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Sir Walter Lindsay 1551–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1551 or 1552 or 1553 or 1544

Birth Location: Edzell, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Oct 1605

Death Location: Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Lindsay

Mother: Dame Campbell

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1551, Sir Walter Lindsay entered the world in Edzell, Angus, Scotland, born to Sir David Alexander Lindsay And Dame Catherine Campbell. Sir Walter Lindsay passed away in 1605 in Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1551, Sir Walter Lindsay entered the world in Edzell, Angus, Scotland, born to Sir David Alexander Lindsay And Dame Catherine Campbell.
  • Sir Walter Lindsay passed away in 1605 in Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Lindsay's Ancestors

Self
Sir Lindsay
1551–1605
Birth Place: Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Parents
Sir David Alexander Lindsay
1500–1558
Edzell, Angushire, Scotland
Dame (Catherine) Campbell
1520–1578
Cawdor Castle, Nairn, Morayshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David (A) Lindsay
1470–1542
W Toronto Ont, Canada
Elizabeth ("Isobel" de la) Haye
1481–1511
Moonzie, Fife, Scotland
John Campbell
1485–1546
Cawder Castle, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland
Morella (Muriëlle Calder van Cawdor (Heiress of the Old Thanes) Cawdor)
1501–1575
Muriel Castle, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Crawford)
1445–1517
Isabelle Campbell
1455–
William Erroll)
1449–1507
Archibald Campbell
1450–1513
Elizabeth Stewart
1450–1529
John Calder
1465–1494
Isabella Rose
1472–1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Lindsay
1425–1453
Lady Crawford)
1420–1499
Sir Argyll)
1433–1493
Lady Lorn
1437–1510
John Lennox)
1429–1495
Margaret Montgomery
1438–
Sir Calder
1438–1503
Marion Sutherland
1436–1488

Sir Lindsay's Timeline

5 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Sir Walter Lindsay in Edzell Castle, Angusshire, Scotland
Edzell Castle, Angusshire, Scotland
1551
1551 or 1552 or 1553 or 1544
Birth of Sir Walter Lindsay in Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Edzell, Angus, Scotland
1605
25 OCT 1605
Age 54
Death of Sir Walter Lindsay in Balgavies, Angus, Scotland
Balgavies, Angus, Scotland
1605
25 Oct 1605
Age 54
Death of Sir Walter Lindsay in Brechin, Place of Edzell
Brechin, Place of Edzell
1605
25 Oct 1605
Age 54
Death of Sir Walter Lindsay in Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Edzell Castle, Angusshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551 or 1552 or 1553 or 1544
    Event Place: Edzell, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1605
    Event Place: Balgavies, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: Age:
    60-61

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1605
    Event Place: Brechin, Place of Edzell

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1605
    Event Place: Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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