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William KNOX Reverend -Minister of Cockburn and Carrington 1551–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1551

Birth Location: Giffordsgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: Apr 1592

Death Location: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William Cockburn

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Margaret MAXWELL

Children(s): James Kelso

William KNOX Reverend -Minister of Cockburn and Carrington was born in 1551 in Giffordsgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Sinclair Knox Reverend Minister Of Cockburn And Lady Margaret Stewart. William KNOX Reverend -Minister of Cockburn and Carrington married Margaret Maxwell, and had children including James Knox Reverend Minister Of Kelso. William KNOX Reverend -Minister of Cockburn and Carrington passed away in 1592 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William KNOX Reverend -Minister of Cockburn and Carrington was born in 1551 in Giffordsgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Sinclair Knox Reverend Minister Of Cockburn And Lady Margaret Stewart.
  • William KNOX Reverend -Minister of Cockburn and Carrington married Margaret Maxwell, and had children including James Knox Reverend Minister Of Kelso.
  • William KNOX Reverend -Minister of Cockburn and Carrington passed away in 1592 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cockburn
1505–1570
Birth Location: Giffordsgate, Haddington, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Lady Stewart
1540–1612
Birth Location: Ayrshire
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Spouses(s)

Margaret MAXWELL
1551–1622
Birth Location: Cavens, Wigton, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Kelso
1595–1633
Birth Location: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Carrington's Ancestors

Self
William Carrington
1551–1592
Birth Place: Giffordsgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Sinclair KNOX Reverend - Minister of Cockburn
1505–1570
Giffordsgate, Haddington, Edinburgh, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Stewart
1540–1612
Ayrshire
Grandparents
Sir (William Knox, of) Gifford
1486–1513
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Sinclair
1490–1505
Roslin ,Edinburgh
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Carrington's Descendants

1.
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William (KNOX Reverend -Minister of Cockburn and) Carrington (1551–Apr 1592) m. Margaret MAXWELL (1551–1622)
  1. 1. James (KNOX Reverend - Minister of) Kelso 1595–1633 m. Martha (BORTHWICK) (Knox) 1590–1623
    1. 1. William KNOX 1603–1705 m. Cathrein (Catherine ELPHINGSTOUN Elphingstone) (Knox) 1607–1674
      1. 1. William (KNOX Sir (Scottish) Covenanter) 1640–1721 m. Lady (Jeane Anna SINCLAIR) (Knox) 1627–1711
        1. 1. John (Adam) KNOX 1682–1758 m. Margaret (BROCK) (Knox) 1686–1710
    2. 2. Robert (KNOX Rev - Minister of) Kelso 1606–1658
      1. 1. Jeane KNOX 1644–
      2. 2. James KNOX 1648–
      3. 3. Margrat KNOX 1643–
      4. 4. Helein KNOX 1657–
      5. 5. William KNOX 1651–
    3. 3. Reverend (John Knox, Minister of) Bowden 1600–
    4. 4. James KNOX 1610–

William Carrington's Timeline

2 Records

1551
1551
Birth of William KNOX Reverend -Minister of Cockburn and Carrington in Giffordsgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Giffordsgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1592
Apr 1592
Age 41
Death of William KNOX Reverend -Minister of Cockburn and Carrington in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Giffordsgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1592
    Event Place: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
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