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William Seton 1620 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 June 1688

Death Location: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Kirkpatrick

Mother: Lady Hamilton

Spouse(s): Lady Cairnes

Children(s):

In 1620, William Seton entered the world in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Alexander Kirkpatrick and Lady Margaret Hamilton. William Seton married Lady Margaret Cairnes. William Seton passed away in 1688 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1620, William Seton entered the world in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Alexander Kirkpatrick and Lady Margaret Hamilton.
  • William Seton married Lady Margaret Cairnes.
  • William Seton passed away in 1688 in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Seton's Ancestors

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William Seton
1620 – 1688
Birth Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Alexander Kirkpatrick
1585 – 1622
Kirkmichael, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Hamilton
1590 – 1688
Kirkmichael, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
LADY (MARGARET) CARINES
1550 – 1590
Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Thomas (Christian Hamilton Earl of) Haddington
1563 – 1627
Duddingston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord Hamilton
1515 – 1590
Marion Hepburn
1533 – 1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Hepburn
1512 – 1556

William Seton's Timeline

2 Records

1620
1620
Birth of William Seton in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1688
9 June 1688
Age 68
Death of William Seton in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 June 1688
    Event Place: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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