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William de Lindsay 1178 – 1236 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1178

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1236

Death Location: Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Lindsay,

Mother: Eleanor Limesey

Spouse(s):

Children(s): David Lindsay,

In 1178, William de Lindsay entered the world in Scotland, born to Sir William de Lindsay, and Eleanor de Limesey. William de Lindsay had children including David de Lindsay,. William de Lindsay passed away in 1236 in Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1178, William de Lindsay entered the world in Scotland, born to Sir William de Lindsay, and Eleanor de Limesey.
  • William de Lindsay had children including David de Lindsay,.
  • William de Lindsay passed away in 1236 in Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Lindsay,
1148 – 1200
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Eleanor Limesey
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Lindsay,
1203 – 1249
Birth Location: Luffness, Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
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William Lindsay's Ancestors

Self
William Lindsay
1178 – 1236
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Sir William de Lindsay,
1148 – 1200
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Eleanor (de) Limesey
Grandparents
Sir (Walter de) Lindsay,
1122 – 1164
Fordington, Lincolnshire, England
Alianore Crawford
1124 – 1180
Pirton, Herefordshire, England
Gerard (de) Limesey
Amice (de) Bidun
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lindsay
1096 – 1147
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Gaunt,
1080 – 1138
Mahaut Bretagne
1092 – 1135

William Lindsay's Descendants

1.
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William (de) Lindsay (Abt. 1178 – 1236)
  1. 1. David (de) Lindsay, (Abt. 1203 – Abt. 1249) m. Margaret Crawford
    1. 1. Sir (David de) Lindsay, (Abt. 1235 – 1271) m. Margaret Lindsay (1247 – 1274)
      1. 1. Sir (Alexander de) Lindsay, (Abt. 1266 – 1307) m. Beatrix Stewart, (Jan 1268 – 1337)
        1. 1. Lord (David de) Lindsay, (Abt. 1299 – Bef. 13 Oct 1355) m. Mary d'Abernethy, (Abt. 1298 – Bef. 19 Nov 1355)
        2. 2. Beatrice (Beatrix de) Lindsay (1298 – 1352) m. Sir (Archibald epithet "Tyneman" (Old Scots: Loser)) Douglas, (1296 – 19 Jul 1333) m. Sir (Robert de) Erskine, (1310 – 1385)

William Lindsay's Timeline

2 Records

1178
Abt. 1178
Birth of William de Lindsay in Scotland
Scotland
1236
1236
Age 58
Death of William de Lindsay in Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1178
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1236
    Event Place: Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
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