Lindsay of Evelix

Lindsay of Evelix

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:

#John Lindsay of Evelix, the founder of the family, third in descent from William Lindsay of Lekoquhay (David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford's third son), succeeded by his second of five sons,
#Alexander Lindsay of Evelick (bishop), bishop of Dunkeld, 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), 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.

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*http://www.perthshireheritage.co.uk/evelick.html


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