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William Rae 1559–1635 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1635

Death Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: John McRae

Mother: Margaret Direnoch

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In 1559, William Rae entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John Jhone Rae Mcrae And Margaret Direnoch. William Rae passed away in 1635 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1559, William Rae entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John Jhone Rae Mcrae And Margaret Direnoch.
  • William Rae passed away in 1635 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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William Rae's Ancestors

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William Rae
1559–1635
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Jhone Rae McRae
1549–1600
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Direnoch
1540–1600
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Rae\McRae) I
1510–1592
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mrs. (Ann (???)) Rae\MacRae
1515–1570
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Direnock Direnoch
1520–1580
Haddingtonshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Direnoch 13th) GGM
1525–1585
East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rae's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of William Rae in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1635
1635
Age 76
Death of William Rae in Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Scotland

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