Elizabeth Lindsay

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

Elizabeth Lindsay was born about 1631, in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. She married Sir James Carstophen Laird of Nydie on 2 August 1660, in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died in 1690, at the age of 60, and was buried in Sittingbourne, Kent, England.

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Family Time Line

Sir James Carstophen Laird of Nydie
1630–
Elizabeth Lindsay
1631–1690
Marriage: 2 August 1660
John Corstorphin of Nydie
1680–1701

Sources (3)

  • Elspet Lindsay, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Elizabeth Lindsey, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
  • Elspeth Lindesay, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

World Events (2)

1642 · The English Civil War

A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.

1688 · Glorious Revolution

The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, England. This is first found in the form Lindissi, apparently a derivative of the British name of Lincoln . To this was later added the Old English element ēg ‘island’, since the place was virtually cut off by the surrounding fenland. The surname was taken to Scotland at an early date and is the name of an important and powerful Scottish family.

Irish: adopted as an equivalent ofvarious Gaelic names (see Lindsey ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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