1st Earl of Dunfermline Alexander Seton

1555 - 1622  (67 years)

• Name	Alexander Seton  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	1st Earl of Dunfermline
  Birth	1555	East Lothian, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1622	Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland   [2]
  	St Bridget's Kirk
  Death	16 Sep 1622	Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I37427	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	7th Lord Seton George Seton, IV,   b. 1531, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland d. 1585, Scotland (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Isabel Hamilton,   b. 1530, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 13 Nov 1606, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Aug 1550	Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F14966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillias Drummond,   b. 1555   d. 8 May 1601, Dalgetty, Fife, Scotland (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F14968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - 1622 - Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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