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David Hume 6th Baron of Wedderburn 1520–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Oct 1574

Death Location: Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: David Wedderburn

Mother: Alison Douglas

Spouse(s): Mariota Johnstone, Margaret Kerr

Children(s): George Wedderburn, Janet Home, Anna Hume, Mariota Home, Margaret Wedderburn, James Home, John Home, Margaret Home, David Hume

David Hume 6th Baron of Wedderburn was born in 1520 in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of David Home 4Th Baron Of Wedderburn And Alison Isabella Douglas. David Hume 6th Baron of Wedderburn married Margaret Kerr, Mariota Johnstone, and had children including Anna Hume, David Hume, George Hume 7Th Baron Wedderburn, James Home, Janet Home, John Home, Margaret Home, Margaret Isobel Home Of Wedderburn, Mariota Home. David Hume 6th Baron of Wedderburn passed away in 1574 in Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David Hume 6th Baron of Wedderburn was born in 1520 in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of David Home 4Th Baron Of Wedderburn And Alison Isabella Douglas.
  • David Hume 6th Baron of Wedderburn married Margaret Kerr, Mariota Johnstone, and had children including Anna Hume, David Hume, George Hume 7Th Baron Wedderburn, James Home, Janet Home, John Home, Margaret Home, Margaret Isobel Home Of Wedderburn, Mariota Home.
  • David Hume 6th Baron of Wedderburn passed away in 1574 in Berwickshire, Scotland.

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David Wedderburn's Ancestors

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David Wedderburn
1520–1574
Birth Place: Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
David Home 4th Baron of Wedderburn
1489–1524
Berwickshire, Scotland
Alison (Isabella) Douglas
1491–1529
Douglasdale, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David (HUME Third Lord of) Wedderburn
1470–1513
Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Isobel HOPPRINGLE
1460–1545
Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
George (Douglas -Master of) Angus
1469–1513
Tantallon Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Drummond
1472–1514
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George II
1432–1497
Margaret Home
1436–1496
James Pilmair
1435–1495
Elizabeth Murray
1444–1494
Archibald Angus
1449–1513
Elizabeth Angus
1450–1497
John Drummond
1438–1519
Elizabeth Crawford
1445–1519
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Hume
1407–1450
Elizabeth Carmichael
1408–1495
John Polwarth
1418–1481
Katherine Home
1420–1472
David Smailholm
1410–1480
Elspeth Dishington
1410–
Patrick Eddleston
1422–1476
Lady Balfour
1425–1448
George Angus
1427–1463
Isabel Balgonie
1418–1497
Robert Kilmarnock
1425–1482
Mariotta Calderwood
1425–1472
Malcolm Stobhill-Knight
1420–1470
Marion Murray
1411–1445
Alexander Crawford
1423–1453
Margaret Crawford
1425–1500

David Wedderburn's Descendants

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David (Hume 6th Baron of) Wedderburn (1520–10 Oct 1574) m. Mariota Johnstone (1523–May 1564) m. Margaret Kerr (Abt 1524–1589)
  1. 1. George (Hume , 7th Baron) Wedderburn 1552–1616 m. Jean Haldane 1554–1597
    1. 1. Wilyem Wederburne 1565–1650 m. Marjorie Annand 1560–
      1. 1. Marion Wedderburn 1590–1644 m. Robert Carnegie 1612–
        1. 1. Helen Carnegie 1633–1700 m. Henry Futhey 1635–1730
        2. 2. Mart. Carnegie 1625–
        3. 3. David Carnegie 1631–
        4. 4. Willeam Carnegie 1637–
    2. 2. Anna Home 1568–1623 m. James Stirling 1561–1614
    3. 3. Jean Hume 1577–1661
    4. 4. Marie (Margaret Home) Wedderburn 1578–1661
    5. 5. Isabel Hume 1579–1610 m. George (Hume de jure 3rd Earl of) Dunbar 1579–1638
    6. 6. Marie (Margaret Hume of) Wedderburn 1579–1673 m. James (Dundas of Arniston, Governor of Berwick and) Midlothian 1570–1649
    7. 7. George Hume 1580–
    8. 8. David (Hume 8th Laird and Baron of) Wedderburn 1586–1650 m. Margaret Home 1590–1673
    9. 9. Elizabeth Home 1587– m. William Ker 1582–
    10. 10. Anna Home 1588–1624
    11. 11. Margaret Hume 1588–1624 m. Thomas (Macdougall) "MacDowell" 1596– m. Hugh Campbell 1586–
    12. 12. Beatrice Home 1592– m. John Dickson 1584–
    13. 13. Peter Hume 1574– m. Grissell Giffert 1575–
    14. 14. Lady (Marie Margaret Hume-Dundas of) Wedderburn 1579–1661 m. James (Dundas of Arniston, Governor of Berwick and) Midlothian 1570–1649 m. Sir (James Dundas, 16th of Arniston, Govenor of) Berwick 1570–1629
  2. 2. Janet Home 1539–
  3. 3. Anna Hume 1546–
  4. 4. Mariota Home 1548–
  5. 5. Margaret (Isobel Home of) Wedderburn 1552–1637 m. John Haldane 1550–1591
  6. 6. James Home 1555–
  7. 7. John Home 1556–
  8. 8. Margaret Home 1557– m. David Home 1551–
  9. 9. David Hume 1560–1630 m. Barbara Johnstone 1561–

David Wedderburn's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of David Hume 6th Baron of Wedderburn in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
1574
10 Oct 1574
Age 54
Death of David Hume 6th Baron of Wedderburn in Berwickshire, Scotland
Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for David Hume, person ID L8DT-X6S.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1574
    Event Place: Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for David Hume, person ID L8DT-X6S.

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