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William Lord Chancellor Scotland Crichton 1383–1454 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1383

Birth Location: Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: Jul 1454

Death Location: Sanquhar Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Crichton

Mother: Christian Gremislaw

Spouse(s): Lady Crichton

Children(s): Elizabeth Crichton

In 1383, William Lord Chancellor Scotland Crichton entered the world in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Sir John Crichton And Christian Gremislaw. William Lord Chancellor Scotland Crichton married Lady Margaret Agnes Maitland Bruce Baroness Crichton, and had children including Elizabeth Countess Huntly Crichton. William Lord Chancellor Scotland Crichton passed away in 1454 in Sanquhar Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1383, William Lord Chancellor Scotland Crichton entered the world in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Sir John Crichton And Christian Gremislaw.
  • William Lord Chancellor Scotland Crichton married Lady Margaret Agnes Maitland Bruce Baroness Crichton, and had children including Elizabeth Countess Huntly Crichton.
  • William Lord Chancellor Scotland Crichton passed away in 1454 in Sanquhar Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Crichton
1355–1423
Birth Location: Crichton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
SC
Christian Gremislaw
1356–1429
Birth Location: Eodem, Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Crichton
1385–1421
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
LC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Crichton
1410–1479
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
EC

William Crichton's Ancestors

Self
William Crichton
1383–1454
Birth Place: Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Crichton
1355–1423
Crichton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Christian Gremislaw
1356–1429
Eodem, Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Crichton's Descendants

1.
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William (Lord Chancellor Scotland) Crichton (1383–Jul 1454) m. Lady (Margaret Agnes Maitland Bruce Baroness) Crichton (1385–1421)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Countess Huntly) Crichton 1410–1479 m. Alexander (Seton Huntly Gordon (1st Earl of) Huntly) 1410–1470
    1. 1. Sir (George Huntly) Gordon 1430–1502 m. Lady (Anabella Stewart Princess of) Scotland 1432–1509 m. Isabel Innes 1450–1560 m. Elizabeth Dunbar 1425–1485
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth 1 Gordon, Countess of) Marischal 1462–1525 m. Sir (William 1 Keith, 3rd Earl of) Marischal 1451–1527
        1. 1. Lady (Janet) Keith 1494–1547

William Crichton's Timeline

2 Records

1383
1383
Birth of William Lord Chancellor Scotland Crichton in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
1454
Jul 1454
Age 71
Death of William Lord Chancellor Scotland Crichton in Sanquhar Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Sanquhar Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1383
    Event Place: Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1454
    Event Place: Sanquhar Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
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