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William Robert Duncan 1669 – 1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1669

Birth Location: Inveresk, With, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1740

Death Location: Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William Duncan

Mother: Helen Broun

Spouse(s): Margaret Hepburne

Children(s): William Duncan

William Robert Duncan II was born in 1669 in Inveresk, With, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Duncan and Helen Broun. William Robert Duncan II married Margaret Hepburne, and had children including William Duncan. William Robert Duncan II passed away in 1740 in Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Robert Duncan II was born in 1669 in Inveresk, With, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Duncan and Helen Broun.
  • William Robert Duncan II married Margaret Hepburne, and had children including William Duncan.
  • William Robert Duncan II passed away in 1740 in Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Duncan
1627 – 1692
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland / Edenburgh, Cannongate, Scotland
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Helen Broun
1645 – 1680
Birth Location: Inveresk, and, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Hepburne
1658 –
Birth Location: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Duncan
1685 –
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Duncan's Ancestors

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William Duncan
1669 – 1740
Birth Place: Inveresk, With, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Duncan
1627 – 1692
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland / Edenburgh, Cannongate, Scotland
Helen Broun
1645 – 1680
Inveresk, and, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Helene Hunter
1625 –
Midlothian Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Duncan's Descendants

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William (Robert) Duncan (25 Jul 1669 – 1740) m. Margaret Hepburne (17 Oct 1658 – )
  1. 1. William Duncan (12 Jun 1685 – )
    1. 1. James Duncan (abt 1724 – ) m. Janet Gibson (2 Feb 1729 – )
      1. 1. Hepburn Duncan (21 Aug 1755 – aft 1786) m. Elizabeth Alexander (16 Apr 1759 – 1841)
        1. 1. Hepburn Duncan (1778 – ) m. Elizabeth West (28 Jan 1787 – Aft 1810)

William Duncan's Timeline

2 Records

1669
25 Jul 1669
Birth of William Robert Duncan II in Inveresk, With, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Inveresk, With, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1740
1740
Age 71
Death of William Robert Duncan II in Midlothian, Scotland
Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1669
    Event Place: Inveresk, With, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland
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