Monday, 2 November 2026

Family Trees: Early Scottish Royalty to Empress Matilda of England

Family tree from Echdach (my 38th great grandfather) to  Empress Matilda (my 26th great grandmother)

 

Echdach 

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Alpin MacEchdach (d. 834)

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Kenneth I of Scotland  (d.858)

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Constantine I of Scotland (d.877) 

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Donald II of Scotland  (d. 900)

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Malcolm I of Scotland (d.954)

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Kenneth II of Scotland (932-995)

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Malcolm II of Scotland (c954-1034)

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Bethoc of Scotland (b. c984) & Crinan of Dunkeld 

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Duncan I of Scotland (1001-1040) & Sybilla of Northumbria

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Malcolm III of Scotland (c1031-1093) & Ingibiorg of Orkney

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Ethida (Matilda) of Scotland (1079-1118) & Henry I of England (1059-1135)

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Matilda of England (Empress Matilda) (1102-1169) & Geoffrey Plantagenet (1113-1151)

 

Further research may locate additional information though records in the past were not always kept or have disappeared over time. 

Sunday, 1 November 2026

Family Trees: Nancy Hutton to Robert the Bruce (1)

In January 2012 I first investigated the family tree of my grandmother, Nancy Hazel Hutton, to Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland. This had been a family story which a cousin had investigated and confirmed so I decided to have a look myself -  Royalty-Robert II.

Robert II was the son of Marjorie Bruce, the daughter of King Robert I (the Bruce) and Walter Stewart.

Since then I have located another family tree linking Nancy with Robert the Bruce. 

The first section of the first family tree - From Nancy Hutton (my grandmother) to Robert the Bruce (my 21st great grandfather) - is the same in the first tree until we come to Sir James Dunbar, 1st Bart of Mochrum (died 1718) m. (1679) Isabella Nicolson (daughter of Sir Thomas Nicolson). The route to King Robert II then continues via the Dunbar family to the Stewarts instead of via the Livingston and Douglas families.

Robert the Bruce, Robert I of Scotland (1274-1329) & Isabella of Mar (1277-1296) 

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Marjorie Bruce (1296-1316) & Walter Stewart (1296-1327) 

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Robert Stewart, King Robert II of Scots & Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan

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Marjorie Stewart (daughter of Robert Stewart, King Robert II of Scots) 

& John Dunbar 1st Earl of Moray (d. c1391) 

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 Alexander Dunbar & Matilda Fraser 

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James Dunbar 4 Earl of Moray (d 1429) & Katherine (Janet) de Seton

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Sir Alexander Dunbar of Westfield (d.1497) & Isabel Sutherland 

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Alexander Dunbar of Conzie, Kibuyack and Aldcash (d.1493)  & Janet Sutherland 

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Alexander Dunbar of Conzie, Kibuyack and Aldcash (d. 1578) & Elizabeth Forbes 

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Alexander Dunbar of Conzie and Mochrum & Grizel Dunbar 

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Alexander Dunbar of Pankill & Nicola Stewart 

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John Dunbar of Mochrum (d.1661) & Marjory Urquhart 

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Thomas Dunbar of Mochrum (d.1675) & Christian Ross  

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Sir James Dunbar, 1st Bart of Mochrum (d. 1718) & Isabella Nicolson 

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Eleanora Dunbar (c1680- 1757) & David Lidderdale (1675- 1732) 

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James Lidderdale & Jean Fullerton (1712 - 1772) 

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Eleanora Lidderdale (1744 - 1816) & Thomas Hutton (1744 - 1783) 

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Thomas Hutton (1 August 1772 - 1856) & Janet Robertson (1781 - 1862) 

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William Forbes Hutton (1816 -  1896) & Eleanora Mackillop (1830 - 1900)

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George Hutton (5 May 1850 - 1936)  & Annie Wilson Hardwick Weston (1864 - 1924) 

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Nancy Hazel Hutton (1899 - 1997) & Arthur Brougham Lord (1893 - 1982) 

Family Trees: Nancy Hutton to Robert the Bruce (2)

The first section of the second family tree - From Nancy Hutton (my grandmother) to Robert the Bruce (my 21st great grandfather) - is the same in the first tree until we come to Sir James Dunbar, 1st Bart of Mochrum (died 1718) m. (1679) Isabella Nicolson (daughter of Sir Thomas Nicolson). The route to King Robert II then continues via the Livingston family and the Douglas family to the Stewarts instead of via the Dunbar family. 

Robert the Bruce, Robert I of Scotland (1274-1329) & Isabella of Mar (1277-1296) 

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Marjorie Bruce (1296-1316)  & Walter Stewart (1296-1327) 

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Robert Stewart, King Robert II of Scots & Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan

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Robert Stewart, King Robert III of Scots & Annabel Drummond

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Lady Mary Stewart & George Douglas (First Earl of Angus)

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William Douglas (Second Earl of Angus) & Margaret Hay

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George Douglas (Fourth Earl of Angus) & Isabel Sibbald

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Archibald Douglas (Fifth Earl of Angus) &  Elizabeth Boyd

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Sir William Douglas & Elizabeth Auchinieck

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Sir Archibald Douglas & Lady Agnes Keith

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William Douglas (Ninth Earl of Angus) & Egidia Graham

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William Douglas (Tenth Earl of Angus) & Elizabeth Oliphant

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Lady Mary Douglas & Alexander Livingston (Second Lord of Linlithgow) 

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Lady  Margaret Livingston & Sir Thomas Nicholson

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Isabella Nicolson & Sir James Dunbar, 1st Bart of Mochrum (d. 1718) 

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Eleanora Dunbar (born c1680- 1757)  & David Lidderdale (1675-1732) 

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James Lidderdale  & Jean Fullerton (1712 - 1772) 

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Eleanora Lidderdale (1744 -1816)  & Thomas Hutton (1744 - 1783) 

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Thomas Hutton (1772 - 1856)  & Janet Robertson (1781 - 1862) 

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William Forbes Hutton (1816 - 1896)  & Eleanora Mackillop (1830 - 1900) 

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George Hutton (1850 - 1936)  & Annie Wilson Hardwick Weston (1864 - 1924) 

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Nancy Hazel Hutton (1899 - 1997) & Arthur Brougham Lord (1893 - 1982) 

Family Trees: Nancy Hutton to William the Conqueror

The family tree of my grandmother (Nancy Hutton) can be traced to William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders (my 28th great grandparents).

William the Conqueror (1028-1087) & Matilda of Flanders (c1031-1083) 

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Henry I (c1069-1135) & Edith of Scotland (1097-1118)
 
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 Empress Matilda (1102-1169) & Geoffrey V Plantagenet (1113-1151)

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 Henry II (1133-1189) & Eleanor d'Aquitane (1128-1202)

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John (1166-1246) & Isabella d'Angouleme (1188-1246)

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Henry III (1207-1272) & Eleanor of Provence (1222-1291)
 
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Edward I (1239-1307) & Eleanor de Castilla (1244-1290)
 
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Edward II (1284-1327) & Isabelle de France (1292-1358)
 
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Edward III (1312-1377) & Philippa de Hainaut (1311-1369)
 
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 John of Gaunt (1340-1399) & Katherine de Roet (Swynford) (1350-1403)
 
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John de Beaufort (c1371-1409) & Lady Margaret de Holand (c1381-1439)
 
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James I of Scotland (1394-1437) & Lady Joan Beaufort (d. 1445)
 
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Joan Stewart (c1428-c1486) & James Douglas 1st Earl of Morton (d 1493) 
 
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John Douglas 2nd Earl of Morton (1459-1513) & Janet Crichton (d. 1515) 
 
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Lady Elizabeth Douglas (1488-1527) & Robert Keith, Master of Marischal (1483-c1514) 
 
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 William Keith, 3rd Earl of Marischal (1506 - 1581) & Margaret Keith
 
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Lady Agnes Keith (c1503-1548) & Sir Archibald Douglas (c1502-1570) 

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William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus (c1532-1591) &  Egidia Graham (d. c1606)
 
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William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus (1554-1611) & Elizabeth Oliphant (1558-1619)
 
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Lady Mary Douglas (b. 1578) & Alexander Livingston, 2nd Earl of Linlithgow (d. 1648)
 
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Lady Margaret Livingston (1630-1674) & Sir Thomas Nicolson (1628-1664)
 
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Isabella Nicolson & Sir James Dunbar (d 1718)
 
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Eleanora Dunbar (c1680-1757) & David Lidderdale (1675-1732)
 
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James Lidderdale (b c1710) & Jean Fullerton (c1712-1772) 
 
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Eleanora Lidderdale (1744-1816) - Thomas Hutton (1744-1783)
 
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Thomas Hutton (1772-1856) & Janet Robertson (1781-1862) 
 
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William Forbes Hutton (1816-1896) & Eleanora Mackillop (1830-1900)
 
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George Hutton (1850-1936) & Annie Wilson Hardwick Weston (1864-1924)
 
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Nancy Hazel Hutton (1899-1997) & Arthur Brougham Lord (1893-1982) 

Thursday, 22 October 2026

Family Tree: Family of Alfred the Great to Matilda of Flanders

 

Aethelwulf of Wessex (797-858) & Osburth of Hampshire

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Alfred the Great of Wessex (849-899) & Ealhswith (d 902) 

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Ælfthryth (Elftrude) of England (877-929) & Count Baldwin II of Flanders (865-918)

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Arnulf I of Flanders (899-964) & Adela de Vermandois (c910-960)

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Count Baldwin III of Flanders (940-962) & Mathilde Billung of Saxony (945-1008)

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Arnulf II of Flanders (961-987) & Princess Rosala (Susanne) of Italy c960-1003) 
 
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 Count Baldwin IV of Flanders (980-1035) & Ogivia Luxemboug (955-1029)
 
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Count Baldwin V of Flanders (1012-1067) & Adela of France (1009-1079)
 
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Matilda of Flanders (1031)-1083) & William the Conqueror (1028-1134) 

Family Tree: Family of Alfred the Great to the Plantagenets

Alfred the Great (849-899) & Ealhswith of Mercia (852-905)
Alfred the Great was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886
and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899 

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Edward the Elder (871-924) & Elfieda of Wiltshire (c878-c920)
Other forms of Elfieda's name include Elflæda, Ã†lflæda or Ã†lflæd
 Edward ruled Wessex from 899-924

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Edmund I of England (c921-946) & Ã†lfgifu of Shaftesbury (d.944)
Another form of  Ã†lfgifu's name was Elgiva
Ruled England from October 939-946 
 
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Edgar of England (943-975) & 
Ælfthryth of Devon (c945-1002)
Other forms of Ã†lfthryth's name include Alfrida and Elfrida
Ruled from 959-975 
 
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Ethelred II of England (968-1016) &
Ælfgifu of York (970-1002)
Other names for the king include Ã†thelred II and Ethelred the Unready
Ruled March 978 to December 1013 and February 1014-April 1016 
 
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Edmund II of England (989-1016) - Ealdgyth of Northumbria (995-1016)
Edmund II was also known as Edmund Ironside
Ruled April to November 1016 
 
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Edward 
Ætheling (1016-1093) & Agatha of Hungary (1025-1066)
 
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Margaret 
Ætheling (1045-1093) & Malcolm III of Scotland (1031-1093)
Margaret Ã†theling became St Margaret of Scotland 
Malcolm was king of Scotland from 1058-1093 
 
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Editha of Scotland (1089-1118) & Henry I King of England (1069-1135)
Editha was also known as Matilda 
 
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Henry I was king of England from 1100-1135  
King Henry I was a son of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders   
 
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Empress Matilda (1102-1169) & Geoffrey V Plantagenet (1113 - 1151)
The descendants of Matilda and Geoffrey were known as the Plantagenets