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Alexander Burnett 1560 – 1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1560

Birth Location: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 OCT 1619

Death Location: Muchalls Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Leys)

Mother: Katherine Arbuthnot

Spouse(s): Katherine Gordon

Children(s): Barbara Burnet

Alexander Burnett was born in 1560 in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Burnett (6th Baron of Leys) and Katherine of Arbuthnot. Alexander Burnett married Katherine 'of Lesmoir' Gordon, and had children including Barbara Burnet. Alexander Burnett passed away in 1619 in Muchalls Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Burnett was born in 1560 in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Burnett (6th Baron of Leys) and Katherine of Arbuthnot.
  • Alexander Burnett married Katherine 'of Lesmoir' Gordon, and had children including Barbara Burnet.
  • Alexander Burnett passed away in 1619 in Muchalls Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Leys)
1543 – 1578
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Katherine Arbuthnot
1540 – 1579
Birth Location: Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Gordon
1560 – 1644
Birth Location: Lesmoir, Essie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
KG

Children(s)

Barbara Burnet
1572 – 1650
Birth Location: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
BB

Alexander Burnett's Ancestors

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Alexander Burnett
1560 – 1619
Birth Place: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Burnett (6th Baron of Leys)
1543 – 1578
London, London, England
Katherine (of) Arbuthnot
1540 – 1579
Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John James Burnett, 10th Laird of Leys, 6th Baron of) Leys
1521 – 1583
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth LUMSDEN
1521 – 1613
Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Andrew (of Pitcarlies) Arbuthnot
1500 – 1571
Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Cushnie
1500 – 1588
Agnes Strachan
1506 – 1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Burnett's Descendants

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Alexander Burnett (ABT 1560 – 14 OCT 1619) m. Katherine ('of Lesmoir') Gordon (1560 – 1644)
  1. 1. Barbara Burnet (11 Jan 1572 – 1650)
    1. 1. Janet Innes (1635 – 1681) m. *WILLIAM ROSS (1630 – March, 1663)
      1. 1. William Ross (1660 – 12 Jun 1712) m. Hannah (Hungerford) Ross (1 May 1659 – 1719)
        1. 1. William (Ross) III (1686 – 16 Sep 1777) m. ANNA LEWIS (6 January 1691 – 29 February 1747)

Alexander Burnett's Timeline

2 Records

1560
ABT 1560
Birth of Alexander Burnett in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1619
14 OCT 1619
Age 59
Death of Alexander Burnett in Muchalls Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Muchalls Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1560
    Event Place: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1619
    Event Place: Muchalls Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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