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William Comyn, Earl of Buchan 1163–1233 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1163

Birth Location: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland

Death Date: Abt. 1233

Death Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Richard Tyndale

Mother: Hextilda Hextilda

Spouse(s): Marjory Buchan

Children(s): Margaret Comyn

William Comyn, Earl of Buchan was born in 1163 in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland, the child of Richard De Comyn Justiciar Of Lothian Lord Of Tyndale And Hextilda Tynedale De Comyn Countess Of Atholl Hextilda. William Comyn, Earl of Buchan married Marjory Buchan Heiress Of Buchan, and had children including Margaret Comyn. William Comyn, Earl of Buchan passed away in 1233 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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  • William Comyn, Earl of Buchan was born in 1163 in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland, the child of Richard De Comyn Justiciar Of Lothian Lord Of Tyndale And Hextilda Tynedale De Comyn Countess Of Atholl Hextilda.
  • William Comyn, Earl of Buchan married Marjory Buchan Heiress Of Buchan, and had children including Margaret Comyn.
  • William Comyn, Earl of Buchan passed away in 1233 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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William Buchan's Ancestors

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William Buchan
1163–1233
Birth Place: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Parents
Richard de Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian, Lord of Tyndale
1115–1179
Morayshire, Scotland
Hextilda (Tynedale de Comyn, Countess of Atholl) Hextilda
1122–1182
Tynedale, East Lothian, Scotland
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William Buchan's Descendants

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William (Comyn, Earl of) Buchan (1163–Abt. 1233) m. Marjory (Buchan, Heiress of) Buchan (Abt. 1184–08 Apr 1242)
  1. 1. Margaret Comyn 1215–1274 m. Sir (John de Keith, Marischal of) Scotland 1212–
    1. 1. Sir (William de Keith of) Humbie 1236–1293 m. Barbara Seton 1240–1285
      1. 1. Sir (Edward de Keith of) Sinton 1280– m. Isabella (de Synton, Heiress of) Sinton 1285–1335
        1. 1. Sir (William Keith, Great Marischal of) Scotland 1315– m. Margaret (Fraser of Touchfraser, heiress of) Touchfraser 1335–1410

William Buchan's Timeline

2 Records

1163
1163
Birth of William Comyn, Earl of Buchan in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
1233
Abt. 1233
Age 70
Death of William Comyn, Earl of Buchan in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1163
    Event Place: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1233
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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