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William Crichton Lord Chancellor Scotland 1385–1454 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1385

Birth Location: Crichton, Edinburgh, Scottland

Death Date: Jul 1454

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Crichton

Mother: Christian DeGremislaw

Spouse(s): Margaret Maitland

Children(s): Elizabeth Crichton, Sir Frendraught, James Crichton

William Crichton Lord Chancellor Scotland was born in 1385 in Crichton, Edinburgh, Scottland, the child of Sir John Crichton And Christian Degremislaw. William Crichton Lord Chancellor Scotland married Margaret Agnes Maitland, and had children including Elizabeth Crichton, James Lord Crichton, Sir James Crichton Frendraught. William Crichton Lord Chancellor Scotland passed away in 1454 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Crichton Lord Chancellor Scotland was born in 1385 in Crichton, Edinburgh, Scottland, the child of Sir John Crichton And Christian Degremislaw.
  • William Crichton Lord Chancellor Scotland married Margaret Agnes Maitland, and had children including Elizabeth Crichton, James Lord Crichton, Sir James Crichton Frendraught.
  • William Crichton Lord Chancellor Scotland passed away in 1454 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Crichton
1355–1423
Birth Location: Crichton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
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Christian DeGremislaw
1355–1429
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Maitland
1385–1421
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MM

Children(s)

Elizabeth Crichton
1415–1479
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sir Frendraught
1408–1469
Birth Location: –
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James Crichton
1408–1454
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Bartholomew, Scotland
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William Scotland's Ancestors

Self
William Scotland
1385–1454
Birth Place: Crichton, Edinburgh, Scottland
Parents
Sir John Crichton
1355–1423
Crichton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Christian DeGremislaw
1355–1429
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Scotland's Descendants

1.
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William (Crichton Lord Chancellor) Scotland (1385–Jul 1454) m. Margaret (Agnes) Maitland (1385–1421)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Crichton 1415–1479 m. Alexander (First Huntly Seton) Gordon 1410–1470
    1. 1. Janet Gordon 1442–1473 m. James Innes 1437–1491
      1. 1. JANET Innes 1462–1517 m. WILLIAM Sutherland 1460–1513
        1. 1. Elizabeth Sutherland 1478–1538 m. John (Caithness) Sinclair 1484–1529
        2. 2. William Sutherland 1459–1530
      2. 2. Robert Innes 1468–1505
  2. 2. Sir (James Crichton) Frendraught 1408–1469
  3. 3. James (Lord) Crichton 1408–1454

William Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1385
1385
Birth of William Crichton Lord Chancellor Scotland in Crichton, Edinburgh, Scottland
Crichton, Edinburgh, Scottland
1454
Jul 1454
Age 69
Death of William Crichton Lord Chancellor Scotland in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1385
    Event Place: Crichton, Edinburgh, Scottland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1454
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File
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