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Elisabeth Abernethy 1540–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: May 1581

Death Location: Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Saltoun

Mother: Elizabeth Hay

Spouse(s): Sir Lyon

Children(s): Lady Lyon

Elisabeth Abernethy was born in 1540 in Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of William Abernethy 5Th Lord Saltoun And Elizabeth Hay. Elisabeth Abernethy married Sir John Lyon, and had children including Lady Johanna Jean Lyon. Elisabeth Abernethy passed away in 1581 in Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Elisabeth Abernethy was born in 1540 in Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of William Abernethy 5Th Lord Saltoun And Elizabeth Hay.
  • Elisabeth Abernethy married Sir John Lyon, and had children including Lady Johanna Jean Lyon.
  • Elisabeth Abernethy passed away in 1581 in Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Elisabeth Abernethy's Ancestors

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Elisabeth Abernethy
1540–1581
Birth Place: Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Abernethy 5th Lord Saltoun
1505–1543
Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Hay
1510–1575
TaysideErrol, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Willem (Hay Earl van) Erroll
1475–1513
Christine Lyon
1480–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisabeth Abernethy's Descendants

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Elisabeth Abernethy (1540–May 1581) m. Sir (John) Lyon (1544–17 Mar 1578)
  1. 1. Lady (Johanna Jean) Lyon 1562–1609

Elisabeth Abernethy's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Elisabeth Abernethy in Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1581
May 1581
Age 41
Death of Elisabeth Abernethy in Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1581
    Event Place: Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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