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Elizabeth Abernethy 1540–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1581

Death Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Abernethy

Mother: Elizabeth Hay

Spouse(s): Sir Scotland

Children(s): Jean Lyon, Patrick Lyon, Lady Lyon

The story of Elizabeth Abernethy began in 1540 in East Lothian, Scotland. Elizabeth Abernethy married Sir John Lyon 8Th Lord Glamis Chancellor Of Scotland, and had children including Jean Lyon, Lady Sibilla Lyon, Patrick 9Th Lord Glamis And 1St Earl Of Kinghorne Lyon. Elizabeth Abernethy passed away in 1581 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Abernethy began in 1540 in East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Elizabeth Abernethy married Sir John Lyon 8Th Lord Glamis Chancellor Of Scotland, and had children including Jean Lyon, Lady Sibilla Lyon, Patrick 9Th Lord Glamis And 1St Earl Of Kinghorne Lyon.
  • Elizabeth Abernethy passed away in 1581 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Abernethy's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Abernethy
1540–1581
Birth Place: East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Abernethy
1504–1543
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Hay
1506–1574
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (4th Lord Saltoun) ABERNETHY
1485–1527
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Jane) Stewart
1482–1530
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
WILLIAM, (4th EARL OF ERROLL,) HAY
1481–1513
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Christian (Lyon) Lady
1482–1529
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM, HAY
1449–1506
LADY GORDON
1464–1485
John Glamis
1445–1497
Elisabeth Scrymgeour
1450–1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM, HAY
1412–1462
Beatrice Erroll
1421–1505

Elizabeth Abernethy's Descendants

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Elizabeth Abernethy (1540–1581) m. Sir (John Lyon 8th Lord Glamis Chancellor of) Scotland (1544–17 Mar 1578)
  1. 1. Jean Lyon 1556–1609 m. Robert Douglas 1562–1584
    1. 1. Robert Douglas 1585–1620 m. Marione Galloway 1581–1620
      1. 1. Robert Douglas 1619–1693 m. Lady (Margaret) Kirkcaldie 1615–1660
        1. 1. Thomas Douglas 1638–
        2. 2. Robert (Douglas) IV 1645–1673
        3. 3. Elizabeth Douglas 1642–
        4. 4. Mary Douglas 1645–1680 m. John (Kimbrough) I 1640–1716
      2. 2. John Douglas 1609–
    2. 2. William, (7th Earl of Morton) Douglas 1582–1648 m. Anne Keith 1586–1648
      1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1610–1678
      2. 2. Jean Douglas 1620–1623
      3. 3. robert DOUGLAS 1616–1649
      4. 4. Lady (Mary Douglas) 5thC9xr 1613–1659
  2. 2. Patrick ("9th Lord Glamis and 1st Earl of Kinghorne") Lyon 1575–1615 m. Anne Murray 1575–1618
    1. 1. John (2nd Earl Kinghorne) Lyon 1596–1646 m. Margaret (Lady) Erskine 1608–1641 m. Elizabeth Maule 1605–1659
      1. 1. Patrick (3rd Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne) Lyon 1643–1695 m. Helen Middleton 1645–1708
        1. 1. John, (4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne") Lyon 1663–1712 m. Elizabeth Stanhope 1663–1723
    2. 2. James Lyon 1600–1641
    3. 3. Anne Lyon 1598–1637
    4. 4. Jean Lyon 1600–1618
  3. 3. Lady (Sibilla) Lyon 1566–1579

Elizabeth Abernethy's Timeline

4 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Elizabeth Abernethy in East Lothian, Scotland
East Lothian, Scotland
1548
1548
Age 8
Birth of Elizabeth Abernethy in East Lothian, Scotland
East Lothian, Scotland
1581
May 1581
Age 41
Death of Elizabeth Abernethy in Scotland
Scotland
1581
1581
Age 41
Death of Elizabeth Abernethy in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1581
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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