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William Lindsay 1482 – 1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1482

Birth Location: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: Mar 1547

Death Location: Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Patrick Lindsay

Mother: Isabella Pitcairn

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The story of William Lindsay began in 1482 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. William Lindsay passed away in 1547 in Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lindsay began in 1482 in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • William Lindsay passed away in 1547 in Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Lindsay's Ancestors

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William Lindsay
1482 – 1547
Birth Place: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Lindsay
1439 – 1526
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Isabella Pitcairn
1456 – 1526
Pitcairn, Redgorton, Perth
Grandparents
John Lindsay
1400 – 1482
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Joan (Agnes (Mary)) Stewart
1408 – 1496
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Henry Pitcarne
1440 –
Scotland
Elizabeth Ramsey
1440 – 1490
Clatto, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Willem Lindsay
1352 – 1414
Christiana Keith
1363 – 1435
Robert Stewart
1379 – 1449
Joan Stewart
1379 – 1439
George Pitcairn
1420 – 1466
Pitcairn
1420 –
Ralph Ramsey
1405 – 1464
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Lindsay
1331 – 1393
Christiana Keith
1328 – 1387
John Stewart
1348 – 1421
Isabel MacDougall
1352 – 1439
Robert Stewart
1340 – 1406
Margaret Graham
1334 – 1380
Alexander Pitcarne
1400 – 1454
Lady Pitcarne
1402 – 1454
Alexander Pitcairn
1400 – 1454
Alexander Pitcarne
1402 – 1454
Ralph Ramsay
1360 – 1434
Alice Walsingham
1374 – 1426

William Lindsay's Timeline

2 Records

1482
Abt 1482
Birth of William Lindsay in Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1547
Mar 1547
Age 65
Death of William Lindsay in Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1482
    Event Place: Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1547
    Event Place: Pyotston, Dunfirmline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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