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William Seton 1414 – 1452 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1414

Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 May 1452

Death Location: Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Seton

Mother: Elizabeth Gordon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Meldrum

Children(s):

In 1414, William Seton entered the world in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Alexander de Seton and Elizabeth Gordon. William Seton married Elizabeth Meldrum. William Seton passed away in 1452 in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1414, William Seton entered the world in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Alexander de Seton and Elizabeth Gordon.
  • William Seton married Elizabeth Meldrum.
  • William Seton passed away in 1452 in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland.

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William Seton's Ancestors

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William Seton
1414 – 1452
Birth Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander de Seton
1385 – 1441
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Gordon
1385 – 1439
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (de) Seton
1343 – 1424
Seton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Janet (Fleming 'Baroness of) Seton'
1351 – 1430
Cumbernauld Lanarkshire Scotland
Adam (De) Gordon
1348 – 1402
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elisabeth (De) Keith
1360 – 1438
Aboyne, Aberdeen, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alan Wynton
1291 – 1347
Lady Seton
1325 – 1347
David Fleming
1343 – 1406
Jean Barclay
1329 – 1399
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2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alan
1274 – 1355
Margaret Bothwell
1275 – 1300
Alexander Seton
1266 – 1350
Christian Cheyne
1269 – 1350
Malcolm Fleming
1304 – 1382
Christian Keith
1310 – 1400
David Berkeley
1294 – 1350
Margaret Brechin
1300 – 1351
Alexander Gordon
1300 – 1346
Alicia Haya
1300 – 1340

William Seton's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

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

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