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William Boswell 1343 – 1429 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1343

Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1429

Death Location: Balmuto, Fife, Scotland

Father: Roger Bosvil

Mother: Wemyss None

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gordon

Children(s): Baron Boswell

In 1343, William Boswell entered the world in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Roger De Bosvil and Wemyss. William Boswell married Elizabeth Gordon, and had children including Baron John Boswell. William Boswell passed away in 1429 in Balmuto, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1343, William Boswell entered the world in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Roger De Bosvil and Wemyss.
  • William Boswell married Elizabeth Gordon, and had children including Baron John Boswell.
  • William Boswell passed away in 1429 in Balmuto, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Bosvil
1321 – 1366
Birth Location: Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Wemyss None
1325 –
Birth Location: Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gordon
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Baron Boswell
1372 – 1429
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
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William Boswell's Ancestors

Self
William Boswell
1343 – 1429
Birth Place: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Roger De Bosvil
1321 – 1366
Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland
Wemyss
1325 –
Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Richard Bosville
1290 –
Scotland, United Kingdom
Mariota Bruce
1301 –
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Michael Wemyss
1293 – 1342
Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Lochore
1295 – 1345
Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Annabel Sinclair
1269 – 1304
David Lochore
1265 – 1295
Mrs Lochore
1270 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1230 – 1297
Isabella Graham
1320 – 1391
De Lochore

William Boswell's Descendants

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William Boswell (1343 – 1429) m. Elizabeth Gordon
  1. 1. Baron (John) Boswell (1 Jan 1372 – 14 May 1429) m. Baroness (Christian Mariotte) Glen (Abt 1380 – Abt 1426)
    1. 1. Marjory Boswell (1397 – 1480) m. Laird (John) Arnot (1390 – 1440) m. Michael Durham (Abt 1350 – 1410)
      1. 1. Walter Arnot (Bef 1412 – 1450) m. Janet Forrest (1415 – 1497)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Arnot (1450 – 31 Jan 1527) m. Robert Colville (Abt 1465 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Richard Brown (1440 – 1500)
      2. 2. Marion Arnot (1420 – 1440) m. George (James) Bogyl (1418 – 1470)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Arnot (1430 – 1452) m. Walter Stewart (1424 – 1488)
        1. 1. Alexander Stewart (1446 – 15 Sep 1512) m. Elizabeth Douglas (1445 – )
        2. 2. John (Stewart of) Culbeg (1448 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Stewart (1450 – )
        4. 4. George Stewart (1452 – )
      4. 4. John Arnot (Bef 1440 – 1440)
      5. 5. Florence Arnot (Bef 1440 – ) m. John RATTRAY
      6. 6. Helen Arnot (Bef 1440 – ) m. Thomas DOUGLAS
    2. 2. David Boswell (1411 – 17 Apr 1490) m. Elizabeth Melville (1413 – 1507)
      1. 1. David Boswell (Abt 1430 – 1493) m. Grizel Wemyss (1457 – ) m. Mariota ((Margret)) Sinclair (Abt 1455 – )
      2. 2. Isabella Boswell (Abt 1430 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Boswell (1436 – 1479) m. Robert Douglas (1424 – 9 Sep 1513)
      4. 4. Marjory Boswell (1440 – 1530) m. John Bethune (1440 – 1507) m. Sir (John IV) Balfour (1440 – Bef 1502)
        1. 1. Archibald Bethune (1460 – 1520) m. Janet Duddingston (1467 – 1541)
        2. 2. Robert Bethune (1462 – 1524)
        3. 3. David Bethune (1465 – 1505) m. Janet Duddingston (1467 – 1541)
        4. 4. John Bethune (1465 – Nov 1532) m. Elizabeth Moneypenny (1465 – 1541)
        5. 5. Margaret Bethune (1 Jan 1466 – ) m. Andrew Sibbald
        6. 6. John (Van Bethune Laird van) Balfour (1470 – 1532)
        7. 7. Elizabeth Bethune (1471 – ) m. Alexander Kid (Abt 1473 – Deceased)
        8. 8. Isabel Bethune (1472 – ) m. John Ferret
        9. 9. James Bethune (1473 – 1539) m. Helen Melville (1471 – )
        10. 10. Henry Bethune (1475 – )
        11. 11. Andrew Bethune (1479 – )
        12. 12. Grissel Bethune (1479 – ) m. James Hay
        13. 13. Janet Bethune (1 Jan 1479 – 1537) m. John Durie (1479 – 1538)
        14. 14. James Beaton (1480 – 1522)
        15. 15. John Beaton (1485 – 1534)
        16. 16. John Beaton (1499 – 1522)
      5. 5. Isabella Boswell (Abt 1444 – 1492) m. Thomas Lundie (1459 – 9 Sep 1519)
        1. 1. Walter Lundin (1490 – Bef 2 May 1572) m. Elizabeth Lindsay (1508 – 1603)
        2. 2. Walter Lundin (1490 – 24 Nov 1572) m. Elizabeth Lindsay (Abt 1508 – Feb 1603)
        3. 3. Janet Lundie ( – 1533) m. William Scott (1460 – 1532)
      6. 6. Jeanette Boswell (1450 – 18 Dec 1504) m. David Monypenny (Abt 1442 – 21 Jan 1488)
        1. 1. Mary Moneypenny (Abt 1463 – Aft 21 Mar 1490)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Moneypenny (1465 – 1541) m. John Bethune (1465 – Nov 1532)

William Boswell's Timeline

2 Records

1343
1343
Birth of William Boswell in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1429
1429
Age 86
Death of William Boswell in Balmuto, Fife, Scotland
Balmuto, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1343
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1429
    Event Place: Balmuto, Fife, Scotland
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