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William Comyn 1253 – 1306 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1253

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Abt 1306

Death Location: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Comyn

Mother: Elizabeth Quincy

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William Comyn was born in 1253 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Comyn and Elizabeth de Quincy. William Comyn passed away in 1306 in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Comyn was born in 1253 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Comyn and Elizabeth de Quincy.
  • William Comyn passed away in 1306 in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland.

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William Comyn's Ancestors

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William Comyn
1253 – 1306
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Comyn
1216 – 1290
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (de) Quincy
1220 – 1282
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
William Comyn
1163 – 1233
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret Buchan
1184 – 1244
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Roger (de) Quincy
1195 – 1264
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Helen (De) Galloway
1205 – 1245
Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Richard Comyn
1115 – 1179
Hextilda Tynedale
1122 – 1182
Fergus Colhan
1170 – 1214
Marjorie Buchan
1169 – 1208
Saer Quincy
1170 – 1219
Margaret Beaumont
1170 – 1235
Alan Galloway
1185 – 1234
(unknown) Lacy
1190 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Unknown Comyn
1085 –
Uchtred
1082 – 1155
Bethóc (Bane)
1080 – 1160
Roger Buchan
1140 – 1190
Unknown
Gartnach Buchan
1062 – 1132
Ete Gillemichael
1079 – 1132
Robert Quincy
1140 – 1197
Orabilis
1135 – 1203
Robert Beaumont
1135 – 1190
Petronille Grentemesnil
1145 – 1212
Lochlann Uchtred
1150 – 1200
Elena Morville
1150 – 1217
Roger Lacy
1170 – 1211
Maud Clere
1175 – 1250

William Comyn's Timeline

2 Records

1253
Abt 1253
Birth of William Comyn in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1306
Abt 1306
Age 53
Death of William Comyn in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1253
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1306
    Event Place: Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland

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