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David Bethune 1494–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1494

Birth Location: Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 May 1546

Death Location: St Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Beaton

Mother: Elisabeth Moneypenny

Spouse(s): Lady Ogilvy

Children(s): John Balfour, Agnes (Betou, Alexander Bethune, Archibald Bethune, David Bethune, Elizabeth Bethune, Grissel Bethune, Margaret Bethune

David Bethune was born in 1494 in Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Bethune Beaton And Elisabeth Moneypenny. David Bethune married Lady Marion Mariota Ogilvy, and had children including Agnes Bethune Archbishop Of St Andrews Betou, Alexander Bethune, Archibald Bethune, David Bethune, Elizabeth Bethune, Grissel Bethune, John Bethune 8Th Of Balfour, Margaret Bethune. David Bethune passed away in 1546 in St Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • David Bethune was born in 1494 in Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Bethune Beaton And Elisabeth Moneypenny.
  • David Bethune married Lady Marion Mariota Ogilvy, and had children including Agnes Bethune Archbishop Of St Andrews Betou, Alexander Bethune, Archibald Bethune, David Bethune, Elizabeth Bethune, Grissel Bethune, John Bethune 8Th Of Balfour, Margaret Bethune.
  • David Bethune passed away in 1546 in St Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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David Bethune's Ancestors

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David Bethune
1494–1546
Birth Place: Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Bethune Beaton
1461–1524
Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Moneypenny
1470–1541
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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David Bethune's Descendants

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David Bethune (1494–29 May 1546) m. Lady (Marion Mariota) Ogilvy (1510–6 September 1558)
  1. 1. John (Bethune,8th of) Balfour 1525–1575
  2. 2. Agnes (Bethune, Archbishop of St Andrews) (Betou 1540–
  3. 3. Alexander Bethune 1532–1605
  4. 4. Archibald Bethune 1524–1584
  5. 5. David Bethune 1540–1589
  6. 6. Elizabeth Bethune 1518–1567
  7. 7. Grissel Bethune 1521–1579
  8. 8. Margaret Bethune 1518–1579

David Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1494
1494
Birth of David Bethune in Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1546
29 May 1546
Age 52
Death of David Bethune in St Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
St Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1546
    Event Place: St Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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