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William Graham 1494 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1494

Birth Location: Kincardine, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 MAY 1571

Death Location: Montrose, Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Graham

Mother: Annabel Montrose

Spouse(s): Janet Keith

Children(s): Nicholas Graham, Margaret Graham, Robert Graham, William Graham, Janet Graham, Christian Graham, Alexander Graham, Agnes Graham, Elizabeth Graham, Mungo Graham, Catherine Graham, Christian Graham

The story of William Graham began in 1494 in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. William Graham married Janet Keith, and had children including Nicholas Graham, Margaret Graham, Robert Graham, William Graham, Janet Graham, Christian Graham, Alexander Graham, Agnes Graham, Elizabeth Graham, Mungo Graham, Catherine Graham, Christian Graham. William Graham passed away in 1571 in Montrose, Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Graham began in 1494 in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William Graham married Janet Keith, and had children including Nicholas Graham, Margaret Graham, Robert Graham, William Graham, Janet Graham, Christian Graham, Alexander Graham, Agnes Graham, Elizabeth Graham, Mungo Graham, Catherine Graham, Christian Graham.
  • William Graham passed away in 1571 in Montrose, Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Graham
1463 – 1513
Birth Location: Kincardine, Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland
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Annabel Montrose
1463 – 1495
Birth Location: Stobhill, Edinburghshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Keith
1494 – 1547
Birth Location: Dunottar, Kinardineshire, Scotland
JK

Children(s)

Nicholas Graham
1516 –
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Graham
1517 –
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Graham
1521 – 1547
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Graham
1522 – 1597
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
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Janet Graham
1524 –
Birth Location: Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland
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Christian Graham
1526 –
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
CG
Alexander Graham
1527 –
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
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Agnes Graham
1528 – 1550
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AG
Elizabeth Graham
1528 – 1576
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
EG
Mungo Graham
1528 – 1592
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
MG
Catherine Graham
1532 –
Birth Location: Kincardine, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Christian Graham
1536 –
Birth Location: Kincardine Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
CG

William Graham's Ancestors

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William Graham
1494 – 1571
Birth Place: Kincardine, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Graham
1463 – 1513
Kincardine, Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland
Annabel (Drummond Baroness of) Montrose
1463 – 1495
Stobhill, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Graham
1430 – 1472
Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland
Eleanor Douglas
1425 – 1486
East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Drummond
1438 – 1519
Stobhill, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth de) Lindsay
1445 – 1519
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1398 – 1437
Margaret Hay
1404 – 1484
Malcolm Drummond
1415 – 1470
Mariot Murray
1411 – 1455
Alexander Lindsay,
1423 – 1453
Lady Dunbar
1383 – 1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Douglas
1376 – 1402
Mary Stewart
1375 – 1457
William Hay
1366 – 1421
Alicia Hay
1372 – 1447
Walter Drummond
1380 – 1455
Margaret Ruthven
1396 – 1482
David Murray
1385 – 1451
Margaret Colquhoun
1398 – 1454
David Crawford
1404 – 1445
Marjorie Ogilvy
1410 – 1476
David Dunbar
1350 – 1430
Vivanne Cliffe
1380 – 1422

William Graham's Descendants

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William Graham (1494 – 24 MAY 1571) m. Janet Keith (1494 – ABT 25 AUG 1547)
  1. 1. Nicholas Graham (1516 – ) m. Joan (Murray or) Moray (ABT 1512 – 1547) m. Robert Graham (ABT 1526 – )
  2. 2. Margaret Graham (ABT 1517 – ) m. Robert Erskine
  3. 3. Robert Graham (13 MAR 1521 – 10 SEP 1547) m. Margaret Fleming (1530 – 15 MAR 1586)
  4. 4. William Graham (1522 – 1597)
  5. 5. Janet Graham (ABT 1524 – ) m. Andrew Murray (ABT 1525 – AFT 30 APR 1572)
  6. 6. Christian Graham (ABT 1526 – ) m. Robert Graham (ABT 1526 – )
  7. 7. Alexander Graham (1527 – )
  8. 8. Agnes Graham (1528 – 1550) m. William Murray (ABT 1530 – 16 MAY 1583)
    1. 1. John (Murray sir; 1st earl of) Tullibardine (1550 – 3 AUG 1613) m. Catherine Drummond (1552 – 1592)
      1. 1. William Murray (1574 – 30 JAN 1628) m. Euphame Littlejohn (ABT 1574 – ) m. Cecilia Wemyss (1583 – 1604) m. Dorothea (Stewart Countess) Tullibardine (1581 – BEF 6 AUG 1628)
      2. 2. Anne Lyon (AFT 1575 – )
      3. 3. Lilias Grant (AFT 1575 – )
      4. 4. Robert Murray (1576 – ABT 1618)
      5. 5. Margaret Murray (1577 – DEC 1617) m. James Haldane (ABT 1568 – ABT 1625)
      6. 6. Gregor Murray (1578 – 1644)
      7. 7. Lilias Murray (1579 – 30 DEC 1643) m. John Grant (1573 – 2 SEP 1622)
        1. 1. Duncan Grant (1591 – ) m. Muriel Ross (BEF 1581 – )
        2. 2. Anne Grant (SEP 1594 – AFT 1633) m. Lachlan Mackintosh (1593 – 22 JUN 1622) m. Robert MacKay (ABT 1601 – )
        3. 3. Katherine Grant (1596 – ) m. Alexander (Kempcairn) Ogilvy (ABT 1587 – )
        4. 4. John Grant (17 AUG 1596 – 1 APR 1637) m. Mary Ogilvy (ABT 1590 – 1646)
        5. 5. Jean Grant (1597 – ABT OCT 1626) m. William Sutherland (1586 – OCT 1626) m. Thomas MacKenzie (ABT 1605 – )
        6. 6. Lilias Grant (1599 – ) m. Sir. (Walter) Innes (ABT 1595 – )
      8. 8. Patrick Murray (16 APR 1579 – 5 SEP 1644) m. Prudence (ABT 1583 – BEF DEC 1609) m. Elizabeth Dent (1591 – 1655) m. Patrick Murray (1580 – )
      9. 9. Mungo Murray (ABT 1580 – 11 MAR 1641) m. Anna Wemyss (1610 – 20 SEP 1643)
      10. 10. John Murray (1581 – 7 FEB 1607) m. Jean Cockburn (1576 – 1607)
      11. 11. Elizabeth Murray (1582 – 1620) m. Robert Ker (9 DEC 1578 – 24 DEC 1654)
      12. 12. Annabella Murray (1583 – 27 FEB 1618) m. Patrick Lyon (1575 – 19 DEC 1615)
      13. 13. Catherine Murray (1585 – ) m. David Ross (1582 – 20 NOV 1632)
      14. 14. Patrick Murray (AFT 1586 – )
      15. 15. Jean Murray (1587 – JUN 1612) m. Patrick Hepburn (1585 – )
      16. 16. Margaret Murray (1588 – DEC 1617)
      17. 17. Annabella Ross
      18. 18. John Murray
      19. 19. Margaret Haldane
    2. 2. Annabella Murray (13 APR 1555 – 3 FEB 1602) m. James Erskine ( – 1567) m. John Hamilton (ABT 1554 – ) m. . m. John Erskine (1525 – 28 OCT 1572)
    3. 3. Margaret Murray (1560 – )
    4. 4. Agnes Murray (1563 – )
  9. 9. Elizabeth Graham (1528 – 4 APR 1576) m. George (4th Earl Of Caithness) Sinclair (14 JUL 1527 – 9 SEP 1582)
  10. 10. Mungo Graham (1528 – BEF 1592)
  11. 11. Catherine Graham (ABT 1532 – ) m. John Graham (1525 – 1569)
  12. 12. Christian Graham (1536 – )

William Graham's Timeline

2 Records

1494
1494
Birth of William Graham in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kincardine, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
24 MAY 1571
Age 77
Death of William Graham in Montrose, Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Montrose, Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Kincardine, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 MAY 1571
    Event Place: Montrose, Angus-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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