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William Graham 1500–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Montrose, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 May 1571

Death Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Graham

Mother: Baroness Drummond

Spouse(s): Janet Keith

Children(s): Baroness Graham, Lady Montrose, Christian Graham, Elizabeth Graham, Lady Graham, Robert Graham, William Graham

William Graham was born in 1500 in Montrose, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William 1St Earl Of Montrose Graham And Baroness Annabella Drummond. William Graham married Janet Keith, and had children including Baroness Nicola Graham, Christian Graham, Elizabeth Graham, Lady Agnes Graham Countess Of Montrose, Lady Janet Graham, Margaret Graham, Mungo Graham, Robert Master Of Graham Graham, William Graham. William Graham passed away in 1571 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Graham was born in 1500 in Montrose, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William 1St Earl Of Montrose Graham And Baroness Annabella Drummond.
  • William Graham married Janet Keith, and had children including Baroness Nicola Graham, Christian Graham, Elizabeth Graham, Lady Agnes Graham Countess Of Montrose, Lady Janet Graham, Margaret Graham, Mungo Graham, Robert Master Of Graham Graham, William Graham.
  • William Graham passed away in 1571 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Graham's Ancestors

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William Graham
1500–1571
Birth Place: Montrose, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William 1st Earl of Montrose Graham
1447–1513
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Baroness (Annabella) Drummond
1463–1505
Innerpeffray, Crief, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Graham's Descendants

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William Graham (1500–24 May 1571) m. Janet Keith (1495–August 1547)
  1. 1. Baroness (Nicola) Graham 1520–1571 m. John (Gordon 2nd Laird of Pitlurg) * 1517–1547 m. George Sinclair –1582
    1. 1. Robert Moray –1549
    2. 2. John Sinclair 1543–1576
  2. 2. Lady (Agnes Graham Countess of) Montrose 1528–1550
  3. 3. Christian Graham 1530–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Graham 1520–1576
  5. 5. Lady (Janet) Graham 1520–1547
  6. 6. Robert (Master of Graham) Graham 1515–1547 m. Margaretha Fleming 1530–1585
    1. 1. Sir (John 3rd Earl of Montrose) Graham 1547–1608 m. Jean Drummond 1548–1598
      1. 1. John (II Graham Earl van) Montrose 1573–1626 m. Margaretha (Margaret) Ruthven 1577–1618
        1. 1. James (Graham Marquis of) Montrose 1612–1650 m. Magdalen Carnegie 1610–1650
        2. 2. Margaretha Graham 1595–
        3. 3. James (1st Marquess of Montrose) Graham 1612–1650
      2. 2. Lady (Lillias Katherine) Graham 1570–1640
      3. 3. Robert Graham 1566–1617 m. Margaretha (Margaret) Ruthven 1577–1618
        1. 1. Lilias Graham 1596–1650
        2. 2. Thomas Graham 1586–
        3. 3. Sir (John Graham (4th Earl of Montrose)) Greenway 1590–1638 m. Margaretha (Margaret) Ruthven 1577–1618
        4. 4. Dorothea Graham 1598–1638
  7. 7. William Graham 1522–1597

William Graham's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Graham in Montrose, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Montrose, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1571
24 May 1571
Age 71
Death of William Graham in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Montrose, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1571
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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