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William Findlay 1545 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1545

Birth Location: Carluke,Lanark,Scotland

Death Date: 1570

Death Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: William Findlay

Mother: Margaret ^

Spouse(s): Jealis Paidin

Children(s): Sir Findlay

William Findlay was born in 1545 in Carluke,Lanark,Scotland, the child of William Findlay and Margaret Hamilton ^. William Findlay married Jealis Paidin, and had children including Sir William Findlay. William Findlay passed away in 1570 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Findlay was born in 1545 in Carluke,Lanark,Scotland, the child of William Findlay and Margaret Hamilton ^.
  • William Findlay married Jealis Paidin, and had children including Sir William Findlay.
  • William Findlay passed away in 1570 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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William Findlay's Ancestors

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William Findlay
1545 – 1570
Birth Place: Carluke,Lanark,Scotland
Parents
William Findlay
1502 – 1545
Cupar-Angus, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret (Hamilton) ^
1512 – 1545
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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William Findlay's Descendants

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William Findlay (Abt 1545 – 1570) m. Jealis Paidin (1550 – 1632)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Findlay (1570 – 1600)
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Findlay, Burgess of) Glasgow (1594 – 1630) m. Lady (Catherine) Mitchell (1596 – 25 Mar 1678)
      1. 1. Jonet (Janet) Findlay (1628 – 1690) m. Adam (Dickie) Dickey (1620 – 1653)
        1. 1. John Dickie (15 Dec 1653 – 1720) m. Margaret Thompson (1655 – )

William Findlay's Timeline

2 Records

1545
Abt 1545
Birth of William Findlay in Carluke,Lanark,Scotland
Carluke,Lanark,Scotland
1570
1570
Age 25
Death of William Findlay in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1545
    Event Place: Carluke,Lanark,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland

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