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William Seton 1st Lord of Meldrum 1414–1452 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1414

Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: May 18, 1452

Death Location: Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Gordon

Mother: Elizabeth Gordon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Meldrum

Children(s):

William Seton 1st Lord of Meldrum was born in 1414 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Seton Lord Gordon And Elizabeth Gordon. William Seton 1st Lord of Meldrum married Elizabeth De Meldrum. William Seton 1st Lord of Meldrum passed away in 1452 in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Seton 1st Lord of Meldrum was born in 1414 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Seton Lord Gordon And Elizabeth Gordon.
  • William Seton 1st Lord of Meldrum married Elizabeth De Meldrum.
  • William Seton 1st Lord of Meldrum passed away in 1452 in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland.

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William Meldrum's Ancestors

Self
William Meldrum
1414–1452
Birth Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Seton Lord Gordon
1382–1441
Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Gordon
1384–1439
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Seton
1347–1393
Berwickshire, Scotland
Janet Fleming
1351–1430
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Adam (De) Gordon
1348–1402
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Keith
1370–1436
Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alan Wynton
1291–1347
Margaret Seton
1332–1347
David Fleming
1343–1406
Jean Barclay
1329–1399
John Gordon
1332–1395
Elizabeth Cruickshanks
1328–1390
John Keith
1352–1375
Jean Scotland
1351–1404
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alan Wyntoun
1274–1355
Margaret Moray
1274–1336
Alexander Seton
1288–1348
Christian Cheyne
1282–1350
Malcolm Fleming
1304–1399
Christina Keith
1310–1380
David Carny
1294–1350
Adam VII
1292–1351
Alicia Haye
1295–1340
George Aswanley
1317–1380
Margaret Lindram
1313–1352
William Keith
1315–1407
Margaret Fraser
1326–1410
Robert II
1316–1390
Elizabeth Muir
1320–1354

William Meldrum's Timeline

2 Records

1414
1414
Birth of William Seton 1st Lord of Meldrum in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1452
May 18, 1452
Age 38
Death of William Seton 1st Lord of Meldrum in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland
Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1414
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 18, 1452
    Event Place: Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland

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