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Bessie (Johnstoun Johnstone) Bathcat Weir 1602–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1602

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: Abt. 1659

Death Location: Dean Douglas, Stirling, Scotland

Father: George Weir

Mother: Ann Wier

Spouse(s): Andrew Johnstone

Children(s): Bessie Johnstoune

In 1602, Bessie (Johnstoun Johnstone) Bathcat Weir entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to George 7Th Laird Of Blackwood Weir And Ann Clever Soden Wier. Bessie (Johnstoun Johnstone) Bathcat Weir married Andrew Johnstoun Johnstone, and had children including Bessie Johnstoune. Bessie (Johnstoun Johnstone) Bathcat Weir passed away in 1659 in Dean Douglas, Stirling, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1602, Bessie (Johnstoun Johnstone) Bathcat Weir entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to George 7Th Laird Of Blackwood Weir And Ann Clever Soden Wier.
  • Bessie (Johnstoun Johnstone) Bathcat Weir married Andrew Johnstoun Johnstone, and had children including Bessie Johnstoune.
  • Bessie (Johnstoun Johnstone) Bathcat Weir passed away in 1659 in Dean Douglas, Stirling, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Weir
1575–1667
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Ann Wier
1575–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Andrew Johnstone
1605–1636
Birth Location: Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Bessie Johnstoune
1623–1700
Birth Location: , Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Bessie Weir's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Weir
1602–1659
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
George 7th Laird of Blackwood Weir
1575–1667
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ann (Clever \ Soden \) Wier
1575–
Grandparents
James (Weir deVere Laird of) Blackwood
1535–1635
Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Mariata Marion Ramsay, of Dalhousie) Bannatyne
1554–1622
Dalhousie, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Euphemia Hamilton
1507–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Weir's Descendants

1.
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Bessie ((Johnstoun Johnstone) Bathcat) Weir (14 Mar 1602–Abt. 1659) m. Andrew (Johnstoun) Johnstone (about 1605–1636)
  1. 1. Bessie Johnstoune 1623–1700 m. James Turnbull 1618–1700
    1. 1. Jean Turnbull 1650–1747 m. Robert (Alexander) Buchanan 1646–1728
      1. 1. James (Buchanan 6th Great) Grandfather 1702–1765 m. Janet Din 1699–
        1. 1. Alexander Buchanan 1729– m. Helen Mcalay 1732–

Bessie Weir's Timeline

2 Records

1602
14 Mar 1602
Birth of Bessie (Johnstoun Johnstone) Bathcat Weir in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1659
Abt. 1659
Age 57
Death of Bessie (Johnstoun Johnstone) Bathcat Weir in Dean Douglas, Stirling, Scotland
Dean Douglas, Stirling, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1602
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1659
    Event Place: Dean Douglas, Stirling, Scotland
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