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William Crichton, 5th Lord Sanquhar and 3rd Lord Crichton
b. circa 1520, d. before 24 June 1550
Birth
William Crichton, 5th Lord Sanquhar and 3rd Lord Crichton, was born circa 1520.
Family life
William Crichton, 5th Lord Sanquhar and 3rd Lord Crichton, and Elizabeth Fleming were married before 24 May 1540.1
Children with Elizabeth Fleming (b. 1525)
| Son | Robert Crichton, 6th Lord Crichton of Sanquar (b. circa 1540, d. 1561) |
| Daughter | Janet Crichton (b. circa 1545, d. after 17 November 1593) |
| Son | Edward Crichton, 7th Lord Crichton of Sanquar (b. circa 1548, d. 1569) |
Property2
William Crichton, 5th Lord Sanquhar and 3rd Lord Crichton, possessed had a charter of the king to himself and his wife Elizabeth Fleming for Glenquhorre, Over Lefane-loane, Nether Libere, Overmanis de Gavillus, Coggisfute in the Barony of Sanquar in Drumfeis on 24 March 1541 at Barony of Sanquar in Drumfeis in Glenquhorre, Over Lefane-loane, Nether Libere, Overmanis de Gavillus, Coggisfute.3 He possessed had a charter of the queen for the dominical lands of Kynowle called Bernehill, with the mansion, meadow, gardens and orchards on 6 February 1549 at Perthshire in Kynowle called Bernehill.45
Death
William Crichton, 5th Lord Sanquhar and 3rd Lord Crichton, died stabbed to death at Governor Arran's home allegedly by Robert 4th Lord Sempill before 24 June 1550.6,1,7,8,9
Citations
- [S29] Various, "WikiTree," pedigree, Commons, WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki: online 10 November 2023), William (Crichton) Crichton Fifth Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (1516 - 1550) at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Crichton-43.
- [S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown: 1214-1681 (Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company for the Scottish Record Society, 1910), Charter 521.
- [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, editor, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum: The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland (Edinburgh: General Register House, 1912), vol iii, ch 2319, p. 530; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : accessed 12 April 2025.
- [S43] Scotland Court of Exchequer, editor, Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum: The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland (Edinburgh: General Register House, 1912), vol iv, ch 287, p 68; online image, Internet Archive, archive.org (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101038096846&seq=7&q1=flemyng : accessed 12 April 2025.
- [S17] Francis J Grant (Ed), Charter Chest of the Earldom of Wigtown: 1214-1681 (Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company for the Scottish Record Society, 1910), Charter 95.
- [S2] Various contributors, "Wikipaedia," database, Commons, Wikipaedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/: online 10 November 2023), Earl of Dumfries at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Dumfries.
- [S85] Robert Pitcairn, Criminal Trials in Scotland: from 1488 to 1624, embracing the entire Reigns of James IV, V, Mary and James VI (Edinburgh: William Tait, 1833), vol i, p 353-54*; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/criminaltrialsin01pitc/page/n7/mode/2up : accessed 9 April 2025; Slaughter of Lord Crichtoune of Sanquar.
- [S136] Robert Kerr Hannay, Editor, Acts of the Lords of Council in Public Affairs: 1501-1554 (Edinburgh: General Register House, 1932), p 602; online image, HathiTrust (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000047600931&seq=7&q1=fleming : viewed 20 June 2025.
- [S181] Bernard Burke and Ashworth P Burke, Editors, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage, 76th edition (Pall Mall, London: Harrison & Sons, 1914), p 345; online image, Internet Archive, Internet Archive (archive.org : viewed 17 October 2026.
| Last Edited | 17 October 2026 |