William
Comyn
Born about in Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Marjorie (Comyn) Comyn Countess of Dunbar, Elena (Comyn) Brechin, Elizabeth (Comyn) de Umfreville, Agnes (Comyn) of Strathearn, John Comyn, Alexander Comyn Knt, Roger Comyn and Margaret (Comyn) de Soules
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after
after about age 43
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
William was a son of Alexander Comyn and Elizabeth de Quincy. [1][2]
He served as the Chancellor of Glasgow and the Provost of the church of St Mary in the city of St Andrews.[3]
Death
Sources
- ↑ Paul, Sir James Balfour. The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas (1904), vol. 2, p. 256.
- ↑ Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study In Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), vol 2, pp 3-4 BUCHAN 8. Elizabeth de Quincy.
- ↑ PoMS Doc. 2/105/4 (Cal. Laing Chrs, no. 15). c1290: "William Comyn, provost of the church of St Mary in the city of St Andrews....." Available here.
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