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David John Bethune 1485 – 1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 29 May 1546

Death Location: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Father: David Bethune

Mother: Janet Duddingston

Spouse(s): Janet Hay

Children(s):

David John Bethune was born in 1485 in Creich, Fife, Scotland, the child of David Bethune and Janet Duddingston. David John Bethune married Janet Hay. David John Bethune passed away in 1546 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David John Bethune was born in 1485 in Creich, Fife, Scotland, the child of David Bethune and Janet Duddingston.
  • David John Bethune married Janet Hay.
  • David John Bethune passed away in 1546 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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Children(s)

David Bethune's Ancestors

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David Bethune
1485 – 1546
Birth Place: Creich, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Bethune
1465 – 1505
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Janet Duddingston
1467 – 1541
Sandford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Bethune
1440 – 1507
Raith House, Fife, Scotland
Marjory Boswell
1440 – 1530
Balmuto, Scotland
Stephen Duddingston
1440 – 1488
St Ford, Fife, Scotland
Deborah Creich
1450 – 1480
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Johanni Beaton
1418 – 1499
Margaret Stirling
1419 –
David Boswell
1411 – 1490
Elizabeth Melville
1413 – 1507
William Duddingston
1425 –
Deborah Stewart
1432 –
Robert Creich
1400 – 1449
Janet Broune
1430 – 1449
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jaques Baethune
1402 – 1475
Janet Balfour
1399 –
William Stirling
1399 – 1471
John Boswell
1372 – 1429
Mariota Jardine
1380 – 1426
John Melville
1382 – 1463
Margaret Scott
1389 – 1424
Andrew Creich
1410 – 1488
Creich
1410 –
James Broune
1410 – 1429
Margaret Russell
1412 – 1463

David Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of David John Bethune in Creich, Fife, Scotland
Creich, Fife, Scotland
1546
29 May 1546
Age 61
Death of David John Bethune in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Creich, Fife, Scotland

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

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