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Archibald Bethune 1500–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1500

Birth Location: Capledrae House, Ballingry, Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 Sep 1547

Death Location: Musselburgh, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Archibald Bethune

Mother: Janet Duddingston

Spouse(s): Janet Duddingston

Children(s): John Bethune, Janet Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Jean Bethune, Grisel Bethune

Archibald Bethune was born in 1500 in Capledrae House, Ballingry, Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Archibald Bethune And Janet Duddingston. Archibald Bethune married Janet Duddingston, and had children including Grisel Bethune, Janet Bethune, Jean Bethune, John Bethune, Margaret Bethune. Archibald Bethune passed away in 1547 in Musselburgh, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Archibald Bethune was born in 1500 in Capledrae House, Ballingry, Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Archibald Bethune And Janet Duddingston.
  • Archibald Bethune married Janet Duddingston, and had children including Grisel Bethune, Janet Bethune, Jean Bethune, John Bethune, Margaret Bethune.
  • Archibald Bethune passed away in 1547 in Musselburgh, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Archibald Bethune's Ancestors

Self
Archibald Bethune
1500–1547
Birth Place: Capledrae House, Ballingry, Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Archibald Bethune
1469–
Scotland
Janet Duddingston
1465–1541
Crossford, Firth of Forth, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Bethune
1440–1507
Raith House, Fife, Scotland
Marjory Boswell
1439–1466
Balmuto Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bethune
1418–1499
Margaret Stirling
1419–1526
David BOSWELL
1401–1490
Elizabeth Melville
1413–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Balfour
1370–1421
Jean Stewart
1392–1420
William Stirling,
1399–1471
Margaret Cunninghame
1399–1466
John BOSWELL
1372–1429
Mariota Jardyne
1380–1426
John Melville
1384–1463
Marjory Balweary
1389–1424

Archibald Bethune's Descendants

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Archibald Bethune (Abt 1500–10 Sep 1547) m. Janet Duddingston (Abt 1510–)
  1. 1. John Bethune 1530–
  2. 2. Janet Bethune 1532–
  3. 3. Margaret Bethune 1535–
  4. 4. Jean Bethune 1537–
  5. 5. Grisel Bethune 1539–

Archibald Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1500
Abt 1500
Birth of Archibald Bethune in Capledrae House, Ballingry, Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Capledrae House, Ballingry, Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1547
10 Sep 1547
Age 47
Death of Archibald Bethune in Musselburgh, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Musselburgh, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1500
    Event Place: Capledrae House, Ballingry, Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 6 May 2025), entry for Archibald Bethune, person ID G443-15S.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1547
    Event Place: Musselburgh, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 6 May 2025), entry for Archibald Bethune, person ID G443-15S.

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