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David Hume 1526–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Sep 1574

Death Location: Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Wedderburn

Mother: Alison (Hume)

Spouse(s): Mariota Johnstone

Children(s): Isobel Home, Sir Wedderburn

David Hume was born in 1526 in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Sir David Home Wedderburn And Alison Isabella Douglas Hume. David Hume married Mariota Johnstone, and had children including Isobel Home, Sir George Hume 7Th Baron Of Wedderburn. David Hume passed away in 1574 in Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David Hume was born in 1526 in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Sir David Home Wedderburn And Alison Isabella Douglas Hume.
  • David Hume married Mariota Johnstone, and had children including Isobel Home, Sir George Hume 7Th Baron Of Wedderburn.
  • David Hume passed away in 1574 in Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Hume's Ancestors

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David Hume
1526–1574
Birth Place: Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir David Home Wedderburn
1489–1524
Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
Alison (Isabella Douglas) (Hume)
1487–1564
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David 3rd Baron of Wedderburn) Home
1457–1513
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
Isabella Hoppringle
1460–1545
Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
George (Douglas Earl) Angus
1469–1513
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Drummond, Countess Of) Angus
1472–1514
Perth Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Angus
1445–1513
Baroness Boyd
1448–1496
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Forest
1412–1463
Isabel Sibbald
1418–1496
Robert Kilmarnock
1425–1481
Mariota Maxwell
1419–1472

David Hume's Descendants

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David Hume (1526–10 Sep 1574) m. Mariota Johnstone (1530–24 Feb 1589)
  1. 1. Isobel Home 1560–
  2. 2. Sir (George Hume 7th Baron of) Wedderburn 1552–1616 m. Jean Haldane 1564–1597
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Ann) Hume 1575–1624 m. Sir (James Stirling 5th Laird Friar of) Kier 1550–1630
      1. 1. Sir (James Keir) Stirling 1594–1660 m. Anna Home 1594–1621
        1. 1. William Sterling 1612–1639
      2. 2. Mary Stirling 1622–
    2. 2. David (Hume 8th Baron of) Wedderburn 1586–1650

David Hume's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of David Hume in Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
1526
1526
Birth of David Hume in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
1574
10 Sep 1574
Age 48
Death of David Hume in Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1574
    Event Place: Wedderburn, Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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