Person:George Durie (3)

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George Durie, 1st of Craigluscar, Archdeacon of St. Andrews
d.Bet 1575 and Oct 1577 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
m. 1538
  1. Henry Durie, 2nd of Craigluscar1543 - 1592
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Name George Durie, 1st of Craigluscar, Archdeacon of St. Andrews
Gender Male
Birth? 20 Jun 1494 Rossend, Fifeshire, Scotland
Occupation? Bet 1526 and 1572 Dunfermline, Fife, ScotlandCommendator at the Abbot of Dunfermline
Occupation? From 1526 to 1559 Fife, ScotlandArchdeacon of St Andrews
Marriage 1538 to Catherine Sibbald, of Bagony family
Death? Bet 1575 and Oct 1577 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
References
  1.   George Durie of Rossend, 1st of Craigluscar, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.

    George Durie of Rossend, 1st of Craigluscar was born on 20 June 1494.1 He was the son of John Durie of Durie and Janet Beaton.2 He married, firstly, Margaret Bruce.1 He married, secondly, Catherine Sybbald in 1538.1 He died in 1575, illegitimately:.1
    He held the office of Abbot of Abbotshall, Kirkcaldy.1 He held the office of Archdeacon of St. Andrews.1 He was Abbot of the Convent of Dunfermline between 1530 and 1561.1 He was Perpetual Commendator of Dunfermline.1 He held the office of Extraordinary Lord on 2 July 1541.1 Lord of Council and Session.1 He held the office of Keeper of the Privy Purse in 1554.1 In 1571 he was a friend of Mary Queen of Scots.

  2.   George Durie, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.