Robert Lindsay, 9th Lord Lindsay

Lindsay inherited the Lordship Lindsay of the Byres upon the death of his brother in November 1609 who died without male issue. Following his brother's death, the estate of Byres was sold to the 9th Lord's father-in-law, Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington.^[4]

Lord Lindsay was the Scottish Ecclesiastical High Commissioner. He was made a Privy Councillor of Scotland in 1610 and 1616.^[3]

On 26 June 1610, Lindsay married Lady Christian Hamilton, eldest daughter of Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington and Margaret Borthwick (only child of James Borthwick of Newbyres). Before his death in 1616, they were the parents of:^[5]

• John Lindsay (c. 1611–1679), who married Lady Margaret Hamilton, a daughter of James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton and Lady Anne Cunningham (fourth daughter of James Cunningham, 7th Earl of Glencairn).^[6]
• Hon. Patrick Lindsay, who died young.
• Hon. Helen Lindsay, who married Sir William Scott of Ardross and Elie, in 1634.^[7]
• Hon. Margaret Lindsay Married William Welsche (Son of Reverend Josias Welsche and Elizabeth Knox.)

Lord Lindsay died on 9 July 1616 and was succeeded in the Lordship by his only surviving son, John (who was created the 1st Earl of Lindsay in 1633, and inherited the Earldom of Crawford in 1652).^[8][2] After his death, his Lady Christian married, as his second wife, Robert Boyd, 7th Lord Boyd, sometime after 9 December 1617. She died in 1645.^[9]

Through his daughter Helen, Lady Ardross, he was posthumously a grandfather of Euphemia Scott, who married William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald, the Shire Commissioner for Ayr.^[9]

Through his son John, he was posthumously a grandfather of Lady Anne Lindsay (wife of John Leslie, 1st Duke of Rothes),^[10] Lady Christian Lindsay (wife of John Hamilton, 4th Earl of Haddington),^[11] William Lindsay, 18th Earl of Crawford,^[8] Hon. Patrick Lindsay (later Crawford of Kilbirnie),^[12] Lady Helen Lindsay (wife of Sir Robert Sinclair, 3rd Baronet, of Stevenston),^[13] and Lady Elizabeth Lindsay (wife of David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk).^[14]