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Catherine Countess of Glencairn Borthwick 1493 – 1528 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1493

Birth Location: Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Jan 1528

Death Location: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: William Borthwick

Mother: Margaret Hay

Spouse(s): William, Cunningham

Children(s): Marion Cunningham

The story of Catherine Countess of Glencairn Borthwick began in 1493 in Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Catherine Countess of Glencairn Borthwick married William, knight of Glencairn, 4th Earl of Glencairn, Privy Councillor of Scotland, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, Cunningham, and had children including Marion Cuninghame or Cunningham. Catherine Countess of Glencairn Borthwick passed away in 1528 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Countess of Glencairn Borthwick began in 1493 in Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Catherine Countess of Glencairn Borthwick married William, knight of Glencairn, 4th Earl of Glencairn, Privy Councillor of Scotland, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, Cunningham, and had children including Marion Cuninghame or Cunningham.
  • Catherine Countess of Glencairn Borthwick passed away in 1528 in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Catherine Borthwick's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Borthwick
1493 – 1528
Birth Place: Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
William Borthwick
1459 – 1513
Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret (Dullievairdis) Hay
1463 – 1556
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Willem (Lord) Borthwick
1433 – 1503
Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Mariëtte (Hoppringle) *,
1425 – 1473
Earlside, Lauderdale, Scotland
John (Sir) Hay
Lady (Ann) Arxton
1430 – 1520
Arkestone, Kingstone, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Borthwick
1415 – 1458
Catherine Sinclair
1393 – 1462
Thomas Ilk
1410 – 1495
Margaret Turnbull
1400 – 1490
John Arxton
1412 – 1435
Mariot Lindsay
1415 – 1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Borthwick
1350 – 1425
George *
1350 – 1410
Joanna *
1380 – 1469
"Sir" Minto
1382 – 1440
Lorna Rutherfurde
1380 –

Catherine Borthwick's Descendants

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Catherine (Countess of Glencairn) Borthwick (1493 – 17 Jan 1528) m. William, (knight of Glencairn, 4th Earl of Glencairn, Privy Councillor of Scotland, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland,) Cunningham (24 Mar 1493 – 11 Mar 1548)
  1. 1. Marion (Cuninghame or) Cunningham (1527 – 25 October 1591) m. Sir (John Muir of) Rowallan (1515 – 25 Oct 1591)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Gracy (Gyll Cyll) Mure Muir) Murry (1553 – 24 Jan 1632) m. Christopher (Gyll or) Gill (1560 – 1664)
      1. 1. Joane Gyll (3 Feb 1583 – 29 Oct 1637) m. Richard (John Gay) (Guye) (25 Dec 1580 – c. 1637)
        1. 1. John Gay (13 Jul 1615 – 4 Mar 1688) m. Joanna Borden (12 Apr 1612 – 14 Aug 1691)

Catherine Borthwick's Timeline

2 Records

1493
1493
Birth of Catherine Countess of Glencairn Borthwick in Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1528
17 Jan 1528
Age 35
Death of Catherine Countess of Glencairn Borthwick in Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1493
    Event Place: Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Abir, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: Ayrshire, Scotland, Parish and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800
    Record Source: Ayrshire, Scotland, Parish and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1528
    Event Place: Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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