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William "Lord of Luffness" "1st of Craigie Castle" Lindsay 1205 – 1247 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1205

Birth Location: Luffness, Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: abt 1247

Death Location: Craigie Castle, Scotland

Father: William Lindsay

Mother: Avice Lancaster

Spouse(s): Avice Lancaster

Children(s): David Lindsay, Walter Lindsay, Margaret Lindsey

William "Lord of Luffness" "1st of Craigie Castle" Lindsay was born in 1205 in Luffness, Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of William "Lord of Luffness" Lindsay and Avice Lancaster. William "Lord of Luffness" "1st of Craigie Castle" Lindsay married Avice "Alicia" Lancaster, and had children including David "Lord of Brenevil" Lindsay, Walter "Lord of Lamberton" Lindsay, Margaret Lindsey. William "Lord of Luffness" "1st of Craigie Castle" Lindsay passed away in 1247 in Craigie Castle, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William "Lord of Luffness" "1st of Craigie Castle" Lindsay was born in 1205 in Luffness, Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of William "Lord of Luffness" Lindsay and Avice Lancaster.
  • William "Lord of Luffness" "1st of Craigie Castle" Lindsay married Avice "Alicia" Lancaster, and had children including David "Lord of Brenevil" Lindsay, Walter "Lord of Lamberton" Lindsay, Margaret Lindsey.
  • William "Lord of Luffness" "1st of Craigie Castle" Lindsay passed away in 1247 in Craigie Castle, Scotland.

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William Lindsay's Ancestors

Self
William Lindsay
1205 – 1247
Birth Place: Luffness, Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William "Lord of Luffness" Lindsay
1182 – 1236
Luffness, Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
Avice Lancaster
1187 – 1205
England
Grandparents
William ("of Ercildoun") Lindsay
1148 – 1200
Scotland
Eleanor Limesi
1160 – 1197
Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Lindsay
1122 – 1168
Gerard Limesi
1124 – 1185
Amicia Bidun
1125 – 1185
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lindsay
1096 – 1147
Alan Limesi
1095 – 1162
Hanelade Bidun
1104 – 1185
Sara Bidum
1106 – 1160

William Lindsay's Descendants

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William ("Lord of Luffness" "1st of Craigie Castle") Lindsay (1205 – abt 1247) m. Avice ("Alicia") Lancaster (abt 1187 – aft 1205)
  1. 1. David ("Lord of Brenevil") Lindsay (abt 1222 – ) m. unknown Crawford (1215 – )
    1. 1. David Lindsay (abt 1244 – 1268) m. Margaret Lindsay (abt 1249 – 1274)
      1. 1. Alexander ("Earl of Crawford") Lindsay (abt 1267 – abt 1314) m. Beatrix Stewart (1268 – 1337) m. Alice Stewart (1268 – )
        1. 1. Beatrice ("Beatrix") Lindsay (bef 1314 – bef 1352) m. Robert Erskine (1310 – 1385)
        2. 2. David Lindsay (1299 – 13 Oct 1357) m. Mary Abernethy (1285 – 19 Nov 1355)
  2. 2. Walter ("Lord of Lamberton") Lindsay (abt 1231 – 2 Nov 1271) m. Christiana Hose (abt 1230 – aft 1261)
    1. 1. Margaret Lindsay (abt 1249 – 1274) m. David Lindsay (abt 1244 – 1268)
  3. 3. Margaret Lindsey (1261 – ) m. William ("Muir") Mure (1265 – aft 17 Oct 1346)
    1. 1. Adam (of Rowallan) Mure (1290 – 1380) m. Joanna (of Polkelly) Danzielstour (1296 – 1330)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (O'Rowallan "Muir") Mure (abt 1320 – May 1355) m. Robert Stewart (02 Mar 1316 – 19 Apr 1390)
        1. 1. Robert ("1st Duke of Albany" "Earl of Menteith, Fife, Athol and Buchan") Stewart (1340 – 3 Sep 1420) m. Margaret ("Countess of Monteith, Duchess of Albany") Graham (1334 – 4 May 1380)

William Lindsay's Timeline

2 Records

1205
1205
Birth of William "Lord of Luffness" "1st of Craigie Castle" Lindsay in Luffness, Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
Luffness, Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland
1247
abt 1247
Age 42
Death of William "Lord of Luffness" "1st of Craigie Castle" Lindsay in Craigie Castle, Scotland
Craigie Castle, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1205
    Event Place: Luffness, Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1247
    Event Place: Craigie Castle, Scotland

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