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William Bruce Alexander Caldwell 1577 – 1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 June 1577

Birth Location: Drakemyre, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1658

Death Location: Castle Caldwell, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Cork, Ulster, No Ireland

Father: Sir Caldwell

Mother: Anne McCutcheon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wallace

Children(s): John Caldwell

The story of William Bruce Alexander Caldwell began in 1577 in Drakemyre, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. William Bruce Alexander Caldwell married Elizabeth Wallace, and had children including John Caldwell. William Bruce Alexander Caldwell passed away in 1658 in Castle Caldwell, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Cork, Ulster, No Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bruce Alexander Caldwell began in 1577 in Drakemyre, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William Bruce Alexander Caldwell married Elizabeth Wallace, and had children including John Caldwell.
  • William Bruce Alexander Caldwell passed away in 1658 in Castle Caldwell, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Cork, Ulster, No Ireland.

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William Caldwell's Ancestors

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William Caldwell
1577 – 1658
Birth Place: Drakemyre, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas Alexander Caldwell
1527 – 1603
Montherme, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Anne McCutcheon
1535 – 1623
Firth, Orkney, Scotland
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William Caldwell's Descendants

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William (Bruce Alexander) Caldwell (21 June 1577 – 1658) m. Elizabeth Wallace (1580 – 1608)
  1. 1. John Caldwell (6 June 1603 – 19 February 1639) m. Mary Sweetenham (June 1602 – 4 September 1639)
    1. 1. William (Alexander) Caldwell (10 May 1628 – 1 April 1698) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Huston (9 Jan 1631 – January 1692)
      1. 1. Andrew Caldwell (1675 – March 1751) m. Margaret Traine (1680 – 1735)
        1. 1. Agnes (Ann) Caldwell (1705 – 2 January 1792)
        2. 2. Joseph Caldwell (1712 – 1753) m. Mary Jenkins (1710 – 1745) m. Mary Train (16 January 1710 – 30 Jun 1787)

William Caldwell's Timeline

2 Records

1577
21 June 1577
Birth of William Bruce Alexander Caldwell in Drakemyre, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Drakemyre, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1658
1658
Age 81
Death of William Bruce Alexander Caldwell in Castle Caldwell, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Cork, Ulster, No Ireland
Castle Caldwell, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Cork, Ulster, No Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 June 1577
    Event Place: Drakemyre, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Castle Caldwell, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Cork, Ulster, No Ireland

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