Sir Alexander Lindsay of Evelix (1683-1762)
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Sir Alexander Lindsay of Evelick (11 May 1683, Dunfermline
- 6 May 1762, Evelix
) was a Scottish nobleman from the Lindsay of Evelick family. He married into the Clan Murray
by his marriage with Amelia Murray, daughter of David Murray, 5th Viscount Stormont and sister of William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
. They had four children:
Dunfermline
Dunfermline is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. According to a 2008 estimate, Dunfermline has a population of 46,430, making it the second-biggest settlement in Fife. Part of the town's name comes from the Gaelic word...
- 6 May 1762, Evelix
Evelix
Evelix or Evelick is a village near Dornoch in south east Sutherland, Scotland. The River Evelix runs through it. Evelix is in the Scottish council area of Highland....
) was a Scottish nobleman from the Lindsay of Evelick family. He married into the Clan Murray
Clan Murray
Clan Murray is a Highland Scottish clan. The Murrays were a great and powerful clan whose lands and cadet houses were scattered throughout Scotland.- Origins of the Clan :...
by his marriage with Amelia Murray, daughter of David Murray, 5th Viscount Stormont and sister of William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, SL, PC 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 London at the age of 13 to take up a place at Westminster School...
. They had four children:
- Sir David Lindsay of Evelick, who succeeded Alexander.
- Sir John LindsayJohn Lindsay (admiral)Admiral Sir John Lindsay KB was a British naval officer of the 18th century, and the father of Dido Elizabeth Belle.-Family:...
, Royal Navy admiral - Margaret LindsayMargaret Lindsay (1726 - 1782)Margaret Lindsay was the brown-eyed eldest daughter of Sir Alexander Lindsay of Evelick. She is notable as a member of the Clan Murray, largely pro-Jacobite in sympathies at this time , but also including pro-Hanoverians such as William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield...
, who became the wife of Allan Ramsay. - Katherine Lindsay
External links
- http://www.perthshireheritage.co.uk/evelick.html