Robert Lindsay, 9th Lord Lindsay
PC (died 9 July 1616), was a Scottish landowner.
Early life
He was the second son of
James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay
James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay PC (1554 – 5 November 1601), Scottish landowner who was a gentleman of King James's bedchamber.
Early life
James Lindsay was the only son of Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay and Euphemia Douglas. His only sist ...
and Lady Eupheme Leslie.
His elder brother was
John Lindsay, 8th Lord Lindsay
John Lindsay, 8th Lord Lindsay PC (died 5 November 1609), was a Scottish landowner.
Early life
He was the eldest son of James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay and Lady Eupheme Leslie. His younger brother was Robert Lindsay, a Scottish Ecclesiastical H ...
(who married Hon. Anne Oliphant, granddaughter of
Laurence Oliphant, 4th Lord Oliphant
Laurence Oliphant, 4th Lord Oliphant (1529–1593) was a Scottish nobleman.
Early life
He was the eldest son of Laurence Oliphant, 3rd Lord Oliphant and the former Margaret Sandilands. Among his sibling was Peter Oliphant (ancestor of the Olipha ...
). His sisters included Hon. Jane Lindsay (wife of Robert Lundie of
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), Hon. Helen Lindsay (wife of
John Cranstoun, 2nd Lord Cranstoun), and Hon. Catherine Lindsay (wife of James Lundie of that Ilk).
His paternal grandparents were
Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay
Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, (1521–1589), Scottish courtier and Confederate lord.
Patrick was the son of John Lindsay, 5th Lord Lindsay, who died in December 1563, and Helen Stewart, daughter of John, 2nd Earl of Atholl.
Car ...
and Euphemia Douglas (a daughter of
Sir Robert Douglas of
Lochleven, who was killed at the
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
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in 1547, and Lady
Margaret Erskine
Lady Margaret Erskine (8 October 1515 – 5 May 1572) was a mistress of King James V of Scotland and mother of Regent Moray.
She was a daughter of John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine and Lady Margaret Campbell.
Royal mistress and mother
James V had ...
, a mistress of King
James V of Scotland who was a daughter of
John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine
John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine (7 July 148711 November 1555) was a Scottish nobleman.
He was the son of Robert Erskine, 4th Lord Erskine (died 1513) and Isabel Campbell, a daughter of George Campbell of Loudon.
His family was claimant to the e ...
). His maternal grandparents were
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes (before 1541–1611) was a Scottish nobleman.
Early life
He was the son of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes, and his third wife Agnes Somerville, daughter of Sir John Somerville of Cambusnethan and Elizabe ...
and Grizel Hamilton (a daughter of Sir
James Hamilton of Finnart
Sir James Hamilton of Finnart (c. 1495 – 16 August 1540) was a Scottish nobleman and architect, the illegitimate son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, and Marion Boyd of Bonshaw.
Although legitimated in 1512 while still a minor, he contin ...
).
Career
Lindsay inherited the
Lordship Lindsay of the Byres upon the death of his brother in November 1609 who died without male issue. Following his brother's death, the estate of Byres was sold to the 9th Lord's father-in-law,
Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington.
Lord Lindsay was the
Scottish Ecclesiastical High Commissioner. He was made a
Privy Councillor
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of Scotland in 1610 and 1616.
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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 2342.
Personal life
On 26 June 1610, Lindsay married Lady Christian Hamilton, eldest daughter of
Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington and Margaret Borthwick (only child of James Borthwick of Newbyres). Before his death in 1616, they were the parents of:
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*
John Lindsay (–1679), who married Lady Margaret Hamilton, a daughter of
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton and 4th Earl of Arran KG PC (1589 – 2 March 1625), styled Lord Aven from 1599 to 1604, was a Scottish politician. He was the son of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton and Margaret Lyon.
Career
Ha ...
and Lady Anne Cunningham (fourth daughter of
James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn).
* Hon. Patrick Lindsay, who died young.
* Hon. Helen Lindsay, who married Sir William Scott of
Ardross and
Elie, in 1634.
* Hon. Margaret Lindsay.
Lord Lindsay died on 9 July 1616 and was succeeded in the Lordship by his only surviving son,
John (who was created the 1st
Earl of Lindsay in 1633, and inherited the
Earldom of Crawford
Earl of Crawford is one of the most ancient extant titles in Great Britain, having been created in the Peerage of Scotland for Sir David Lindsay in 1398. It is the premier earldom recorded on the Union Roll.
Early history
Sir David Lindsay, who ...
in 1652).
After his death, his Lady Christian married, as his second wife,
Robert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd
Robert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd (November 1595 – 28 August 1628),Also known as Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock was a Scottish noble.
Early life
Robert Boyd was born in November 1595. He was the son of Jean ( Kerr) Boyd and Robert Boyd, Master of Boyd, w ...
, sometime after 9 December 1617. She died in 1645.
Descendants
Through his daughter Helen, Lady Ardross, he was posthumously a grandfather of
Euphemia Scott, who married
William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald
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, the
Shire Commissioner
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for
Ayr
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.
Through his son John, he was posthumously a grandfather of
Lady Anne Lindsay (wife of
John Leslie, 1st Duke of Rothes
John Leslie (c. 163027 July 1681), son of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes, was the 7th Earl of Rothes and 1st Duke of Rothes. According to tradition, he was a descendant of Princess Beatrix, sister of King Malcolm III of Scotland. His family had ...
),
(wife of
John Hamilton, 4th Earl of Haddington),
William Lindsay, 18th Earl of Crawford
William Lindsay, 18th Earl of Crawford and 2nd Earl of Lindsay (April 1644 – 6 March 1698) was a Scottish noble and politician.
Lindsay was the eldest son of John Lindsay, 10th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, 17th Earl of Crawford, and 1st Earl of L ...
,
Hon. Patrick Lindsay (later ''Crawford'' of Kilbirnie),
Lady Helen Lindsay (wife of
Sir Robert Sinclair, 3rd Baronet, of Stevenston
The Sinclair (later Sinclair-Lockhart) Baronetcy of Stevenson in the County of Haddington, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 18 June 1636 for John Sinclair of Stevenson, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. Th ...
),
and
Lady Elizabeth Lindsay (wife of
David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk).
References
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Year of birth missing
1616 deaths
Robert
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16th-century Scottish people
Members of the Privy Council of Scotland