banff & Buchan, 11th) Chief (1551 – 20 Apr 1620)
    1. 1. Sir (John Henry) Dempster (1570 – Abt. 1630) m. Beatrix (Finfrock -) Dempster (1572 – 15 Aug 1588)
      1. 1. Bethiah ((Beatrix)) Dempster (1588 – 1634) m. Sir (James Magnus Baird (1st of) Newbyth) (abt 1590 – 05 Dec 1655)
        1. 1. Katrein Baird (1620 – 1673)

Sir Leslie's Timeline

2 Records

1522
1522
Birth of Sir Willem '9th Baron Balquhain' Leslie Sheriff of Aberdeenshire in Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1570
6 Dec 1570
Age 48
Death of Sir Willem '9th Baron Balquhain' Leslie Sheriff of Aberdeenshire in Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1570
    Event Place: Balquhain Castle, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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