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William Cathcart 1538–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Cathcare, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1618

Death Location: England

Father: Lord Cathcart"

Mother: Lady Sempill

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In 1538, William Cathcart entered the world in Cathcare, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Lord Alan Carthcart 3Rd Lord Cathcart And Lady Helen Sempill. William Cathcart passed away in 1618 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1538, William Cathcart entered the world in Cathcare, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Lord Alan Carthcart 3Rd Lord Cathcart And Lady Helen Sempill.
  • William Cathcart passed away in 1618 in England.

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William Cathcart's Ancestors

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William Cathcart
1538–1618
Birth Place: Cathcare, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Alan Carthcart "3rd Lord Cathcart"
1508–1547
Cathcart House, Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Helen) Sempill
1512–1547
Langside, Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Alan Crichton II,) 12GG
1490–1513
Sanquhar Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Margaret (Chalmers Maxwell Lady Cathcart) 12GG
1472–1560
Caerlavrock Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
William (Sempill, 2nd Lord Sempill) Lord
1485–1552
Sempill, Elliotstoun,Renfrew,Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Montgomerie
1487–1523
Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland,
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sempill
1465–1513
Lady Sempill
1468–1504
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cathcart's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of William Cathcart in Cathcare, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Cathcare, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1618
Dec 1618
Age 80
Death of William Cathcart in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Cathcare, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1618
    Event Place: England

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