William de Crichton 
William was born about 1325 in Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1 William's father was John de Crichton and his mother was <Unknown>. His paternal grandparents were Nicholas de Crichton and <Unknown>. He was an only child. He died in 1393.1 General Notes
William, ancestor of the Marquesses of Bute (the earlier generations of which are Crichtons of Sanquhar and then Earls of Dumfries). [Burke's Peerage]
from www.impressions.uk.com:
APPROVED BY THE STANDING COUNCIL OF SCOTTISH CHIEFS
CHRICHTON A brief History:
The lands of Kreitton formed one of the earliest baronies around Edinburgh and are mentioned in charters of the early 12th century.
Thurstan de Crechtune was a witness to the foundation of the Abbey of Holyrood House by David I in 1128. Thomas de Crichton swore fealty to Edward I of England in the Ragman Roll of 1296. Thomas had 3 sons each of whom extended the family holdings, William his 2nd son married Isabel de Ross heiress to the barony of Sanquhar in Dumfriesshire.
Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999
Page: 990
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1100 in Crichton Castle, Pathhead, East Lothian, Scotland d.> 1140 in Crichton Castle, Pathhead, East Lothian, Scotland
- b.~ 1265
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- b.~ 1295 in Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d.1357
<Unknown>
- b.~ 1325 in Crichton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d.1393
<Unknown>
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Details of William's family with Isabella de Ros
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