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Sir Knight Michael Scott 1230 – 1294 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1230

Birth Location: Murthockston, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Death Date: Abt. 1294

Death Location: Balwearie Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: Duncan Scott

Mother: Lady Balwearie

Spouse(s): Lady Balwearie

Children(s): Sir Scott

Sir Knight Michael Scott was born in 1230 in Murthockston, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the child of Duncan Scott and Lady Margaret Balwearie. Sir Knight Michael Scott married Lady Margaret Balwearie, and had children including Sir Knight Michael 'the Wizard' Scott. Sir Knight Michael Scott passed away in 1294 in Balwearie Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight Michael Scott was born in 1230 in Murthockston, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, the child of Duncan Scott and Lady Margaret Balwearie.
  • Sir Knight Michael Scott married Lady Margaret Balwearie, and had children including Sir Knight Michael 'the Wizard' Scott.
  • Sir Knight Michael Scott passed away in 1294 in Balwearie Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Duncan Scott
1185 – 1231
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Lady Balwearie
1204 –
Birth Location: Balweary, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Balwearie
1235 –
Birth Location: Balwearie, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Scott
1255 – 1304
Birth Location: Balwearie Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Sir Scott's Ancestors

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Sir Scott
1230 – 1294
Birth Place: Murthockston, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Parents
Duncan Scott
1185 – 1231
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Balwearie
1204 –
Balweary, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Michael 'the Wizard of the North') Scott
1162 – 1214
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Syras
1165 –
Ceres, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Richard Scott
1115 – 1168
Alicia Molla
1157 –
Duncan Syras
1135 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Uchtred Scott
1090 – 1130

Sir Scott's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Michael) Scott (Abt. 1230 – Abt. 1294) m. Lady (Margaret) Balwearie (1235 – )
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Michael 'the Wizard') Scott (Abt. 1255 – Abt. 1304) m. Lady (Margaret) Balwearie (Bet. 1218 and 1276 – )
    1. 1. Sir (Henry) Scott (Abt. 1275 – Abt. 1330) m. Lady Unknown (Bet. 1247 and 1307 – )
      1. 1. Sir (Andrew) Scott (Abt. 1315 – 1355)
        1. 1. Sir (William) Scott (Abt. 1354 – Abt. 1406)

Sir Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1230
Abt. 1230
Birth of Sir Knight Michael Scott in Murthockston, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Murthockston, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1294
Abt. 1294
Age 64
Death of Sir Knight Michael Scott in Balwearie Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
Balwearie Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1230
    Event Place: Murthockston, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1294
    Event Place: Balwearie Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
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