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Bessie Watson 1600–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 September 1600

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: October 1684

Death Location: Portpatrick, Ayr, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: David Watsone)

Mother: Janet Cuthbert

Spouse(s): William Carairis

Children(s): Elizabeth Carstaires

Bessie Watson was born in 1600 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of David Watson Watsoun Watsone And Janet Cuthbert. Bessie Watson married William Carstairs Carairis, and had children including Elizabeth Elspeth Carstairs Carstaires. Bessie Watson passed away in 1684 in Portpatrick, Ayr, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Bessie Watson was born in 1600 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of David Watson Watsoun Watsone And Janet Cuthbert.
  • Bessie Watson married William Carstairs Carairis, and had children including Elizabeth Elspeth Carstairs Carstaires.
  • Bessie Watson passed away in 1684 in Portpatrick, Ayr, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Watsone)
1566–1612
Birth Location: St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
DW
Janet Cuthbert
1580–
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
JC

Spouses(s)

William Carairis
1597–1662
Birth Location: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
WC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Carstaires
1629–
Birth Location: St Andrews, Orkney, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
EC

Bessie Watson's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Watson
1600–1684
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Watson (Watsoun, Watsone)
1566–1612
St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Janet Cuthbert
1580–
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Lady (Janet) Davidson
1532–1584
Of Stirling, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Sir (James CUTHBERT, Burgess of) Dunfermline
1554–1602
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dunfermline
1530–1565
Lady GGM
1534–1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Fraser*
1505–1565
William GGF
1505–1596
Margaret GGM
1510–1593

Bessie Watson's Descendants

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Bessie Watson (12 September 1600–October 1684) m. William (Carstairs \) Carairis (1597–17 Jul 1662)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Elspeth Carstairs \) Carstaires 1629– m. Andrew\ (Androw) Meldrum 1628–
    1. 1. John Meldrum 1654–1749 m. Elizabeth Duncan 1662–1775
      1. 1. Margaret Duncan 1692–1750 m. William Rankilor 1695–1755
        1. 1. Agnes RANKILOR 1720–1796 m. John SIM 1720–1785

Bessie Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1600
12 September 1600
Birth of Bessie Watson in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1684
October 1684
Age 84
Death of Bessie Watson in Portpatrick, Ayr, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Portpatrick, Ayr, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 September 1600
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1684
    Event Place: Portpatrick, Ayr, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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