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William Comyn 1191–1233 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1191

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1233

Death Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Comyn

Mother: Sarah Fitzhugh

Spouse(s): Margaret Buchan

Children(s): Margaret Comyn

The story of William Comyn began in 1191 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. William Comyn married Margaret Colhan Buchan, and had children including Margaret Comyn. William Comyn passed away in 1233 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Comyn began in 1191 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • William Comyn married Margaret Colhan Buchan, and had children including Margaret Comyn.
  • William Comyn passed away in 1233 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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William Comyn's Ancestors

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William Comyn
1191–1233
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Sir 1st Earl of Buchan, Justicar of Scotia, Sheriff of Forfar Comyn
1163–1233
Altyre, Moray, Scotland
Sarah Fitzhugh
1160–1204
Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Fitzhugh
1134–1201
Richards Castle, Herefordshire, England
Alice (De) Greystoke
1140–1160
Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert FitzHugh
1110–1185
Walter Greystoke
1113–1162
Beatrice Folketon
1110–1162
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Comyn's Descendants

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William Comyn (1191–1233) m. Margaret (Colhan) Buchan (BEF 1185–BEF 1244)
  1. 1. Margaret Comyn 1217–1274

William Comyn's Timeline

2 Records

1191
1191
Birth of William Comyn in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1233
1233
Age 42
Death of William Comyn in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1191
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1233
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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