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Walter Lindsay 1544–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Edzell, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 25 Oct 1605

Death Location: Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Lindsay

Mother: Dame Campbell

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Walter Lindsay was born in 1544 in Edzell, Angus, Scotland, the child of Sir Alexander 9Th Earl Of Crawford And Lord Van Edzell Lindsay And Dame Katherine Catharina Countess Crawdford Campbell. Walter Lindsay passed away in 1605 in Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Walter Lindsay was born in 1544 in Edzell, Angus, Scotland, the child of Sir Alexander 9Th Earl Of Crawford And Lord Van Edzell Lindsay And Dame Katherine Catharina Countess Crawdford Campbell.
  • Walter Lindsay passed away in 1605 in Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Walter Lindsay's Ancestors

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Walter Lindsay
1544–1605
Birth Place: Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Parents
Sir Alexander (9th Earl of Crawford and Lord van Edzell) Lindsay
1503–1558
Edzell, Angushire, Scotland
Dame (Katherine (Catharina) Countess Crawdford) Campbell
1520–1578
Cawdor, Nairn, Morayshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter (Lord Lindsay van) Edzell
1470–1513
EdzellCastle, Angus, Scotland
Elisabeth Erskine
1475–1540
Dun, Angus, Scotland
John (Campbell Earl van) Cawdor
1485–1546
Scotland
Muriëlle (Lady Calder van) Cawdor
1498–1575
Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lindsay
1455–1528
Katherine Fotheringham
1460–1488
John Erskine
1420–1508
Lady *
1450–1508
Archibald Campbell
1460–1513
Elizabeth Stewart
1465–1529
John Cawdor
1466–1499
Isabella Rose
1472–1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Lindsay
–1517
Thomas Fotheringham
1440–1540
Alexander Erskine
1390–1451
Janet
1400–1468
Robert Graham
1414–1493
Janet Lovel
1416–1480
William Calder
1438–1503
Lady Sutherland
1438–1488
Hugh VIII
1442–1517
Isabel Sutherland
1452–1484

Walter Lindsay's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Walter Lindsay in Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Edzell, Angus, Scotland
1605
25 Oct 1605
Age 61
Death of Walter Lindsay in Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Edzell, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1605
    Event Place: Edzell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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