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William Drummond 1585 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1585

Birth Location: Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Dec 1649

Death Location: Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John DRUMMOND

Mother: Susannah Fowler

Spouse(s): Janet Nairne, Elizabeth LOGAN

Children(s): John Lundin, John Drummond, James Drummond, William DRUMMOND, Robert Drummond, Elizabeth Drummond, Margaret Drummond, Jane Drummond

The story of William Drummond began in 1585 in Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland. William Drummond married Janet Nairne, Elizabeth LOGAN, and had children including John Richard 6th Earl of Lennoch Drummond, formerly Lundin, John Drummond, James Drummond, William DRUMMOND, Robert Drummond, Elizabeth Drummond, Margaret Drummond, Jane Drummond. William Drummond passed away in 1649 in Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Drummond began in 1585 in Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • William Drummond married Janet Nairne, Elizabeth LOGAN, and had children including John Richard 6th Earl of Lennoch Drummond, formerly Lundin, John Drummond, James Drummond, William DRUMMOND, Robert Drummond, Elizabeth Drummond, Margaret Drummond, Jane Drummond.
  • William Drummond passed away in 1649 in Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Drummond's Ancestors

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William Drummond
1585 – 1649
Birth Place: Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John DRUMMOND
1553 – 1611
of, Hawthornden, Midlothian, Scotland
Susannah Fowler
1565 – 1600
Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Drummond of) Carnock
1525 – 1592
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Marjory Elphinstone
1533 – 1589
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland
William Fowler
1535 – 1572
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Fockhart
1530 – 1596
Great-Grandparents
Alexander GG13N
1500 – 1594
Marjory Bruce
1500 –
Alexander Sterlingshire
1510 – 1547
Catharina Erskine
1510 – 1552
John Fowler
1510 –
Sibilla Lindsay
1515 –
John Fockhart
1505 –
Elizabeth Hepburne
1505 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Drummond*
1450 – 1502
Marion Drummond
1450 –
Robert Bruce
1430 – 1513
Lady Montgomery
1468 – 1505
Alexander Baron
1480 – 1513
John Erskine
1487 – 1555
Margaret Hay
1485 – 1554
Alexander Lindsay
1485 –
Jean Clair-Crawford-Lindsay
1495 – 1559

William Drummond's Descendants

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William Drummond (13 Dec 1585 – 4 Dec 1649) m. Janet Nairne (1532 – 1585) m. Elizabeth LOGAN
  1. 1. John (Richard 6th Earl of Lennoch Drummond, formerly) Lundin (about 1600 - 1610 – 20 Jan 1677) m. Sarah (Frances Prescott) Drummond (1615 – 1650)
    1. 1. John Drummond (1635 – 10 October 1713) m. Patience Hill (circa 1649 – 10 Oct 1713)
      1. 1. John Drummond (21 Mar 1688 – 05 Dec 1751) m. Amy Parker (circa 1690/95 – Aft. 26 Jan 1720)
        1. 1. John (Drummond) III (1716 – 12 Oct 1779)
        2. 2. Drake Drummond (1718 – 11 March-17 Nov 1794)
        3. 3. Drake Drummond (1718 – 11 Mar 1794)
        4. 4. William Drummond (1720/28 – circa 1790)
        5. 5. Robert Drummond (1735 – Oct 1792) m. Anariter Sill (1725 – 1806)
  2. 2. John Drummond (Abt. 1633 – Bef. 1649)
  3. 3. James Drummond (1639 – Bef. 1649)
  4. 4. William DRUMMOND (1640 – 1713)
  5. 5. Robert Drummond (Abt. 1642 – 1697)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Drummond
  7. 7. Margaret Drummond ( – Bef. 1649)
  8. 8. Jane Drummond ( – Bef. 1649)

William Drummond's Timeline

2 Records

1585
13 Dec 1585
Birth of William Drummond in Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
1649
4 Dec 1649
Age 64
Death of William Drummond in Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1585
    Event Place: Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 45
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1649
    Event Place: Hawthornden Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 45
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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