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 William LINDSAY
Sex: M
Birth: 4 ^b
Death: After 1366 ^d

Parents:

Father:
Sir David LINDSAY Birth: Before 1297 Death: 1355

Mother:

Mary ABERNETHY Birth: 2 Death: Before 19 Nov 1355

Family:
Marriage:

Children:

Sir William LINDSAY Death: 1414

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].*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 08, Lindley-Moate. London: St Catherine Press, 1932. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP VIII [Ap][p0-9].*].
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 V p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: fourth son [Ref: SP III p11]; younger son [Ref: CP VIII p6],
parents:: [Ref: SP III p11],
father:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p1227, CP III p511, CP VIII p6]

Sources for death Information

date:: fl 1366 [Ref: CP III p511]; living 17 Jan 1365/6 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1227]

Sources with Inaccurate death Information

date:: before 1 Jul 1393 [Ref: SP V p391]

Sources with Information about marriage to Christiana MURE

child:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p1227, CP III p511, SP V p391]

Research Notes:
of the Byres [Ref: CP III p511]

ancestor of the Lords Lindsay of the Byres [Ref: SP III p11]

17 Jan 1365/6: had a charter of the lands and barony of Byres, in Eatt Lothian, on the resignation of his brother Sir Alexander Lindsay of Glenesk [Ref: SP V p391]

Pedigree of Sir William LINDSAY
                                                                /-----William De LINDSAY
                                                       /-----Walter De LINDSAY
                                              /-----William De LINDSAY
                                             |        |         /-----(Unk) ANGLICUS
                                             |         \-----(Unk) ANGLICUS
                                     /-----William De LINDSAY
                                    |        |                  /-----Alan De LIMESY, Baron Of Cavendish
                                    |        |         /-----Gerard De LIMESY, Baron Of Cavendish
                                    |         \-----Alice De LIMESY
                                    |                 |         /-----Halneth De BIDUN, Baron Of Lavendon
                                    |                  \-----Amicia De BIDUN
                                    |                           \-----Sara
                            /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
                   /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
          /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
         |        |                                             /-----Walter De LINDSAY
         |        |                                    /-----William De LINDSAY
         |        |                                   |         \-----(Unk) ANGLICUS
         |        |                           /-----Walter De LINDSAY
         |        |                  /-----William De LINDSAY
         |        |         /-----Walter De LINDSAY
         |        |        |        |                           /-----Reinfrid
         |        |        |        |                  /-----Roger FITZREINFRID
         |        |        |        |                 |         \-----Gonilla
         |        |        |        |         /-----Gilbert FITZROGER FITZREINFRID, Lord Of Kendal
         |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Robert FOLIOT
         |        |        |        |        |         \-----Alice
         |        |        |        |        |                  \-----Margaret
         |        |        |         \-----Alice De LANCASTER, Baroness Of Kendal
         |        |        |                 |                  /-----William I De LANCASTER, Baron Of Kendal
         |        |        |                 |         /-----William II De LANCASTER, Baron Of Kendal
         |        |        |                  \-----Helwise De LANCASTER, Baroness Of Kendal
         |        |        |                          |         /-----Robert De STUTEVILLE, Baron Of Cottingham
         |        |        |                           \-----Helwise De STUTEVILLE
         |        |        |                                    \-----Helwise
         |         \-----Margaret De LINDSAY
         |                  \-----Christian
/-----Sir David LINDSAY
|         \-----(Unk) STEWART
|                 |                                             /-----Alan FITZ FLEALD
|                 |                                    /-----Walter FITZALAN, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                                   |         \-----Avelina De HESDIN
|                 |                           /-----Alan High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Thomas Of London
|                 |                          |         \-----Sechym De MOILE
|                 |                  /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                 |        |         /-----Swan
|                 |                 |         \-----Eva
|                 |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |        |        |                  /-----Gilbride Earl Of Angus
|                 |        |        |         /-----Gilchrist Earl Of Angus
|                 |        |        |        |        |         /-----Gospatric I Earl Of Northumberland
|                 |        |        |        |         \-----(Unk Dau) Of Dunbar
|                 |        |        |        |                  \-----(Unk Dau)
|                 |        |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
|                  \-----(Unk) STEWART
|                          |                                    /-----(Unk) De COMYN
|                          |                           /-----(Unk) De COMYN
|                          |                  /-----Richard COMYN
|                          |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|                          |        |        |                  /-----Waltheof Of Tynedale
|                          |        |        |         /-----Uchtred Of Tynedale
|                          |        |         \-----Hextilde of Tynedale
|                          |        |                 |         /-----Domnall Bane (Donald) Mac DONNCHAD, King Of Scots
|                          |        |                  \-----Bethoc Of Scotland
|                           \-----Joanna
|                                   |                           /-----Colban Earl Of Buchan
|                                   |                  /-----Roger Earl Of Buchan
|                                   |                 |         \-----Eve Countess Of Buchan
|                                   |         /-----Fergus Earl Of Buchan
|                                    \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
Sir William LINDSAY
|                                                      /-----Hugh De ABERNETHY
|                                             /-----Orm De ABERNETHY
|                                    /-----Sir Laurence De ABERNETHY
|                           /-----Patrick De ABERNETHY
|                          |        |                  /-----Fergus Lord Of Galloway
|                          |        |         /-----Uchtred Of Galloway
|                          |        |        |        |         /-----Henry I Beauclerc King Of England
|                          |        |        |         \-----Sibyl/Elizabeth
|                          |        |        |                  \-----Sibyl CORBET
|                          |         \-----Devorguile Of Galloway
|                          |                 |                  /-----Gospatric I Earl Of Northumberland
|                          |                 |         /-----Waltheof Baron Of Allendale
|                          |                 |        |         \-----(Unk Dau)
|                          |                  \-----Gunnild Of Dunbar
|                          |                           \-----Sigrid
|                  /-----Sir Hugh ABERNETHY
|         /-----Sir Alexander ABERNETHY
|        |        |         /-----Ewen Mac Donchadh mac Dubhgaill, Lord of Lor
|        |         \-----Mary Of Argyll
\-----Mary ABERNETHY
         |                                                      /-----Alan FITZ FLEALD
         |                                             /-----Walter FITZALAN, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                                            |         \-----Avelina De HESDIN
         |                                    /-----Alan High Steward Of Scotland
         |                                   |        |         /-----Thomas Of London
         |                                   |         \-----Sechym De MOILE
         |                           /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                          |        |         /-----Swan
         |                          |         \-----Eva
         |                  /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
         |                 |        |                  /-----Gilbride Earl Of Angus
         |                 |        |         /-----Gilchrist Earl Of Angus
         |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Gospatric I Earl Of Northumberland
         |                 |        |        |         \-----(Unk Dau) Of Dunbar
         |                 |        |        |                  \-----(Unk Dau)
         |                 |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
         |         /-----Alexander De MENTEITH, Earl Of Menteith
         |        |        |                  /-----(Unk) Of Menteith
         |        |        |         /-----Maurice The Younger Earl Of Menteith
         |        |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
          \-----Margaret De MENTEITH
                  |                                    /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern
                  |                           /-----Ferteth Earl Of Strathern
                  |                  /-----Gilbert Earl Of Strathern
                  |                 |         \-----Ethen
                  |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
                  |        |        |                           /-----Roger III De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
                  |        |        |                  /-----Ralph V De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
                  |        |        |                 |         \-----Ida (Gertrude) Of Hainault
                  |        |        |         /-----Roger IV De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
                  |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert II De Beaumont, Earl Of Leicester
                  |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret De BEAUMONT
                  |        |        |        |                  \-----Amicia De Gael
                  |        |         \-----Margaret De TOSNY
                  |        |                 |                  /-----Roscelin De BEAUMONT, Viscount Of Maine
                  |        |                 |         /-----Richard I De BEAUMONT, Viscount Of Maine
                  |        |                 |        |         \-----Constance
                  |        |                  \-----Constance De BEAUMONT
                  |        |                          |         /-----Richard II Seigneur of l'Aigle
                  |        |                           \-----Lucie De L'AIGLE
                  |        |                                    \-----Beatrice
                   \-----Matilda
                           |                           /-----Freskin
                           |                  /-----William FRESKIN
                           |         /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
                            \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
                                    |                           /-----Gillemichel MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife
                                    |                  /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Regent Of Scotlan
                                    |         /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Justiciar Of Scot
                                     \-----Annabela Of Fife
                                              \-----Ela

Descendants of Sir William LINDSAY

1. Sir William LINDSAY m. Christiana MURE

m. Christiana MURE father: Sir William MURE

2+ Sir William LINDSAY m1. m2. Christiana KEITH

2nd generation

2. Sir William LINDSAY m1. m2. Christiana KEITH

3 Andrew LINDSAY

m. Christiana KEITH father: Sir William KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland mother: Margaret FRASER

4+ Sir John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. (Unk Dau) STEWART

5 William LINDSAY

6 Alexander LINDSAY

3rd generation

4. Sir John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. (Unk Dau) STEWART

m. (Unk Dau) STEWART father: Robert STEWART, Lord Lorn mother: Joan STEWART

7 David LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Janet RAMSAY

8+ John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Mariot BALLIE

9+ George LINDSAY m. (Unk) INGLIS

10+ Patrick LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Isabella PITCAIRN

11 James LINDSAY

12 William LINDSAY m. Margaret CHRISTISON

13 Archibald LINDSAY

14+ Christian LINDSAY m1. John SETON, Master Of Seton m2. Robert CUNNINGHAM, Lord Kilmaurs

15+ Margaret LINDSAY m1. Henry WARDLAW m2. Walter STEWART, Lord Innermeath

16 Catherine LINDSAY m. Alexander SETON

17+ Mariot LINDSAY m. John HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester

18 Elizabeth LINDSAY

4th generation

8. John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Mariot BALLIE

m. Mariot BALLIE father: Sir William BALLIE

19+ Margaret LINDSAY m1. Richard STEWART, Lord Innermeath m2. Sir James STEWART

9. George LINDSAY m. (Unk) INGLIS

m. (Unk) INGLIS

20 Marjory LINDSAY m. Andrew STEWART

10. Patrick LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Isabella PITCAIRN

m. Isabella PITCAIRN father: Henry PITCAIRN

21+ Sir John LINDSAY m. Elizabeth LUNDIE

22 William LINDSAY

23 David LINDSAY

24 Margaret LINDSAY m. James STEWART, Lord Innermeath

25 Janet LINDSAY m. Sir David MURRAY

26 Isabel LINDSAY m. Sir William SCOTT

14. Christian LINDSAY m1. John SETON, Master Of Seton m2. Robert CUNNINGHAM, Lord Kilmaurs

m. John SETON, Master Of Seton father: George SETON, Lord Seton mother: Margaret STEWART

27+ George SETON, Lord Seton m. Marion CAMPBELL

29 Alexander SETON

30+ Margaret SETON m. Robert LYLE, Lord Lyle

m. Robert CUNNINGHAM, Lord Kilmaurs father: Alexander CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn mother: Margaret HEPBURN

31+ Cuthbert CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn m. Mariot DOUGLAS

32 Archibald CUNNINGHAM

15. Margaret LINDSAY m1. Henry WARDLAW m2. Walter STEWART, Lord Innermeath

m. Henry WARDLAW

m. Walter STEWART, Lord Innermeath father: Robert STEWART, Lord Lorn mother: Joan STEWART

33+ Thomas STEWART, Lord Innermeath m. Janet KEITH

17. Mariot LINDSAY m. John HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester

m. John HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester father: Sir David HAY mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS

34+ Sir Thomas HAY, Master Of Yester m1. Elizabeth HOME m2. Elizabeth BORTHWICK

5th generation

19. Margaret LINDSAY m1. Richard STEWART, Lord Innermeath m2. Sir James STEWART

m. Richard STEWART, Lord Innermeath father: Thomas STEWART, Lord Innermeath mother: Janet KEITH

35+ John STEWART, Lord Innermeath m. Elizabeth BETHUNE

m. Sir James STEWART father: Andrew STEWART, Lord Avondale mother: Margaret KENNEDY

21. Sir John LINDSAY m. Elizabeth LUNDIE

m. Elizabeth LUNDIE father: Sir Robert LUNDIE

36+ John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Helen STEWART

37 Patrick LINDSAY

38 David LINDSAY m. Helen CRICHTON

39 Elizabeth LINDSAY m. Walter LUNDIN

40 Janet LINDSAY m. Andrew KINNINMOND

41 Alison LINDSAY

27. George SETON, Lord Seton m. Marion CAMPBELL

m. Marion CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL, Lord Campbell, Earl Of Argyll mother: Elizabeth STEWART

42+ Margaret SETON m. William MAITLAND

43 Katherine SETON

44+ George SETON, Lord Seton m. Janet HEPBURN

45+ Robert SETON m.

30. Margaret SETON m. Robert LYLE, Lord Lyle

m. Robert LYLE, Lord Lyle father: Robert LYLE, Lord Lyle mother: Margaret WALLACE

31. Cuthbert CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn m. Mariot DOUGLAS

m. Mariot DOUGLAS father: Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Elizabeth BOYD

48 Margaret CUNNINGHAM m. James LYLE

49+ William CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn m1. Katherine BORTHWICK m2. Elizabeth CAMPBELL

33. Thomas STEWART, Lord Innermeath m. Janet KEITH

m. Janet KEITH father: Sir William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Mariot ERSKINE

50+ Richard STEWART, Lord Innermeath m. Margaret LINDSAY

51+ Mariota STEWART m. Patrick OGILVY

52 Isobel STEWART m. John OGILVY

34. Sir Thomas HAY, Master Of Yester m1. Elizabeth HOME m2. Elizabeth BORTHWICK

m. Elizabeth HOME father: Alexander HOME, Lord Home mother: Nichole KER

m. Elizabeth BORTHWICK father: William BORTHWICK, Lord Borthwick mother: Mariot HOFFRINGLE

53 Sir Thomas HAY, Master Of Yester