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Sir Robert Seton 1552 – 1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1552

Birth Location: Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Mar 1602

Death Location: Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Councillor

Mother: Elizabeth Orbiston

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The story of Sir Robert Seton 1st Earl of Winton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline began in 1552 in Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland. Sir Robert Seton 1st Earl of Winton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline passed away in 1602 in Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Robert Seton 1st Earl of Winton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline began in 1552 in Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Sir Robert Seton 1st Earl of Winton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline passed away in 1602 in Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Sir Seton's Ancestors

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Sir Seton
1552 – 1602
Birth Place: Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir George V Seton, 5th Lord Seton, Provost of Edinburgh, Master of the Royal Household, Privy Councillor
1528 – 1585
Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (Isabel Hamilton of) Orbiston
1530 – 1604
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Seton
1515 – 1530
Lathrisk, Fife, Scottland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1552
10 Apr 1552
Birth of Sir Robert Seton 1st Earl of Winton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline in Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
1602
22 Mar 1602
Age 50
Death of Sir Robert Seton 1st Earl of Winton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline in Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1552
    Event Place: Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1602
    Event Place: Seton Palace, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

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