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Alexander Hume 1495–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 MAY 1565

Death Location: Duns Parish Churchyard, Duns, , Scottish Borders, Scotland

Father: David Home

Mother: Isabella Hoppringle

Spouse(s): Barbara Donaldson, Barbara Gordon

Children(s):

In 1495, Alexander Hume entered the world in Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to David Home And Isabella Hoppringle. Alexander Hume married Barbara Gordon, Barbara Gordon Donaldson. Alexander Hume passed away in 1565 in Duns Parish Churchyard, Duns, , Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Alexander Hume entered the world in Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to David Home And Isabella Hoppringle.
  • Alexander Hume married Barbara Gordon, Barbara Gordon Donaldson.
  • Alexander Hume passed away in 1565 in Duns Parish Churchyard, Duns, , Scottish Borders, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Home
1457–1513
Birth Location: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
DH
Isabella Hoppringle
1460–1545
Birth Location: Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
IH

Spouses(s)

Barbara Donaldson
1495–1550
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
BD
Barbara Gordon
1500–1586
Birth Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
BG

Children(s)

Alexander Hume's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Hume
1495–1565
Birth Place: Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
David Home
1457–1513
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Isabella Hoppringle
1460–1545
Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George Home
1432–1497
Berwick, Scotland
Margaret Sinclair
1436–1496
Polwarth, Scottish Borders Council area, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
James Hoppringle
1435–1495
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Murray
1442–1494
Eddleston, Peebles-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Home
1407–1450
Elizabeth Carmichael
1420–1495
John Sinclair
1418–1481
Katherine Hume
1420–1472
David Hoppringle,
1405–1480
Elspeth Dishington
1411–1445
Patrick Murray
1422–1476
Katherine Balfour
1425–1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Home
1380–1452
Alicia Douglas
1385–1450
John Carmichael
1377–1489
Mariota Wardlaw
1388–
John Clair
1397–1466
Isobel Home
1406–1456
Robert Hoppringle
1385–1424
Isabella Rutherford
1390–
William Dishington
1384–
William Dishington
1388–
David Murray
1400–1451
Margaret Colquhoun
1401–1455
Michael Balfour
1400–1452
Marjory Durie
1404–

Alexander Hume's Timeline

3 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Alexander Hume in Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
1565
4 MAY 1565
Age 70
Death of Alexander Hume in Manderston, Berwickshire, Scotland
Manderston, Berwickshire, Scotland
1565
9 MAY 1565
Age 70
Burial of Alexander Hume in Duns Parish Churchyard, Duns, , Scottish Borders, Scotland
Duns Parish Churchyard, Duns, , Scottish Borders, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 MAY 1565
    Event Place: Manderston, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 MAY 1565
    Event Place: Duns Parish Churchyard, Duns, , Scottish Borders, Scotland
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