LIVINGSTON, Alexander Earl of Linlithgow 1 2
- Born: About 1561
- Marriage (1): HAY, Helenor 26 and 31 January 1583(1584)(contract) 1 2
- Died: 24 December 1621, Callendar Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland 2
- Buried: 5 Febrauary 1622, Falkirk parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland 2
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Alexander married Helenor HAY, daughter of Andrew HAY 8th Earl of Erroll and Jean HAY, 26 and 31 January 1583(1584)(contract).1 2 (Helenor HAY was born in 1565 and died before 1625.)
Marriage Notes:
"Helen or Helenor, only daughter by first marriage ; married (contract dated 26 and 31 January 1583-84) to Alexander, first Earl of Linlithgow."
from Scots Peerage (vol 3)
"He (Alexander Livingston) married (contract 26 and 31 January 1583-84) Helen or Helenor Hay, only daughter by his first marriage, of Andrew, eighth Earl of Erroll. She was a devoted Catholic, and was hunted from church to church by the Presbytery of Linlithgow in a vain attempt to effect her conversion. By her the Earl had three sons and two daughters"
from Scots Peerage (vol 5) 1 2
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