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William Leslie 1461 – 1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1461

Birth Location: Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland

Death Date: 1513-09-09

Death Location: Flodden,Branxton,Northumberland,England

Father: Andrew Leslie

Mother: Marjory Sinclair

Spouse(s): Janet Balfour

Children(s): George Leslie

William Leslie was born in 1461 in Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland, the child of Andrew Leslie and Marjory Sinclair. William Leslie married Janet Balfour, and had children including George Leslie. William Leslie passed away in 1513 in Flodden,Branxton,Northumberland,England.

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Biography

  • William Leslie was born in 1461 in Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland, the child of Andrew Leslie and Marjory Sinclair.
  • William Leslie married Janet Balfour, and had children including George Leslie.
  • William Leslie passed away in 1513 in Flodden,Branxton,Northumberland,England.

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Children(s)

William Leslie's Ancestors

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William Leslie
1461 – 1513
Birth Place: Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland
Parents
Andrew Leslie
1440 – 1486
Teasses,Fifeshire,,Scotland
Marjory Sinclair
1450 – 1480
Roslin,,Caithness,Scotland
Grandparents
George Leslie
1416 – 1490
Rothesay,Bute Island,Bute,Scotland
Christina Haliburton
1416 – 1508
Dirleton,,East Lothian,Scotland
William Sinclair
1408 – 1480
,,Caithness,Scotland
Marjory Sutherland
1436 – 1480
Dunbeath,,Caithness,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leslie's Descendants

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William Leslie (1461 – 1513-09-09) m. Janet Balfour (1465 – 1518)
  1. 1. George Leslie (1476 – 1558-11-28) m. Agnes Somerville (1500 – 1543)
    1. 1. Helen Leslie (1545 – 1594-10-26) m. Mark Kerr (1516 – 1584-08-29)
      1. 1. Catherine Kerr (1555 – 1600-03) m. William Maxwell (1555 – 1604-10-10)
        1. 1. John Maxwell (1580 – 1631) m. Elizabeth Maxwell (1579 – 1639-12)

William Leslie's Timeline

2 Records

1461
1461
Birth of William Leslie in Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland
Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland
1513
1513-09-09
Age 52
Death of William Leslie in Flodden,Branxton,Northumberland,England
Flodden,Branxton,Northumberland,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1461
    Event Place: Rothes,Elginshire,,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1513-09-09
    Event Place: Flodden,Branxton,Northumberland,England

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