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William Willson 1529–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Aug 1587

Death Location: Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: James Wilsone

Mother: Hellin Huchison

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William Willson was born in 1529 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Wilsone And Hellin Huchison. William Willson passed away in 1587 in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Willson was born in 1529 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Wilsone And Hellin Huchison.
  • William Willson passed away in 1587 in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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William Willson's Ancestors

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William Willson
1529–1587
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Wilsone
1515–1580
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Hellin Huchison
1515–1599
Kingdom of Scotland (United Kingdom of Great Britain & North, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Archibald Wilsone, Earl of) Cuper
1481–1550
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Isobel) Watson
1480–1545
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
John (Hall) Gilmour
1501–1526
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Katherine HALL
1504–1526
Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of William Willson in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1587
27 Aug 1587
Age 58
Death of William Willson in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1587
    Event Place: Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

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