Lindsay of Evelix
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The Lindsays of Evelix or Evelix were a family of Scottish nobles from Evelix
in Perthshire
, a sub-family of the Clan Lindsay
. They were:
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....
in Perthshire
Perthshire
Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
, a sub-family of the Clan Lindsay
Clan Lindsay
-Origins of the Clan:There is currently no known proven path pertaining to the origin of the Clan Lindsay. However, several possible theories have been advanced over the years. First is the theory proposed in 1769 by biographer/historian, Richard Rolt, in which he claimed that the Lindsays were...
. They were:
- John Lindsay of Evelix, the founder of the family, third in descent from William Lindsay of Lekoquhay (David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of CrawfordDavid Lindsay, 3rd Earl of CrawfordDavid Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford was a regent to James II of Scotland. He was a member of Clan Lindsay, a Scottish Lowland clan....
's third son), succeeded by his second of five sons, - Alexander Lindsay of Evelick (bishop)Alexander Lindsay of Evelick (bishop)Alexander Lindsay of Evelick , second son of John Lindsay, laird of Evelick, was a Scottish minister and bishop. A graduate of St Leonard's College, St Andrews, in 1591 Lindsay became Minister of St Madoes church, Perthshire, rising to be Moderator of the presbytery of Perth in 1606, and then...
, bishop of DunkeldBishop of DunkeldThe Bishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunkeld, one of the largest and more important of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Cormac...
, succeeded by his eldest son, - Sir Alexander Lindsay of Evelick (1597-1663), succeeded by his eldest son,
- Sir Alexander Lindsay of Evelick (died 1695), succeeded by his eldest son,
- Sir Alexander Lindsay of Evelick (born 1660), succeeded by his eldest son,
- Sir Alexander Lindsay of Evelix (1683-1762)Sir Alexander Lindsay of Evelix (1683-1762)Sir Alexander Lindsay of Evelick 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...
, succeeded by his eldest son, - Sir David Lindsay of Evelick, died 1797, succeeded by his third son,
- Sir Charles Lindsay of Evelick, died by drowning at Demerary on 6 March, 1799, with neither wife nor issue.