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Alexander 4th Baron & 9th Laird of Leys Burnett 1500–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1500

Birth Location: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Sep 1574

Death Location: Of Leys, Deeside, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Northeast Scotland

Father: Alexander Burnet

Mother: Agnes Lichtoun

Spouse(s): Lady Hamilton, Marjorie Forbes, Katherine Arbuthnot

Children(s): Isabel Burnet, John Burnet, John Leys

Alexander 4th Baron & 9th Laird of Leys Burnett was born in 1500 in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Burnet And Agnes Lichtoun. Alexander 4th Baron & 9th Laird of Leys Burnett married Katherine Arbuthnot, Lady Janet Hamilton, Marjorie Forbes, and had children including Isabel Hamilton Burnet, John Burnet, John Burnett 10Th Laird Of Leys. Alexander 4th Baron & 9th Laird of Leys Burnett passed away in 1574 in Of Leys, Deeside, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Northeast Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander 4th Baron & 9th Laird of Leys Burnett was born in 1500 in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Burnet And Agnes Lichtoun.
  • Alexander 4th Baron & 9th Laird of Leys Burnett married Katherine Arbuthnot, Lady Janet Hamilton, Marjorie Forbes, and had children including Isabel Hamilton Burnet, John Burnet, John Burnett 10Th Laird Of Leys.
  • Alexander 4th Baron & 9th Laird of Leys Burnett passed away in 1574 in Of Leys, Deeside, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Northeast Scotland.

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Alexander Burnett's Ancestors

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Alexander Burnett
1500–1574
Birth Place: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Burnet
1470–1526
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Lichtoun
1484–1503
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
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Alexander Burnett's Descendants

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Alexander (4th Baron & 9th Laird of Leys) Burnett (27 Jul 1500–2 Sep 1574) m. Lady (Janet) Hamilton (1500–1567) m. Marjorie Forbes (1515–) m. Katherine Arbuthnot (1540–1579)
  1. 1. Isabel (Hamilton) Burnet 1537–1606 m. Robert (Arbuthnot of) Pitcarlies 1520–1606
    1. 1. Margaret Arbuthnot 1582–1670 m. Sir (John Strachan) Gordon 1587–1649
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret Strachan) Gordon 1605–1668
        1. 1. John ((mcknight)) McKNITT 1627–1708 m. Sarah Moore 1632–1708
  2. 2. John Burnet 1521–1575
  3. 3. John (Burnett, 10th Laird of) Leys 1521–1575

Alexander Burnett's Timeline

4 Records

1500
27 Jul 1500
Birth of Alexander 4th Baron & 9th Laird of Leys Burnett in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1524
26 August 1524
Age 24
Alexander 4th Baron & 9th Laird of Leys Burnett was married in Auchinhamperis Madlayr Kildrumme Corsindave Leis Lenturk Len, Scotland, United Kingdom
Auchinhamperis Madlayr Kildrumme Corsindave Leis Lenturk Len, Scotland, United Kingdom
1546
13 May 1546
Age 46
Alexander 4th Baron & 9th Laird of Leys Burnett was married in St Nicholas Parish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
St Nicholas Parish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1574
2 Sep 1574
Age 74
Death of Alexander 4th Baron & 9th Laird of Leys Burnett in Of Leys, Deeside, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Northeast Scotland
Of Leys, Deeside, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Northeast Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1500
    Event Place: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 August 1524
    Event Place: Auchinhamperis Madlayr Kildrumme Corsindave Leis Lenturk Len, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 May 1546
    Event Place: St Nicholas Parish, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1574
    Event Place: Of Leys, Deeside, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Northeast Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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