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William Comyn 1084 – 1160 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1084

Birth Location: Altyre, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 1160

Death Location: Altyre Estate, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: John Comyn

Mother: Giffard None

Spouse(s): Maud Banastre, Maude Basset

Children(s): A Comyn

William Comyn was born in 1084 in Altyre, Moray, Scotland, the child of John Comyn and Giffard. William Comyn married Maud Banastre, Maude Basset, and had children including A Comyn. William Comyn passed away in 1160 in Altyre Estate, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Comyn was born in 1084 in Altyre, Moray, Scotland, the child of John Comyn and Giffard.
  • William Comyn married Maud Banastre, Maude Basset, and had children including A Comyn.
  • William Comyn passed away in 1160 in Altyre Estate, Morayshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Comyn
1079 – 1157
Birth Location: Atyre, Moray, Scotland
JC
Giffard None
1057 –
Birth Location: Of, Fonthill, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Maud Banastre
1088 – 1180
Birth Location: Badenoch, Inverness-shire, or , Argyllshire, Scotland
MB
Maude Basset
1088 – 1180
Birth Location: Basset, Leicestershire England
MB

Children(s)

A Comyn
1120 – 1180
Birth Location: Scotland
AC

William Comyn's Ancestors

Self
William Comyn
1084 – 1160
Birth Place: Altyre, Moray, Scotland
Parents
John Comyn
1079 – 1157
Atyre, Moray, Scotland
Giffard
1057 –
Of, Fonthill, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Robert Comyn
1022 – 1069
Morayshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Robert Comyn
1026 –
Of Morayshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Comyn's Descendants

1.
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William Comyn (1084 – 1160) m. Maud Banastre (Abt 1088 – 1180) m. Maude Basset (Abt 1088 – Abt 1180)
  1. 1. A Comyn (1120 – 1180) m. John Johnstoun (1120 – 1207)
    1. 1. Gilbert (De Johnestoun) Johnstone (1140 – 1230) m. Elene Lichton (Bef 1160 – )
      1. 1. Hugo (De) Johnstone (1166 – 1254) m. Hugo deJohnstone ( – Aft 1285)
        1. 1. John (De) Johnstone (1190 – 1280)
        2. 2. John DeJohnstone (1225 – Aft 1332) m. Mrs (John de) Johnstone (1228 – )
      2. 2. Thomas (de) Johnston (1175 – 1270) m. Ragman Hill (1245 – )

William Comyn's Timeline

2 Records

1084
1084
Birth of William Comyn in Altyre, Moray, Scotland
Altyre, Moray, Scotland
1160
1160
Age 76
Death of William Comyn in Altyre Estate, Morayshire, Scotland
Altyre Estate, Morayshire, Scotland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1160
    Event Place: Altyre Estate, Morayshire, Scotland
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