Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 09-30-2024.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.

Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.

Individual Page

Person Info

Name: Sir Walter LINDSAY
Sex: M
Birth: 2 ^b
Death: 1475 ^d

Parents:

Father:
David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford Birth: Before 1404 Death: Abt Jan 1445/6 in Finhaven Castle

Mother:

Marjory OGILVIE Death: After 17 Nov 1478

Family:
Marriage:

Isabel LEVINGTON on 1470 .^m1
Isabel LEVINGTON Death: After Jun 1509

Children:

Sir David LINDSAY Death: 1528
Agnes LINDSAY
John RUTHVEN Birth: 2
Walter LINDSAY Birth: 3
Ingelram LINDSAY Birth: 4
Thomas LINDSAY Birth: 5

Bibliography

Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 03 Canonteigh-Cutts. London: St Catherine Press, 1913. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 3 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo03coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP III [Ap][p0-9].*].
Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States: who were themselves notable or left descendants notable in American history, with a 2008 Addendum, Coda, and Final Additions. Baltimore, MD: Gen Pub Co, 2008. NYPL APK 08-4216. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Roberts RD600 p[0-9]*].
Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP III p[0-9]*].
Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP IV p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: second son [Ref: SP III p18],
parents:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p501, CP III p515, Roberts RD600 p141, SP III p18],
father:: [Ref: CP III p511]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: SP III p19]; 1476 [Ref: Burke Peerage p501]

Sources with Information about marriage to Isabel LEVINGTON

date:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p501]; first marriage of Isabel [Ref: SP III p19, SP IV p258],
child:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p501, CP III p511, CP III p515, Roberts RD600 p141, SP III p19, SP III p20]

Research Notes:
of Beaufort and Edzell [Ref: CP III p511, Roberts RD600 p141]
of Beaufort [Ref: SP IV p258]
of the Arde and Beaufort, Inverness-shire, Edzell, and Kynblethmoat, co Forfar [Ref: SP III p18]
Lord of Beaufort and Edzell [Ref: Burke Peerage p501]

Pedigree of Sir Walter LINDSAY
                                                                /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
                                                       /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
                                              /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
                                             |        |         /-----Walter De LINDSAY
                                             |         \-----Margaret De LINDSAY
                                             |                  \-----Christian
                                     /-----Sir David LINDSAY
                                    |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
                                    |                 |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
                                    |                  \-----(Unk) STEWART
                                    |                           \-----Joanna
                            /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
                           |        |                           /-----Patrick De ABERNETHY
                           |        |                  /-----Sir Hugh ABERNETHY
                           |        |         /-----Sir Alexander ABERNETHY
                           |        |        |        |         /-----Ewen Mac Donchadh mac Dubhgaill, Lord of Lor
                           |        |        |         \-----Mary Of Argyll
                           |         \-----Mary ABERNETHY
                           |                 |                  /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
                           |                 |         /-----Alexander De MENTEITH, Earl Of Menteith
                           |                 |        |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
                           |                  \-----Margaret De MENTEITH
                           |                          |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
                           |                           \-----Matilda
                           |                                    \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
                   /-----David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
                  |        |         /-----Sir John STIRLING
                  |         \-----Catherine STIRLING
          /-----Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
         |        |                                             /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
         |        |                                    /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
         |        |                                   |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
         |        |                           /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
         |        |                          |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |        |                          |         \-----Joanna
         |        |                          |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
         |        |                  /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
         |        |                 |        |                  /-----Richard De BURGH, Lord of Connaught
         |        |                 |        |         /-----Walter De BURG, Earl Of Ulster
         |        |                 |        |        |         \-----Egidia (Jill) De LACY
         |        |                 |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
         |        |                 |                 |         /-----Sir John FITZ GEOFFREY
         |        |                 |                  \-----Aveline FITZJOHN
         |        |                 |                           \-----Isabel BIGOD
         |        |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
         |        |        |        |                           /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
         |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
         |        |        |        |                 |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
         |        |        |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
         |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
         |        |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
         |        |        |        |        |                  \-----Isabella
         |        |        |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
         |        |        |                 |                  /-----William Earl Of Mar
         |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir Donald Earl Of Mar
         |        |        |                 |        |         \-----Elizabeth COMYN
         |        |        |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
         |        |        |                           \-----Helen
         |         \-----Elizabeth STEWART
         |                 |                                    /-----Ferquhard Mac TAGGART, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |                           /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |                 |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |                 |                 |         \-----Jean COMYN
         |                 |                 |                  \-----(Unk)
         |                 |         /-----Sir Hugh De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |        |        |                  /-----(Unk) De BARCLAY
         |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir Hugh De BARCLAY
         |                 |        |         \-----Eupheme
         |                  \-----Euphemia Of Ross
         |                          |                           /-----Sir Henry GRAHAM
         |                          |                  /-----Sir Nicholas GRAHAM
         |                          |                 |         \-----(Unk) AVENEL
         |                          |         /-----John GRAHAM
         |                          |        |        |         /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern
         |                          |        |         \-----Mary Of Strathearn
         |                          |        |                  \-----Marjory De MUSCHAMP
         |                           \-----Margaret GRAHAM
         |                                    \-----Isabella
/-----David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
|        |                                                      /-----Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
|        |                                             /-----Sir Parick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
|        |                                            |         \-----Ada
|        |                                    /-----Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
|        |                                   |        |         /-----William De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
|        |                                   |         \-----Euphemia
|        |                                   |                  \-----Christina
|        |                           /-----Sir Alexander DUNBAR
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Robert FITZ ROGER, Baron Of Whalton
|        |                          |        |         /-----John FITZ ROBERT, MC Surety
|        |                          |        |        |         \-----Margery De CHESNEY, Lady Of Horsford
|        |                          |         \-----Cecilia
|        |                          |                 |         /-----Hugh De BALIOL, Baron Of Bywell
|        |                          |                  \-----Ada De BALIOL
|        |                          |                           \-----Cicely De FONTAINES
|        |                  /-----Sir Patrick DUNBAR
|        |         /-----George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar
|        |        |        |                                    /-----Randolf FITZWALTER, Baron Of Greystoke
|        |        |        |                           /-----Thomas FITZ RANULF
|        |        |        |                          |         \-----Amabel
|        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas RANDOLPH
|        |        |        |                 |        |         /-----Robert Fitz WILLIAM
|        |        |        |                 |         \-----Juliana
|        |        |        |                 |                  \-----Alice De LASCELLES
|        |        |        |         /-----Thomas RANDOLPH, Earl Of Moray
|        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Adam De KILCONQUHAR
|        |        |        |        |         \-----Isabella De KILCONQUHAR
|        |        |        |        |                 |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
|        |        |        |        |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|        |        |        |        |                           \-----Isabella
|        |        |         \-----Isabel RANDOLPH
|        |        |                 |                           /-----Ferquhard Mac TAGGART, Earl Of Ross
|        |        |                 |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|        |        |                 |         /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|        |        |                 |        |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|        |        |                 |        |         \-----Jean COMYN
|        |        |                 |        |                  \-----(Unk)
|        |        |                  \-----Isabella De ROSS
|        |        |                          |                  /-----(Unk) De BARCLAY
|        |        |                          |         /-----Sir Hugh De BARCLAY
|        |        |                           \-----Eupheme
|         \-----Marjorie DUNBAR
|                  \-----Christiana WARDLAW
Sir Walter LINDSAY
|                                                               /-----Gilbert
|                                                      /-----Alexander De OGILUILL
|                                             /-----Patrick De OGILVY
|                                    /-----Patrick De OGILVY
|                           /-----Walter De OGILVY
|                          |        |         /-----Robert RAMSAY
|                          |         \-----Marjorie RAMSAY
|                  /-----Sir Walter OGILVY
|         /-----Sir Alexander OGILVY
|        |        |         /-----Sir Malcolm RAMSAY, Lord Of Auchterhouse
|        |         \-----Isabel RAMSAY
\-----Marjory OGILVIE

Descendants of Sir Walter LINDSAY

1. Sir Walter LINDSAY m. Isabel LEVINGTON

m. Isabel LEVINGTON

2+ Sir David LINDSAY m1. Katherine FOTHERINGHAM m2. Elizabeth SPENS

3 Agnes LINDSAY

5 Walter LINDSAY

6 Ingelram LINDSAY

7 Thomas LINDSAY

2nd generation

2. Sir David LINDSAY m1. Katherine FOTHERINGHAM m2. Elizabeth SPENS

m. Katherine FOTHERINGHAM father: Thomas FOTHERINGHAM

8+ Sir Walter LINDSAY m. (Unk) ERSKINE

9 George LINDSAY

10 David LINDSAY

11 James LINDSAY

m. Elizabeth SPENS

3rd generation

8. Sir Walter LINDSAY m. (Unk) ERSKINE

m. (Unk) ERSKINE father: John ERSKINE

12+ David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford m1. Janet GRAY m2. Catherine CAMPBELL

13+ Alexander LINDSAY m. (Unk) BARCLAY

14 John LINDSAY m. Catherine STRACHAN

15 Robert LINDSAY m. Matilda LUVELL

4th generation

12. David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford m1. Janet GRAY m2. Catherine CAMPBELL

m. Janet GRAY father: Patrick GRAY, Master Of Gray mother: Annabel FORBES

m. Catherine CAMPBELL father: Sir John CAMPBELL mother: Muriel CALDER

16+ Elizabeth LINDSAY m. Patrick DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond

17 Sir David LINDSAY

18+ John LINDSAY m. Marion GUTHRIE

19+ Margaret LINDSAY m. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl

13. Alexander LINDSAY m. (Unk) BARCLAY

m. (Unk) BARCLAY

20+ David LINDSAY, Bishop Of Ross m. Janet RAMSAY

5th generation

16. Elizabeth LINDSAY m. Patrick DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond

m. Patrick DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond father: David DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond mother: Lilian RUTHVEN

21+ Katherine DRUMMOND m. James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes

22+ Elizabeth DRUMMOND m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone

23+ Lilias DRUMMOND m. Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline

24+ Jean DRUMMOND m. Robert KER, Earl of Roxburghe

25+ James DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth m. Isabel SETON

26+ John DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth m. Jean KER

18. John LINDSAY m. Marion GUTHRIE

m. Marion GUTHRIE father: Alexander GUTHRIE mother: Janet HENRYSON

27+ David LINDSAY, Lord Balcarres m. Sophia SETON

19. Margaret LINDSAY m. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl

m. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl father: James STEWART, Lord Innermeath mother: Helen OGILVY

28 John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl m. Mary STEWART; Mary STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Mary RUTHVEN

20. David LINDSAY, Bishop Of Ross m. Janet RAMSAY

m. Janet RAMSAY

29+ Rachel LINDSAY m. John SPOTSWOOD, Archbishop Of St Andrews

30+ Sir Jerome LINDSAY m. Margaret COLVILLE