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William Lindsay, II, Lord of Byres[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male Abt 1352 - Abt 1414  (62 years)


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  • Name William Lindsay 
    Suffix II, Lord of Byres 
    Nickname de Lindsay 
    Born Abt 1 Jul 1352  Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Sir of Byres 
    Died Abt 1 Jul 1414  Abercorn, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} Sir William Lindsay of the Byres was the son of Sir William de Lindsay of the Byres and Christiana Mure.1

      He married Christiana Keith, daughter of Sir William Keith and Margaret Fraser.2 He died in 1414.3

      He received the territorial Barony and Castle of Dunnottar, Kincardineshire through his wife, which he later exchanged for Struthers, Fife.3

      Child of Sir William Lindsay of the Byres and Christiana Keith:

      John Lindsay, 1st Lord Lindsay of the Byres+ d. 6 Feb 14821

      Citations:

      1. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 511. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

      2. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2195. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

      [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 2342.
    • Sir William Lindsay of the Byres, married Christiana, daughter of SirWilliam Keith, Marischal of Scotland, who brought him the territorialBarony and Castle of Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, which he afterwardsexchanged with the Keiths for Struthers, Fife, allegedly stipulatingthat the infant eldest son and heir of Lindsay should in time offeuding within the family be sheltered in the Castle, which wasthought impregnable. [Burke's Peerage]
    Person ID I6000000005391285831  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2021 

    Father William Lindsay of the Byres, Kt.,   b. Abt 1331,   d. 1 Jul 1393, The Byres Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Christiana Mure,   b. Abt 1335, Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1387, Haddington, East Lothian, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married Abt 1374  Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6000000003625334548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christiana Keith,   b. Abt 1358, Dunnottar Castle Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1402  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1375  Haddington, East Lothian, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Lindsay,   b. 1402, Byres Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1482, Byres Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F6000000005391285836  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart