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Cardinal David John Beaton 1494–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1494

Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 29 May 1546

Death Location: St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Balfour

Mother: Elizabeth Monypenny

Spouse(s): Lady Airlie

Children(s): MARGARET (Bethune), Agnes Beaton, David Melguid, Janet Betoun, Elizabeth Bethune

Cardinal David John Beaton was born in 1494 in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Bethune 6Th Of Balfour And Elizabeth Monypenny. Cardinal David John Beaton married Lady Marion Mariota Ogilvy Of Airlie, and had children including Agnes Beaton, David Bethune Of Melguid, Elizabeth Bethune, Janet Betoun, Margaret Beaton Bethune. Cardinal David John Beaton passed away in 1546 in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Cardinal David John Beaton was born in 1494 in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Bethune 6Th Of Balfour And Elizabeth Monypenny.
  • Cardinal David John Beaton married Lady Marion Mariota Ogilvy Of Airlie, and had children including Agnes Beaton, David Bethune Of Melguid, Elizabeth Bethune, Janet Betoun, Margaret Beaton Bethune.
  • Cardinal David John Beaton passed away in 1546 in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Balfour
1470–1532
Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Monypenny
1475–1541
Birth Location: Pitmilly, Kingsbarns, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Airlie
1495–1575
Birth Location: Airlie, Angus, Scotland
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Children(s)

MARGARET (Bethune)
1530–1579
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Agnes Beaton
1540–1600
Birth Location: Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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David Melguid
1542–
Birth Location: –
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Janet Betoun
1522–1569
Birth Location: Creich Castle, , , Scotland
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Elizabeth Bethune
1518–1574
Birth Location: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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Cardinal Beaton's Ancestors

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Cardinal Beaton
1494–1546
Birth Place: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Bethune 6th of Balfour
1470–1532
Raith, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Monypenny
1475–1541
Pitmilly, Kingsbarns, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cardinal Beaton's Descendants

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Cardinal (David John) Beaton (1494–29 May 1546) m. Lady (Marion Mariota Ogilvy of) Airlie (1495–27 Jun 1575)
  1. 1. MARGARET (Beaton) (Bethune) 1530–1579
  2. 2. Agnes Beaton 1540–1600
  3. 3. David (Bethune of) Melguid 1542–
  4. 4. Janet Betoun 1522–1569 m. Sir (Simon De) Preston 1514–1575
    1. 1. George Preston 1563–1609 m. Agnes Hay 1582–1630
  5. 5. Elizabeth Bethune 1518–1574

Cardinal Beaton's Timeline

2 Records

1494
1494
Birth of Cardinal David John Beaton in Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Balfour, Fife, Scotland
1546
29 May 1546
Age 52
Death of Cardinal David John Beaton in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Balfour, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1546
    Event Place: St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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