Family:
Marriage:
Children:
- John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland Death: 27 Jun 1733 in Chelsea
Bibliography
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Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 12-1, Skelmersdale-Towton. London: St Catherine Press, 1953. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XII/1 [Ap][p0-9].*].
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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 VIII p[0-9]*].
Sources for birth and parent Information
- date:
- [Ref: CP XII/1 p558, SP VIII p351],
- place:
- [Ref: CP XII/1 p558, SP VIII p351],
- parents:
- [Ref: CP XII/1 p558, SP VIII p350]
Sources for death Information
- date:
- [Ref: CP XII/1 p559, SP VIII p352],
- place:
- [Ref: CP XII/1 p559]
Sources for burial Information
- place:
- [Ref: CP XII/1 p559]
Sources with Information about marriage to Jean WEMYSS
- date:
- [Ref: CP XII/1 p558, SP VIII p352],
- place:
- [Ref: CP XII/1 p558],
- child:
- [Ref: CP XII/1 p559, SP VIII p352]
Research Notes:
15th Earl of Sutherland, of Earldom cr 1235 [Ref: CP XII/1 p558]
14th Earl of Sutherland [Ref: SP VIII p350]
heir of his father [Ref: CP XII/1 p558, SP VIII p351]
1637: be death of his elder brother, John, he became his father's direct
heir [Ref: SP VIII p351]
Oct 1679: succeeded his father as Earl [Ref: SP VIII p352]
Jun 1680: resigned the earldom in favor of his son John [Ref: SP VIII p352]
Pedigree of George GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland
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Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley
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Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley
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Elizabeth CRICHTON
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Adam GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland
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Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
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Elizabeth HAY
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Beatrice DOUGLAS
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Alexander GORDON, Master Of Sutherland
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John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
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John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
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Margaret BAILLIE
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Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, Countess Of Sutherland
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John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland
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Sir James STEWART, Black Knight Of Lorn
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Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl
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Joan De BEAUFORT
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John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl
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William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness
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Eleanor SINCLAIR
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Marjorie SUTHERLAND
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Janet STEWART
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Colin CAMPBELL, Lord Campbell, Earl Of Argyll
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Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll
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Elizabeth STEWART
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Janet CAMPBELL
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John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox
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Elizabeth STEWART
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Margaret MONTGOMERIE
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Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland
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Alan STUART, Seigneur Of Aubigny
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John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox
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Catherine SETON
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Matthew STEWART, Earl Of Lennox
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Alexander MONTGOMERIE, Master Of Montgomerie
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Margaret MONTGOMERIE
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Elizabeth HEPBURN
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John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox
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Sir James HAMILTON
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James HAMILTON, Lord Hamilton
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Janet LIVINGSTON
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Elizabeth HAMILTON
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James II King Of Scots
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Mary STEWART
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Marie Of Gueldres
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Helen STEWART
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Sir John STEWART
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Sir James STEWART, Black Knight Of Lorn
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Isabel Of Argyll
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Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl
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John De BEAUFORT, K.G., Marquess of Somerset
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Joan De BEAUFORT
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Margaret HOLAND
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Elizabeth STEWART
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Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
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William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness
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Jill DOUGLAS
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Eleanor SINCLAIR
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Alexander SUTHERLAND
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Marjorie SUTHERLAND
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Catherine CHALMER
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John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland
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Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley
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Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley
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Elizabeth CRICHTON
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Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Huntley
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Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
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Elizabeth HAY
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Beatrice DOUGLAS
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John GORDON, Master Of Huntly
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Sir James STEWART, Black Knight Of Lorn
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Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl
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Joan De BEAUFORT
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Janet STEWART
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Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
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Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas
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Eupheme GRAHAM
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George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley
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James II King Of Scots
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James III King Of Scots
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Marie Of Gueldres
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James IV King Of Scots
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Christian I King Of Denmark
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Margaret Of Denmark
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Dorothea Of Hohenzollern
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Margaret Of Scotland
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Sir Malcolm DRUMMOND
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Sir John DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
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Mariot MURRAY
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Margaret DRUMMOND
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Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
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Elizabeth LINDSAY
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Margaret DUNBAR
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Jean GORDON
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Sir William KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
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Sir William KEITH, Earl Marischal
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Mary HAMILTON
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William KEITH, Earl Marischal
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Thomas ERSKINE, Lord Erskine
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Mariot ERSKINE
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Janet DOUGLAS
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Robert KEITH, Lord Keith
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Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley
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Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley
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Elizabeth CRICHTON
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Elizabeth GORDON
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Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
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Elizabeth HAY
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Beatrice DOUGLAS
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Elizabeth KEITH
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James DOUGLAS, Lord Dalkeith
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James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
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Elizabeth GIFFORD
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Sir John DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
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James I King Of Scots
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Joan STEWART
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Joan De BEAUFORT
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Elizabeth DOUGLAS
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Patrick CRICHTON
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Janet CRICHTON
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John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland
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James ELPHINSTONE
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Sir John ELPHINSTONE
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Isabella BRUCE
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Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone
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Euphemia
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Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone
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Elizabeth BARLOW
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Robert ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone
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Alexander ERSKINE, Lord Erskine
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Robert ERSKINE, Lord Erskine
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Christian CRICHTON
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John ERSKINE, Lord Erskine
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George CAMPBELL
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Isabel CAMPBELL
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(Unk) KENNEDY
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Katherine ERSKINE
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Colin CAMPBELL, Lord Campbell, Earl Of Argyll
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Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll
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Elizabeth STEWART
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Margaret CAMPBELL
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John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox
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Elizabeth STEWART
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Margaret MONTGOMERIE
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Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone
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Sir Malcolm DRUMMOND
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Sir John DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
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Mariot MURRAY
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Sir John DRUMMOND
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Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
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Elizabeth LINDSAY
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Margaret DUNBAR
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Sir John DRUMMOND
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Margaret DRUMMOND
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James II King Of Scots
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James III King Of Scots
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Marie Of Gueldres
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James IV King Of Scots
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Christian I King Of Denmark
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Margaret Of Denmark
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Dorothea Of Hohenzollern
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Margaret Of Scotland
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Sir Malcolm DRUMMOND
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Sir John DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
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Mariot MURRAY
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Margaret DRUMMOND
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Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
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Elizabeth LINDSAY
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Margaret DUNBAR
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Agnes ELPHINSTONE
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Alexander LIVINGSTON
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James LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston
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William LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston
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Robert FLEMING, Lord Fleming
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Elizabeth FLEMING
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Janet DOUGLAS
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Alexander LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston
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Sir Patrick HEPBURN, Lord Hailes
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Alexander HEPBURN
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Ellen WALLACE
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Agnes HEPBURN
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Sir Alexander NAPIER
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Janet NAPIER
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Elizabeth LAUDER
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William LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston
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James DOUGLAS, Lord Dalkeith
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James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
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Elizabeth GIFFORD
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Sir John DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
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James I King Of Scots
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Joan STEWART
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Joan De BEAUFORT
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Agnes DOUGLAS
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Patrick CRICHTON
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Janet CRICHTON
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Jean LIVINGSTON
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Robert FLEMING, Lord Fleming
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Malcolm FLEMING
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Janet DOUGLAS
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John FLEMING, Lord Fleming
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James LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston
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Eupheme LIVINGSTON
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Marian
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Malcolm FLEMING, Lord Fleming
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Sir Malcolm DRUMMOND
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Sir John DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
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Mariot MURRAY
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Eupheme DRUMMOND
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Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
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Elizabeth LINDSAY
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Margaret DUNBAR
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Agnes FLEMING
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James II King Of Scots
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James III King Of Scots
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Marie Of Gueldres
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James IV King Of Scots
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Christian I King Of Denmark
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Margaret Of Denmark
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Dorothea Of Hohenzollern
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Janet STEWART
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Sir James STEWART, Black Knight Of Lorn
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Sir James STEWART, Earl Of Buchan
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Joan De BEAUFORT
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Agnes STEWART
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Margaret (MURRAY)
George GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland
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Sir Malcolm DRUMMOND
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Sir John DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
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Mariot MURRAY
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William DRUMMOND
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Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
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Elizabeth LINDSAY
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Margaret DUNBAR
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Walter DRUMMOND
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Archibald CAMPBELL, Master Of Campbell
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Colin CAMPBELL, Lord Campbell, Earl Of Argyll
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Elizabeth SOMERVILE
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Isabel CAMPBELL
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John STEWART, Lord Lorn
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Elizabeth STEWART
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Fingula Of The Isles
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David DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
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Patrick GRAHAM, Lord Graham
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William GRAHAM, Lord Graham
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Christian ERSKINE
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William GRAHAM, Lord Graham, Earl Of Montrose
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William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus
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Elene DOUGLAS
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Margaret HAY
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Elizabeth GRAHAM
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Sir Malcolm DRUMMOND
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Sir John DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
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Mariot MURRAY
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Annabel DRUMMOND
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Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
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Elizabeth LINDSAY
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Margaret DUNBAR
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Patrick DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
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Sir Patrick RUTHVEN
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William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven
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(Unk) CRANSTON
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William RUTHVEN, Master Of Ruthven
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Isabel LEVINGTON
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William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven
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Catherine BUTTERGASK
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Lilian RUTHVEN
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John HALYBURTON, Lord Dirletoun
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George HALYBURTON, Lord Dirletoun
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Janet SETON
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Patrick HALYBURTON, Lord Dirletoun
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Mariot
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Janet HALYBURTON, Baroness Dirletoun
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James DOUGLAS
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Margaret DOUGLAS
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James DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth
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David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
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Sir Walter LINDSAY
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Marjory OGILVIE
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Sir David LINDSAY
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Isabel LEVINGTON
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Sir Walter LINDSAY
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Thomas FOTHERINGHAM
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Katherine FOTHERINGHAM
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David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
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John ERSKINE
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(Unk) ERSKINE
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Elizabeth LINDSAY
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Archibald CAMPBELL, Master Of Campbell
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Colin CAMPBELL, Lord Campbell, Earl Of Argyll
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Elizabeth SOMERVILE
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Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll
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John STEWART, Lord Lorn
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Elizabeth STEWART
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Fingula Of The Isles
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Sir John CAMPBELL
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Alan STUART, Seigneur Of Aubigny
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John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox
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Catherine SETON
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Elizabeth STEWART
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Alexander MONTGOMERIE, Master Of Montgomerie
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Margaret MONTGOMERIE
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Elizabeth HEPBURN
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Catherine CAMPBELL
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Sir John CALDER
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Muriel CALDER
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Jean DRUMMOND
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John SETON, Master Of Seton
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George SETON, Lord Seton
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Christian LINDSAY
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George SETON, Lord Seton
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Colin CAMPBELL, Lord Campbell, Earl Of Argyll
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Marion CAMPBELL
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Elizabeth STEWART
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George SETON, Lord Seton
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Adam HEPBURN, Master Of Hailes
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Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell
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Helen HOME
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Janet HEPBURN
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James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
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Janet DOUGLAS
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Joan STEWART
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George SETON, Lord Seton
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John HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester
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Sir John HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester
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Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM
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John HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester
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Elizabeth CRICHTON
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Elizabeth HAY
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Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus
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George DOUGLAS, Master Of Angus
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Elizabeth BOYD
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Elizabeth DOUGLAS
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Sir John DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
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Elizabeth DRUMMOND
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Elizabeth LINDSAY
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Robert SETON, Earl of Wintoun
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Sir William HAMILTON
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Isabel HAMILTON
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Isabel SETON
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Alexander MONTGOMERIE, Master Of Montgomerie
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Hugh MONTGOMERIE, Earl Of Eglintoun
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Catherine KENNEDY
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John MONTGOMERIE, Master Of Eglintoun
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Colin CAMPBELL, Lord Campbell, Earl Of Argyll
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Helen CAMPBELL
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Elizabeth STEWART
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Hugh MONTGOMERIE, Earl Of Eglintoun
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Sir Archibald EDMONSTOUN
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Elizabeth EDMONSTOUN
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Sir James SHAW
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Janet SHAW
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Hugh MONTGOMERIE, Earl Of Eglintoun
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John SETON, Master Of Seton
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George SETON, Lord Seton
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Christian LINDSAY
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George SETON, Lord Seton
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Colin CAMPBELL, Lord Campbell, Earl Of Argyll
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Marion CAMPBELL
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Elizabeth STEWART
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Mariot SETON
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Adam HEPBURN, Master Of Hailes
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Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell
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Helen HOME
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Janet HEPBURN
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James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
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Janet DOUGLAS
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Joan STEWART
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Margaret MONTGOMERY
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Sir Malcolm DRUMMOND
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Sir John DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
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Mariot MURRAY
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Sir John DRUMMOND
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Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
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Elizabeth LINDSAY
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Margaret DUNBAR
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Sir John DRUMMOND
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Agnes DRUMMOND
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James II King Of Scots
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James III King Of Scots
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Marie Of Gueldres
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James IV King Of Scots
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Christian I King Of Denmark
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Margaret Of Denmark
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Dorothea Of Hohenzollern
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Margaret Of Scotland
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Sir Malcolm DRUMMOND
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Sir John DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
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Mariot MURRAY
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Margaret DRUMMOND
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Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford
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Elizabeth LINDSAY
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Margaret DUNBAR
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