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Sir Alexander Strachan 10th Laird of Thornton 1470 – 1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1470

Birth Location: Thornton Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: Jul 1604

Death Location: Annachie Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Strachan

Mother: Jean Wilkie

Spouse(s): Margaret Lesly

Children(s):

In 1470, Sir Alexander Strachan 10th Laird of Thornton entered the world in Thornton Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Sir Alexander Strachan and Jean Wilkie. Sir Alexander Strachan 10th Laird of Thornton married Margaret Elizabeth Lesly. Sir Alexander Strachan 10th Laird of Thornton passed away in 1604 in Annachie Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1470, Sir Alexander Strachan 10th Laird of Thornton entered the world in Thornton Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Sir Alexander Strachan and Jean Wilkie.
  • Sir Alexander Strachan 10th Laird of Thornton married Margaret Elizabeth Lesly.
  • Sir Alexander Strachan 10th Laird of Thornton passed away in 1604 in Annachie Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Sir Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Thornton
1470 – 1604
Birth Place: Thornton Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander Strachan
1445 – 1470
Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland
Jean Wilkie
1445 –
Grandparents
Robert Strachan
1420 – 1479
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Ann Edgar
1420 –
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Strachan
1400 –
Margaret Rose
1397 – 1474
James Edger
1397 –
Elizabeth (Betty)
1400 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rose
1379 – 1454
Isabel Cheyne
1380 – 1455

Sir Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1470
18 Jun 1470
Birth of Sir Alexander Strachan 10th Laird of Thornton in Thornton Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Thornton Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1604
Jul 1604
Age 134
Death of Sir Alexander Strachan 10th Laird of Thornton in Annachie Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Annachie Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1470
    Event Place: Thornton Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1604
    Event Place: Annachie Glenkindie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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