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William Carney 1575–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland

Death Date: 1599

Death Location: Dunfermine, Fife, , Scotland

Father: John Carne

Mother: Margaret Hamilton

Spouse(s): Margaret Robertsoun

Children(s): Thomas Carney

The story of William Carney began in 1575 in Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland. William Carney married Margaret Robertsoun, and had children including Thomas Cairnie Carney. William Carney passed away in 1599 in Dunfermine, Fife, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Carney began in 1575 in Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland.
  • William Carney married Margaret Robertsoun, and had children including Thomas Cairnie Carney.
  • William Carney passed away in 1599 in Dunfermine, Fife, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Carne
1560–1603
Birth Location: Cults, Fife, Scotland
JC
Margaret Hamilton
1562–1606
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MH

Spouses(s)

Margaret Robertsoun
1580–1601
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
MR

Children(s)

Thomas Carney
1601–1711
Birth Location: Ireland
TC

William Carney's Ancestors

Self
William Carney
1575–1599
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
Parents
John Carne
1560–1603
Cults, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Hamilton
1562–1606
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Cairnis) Sr
1504–1568
Lincluden, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Margaret (Mc Culloch M'Culloch) McCulloch
1518–1570
Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William McCulloch
1530–1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Carney's Descendants

1.
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William Carney (1575–1599) m. Margaret Robertsoun (1580–1601)
  1. 1. Thomas ((Cairnie)) Carney 1601–1711 m. Agnes Cowper 1601–1666 m. Agnes Cowper 1601–1666
    1. 1. William (Cairnie) (Carney) 1639–1683
      1. 1. Richard Carney 1660–1711 m. Abigail Alexander 1665–1708
        1. 1. Thomas (Cairnie) (Carney) 1690–1744 m. Sarah Carney 1690– m. Sarah (Ellen) Clifton 1689–1740

William Carney's Timeline

7 Records

1575
1575
Birth of William Carney in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1575
1575
Birth of William Carney in Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
1576
18 Jan 1576
Age 1
William Carney was baptized in Tewkesbury, St Mary, Gloucestershire, England
Tewkesbury, St Mary, Gloucestershire, England
1599
1599
Age 24
William Carney was married in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1599
1599
Age 24
Death of William Carney in Dunfermine, Fife, , Scotland
Dunfermine, Fife, , Scotland
1601
26 May 1601
Age 26
William Carney was married in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1610
1610
Age 35
Death of William Carney in Dumferline, Fifshire, Scotland
Dumferline, Fifshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1576
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, St Mary, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P3291 IN 11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 May 1601
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1650; Page Number: 43

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Dumferline, Fifshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Dunfermine, Fife, , Scotland
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