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Walter (of Buccleuch) Scott 3rd Lord 1495–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1495

Birth Location: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Oct 1552

Death Location: Greyfriars, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Father: Walter Sir\Lord

Mother: Lady Kerr

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The story of Walter (of Buccleuch) Scott 3rd Lord began in 1495 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland. Walter (of Buccleuch) Scott 3rd Lord passed away in 1552 in Greyfriars, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter (of Buccleuch) Scott 3rd Lord began in 1495 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
  • Walter (of Buccleuch) Scott 3rd Lord passed away in 1552 in Greyfriars, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Walter Lord's Ancestors

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Walter Lord
1495–1552
Birth Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
Walter (van Buccleuch) Scott Sir\Lord
1444–1504
Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Lady (Mary Elizabeth of Cessford) Kerr
1466–1548
Cessford Castle,Newton St Boswells,Roxburghshire,Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Walter Lord Kerr Van) Cessford
1510–1586
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Isabelle) Home-Kerr
1515–1585
Castle Ferniehirst, Jedburgh, Teviotdale, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cessford
1485–1526
Agnes Cessford
1488–1543
Andrew Ferniehurst
1471–1545
Jeanette Home
1490–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ferniehirst
–1484
Lord Home,
1430–1497
Lady Polwarth
1435–1496

Walter Lord's Timeline

2 Records

1495
16 Jan 1495
Birth of Walter (of Buccleuch) Scott 3rd Lord in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1552
4 Oct 1552
Age 57
Death of Walter (of Buccleuch) Scott 3rd Lord in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1495
    Event Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1552
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greyfriars, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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