Sir Alexander Lindsay of Evelick, 3rd Baronet (11 May 1683,

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– 6 May 1762,

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) was a Scottish baronet from the Lindsay of Evelick family. He married into

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by his marriage with Amelia Murray, daughter of

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and sister of

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, PC, SL (2 March 170520 March 1793) was a British barrister, politician and judge noted for his reform of English law. Born to Scottish nobility, he was educated in Perth, Scotland, before moving to Lond ...

. They had four children: # Sir David Lindsay of Evelick, who succeeded Alexander. #

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, Royal Navy admiral and father of

Dido Elizabeth Belle Dido Elizabeth Belle (June 1761 – July 1804) was a British heiress and a member of the Lindsay family of Evelix. She was born into slavery and illegitimate; her mother, Maria Belle, was an enslaved African woman in the British West Indies. He ...

. #

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, who became the wife of the painter Allan Ramsay. #Katherine Lindsay who married

Alexander Murray, Lord Henderland Alexander Murray, Lord Henderland (11 May 1736 – 16 March 1795) was a Scottish judge and politician. Life Born at Murrayfield House west of Edinburgh's Old Town on 11 May 1736, he was the son of Archibald Murray of Cringletie, an advocate. ...

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* http://www.perthshireheritage.co.uk/evelick.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsay, Alexander 1683 births 1762 deaths People from Perth and Kinross History of Perth and Kinross

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia