John Lindsay, 8th Lord Lindsay
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The Lord Lindsay | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | John Lindsay |
| Died | 5 November 1609 |
| Spouse |
Hon. Anne Oliphant (m. 1599) |
| Relations | Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay (grandfather) Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes (grandfather) John Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford, 1st Earl of Lindsay (nephew) |
| Children | Anne Falconer, Lady Falconer |
| Parent(s) | James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay Lady Eupheme Leslie |
John Lindsay, 8th Lord Lindsay PC (died 5 November 1609), was a Scottish landowner.
He was the eldest son of James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay and Lady Eupheme Leslie.[1] His younger brother was Robert Lindsay, a Scottish Ecclesiastical High Commissioner. His sisters included Hon. Jane Lindsay (wife of Robert Lundie of Balgonie), Hon. Helen Lindsay (wife of John Cranstoun, 2nd Lord Cranstoun), and Hon. Catherine Lindsay (wife of James Lundie of that Ilk).[2]
His paternal grandparents were Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay and Euphemia Douglas (a daughter of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven, who was killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547, and Lady Margaret Erskine, a mistress of King James V of Scotland who was a daughter of John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine). His maternal grandparents were Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes and Grizel Hamilton (a daughter of Sir James Hamilton of Finnart).[3]