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William Andrew MacFarlane 1496–1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Pinkie Cleugh, Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Dec 1544

Death Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: Sir Chief

Mother: Elizabeth Crawford

Spouse(s): Lady Cunningham, Lady Cunningham

Children(s): Duncan, MacFarlane

The story of William Andrew MacFarlane began in 1496 in Pinkie Cleugh, Lothian, Scotland. William Andrew MacFarlane married Lady Margaret Cunningham, and had children including Duncan Xiii Baron Of Arrochar X Chief Macfarlane. William Andrew MacFarlane passed away in 1544 in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Andrew MacFarlane began in 1496 in Pinkie Cleugh, Lothian, Scotland.
  • William Andrew MacFarlane married Lady Margaret Cunningham, and had children including Duncan Xiii Baron Of Arrochar X Chief Macfarlane.
  • William Andrew MacFarlane passed away in 1544 in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Chief
1480–1513
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Crawford
1480–1531
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Cunningham
1498–1534
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Lady Cunningham
1499–1534
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
LC

Children(s)

Duncan, MacFarlane
1520–1547
Birth Location: Gartartan Castle, Gartmore, Perthshire, Scotland
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William MacFarlane's Ancestors

Self
William MacFarlane
1496–1544
Birth Place: Pinkie Cleugh, Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Iain (John) MacFarlane Of Arrochar, 11th Baron, 8th Chief
1480–1513
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Hamilton\ Countess of) Crawford
1480–1531
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew (MacFarlane Of Arrochar, 10th Baron, 7th) Chief
1455–1493
Scotland
Barbara Stewart
1455–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Chief
1430–1488
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William MacFarlane's Descendants

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William (Andrew) MacFarlane (1496–22 Dec 1544) m. Lady (Margaret) Cunningham (1498–7 Nov 1534) m. Lady (Margaret) Cunningham (1499–7 Nov 1534)
  1. 1. Duncan, (XIII Baron of Arrochar, X Chief,) MacFarlane 1520–1547 m. Catherine (Anne) Colquhoun 1515–1601 m. Catherine (Anne Colquhoun) MacFarlane 1515–1601
    1. 1. Andrew ((14th Baron of Arrochar 11th Chief)) MacFarlane 1544–1618 m. Lady (Agnes Maxwell Of) Lisle 1545–1623
      1. 1. John ((15th Baron of Arrochar 12th Chief MacFarlane)) MacFarlane 1561–1627 m. Lady (Helen) Stewart 1572–1590 m. Elizabeth (Elspeth) Campbell 1573–1620 m. Susanna Buchanan 1570– m. Elizabeth ((Elspeth)) Campbell 1560–1620
        1. 1. Walter (MacFarlane of Gartartan 4th) Baron 1589–1688 m. Lady (Mary (Marion)) Sempill 1600–1637

William MacFarlane's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496
Birth of William Andrew MacFarlane in Pinkie Cleugh, Lothian, Scotland
Pinkie Cleugh, Lothian, Scotland
1544
22 Dec 1544
Age 48
Death of William Andrew MacFarlane in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Pinkie Cleugh, Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1544
    Event Place: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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