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Sir James 7th Lord Lindsay of The Byres Lindsay 1554–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 November 1601

Death Location: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Byres

Mother: Eupheme Douglas

Spouse(s): Eupheme Leslie

Children(s): Robert Byres

Sir James 7th Lord Lindsay of The Byres Lindsay was born in 1554 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord Patrick Lindsay 6Th Lord Lindsay Of The Byres And Eupheme Douglas. Sir James 7th Lord Lindsay of The Byres Lindsay married Eupheme Leslie, and had children including Robert Lindsay Of The Byres. Sir James 7th Lord Lindsay of The Byres Lindsay passed away in 1601 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir James 7th Lord Lindsay of The Byres Lindsay was born in 1554 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord Patrick Lindsay 6Th Lord Lindsay Of The Byres And Eupheme Douglas.
  • Sir James 7th Lord Lindsay of The Byres Lindsay married Eupheme Leslie, and had children including Robert Lindsay Of The Byres.
  • Sir James 7th Lord Lindsay of The Byres Lindsay passed away in 1601 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Lindsay's Ancestors

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Sir Lindsay
1554–1601
Birth Place: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay of The Byres
1522–1589
Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Eupheme Douglas
1533–1580
Lochleven, Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Partrick Lindsay of) Dunrod
1502–1563
Byres, Haddington Burgh, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Helen Elizabeth Eupheme) Stewart
1504–1577
Atholl, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Robert (Douglas Laird van Lochleven) III
1515–1547
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Princess (Margareta Traherne) Tuder
1500–1538
Gwynedd, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lochleven
1475–1535
Elisabeth Boyd
1480–1517
Archibald Douglas
1490–1550
Margaret Erskine
1485–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Lindsay's Descendants

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Sir (James 7th Lord Lindsay of The Byres) Lindsay (1554–5 November 1601) m. Eupheme Leslie (1540–)
  1. 1. Robert (Lindsay of the) Byres –1616
    1. 1. John (Lindsay, Lord Lindsay of The) Byres 1598–1678

Sir Lindsay's Timeline

2 Records

1554
1554
Birth of Sir James 7th Lord Lindsay of The Byres Lindsay in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1601
5 November 1601
Age 47
Death of Sir James 7th Lord Lindsay of The Byres Lindsay in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1601
    Event Place: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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