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Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet 1560–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 05 Jul 1619

Death Location: Muchalls, Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Burnett

Mother: Elspeth Scotland)

Spouse(s): Katherine Gordon

Children(s): Thomas Burnet

In 1560, Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet entered the world in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Burnett And Elspeth Chalmers Descendant Robert2 Of Scotland. Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet married Katherine Gordon, and had children including Thomas Burnet. Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet passed away in 1619 in Muchalls, Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1560, Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet entered the world in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Alexander Burnett And Elspeth Chalmers Descendant Robert2 Of Scotland.
  • Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet married Katherine Gordon, and had children including Thomas Burnet.
  • Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet passed away in 1619 in Muchalls, Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Burnett
1529–1574
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Elspeth Scotland)
1550–
Birth Location: Cults, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Gordon
1550–1644
Birth Location: Fiddes, , , Scotland
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Children(s)

Thomas Burnet
1580–1653
Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, , England
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Alexander Burnet's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Burnet
1560–1619
Birth Place: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Burnett
1529–1574
Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elspeth (Chalmers(descendant Robert2 of) Scotland)
1550–
Cults, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Leys) Burnet
1500–1574
, Kincardineshire, , Scotland
Janet Hamilton
1500–1567
Kincardine, Fife, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander III
1470–1526
Agnes Lichtoun
1484–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Burnet
1455–1529
Janet Gardine
1460–1484

Alexander Burnet's Descendants

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Alexander (12th Laird of Leys) Burnet (1560–05 Jul 1619) m. Katherine Gordon (1550–1644)
  1. 1. Thomas Burnet 1580–1653 m. Margaret Douglas 1588–1621
    1. 1. Alexander Burnett 1611–1648 m. JaneJean Arbuthnot 1609–
      1. 1. Jean (Janet) Burnett 1604–1688
      2. 2. Sir (Alexander) Burnett 1637–1663
      3. 3. Robert (Burnet) Sr 1638–1699 m. Katherine Douglas 1642–
        1. 1. Thomas (Burnet) Sr –1712 m. Agnes Burnet 1684–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Burnet 1677–1767
      4. 4. Jean Burnet 1641–1688
    2. 2. Jane Burnett 1603–
    3. 3. Katherine Burnet 1610–1698 m. Robert Gordon 1609–1681
      1. 1. Thomas Gordon 1653–1722
      2. 2. Catherine Gordon 1644–1692
      3. 3. Robert Gordon 1641–1718
      4. 4. John Gordon 1642–
      5. 5. Charles Gordon 1640–1686

Alexander Burnet's Timeline

6 Records

1551
1551
Birth of Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet in , Kincardineshire, , Scotland
, Kincardineshire, , Scotland
1560
1560
Birth of Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet in Leys, Kincardineshire, , Scotland
Leys, Kincardineshire, , Scotland
1560
1560
Birth of Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1619
05 Jul 1619
Age 59
Death of Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet in Leys, Kincardineshire, , Scotland
Leys, Kincardineshire, , Scotland
1619
05 Jul 1619
Age 59
Death of Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1619
05 Jul 1619
Age 59
Death of Alexander 12th Laird of Leys Burnet in Muchalls, Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Muchalls, Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Leys, Kincardineshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: , Kincardineshire, , Scotland
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1619
    Event Place: Leys, Kincardineshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1619
    Event Place: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1619
    Event Place: Muchalls, Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.
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