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William Sir Knight Chancellor of Scotland Comyn 1084–1160 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1084

Birth Location: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1160

Death Location: Badennoch, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: John Comyn

Mother: Sybyl Giffard

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William Sir Knight Chancellor of Scotland Comyn was born in 1084 in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland, the child of John De Comyn And Sybyl De Giffard. William Sir Knight Chancellor of Scotland Comyn passed away in 1160 in Badennoch, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Sir Knight Chancellor of Scotland Comyn was born in 1084 in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland, the child of John De Comyn And Sybyl De Giffard.
  • William Sir Knight Chancellor of Scotland Comyn passed away in 1160 in Badennoch, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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William Comyn's Ancestors

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William Comyn
1084–1160
Birth Place: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Parents
John de Comyn
1050–1135
Morayshire, Scotland
Sybyl (de) Giffard
1057–1084
Fonthill, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Robert (Earl Northumberland de Comines Comyn) Earl
1022–1069
Conteville, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
Mary (of) Moray
1026–1052
Moray, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Comyn
1000–1021
Mrs Comyn
–1022
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Contivelle
–1087
Mrs DeConteville
–1005

William Comyn's Timeline

2 Records

1084
1084
Birth of William Sir Knight Chancellor of Scotland Comyn in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
1160
1160
Age 76
Death of William Sir Knight Chancellor of Scotland Comyn in Badennoch, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Badennoch, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1084
    Event Place: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1160
    Event Place: Badennoch, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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