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Thomas Elder 1546–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: abt 1615

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Henry Elder

Mother: Margaret Clark

Spouse(s): Bessie DeWar

Children(s): Thomas Elder

In 1546, Thomas Elder entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to Henry Lyde Elder And Margaret Clark. Thomas Elder married Bessie Dewar, and had children including Thomas Elder. Thomas Elder passed away in 1615 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1546, Thomas Elder entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to Henry Lyde Elder And Margaret Clark.
  • Thomas Elder married Bessie Dewar, and had children including Thomas Elder.
  • Thomas Elder passed away in 1615 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Thomas Elder's Ancestors

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Thomas Elder
1546–1615
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Henry (Lyde?) Elder
1520–
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Clark
1526–
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Elder's Descendants

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Thomas Elder (1546–abt 1615) m. Bessie DeWar (1551–Unknown)
  1. 1. Thomas Elder 1585–1630 m. Nanse Gregge 1588–
    1. 1. Thomas Elder 1610–1675 m. Helen Simson 1612–1672
      1. 1. Anna (Elder*) (Sanders) 1638–1711 m. Patrick (Sanders) P1288 1632–
        1. 1. Robert Sanders* 1659– m. Helen Walker 1661–

Thomas Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Thomas Elder in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1615
abt 1615
Age 69
Death of Thomas Elder in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1615
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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