1st Earl of Buchan William Comyn
1163 - 1233 (70 years)-
Name William Comyn [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Title 1st Earl of Buchan Birth 1163 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 
[3, 4, 6] - Buchan
Gender Male Occupation Chancellor of Scotland Occupation 1205 Justiciar of Scotland Reference Number 26-02081-01 Reference Number 28-33128361-01 Title Lord of Badenoch Death 1233 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [3, 4, 6] - Buchan
Burial Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [4, 6] - Deer Abbey
Person ID I693 MontyHistNotes_II Last Modified 6 Sep 2025
Father Richard Comyn, b. 1115, Forres, Moray, Scotland d. Nov 1177, Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland (Age 62 years) Relationship natural Mother Hextilda Fitzuchtred Tynedale, b. 1122, Moray, Scotland d. 1182, East Lothian, Scotland (Age 60 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1145 Moray, Scotland - Tynedale
Family ID F295 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Sara Fitzhugh, b. 1160, Forres, Moray, Scotland d. 1204, Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland (Age 44 years) Marriage 1193 Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland [7] Family ID F306 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Sep 2025
Family 2 Countess of Buchan Margaret Colhan, b. 1185, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1244, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 59 years) Marriage 1212 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - Buchan
Children + 1. Margaret Comyn, b. 1217, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1274, Scotland (Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. 2nd Earl of Buchan Alexander Comyn, b. 1 Jan 1217, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 6 Apr 1290, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 3. Idonea Comyn, b. 1221, Forres, Moray, Scotland d. 1301 (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 4. Elizabeth Comyn, b. 1223, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1267 (Age 44 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F290 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Sep 2025
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Record for Alexander Comyn Earl of Buchan
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