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William (Sir) Laird of Drumry Livingston 1410–1478 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1410

Birth Location: Drumry Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: November 19, 1478

Death Location: Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland

Father: Robert Livingston

Mother: Margaret Somerville

Spouse(s): Euphemia Wemyss

Children(s): Robert Wemyss

William (Sir) Laird of Drumry Livingston was born in 1410 in Drumry Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Livingston And Margaret Somerville. William (Sir) Laird of Drumry Livingston married Euphemia Lady Wemyss, and had children including Robert Livingstone Laird Van Easter Wemyss. William (Sir) Laird of Drumry Livingston passed away in 1478 in Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William (Sir) Laird of Drumry Livingston was born in 1410 in Drumry Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Livingston And Margaret Somerville.
  • William (Sir) Laird of Drumry Livingston married Euphemia Lady Wemyss, and had children including Robert Livingstone Laird Van Easter Wemyss.
  • William (Sir) Laird of Drumry Livingston passed away in 1478 in Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Livingston
1400–1449
Birth Location: Drumry, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Margaret Somerville
1385–1430
Birth Location: Newbigging, Lanarkshire, Schotland
MS

Spouses(s)

Euphemia Wemyss
1415–1470
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
EW

Children(s)

Robert Wemyss
1430–1465
Birth Location: Drumry Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
RW

William Livingston's Ancestors

Self
William Livingston
1410–1478
Birth Place: Drumry Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Livingston
1400–1449
Drumry, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Margaret Somerville
1385–1430
Newbigging, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Grandparents
John ((Sir)) Livingston
1350–1402
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Hannah ((Anne)) Menteith
1355–1381
Renfrewshire, Scotland
John (Somerville Liard van) Carnwath
1345–1400
Carnwarth, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Margaretha Edmonstone
1350–1400
Great-Grandparents
William Livingston
1310–1364
Christiane Callendar
1335–1350
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Livingston's Descendants

1.
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William ((Sir) Laird of Drumry) Livingston (1410–November 19, 1478) m. Euphemia ((Lady)) Wemyss (1415–1470)
  1. 1. Robert (Livingstone Laird van Easter) Wemyss 1430–1465 m. Janet ((Lady)) Beaton 1434–1494
    1. 1. Margaret Livingston 1455–1509 m. John Moncrieff 1450–1496
      1. 1. John ((Sir)) Moncrieff 1480–1513 m. Beatrix Foreman 1482–1530
        1. 1. Elizabeth ((Lady)) Moncrieff 1505–1570 m. David Boswell 1499–1582

William Livingston's Timeline

2 Records

1410
1410
Birth of William (Sir) Laird of Drumry Livingston in Drumry Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Drumry Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1478
November 19, 1478
Age 68
Death of William (Sir) Laird of Drumry Livingston in Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1410
    Event Place: Drumry Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 19, 1478
    Event Place: Wemyss Castle, Fife, Scotland
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