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Sir Alexander, (9th, Earl, of, Crawford, and, Lord, van, Edzell) Lindsay 1503 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Edzell, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Sep 1558

Death Location: Invermark, Angusshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Edzell

Mother: Lady Scotland

Spouse(s): Dame Crawford

Children(s): Elizabeth Lindsay

According to available records, Sir Alexander (9th Earl of Crawford and Lord van Edzell) Lindsay was born in 1503 in Edzell, Angus, Scotland, the child of Sir Walter Thomas Lindsay, 8th Earl of Crawford, Younger of Beaufort & Edzell and Lady Elizabeth Erskine, Lady of Dun,Angus, Scotland. Following those early years, Sir Alexander (9th Earl of Crawford and Lord van Edzell) Lindsay married Dame Katherine "Countess of Cawdor" Campbell Crawford, and their family grew to include Elizabeth Lady Edzell Angus Scotland Lindsay. In the later years of life, Sir Alexander (9th Earl of Crawford and Lord van Edzell) Lindsay died in 1558 in Invermark, Angusshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Sir Edzell
1480 – 1513
Birth Location: Edzell, Angus, Scotland
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Lady Scotland
1475 – 1540
Birth Location: Dun, Angus, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Dame Crawford
1520 – 1578
Birth Location: Cawdor Castle, Nairn, Morayshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Lindsay
1552 – 1585
Birth Location: Edzell, Angus, Scotland
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1503
    Event Place: Edzell, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Sep 1558
    Event Place: Invermark, Angusshire, Scotland
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