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William Crichton 1551–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1551

Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries, Scotland

Death Date: BEF 31 Jul 1590

Death Location: Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Willem Sanquhar

Mother: Elizabeth Fleming

Spouse(s): Katherine Carmichael

Children(s): Robert Critchton, Willem Dumfries

William Crichton was born in 1551 in Sanquhar, Dumfries, Scotland, the child of Willem Lord Crichton Van Sanquhar And Elizabeth Fleming. William Crichton married Katherine Carmichael, and had children including Robert Critchton, Willem I Crichton Earl Van Dumfries. William Crichton passed away in 1590 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Crichton was born in 1551 in Sanquhar, Dumfries, Scotland, the child of Willem Lord Crichton Van Sanquhar And Elizabeth Fleming.
  • William Crichton married Katherine Carmichael, and had children including Robert Critchton, Willem I Crichton Earl Van Dumfries.
  • William Crichton passed away in 1590 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Sanquhar
1525–1550
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Fleming
1527–1585
Birth Location: Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Carmichael
1550–1600
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Critchton
1580–1641
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Willem Dumfries
1575–1645
Birth Location: –
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William Crichton's Ancestors

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William Crichton
1551–1590
Birth Place: Sanquhar, Dumfries, Scotland
Parents
Willem Lord Crichton van Sanquhar
1525–1550
Sanquhar, Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Fleming
1527–1585
Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Robert III Crichton of) Sanquhar
1495–1525
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Murray
1500–1527
Cockpool, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Crichton's Descendants

1.
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William Crichton (March 1551–BEF 31 Jul 1590) m. Katherine Carmichael (1550–16 Jun 1600)
  1. 1. Robert Critchton 1580–1641 m. Agnes (Macbrair heiress of) cockpool 1594–1646
    1. 1. Robert (Murray) Crichton 1621–1700
      1. 1. Lady (Anne Murray Crichton of) Cockpool 1672–1726 m. Lord (James Mortimer Murray of Doually, Captain Royal Scots) G 1663–1719
        1. 1. Margaret Murray 1696–1730 m. John (Achendrain Farquharson (9th of) Ivercauld) 1673–1750
  2. 2. Willem (I Crichton Earl van) Dumfries 1575–1645

William Crichton's Timeline

2 Records

1551
March 1551
Birth of William Crichton in Sanquhar, Dumfries, Scotland
Sanquhar, Dumfries, Scotland
1590
BEF 31 Jul 1590
Age 39
Death of William Crichton in Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1551
    Event Place: Sanquhar, Dumfries, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 31 Jul 1590
    Event Place: Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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