Sir
William
"First Lord Chancellor of Scotland"
Crichton First Lord Crichton
formerly Crichton
Born about in Crichton Castle, Edinburghshire, Scotland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of John Crichton
and Christian Gremislaw
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret Agnes (Maitland) Crichton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Agnes Crichton, Elizabeth (Crichton) Crichton Countess of Huntly and James (Crichton) Crichton Second Lord Crichton
Died about
at about age 71
in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Profile last modified
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The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
| Preceded by New Creation |
1st Lord Crichton 1454 - 1454 |
Succeeded by James Crichton |
Biography
William (Crichton) Crichton First Lord Crichton is Notable.
William (Crichton) Crichton First Lord Crichton is a member of Clan Crichton.
William Crichton was born about 1383, the son of John Crichton and Christian Gremislaw.[1]
Sir William Crichton extended the tower-house at Crichton.[2]
He married Agnes [3]and they had:
He had himself proclaimed Lord Chancellor of Scotland.
Sir William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton passed away in 1454.[3]
Research Notes
Balfour and Cokayne do not name Agnes as Maitland.
Sir William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton, so created between 1443 and 1447; Lord Chancellor of Scotland 1437; ancestor of the 1st and last Viscount of Frendraught and Lord Crichton. [Burke's Peerage]
Sources
- ↑ Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2021. Internet Archive.>William Crichton, Vol III, pps 57-61
- ↑ Crichton Castle: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/crichton-castle/history/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 [Cokayne, George Edward], 1825-1911. [From Old Catalog] : The Complete Peerage (Edition 1, Volume 2) : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2021. Internet Archive.>William Crichton, Vol II, pg 423
See also:
- Wikipedia: William Crichton, 1st Lord Crichton
- Wikidata: Item Q8007289, en:Wikipedia
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Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
[Living Anderson]
De Crichton-1 and Crichton-32 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicate - fathers proposed to be merged as well.
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by [Living Anderson]
Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
Crichton-32 and Crichton-474 appear to represent the same person because: same name, same parents, same time frame, same location, my birthdate is an estimate
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by Raymond Eugene Adkins Jr. (1949-2018)
James McDonald
How did this person get attached to MArgaret Maitland as wife: all sources and even the bio say merely "Agnes"!
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by James McDonald
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