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


Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford Birth: 1 Death: 20 Sep 1558 in Invermark
  2. Alexander LINDSAY Birth: 2
  3. John LINDSAY Birth: 3
  4. Robert LINDSAY Birth: 4

Bibliography
  1. 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]*].
  2. 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].*].
  3. 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]*].
  4. 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]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
first son [Ref: SP III p19],
parents:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p501, Roberts RD600 p141, SP III p19],
father:
[Ref: CP III p511, CP III p515]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p501, CP III p511, CP III p515, SP III p19],
place:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p501, CP III p515, SP III p19]
Sources with Information about marriage to (Unk) ERSKINE
names:
Walter LINDSAY & ___ ERSKINE [Ref: Roberts RD600 p141]
Walter LINDSAY & an ERSKINE of Dun [Ref: SP III p19, SP III p20]
Walter LINDSAY & dau John ERSKINE [Ref: CP III p515],
child:
[Ref: CP III p515, Roberts RD600 p141, SP III p19, SP III p20]
Research Notes:
of Beaufort and Edzell [Ref: Roberts RD600 p141]
of Edzell [Ref: CP III p511]



Pedigree of Sir Walter LINDSAY
                                                                /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
                                                       /-----Sir David LINDSAY
                                                      |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
                                              /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
                                             |        |         /-----Sir Alexander ABERNETHY
                                             |         \-----Mary ABERNETHY
                                             |                  \-----Margaret De MENTEITH
                                     /-----David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
                                    |        |         /-----Sir John STIRLING
                                    |         \-----Catherine STIRLING
                            /-----Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
                           |        |                           /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
                           |        |                  /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
                           |        |                 |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
                           |        |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
                           |        |        |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
                           |        |        |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
                           |        |        |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
                           |         \-----Elizabeth STEWART
                           |                 |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
                           |                 |         /-----Sir Hugh De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
                           |                 |        |         \-----Eupheme
                           |                  \-----Euphemia Of Ross
                           |                          |         /-----John GRAHAM
                           |                           \-----Margaret GRAHAM
                           |                                    \-----Isabella
                   /-----David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
                  |        |                                    /-----Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
                  |        |                           /-----Sir Alexander DUNBAR
                  |        |                          |         \-----Cecilia
                  |        |                  /-----Sir Patrick DUNBAR
                  |        |         /-----George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas RANDOLPH
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Thomas RANDOLPH, Earl Of Moray
                  |        |        |        |        |         \-----Isabella De KILCONQUHAR
                  |        |        |         \-----Isabel RANDOLPH
                  |        |        |                 |         /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
                  |        |        |                  \-----Isabella De ROSS
                  |        |        |                           \-----Eupheme
                  |         \-----Marjorie DUNBAR
                  |                  \-----Christiana WARDLAW
          /-----Sir Walter LINDSAY
         |        |                                             /-----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
 /-----Sir David LINDSAY
|         \-----Isabel LEVINGTON
Sir Walter LINDSAY
|         /-----Thomas FOTHERINGHAM
 \-----Katherine FOTHERINGHAM



Descendants of Sir Walter LINDSAY
1. Sir Walter LINDSAY m. (Unk) ERSKINE
m. (Unk) ERSKINE father: John ERSKINE

2nd generation

2. 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
3. Alexander LINDSAY m. (Unk) BARCLAY
m. (Unk) BARCLAY

3rd generation

6. Elizabeth LINDSAY m. Patrick DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
m. Patrick DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond father: David DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond mother: Lilian RUTHVEN
8. John LINDSAY m. Marion GUTHRIE
m. Marion GUTHRIE father: Alexander GUTHRIE mother: Janet HENRYSON
9. Margaret LINDSAY m. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl
m. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl father: James STEWART, Lord Innermeath mother: Helen OGILVY
10. David LINDSAY, Bishop Of Ross m. Janet RAMSAY
m. Janet RAMSAY

4th generation

11. Katherine DRUMMOND m. James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes
m. James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes father: Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Grizel HAMILTON
12. Elizabeth DRUMMOND m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone
m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone father: Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone mother: Jean LIVINGSTON
13. Lilias DRUMMOND m. Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline
m. Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline father: George SETON, Lord Seton mother: Isabel HAMILTON
14. Jean DRUMMOND m. Robert KER, Earl of Roxburghe
m. Robert KER, Earl of Roxburghe father: Sir William KERR mother: Janet DOUGLAS
15. James DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth m. Isabel SETON
m. Isabel SETON father: Robert SETON, Earl of Wintoun mother: Margaret MONTGOMERY
16. John DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth m. Jean KER
m. Jean KER father: Robert KER, Earl of Roxburghe mother: Margaret MAITLAND
17. David LINDSAY, Lord Balcarres m. Sophia SETON
m. Sophia SETON father: Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline mother: Lilias DRUMMOND
19. Rachel LINDSAY m. John SPOTSWOOD, Archbishop Of St Andrews
m. John SPOTSWOOD, Archbishop Of St Andrews
20. Sir Jerome LINDSAY m. Margaret COLVILLE
m. Margaret COLVILLE

5th generation

21. John LESLIE, Earl of Rothes m. Anna ERSKINE
m. Anna ERSKINE father: John ERSKINE, Earl Of Mar mother: Mary STEWART
22. Lilias ELPHINSTONE m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone
m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone father: James ELPHINSTONE mother: Helen FORBES
23. Anne SETON m. Alexander ERSKINE, Viscount Fentoun
m. Alexander ERSKINE, Viscount Fentoun father: Thomas ERSKINE, Earl of Kellie mother: Anne OGILVY
24. Sophia SETON m. David LINDSAY, Lord Balcarres
m. David LINDSAY, Lord Balcarres father: John LINDSAY mother: Marion GUTHRIE
25. Isabel SETON m. John MAITLAND, Earl of Lauderdale
m. John MAITLAND, Earl of Lauderdale father: John MAITLAND, Lord Thirlestane mother: Jean FLEMING
26. Margaret SETON m. Colin MACKENZIE, Earl Of Seaforth
m. Colin MACKENZIE, Earl Of Seaforth father: Kenneth MACKENZIE, Lord Mackenzie mother: Jean ROSS
27. Harry KER, Lord Ker m. Margaret HAY
m. Margaret HAY father: William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Anne LYON
28. Jean DRUMMOND m. John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland
m. John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland father: John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland mother: Agnes ELPHINSTONE
29. James DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth m. Anne GORDON
m. Anne GORDON father: George GORDON, Marquess Of Huntley mother: Anne CAMPBELL
31. William DRUMMOND-KER, Earl of Roxburghe m. Jean KER
m. Jean KER father: Harry KER, Lord Ker mother: Margaret HAY
32. Jean DRUMMOND m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown
m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown father: John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown mother: Margaret LIVINGSTONE
33. Alexander LINDSAY, Earl of Balcarres m. Anne MACKENZIE
m. Anne MACKENZIE father: Colin MACKENZIE, Earl Of Seaforth mother: Margaret SETON
34. Sir Robert SPOTSWOOD m. Bethia MORRISON
m. Bethia MORRISON father: Sir Alexander MORRISON mother: Eleanor MAULE